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Helen... of Troy? Or So Much More?
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Helen... of Troy? Or So Much More?

Let's scratch the surface of Helen (of Troy), her story, who she was, what she wanted, and whether she really was 'the face who launched a thousand ships'... Pre-order my 2024 myth and folk tale anthologies: Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents (adult): https://tidd.ly/46LANQT Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers (adult): https://tidd.ly/3AiQXoQ You can support my content via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts ............................................................................................................... A bibliography for this video... Ancient Texts: Homer's Iliad: https://tidd.ly/3ARbpgF Homer's Odyssey: https://tidd.ly/4gaJaK9 Virgil's Aeneid: https://tidd.ly/3Xz1Xrn Plutarch's Lives: https://tidd.ly/3XhmJKw Euripides' Trojan Women: https://tidd.ly/3ARbsJn Euripides' Helen: https://tidd.ly/3Tj0Nh4 Pausanias Description of Greece: https://tidd.ly/47jF0f4 Modern Works: The Penelopiad: https://tidd.ly/4dSgHqR Helen of Troy: https://tidd.ly/3X8I9JQ Helen's Judgement: https://tidd.ly/3XdB4rt A Thousand Ships: https://tidd.ly/3XxzeD6 The Great God Pan: https://tidd.ly/4e7EW42 Helen of Troy from Hollywood to Homer: https://tidd.ly/4e2LG3g The Spartans an Epic History: https://tidd.ly/3MzIpN9 My PhD Thesis: https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/the-politicisation-of-sexual-assault-in-fourth-century-athens ............................................................................................................... My Other Books: Live Like a Goddess (young adult): https://tidd.ly/3qZJlTE Goddesses and Heroines (middle grade): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon (adult): https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 All the Violet Tiaras (adult): https://www.404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras ........................................................ Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376
Top 3 Misconceptions About Ancient Greece
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Why Hades & Persephone Aren't the Cute Couple You Think They Are | #VideoEssay
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Why Hades & Persephone Aren't the Cute Couple You Think They Are | #VideoEssay

Past Videos on Antiquity: A History of Medusa Then & Now: https://youtu.be/UHHZwugw-XQ Why Isn't Disney's Hera Evil: https://youtu.be/azk7SHMbotc That Time Tumblr Made Up a Goddess: https://youtu.be/pdb7HZEZsA4 The Biggest Misconceptions About Ancient Greece: https://youtu.be/IC05wThOJUY Where to Start with Ancient Greek Literature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eF1_lppHug A Video All About my PhD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8auTBV6QoU&t=1788s My Myth Retellings Database: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/myth-retellings-database You can support my podcast and channel on... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts Ancient Sources Mentioned: Homeric Hymns (Hymn to Demeter): https://amzn.to/3InxEuW Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology: https://amzn.to/3SnLq55 Hesiod's Theogony: https://amzn.to/3ZfFI7U Diodorus Siculus' Library of History (Volume iii): https://amzn.to/3EyEoov ................................................................................................................. Pre-order my 2023 Books: Goddesses and Heroines: Meet More Than 80 Powerful Women From Around the World: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (MCL): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (MCL): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 Academic Volume I contributed to coming out in 2023: https://amzn.to/40eivEe My Other Books: Greek Myths: https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths: https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon: https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP ........................................................ Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/20WQNSU6TOA06?ref_=wl_share Some links may be affiliate links!
Where to start with Ancient Greek literature according to an Ancient Historian [cc]
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Where to start with Ancient Greek literature according to an Ancient Historian [cc]

My book 'Greek Myths': https://amzn.to/3w2oUT5 You can support my podcast and channel on... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts Links to the books & translations discussed! Epic Poetry: Homer's Iliad (verse translation): https://amzn.to/3ffGpZj Homer's Odyssey (verse translation): https://amzn.to/3y807ig Homer's Odyssey (prose translation): https://amzn.to/3uKG1Zv Hesiod's Theogony and Works & Days: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780140442830 Jason and the Golden Fleece (aka The Argonuatica) by Apollonius of Rhodes (prose translation): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780199538720 Poetry: The Poetry of Sappho: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780520272934 The Homeric Hymns: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780199554751 Plays: Aeschylus' Oresteia: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780140443332 The Theban Plays by Sophocles: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780140440034 Euripides' Medea and Other Plays: https://amzn.to/3w1BqlO Aristophanes Comedies (including Lysistrata): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780199555673 Other: Plato's Symposium: https://amzn.to/2Rkvo0N Daphnis and Chloe by Longus: https://amzn.to/33UmIBf The Library of Greek Mythology by Apollodorus: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780199536320 ................................................................................................................. Check out my podcast 'That's Ancient History': On twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376 On iTunes/Apple Podcast App: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/thats-ancient-history/id1387485444?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bfJsiS4eV9MN4A3pYMXNt ................................................................................................................. If you shop on Bookshop.org via my link you support myself and independent bookshops with a small commission: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/bookishthoughts You can also use my affiliate links to get a... Kindle Unlimited free trial: https://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-dbs/hz/signup?tag=jeanbookis-21 Audible free trial: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=jeanbookis-21 ................................................................................................................. Where else can you find me? 📚 My Blog: http://morejeansthoughts.wordpress.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/JeanZM 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts
Medusa Then & Now: A Monster’s Feminist Reclamation? #videoessay
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Medusa Then & Now: A Monster’s Feminist Reclamation? #videoessay

You can support my channel, vote on future video essays, and get bonus content on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts My Books: Greek Myths: https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths: https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon: https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP Texts and media discussed in the video plus further resources (links are affiliate links in some instances): Ancient Literature Hesiod's Theogony: https://tidd.ly/3S73qil Ovid's Metamorphoses: https://tidd.ly/3TqRIAx Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology: https://tidd.ly/3CXw2pY Pausanius' Description of Greece: https://tidd.ly/3Vq7vkP Diodorus Siculus' Library of History: https://tidd.ly/3EIVGjI Medusa Retellings Here, The World Entire: https://amzn.to/3MwDvzy Medusa (Jessie Burton): https://tidd.ly/3rRD1e1 Stone Blind: https://tidd.ly/3Mw9K1L Medusa (Rose Hewlett): https://tidd.ly/3er45Od Athena's Child: https://tidd.ly/3RXVgZH Sweet Venom: https://amzn.to/3S1qCi4 The Deep End of the Sea: https://amzn.to/3eAkWOj The Wicked Within: https://amzn.to/3Sh4As1 For more classical myth retellings check out my website database: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/myth-retellings-database Films & TV Clash of the Titans (1981):https://amzn.to/3euGFr2 Clash of the Titans (2010): https://amzn.to/3yzw2d9 Monster High (2022): https://amzn.to/3T1K5jV Supernatural (Season 14): https://amzn.to/3EENfpz Hercules the Legendary Journeys: https://amzn.to/3TgkQdy Once Upon a Time (Season 3): https://amzn.to/3yCQyK2 The Rescuers: https://amzn.to/3esOjCr Toys & Games Medusa Funko Pop: https://amzn.to/3Cw7rY6 Medusa Lego Figure Deuce Gorgon Doll: https://shop.mattel.com/products/monster-high-deuce-gorgon-doll-hhk56 Barbie Medusa: https://barbie.fandom.com/wiki/Medusa_Barbie God of War: https://www.game.co.uk/en/god-of-war-1330191 Assassin's Creed Odyssey: https://amzn.to/3ewahnT ................................................................................................................. Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/20WQNSU6TOA06?ref_=wl_share
10 Mythological Works to Read from Around the World
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Jean's Thoughts

10 Mythological Works to Read from Around the World

You can support my podcast and channel on... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughtx The Books Mentioned: The Mabinogion: https://tidd.ly/3Vyf09O Indaba, My Children: https://tidd.ly/3LFD7i2 The Shahnameh: https://tidd.ly/3HJ62AH Myths of Mesopotamia: https://tidd.ly/3nz8lj2 The Kalevala: https://tidd.ly/41aQ4WU The Mahabharata (abridged edition - my volumes were my dad's and I can't find them online so if anyone can point to a full length collection in English they recommend let me know): https://tidd.ly/42a2Xlk The Elder Edda: https://tidd.ly/3npSSSw The Legends of Moonie Jarl: https://tidd.ly/42qtGdo The Nihongi: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.23895 American Indian stories, legends, and other writings: https://archive.org/details/americanindianst0000zitk ................................................................................................................ Pre-order my 2023 Books: Goddesses and Heroines: Meet More Than 80 Powerful Women From Around the World: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (MCL): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (MCL): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 My Other Books: Greek Myths: https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths: https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon: https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP ........................................................ Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/20WQNSU6TOA06?ref_=wl_share Some links may be affiliate links!
That's Ancient History: Classics is for Everyone with Erica Stevenson
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That's Ancient History: Classics is for Everyone with Erica Stevenson

Full That's Ancient History Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PB4rVWktX_kCfnp4DGAvKRavrtX2l9E MoanInc: https://www.moaninc.co.uk On YouTube: @moanin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moaninc/ Follow the podcast on X: https://twitter.com/thatsancient Listen to this Podcast on... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376/classics-is-for-everyone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bfJsiS4eV9MN4A3pYMXNt Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1387485444 The Books We Talked About: The Iliad: https://amzn.to/3I3MF54 The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours: https://amzn.to/49nk4E9 Savage Beasts: https://amzn.to/3I6m5bz You can support my content via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts My Books Coming Out in 2024... All the Violet Tiaras: https://www.404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents: https://www.waterstones.com/book/dragons-wyverns-and-serpents-myths-and-legends/jean-menzies/9781035031627 Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers: https://www.waterstones.com/book/witches-wizards-and-sorcerers-myths-and-legends/jean-menzies/9781035031634 ............................................................................................................... My Other Books: Live Like a Goddess (young adult): https://tidd.ly/3qZJlTE Goddesses and Heroines (middle grade): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon (adult): https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 ........................................................ Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376
Classics & The Hunger Games | The Ancient Inspiration Behind the Books [cc]
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Classics & The Hunger Games | The Ancient Inspiration Behind the Books [cc]

You can support my content via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts My Books Coming Out in 2024... All the Violet Tiaras: https://www.404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents: https://www.waterstones.com/book/dragons-wyverns-and-serpents-myths-and-legends/jean-menzies/9781035031627 Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers: https://www.waterstones.com/book/witches-wizards-and-sorcerers-myths-and-legends/jean-menzies/9781035031634 Books & stories mentioned in this video: Modern The Hunger Games: https://tidd.ly/3OdjcJs Lavinia: https://amzn.to/47PjnS9 The Virgin Brides: https://fudokimagazine.com/the-virgin-brides/ Ancient Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: https://tidd.ly/4aZBKXH Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius: https://tidd.ly/424raKR Aesop's Fables: https://tidd.ly/3Hqvn1S Metamorphoses by Ovid: https://tidd.ly/4b82CEE Lysistrata by Aristophanes: https://tidd.ly/3vNDh2Y Letters of a Stoic by Seneca: https://tidd.ly/48EjoK7 The Roman Lives by Plutarch: https://tidd.ly/3ObqugY Strabo's Geographies: https://tidd.ly/3vMxx9x On the Nature of Things by Lucretius: https://tidd.ly/47F9si1 ............................................................................................................... My Other Books: Live Like a Goddess (young adult): https://tidd.ly/3qZJlTE Goddesses and Heroines (middle grade): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon (adult): https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 ........................................................ Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376
That's Ancient History | Psyche & Eros with Luna McNamara
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That's Ancient History | Psyche & Eros with Luna McNamara

Full That's Ancient History Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PB4rVWktX_kCfnp4DGAvKRavrtX2l9E Psyche and Eros is out now: https://amzn.to/3KULp5P Check out Luna... Website: https://www.lunamcnamarawriter.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luna_mcnamara_writer X: https://x.com/McnamaraLuna Follow the podcast on X: https://twitter.com/thatsancient Listen to this Podcast on... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376/classics-is-for-everyone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bfJsiS4eV9MN4A3pYMXNt Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1387485444 The Books We Talked About: The Golden Ass (tr. Sarah Ruden): https://amzn.to/4bfjqJ0 Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica): https://amzn.to/3zeOKdv The Wolf Den: https://amzn.to/45FhKr6 Apuleius in European Literature (Dr Regine May): https://amzn.to/3XyQecA The Last Tale of the Flower Bride: https://amzn.to/4eOgSEL You can support my content via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts ............................................................................................................... My Books Coming Out in 2024... All the Violet Tiaras: https://www.404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents: https://www.waterstones.com/book/dragons-wyverns-and-serpents-myths-and-legends/jean-menzies/9781035031627 Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers: https://www.waterstones.com/book/witches-wizards-and-sorcerers-myths-and-legends/jean-menzies/9781035031634
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