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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Conversations: Chronology & Mythology Don’t Mix, Unless They Do… Time in Ovid’s Metamorphoses w/ Freddie Kimpton

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.85.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Liv speaks with PhD student Freddie Kimpton about the fascinating use of time and chronology in Ovid's Metamorphoses! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

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