Why Are You?

In this episode, we meet Morgaine (no, a different one!) whose education in Ancient Mediterranean History turns out to be some of the most fascinating conversation I've had in a while!  Morgaine and I discuss goddesses of carnal pleasure, the misogyny of translators, and better last lines than "That's All, Folks!"

REFERENCES: 
Dreamers & Doers:  https://www.dreamersdoers.com/
Sir Thomas Mallory's "Le Morte d'Arthur:"  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d'Arthur
Pat Barker's "The Silence of the Girls:"  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Girls
Emily Wilson's "The Iliad":  https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-iliad-sept-2023
Emily Wilson's "The Oddessy:"  https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odyssey
Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Show Opening
• (00:34) - Introduction
• (01:32) - Morgaine, Why Are You?
• (02:37) - Hippie-Dippy College Education
• (05:48) - Ishtar, Astarte, and Aphrodite Walk into a War
• (11:31) - Does Knowledge of the Iron Age Change Our Perspective Today?
• (13:37) - There Were Civilizations Before the USA
• (15:59) - Etymology as the Basis of History
• (19:59) - Morgaine's Favorite Word
• (22:33) - Let's Play Fairies!
• (24:28) - If You Could Be in History, Who Would You Be?
• (28:29) - The Rage of Morgaine
• (34:42) - Go Be a Hero or Stay as a Farmer
• (39:25) - Ancient Greece Was an Oral Tradition
• (44:17) - Fave Historical Fiction Authors
• (45:34) - How Should Achilles Go Out?
• (49:30) - Emily Wilson's Translations
• (55:38) - Show Closing