Conversations: When Romans Write Greek Myth, Statius’ Thebaid w/ Meagan Cleveland

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Liv speaks with author Meagan Cleveland about Statius' Thebaid... A very Roman (read: violent and dark) epic about the Oedipus dynasty and the Seven Against Thebes. 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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0:00.0	It's a nightmare we could never have imagined.
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0:37.0	Would we be next?
0:39.0	Who is killing all the kids?
0:41.0	And why?
0:43.0	In that moment, I saw rage.
0:46.0	And why do you some want the town's secrets to stay dead and buried forever?
0:51.0	I'm not sure why you're digging up all this old stuff again, but I'd be careful.
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	...

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