Sister, Survivor, Saviour, the Gorgon Medusa
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
Liv Albert
4.6 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Medusa is never just one thing: her history, variations on her story, interpretations... There's a whole wide world of Medusa and this episode attempts to touch upon just a fraction of ancient sources and versions. Monster? Beautiful woman? Survivor? Mother? One of three mortal queens? Medusa is everything. Find the thread of relevant Medusa tweets and responses to them here. Liv has also discussed Medusa on the The Partial Historians podcast, listen here, and Next Door Villain, listen here.
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.
Sources: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, Theoi.com, The Medusa Reader edited by Marjorie Garber and Nancy J. Vickers.
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| 0:00.0 | In 2017 Libby Caswell was found dead in a motel room in Independence, Missouri. |
| 0:14.0 | We have a term called J.D.L.R. |
| 0:16.0 | which means just don't look right. |
| 0:18.0 | My name is Melissa Jeltson. |
| 0:20.0 | I've spent the last year talking to Libby's friends and family uncovering details of her life and the secrets that may have endangered it. |
| 0:27.8 | I knew she was doing something but she just wouldn't admit it to me at first. |
| 0:31.5 | Join me on a journey to uncover what really happened to Libby Caswell. |
| 0:36.0 | Everyone deserves to know the truth and if there was something that was not right |
| 0:41.0 | and someone should be held accountable. |
| 0:43.0 | I think the law is set up to punish families in the situation. |
| 0:46.3 | Libby's case stands out in my mind and keeps me awake at night. |
| 0:50.3 | What happened to her is unknown. |
| 0:53.0 | That's something that I need to know. |
| 0:57.0 | Listen to what happened to Libby Caswell on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your |
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| 1:10.9 | The year is 1800. City Hall, New York. |
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| 1:17.6 | A man stands trial for the charge of murder. |
| 1:20.5 | Even with defense lawyers, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr on the case, this is probably the most famous trial you've never heard of. |
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| 1:39.9 | With Tony Goldwyn as Alexander Hamilton. |
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