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Ancient World

The Greek and Roman Epics, and the Personal Journey. w/Sean Eckmann!

A new conversation with Sean Eckmann from Mythos & Logos, where we're looking at the role of...

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Episode 10 - The Escape, and Seeing the Stars

The Pilgrim and Virgil run over to Lucifer, and start climbing down his giant body. At the...

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Episode 9 - The deepest Pit, and Cocytus

The Pilgrim and Virgil start walking on the Lake of Ice, and deeper into the darkness. They meet...

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Episode 8 - The ten Ditches, and the Well

The Pilgrim and Virgil move on through the ten ditches of Fraud, and learn some important lessons...

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Episode 7 - The Lower Inferno

Virgil explains the overall structure of the Inferno to the Pilgrim, and the three deepest...

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Episode 6 - The City of the Underworld

Virgil tries to open up the Gates to the Underworld, but the demons slam the door in his face....

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Episode 5 - The Circles of Passions, and Virtue

The Pilgrim and Virgil travel through the four circles of Incontinence, and speak with the souls...

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Episode 4 - Limbo, and Aristotle.

The Pilgrim wakes up on the other side of the river Acheron, and enter the first Circle, with...

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Canto 3, The Gate

Virgil and the Pilgrim pass through the Gate, and reach the river Acheron, with the boatman...

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Canto 2, Beatrice.

After deciding to go with Virgil, the Pilgrim is suddenly full of doubts and changes his mind....

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Dante's Inferno: Canto I

A new series! We'll look at the first book in Dante's Divine Comedy, with brief overviews and...

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The Ancient World and Today.

How the Ancient Wisdom is sometimes also Current Wisdom - a second excerpt from the interview we...

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Mythology and the Stories we tell

The role of myth and stories in the understanding of Ancient Cultures - a quick excerpt from an...

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Etymology - the meaning of "Easter" and "Equinox"!

The origins of the words "Easter", "Pasqua" (In the Italian), and "Equinox". Enjoy!...

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Sordello's Poem "Blacatz", and its echo in The Valley of Princes.

A look at the Sordello's most famous Provençal Poem "Blacatz" (c. 1240), and how Dante draws...

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The Epic Poem "Aeneid" by Virgil, the Founding Story of the Roman Empire

We're currently publishing a 10 episode series on the "Aeneid" by Virgil (from 29-19 BC) on the...

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"The Lord of the Rings", a Book Talk with Podcaster Adam Bishop

In this episode we'll be talking about the great literary epic of J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of...

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"The Lord of the Rings", a Book Talk with Podcaster Adam Bishop

In this episode we'll be talking about the great literary epic of J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of...

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"The Lord of the Rings", a Book Talk with Podcaster Adam Bishop

In this episode we'll be talking about the great literary epic of J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of...

Añadir a ... 

"The Lord of the Rings", a Book Talk with Podcaster Adam Bishop

In this episode we'll be talking about the great literary epic of J.R.R. Tolkien: "The Lord of...

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