Legendary Passages #0093 -XIX ARGO- Aegeus (Part 4) of Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea decided not to take vengeance on Jason or his new wife until she could secure some safe haven for herself. In

Legendary Passages #0092 -XVIII ARGO- Jason (Part 3), from Euripides' Medea. Previously, Medea was left by Jason for the daughter of Creon, and was then banished into exile. In this passage, Jason gives

Legendary Passages #0091 -XVII ARGONAUTS- Creon (Part 2), from Euripides' Medea. Previously, Jason left Medea for the daughter of Creon. In this passage, Medea is confronted by Creon who banishes her family

Legendary Passages #0090 -XVI ARGONAUTS- The Nurse (Part 1) of Euripides' Medea. Unlike previous episodes, the next seven are actually a play, performed by myself, and by my sister Aly playing as Medea.

Legendary Passages #0089 -XV ARGONAUTS- Medea's Letter, from Ovid's Heroides. Previously, Jason left Medea for another woman. Now she wants him to take her back, or else... Medea's Letter, a Legendary

Legendary Passages #0088 -XIV ARGNONAUTS- Canace & Medea, from Ovid's Heroides. Previously, Medea helped Jason win the golden fleece, they got married, and lived happily ever after. In this passage,

Legendary Passages #0087 -XIII ARGONAUTS- Rejuvenation, from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Previously, the Argonauts returned home with the golden fleece, discovered old King Pelias had killed Jason's father,

Legendary Passages #0086 -XII ARGONAUTS- The Return of the Argo, from Diodorus. Previously, the Argonauts rescued King Laomedon's daughter from the Trojan sea-monster, and suffered casualties escaping

Legendary Passages #0085 -XI ARGNONAUTS- Hypsipyle's Letter, from Ovid's Heroides. Previously, the Argonauts began their adventures on Lemnos, eventually capturing the golden fleece, Jason married Medea,

Legendary Passages #0084 -X ARGONAUTS- Crete & Calliste, from The Argonautica. Previously, Jason & Medea took the Golden Fleece and set sail for Iolcus. This passage recounts their final adventures

Legendary Passages #0083 -IX ARGONAUTS- Jason & Medea, from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Previously, Medea and Jason exchanged magic charms and promises of marriage. We see that scene again, and then how

Legendary Passages #0082 -VIII ARGONAUTS- The Love of Medea, from The Argonautica. Previously, Jason and the Argonauts sailed all the way from Iolcus to Colchus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. This passage

Legendary Passages #0081 -VII ARGONAUTS- The Trojan Sea-Monster, from Diodorus. Previously, Jason and the Argonauts set sail from Iolcus, and had several adventures, concluding with Phineas and the Harpies.

Legendary Passages #0080 -VI ARGONAUTS- Jason & The Argonauts, from The Library of Apollodorus. Previously, Jason received his quest, assembled dozens of Argonauts, and landed at Lemnos. Those tales

Legendary Passages #0079 -V ARGONAUTS- Launch of the Argo, from The Fables of Hyginus. Previously, Jason vowed to retrieve the golden fleece, and dozens of Argonauts joined in the quest. This passage continues

Legendary Passages #0078 -IV ARGONAUTS- The Argonauts Assembled, from The Fables of Hyginus. Previously, Phrixus escaped from his mother Ino on a flying golden ram to Cholchis. This time, more details

Legendary Passages #0077 -III ARGONAUTS- Introduction to the Argonauts, from The Library of Apollodorus. Previously, Ino conspired to sacrifice her stepson Phrixus, but he escaped on the back of a flying

Legendary Passages #0076 -II ARGONAUTS- Ino & Phrixus, from the Fables of Hyginus. Previously, Jason and the Argonauts sailed to Colchis, and with the help of Medea, stole the Golden Fleece from her

Legendary Passages #0075 -RELAUNCH- The Argonauts, from Diodorus. Welcome to Legendary Passages, a thrice weekly podcast about Greek and Roman classical mythology. My name is Joel; I have been doing this

My grandfather used to tell us bedtime stories. He passed only a few years ago, but I remember that me, my sisters, and cousins would listen intently as he read us classics like Little House on the Prarie,