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

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VI

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

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.85.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book VI, translated by Brookes More. Minerva battles weaving with Arachne, Procne and Philomela face the horrors of Tereus, and more. CW/TW: PROCNE AND PHILOMELA IS PARTICULARLY TRIGGERING. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title!

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0:00.0

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0:15.0

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0:28.0

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0:33.0

But underneath the surface lies something sinister.

0:38.0

A dark cloud who's come over the island and cast its shadow.

0:43.0

Death, mystery and danger.

0:47.0

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0:53.0

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1:00.0

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1:24.0

Oh, hi, hello there. This is Let's Talk About Miss Baby.

1:35.0

And I'm your host, Liv, who just seriously loves reading things aloud and has forced it all upon you to great success.

1:42.0

Yes, that's right. We're back reading Ovid because guess what?

1:45.0

I want to and I can. And it's Ovid. It's Metamorphoses. They're amazing.

1:50.0

So many transformations, so much tragedy, such good stories and gods.

1:55.0

Guess what we've got today? A Rackney, bitches. That's right.

2:00.0

Today's reading includes Minerva Athena and a Rackney, i.e. one of the best stories that exists in this book.

2:07.0

It's incredible. But before you get too excited, I do also want to warn you all that this book contains the story of Prokney, Filamela and Terious,

2:18.0

which is the most fucked up story of all time.

2:21.0

I've covered it on the show before, so many of you might remember how horrifying it is, but a reminder or a warning to anyone else.

2:28.0

So it comes after the music break in this episode, second half of the reading.

2:32.0

It's seriously triggering and horrifying for a whole host of reasons, but a graphic assault is the main one.

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