Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 6)

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

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. The royal family of Nemea mourns their lost baby. Fortunately, funeral games are held in their honour to lighten the mood. ANCIENT SPORTS! Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events. This episode in particular (along with the next reading of the Thebaid) features the mourning of a young baby.

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! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they generally refer to in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/names The three names for the Fates/Moirae are Clotho, Atropos, and Lachesis; the names of the Furies/Erinyes are Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto.

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0:34.1	Thanks and happy listening.
0:54.2	Music description. Thanks and happy listening. interactive art Tree pose with river views Felly laughing at local comedians Kids dancing at a toddler disco
0:56.0	Claring checkmate with the nogroni
0:57.9	Flat whites and river strolls
0:59.4	sampling chef ad and buy at seasonal menus
1:01.7	Watching rowers go head to head
1:03.6	Recharging with a luxurious
1:05.2	Riverside staycation
1:06.5	slowing down to enjoy what matters most
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1:13.8	Visit full and peer.com. Hello, this is let's talk about myths baby, and I am your host, Live back with more of the Thebiad, which honestly, if you're anything like me, we are loving it more and more with every episode.
1:57.4	I'm really excited that we're doing this play as, or rather this epic, for this
2:02.3	reading series, this next reading series, because, I mean, I knew it was going to be good.
2:06.8	I mean, it's just nice to have this kind of source that is so wide ranging and that just
2:12.5	doesn't exist from the Greek world, you know, that covers all these Greek myths, but unfortunately
2:16.7	is lost from that time. So we have to deal with a Roman, but he wrote it pretty well. It's really quite
2:22.7	interesting. And what I love about epics like these, particularly the types that are written in
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