Many great and wonderful deeds are recorded of your state in our histories, but one of them

exceeds all the rest in greatness and valor.

For these histories tell of a mighty power which unprovoked, made of a mighty power which

unprovoked, made an expedition against the whole of Europe and Asia, into which your

city put an end.

This power came forth out of the Atlantic Ocean, for in those days the Atlantic was navigable,

and there was an island situated in front of the straits which are by you, called the

pillars of Heracles.

The island was larger than Libya and Asia put together and was the way to other islands

from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent which surrounded the

true ocean.

For this sea which is within the straits of Heracles is only a harbor, having a narrow

entrance, but that other is a real sea, and the surrounding land may be most truly

called a boundless continent.

Oh, hi, hello, welcome, this is Let's Talk About Myths, baby, and I am your host.

Live.

Once more here to remind you that, at least for this series of episodes, the show is much

better called Let's Talk About Alligory, baby.

Not a good song.

Play-do, play-do, play-do.

What have you done?

I'll never get over the fact that all of the invented fantastical nonsense we know but

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