This week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We think so! Passages: Sophocles
Trachiniae (Women of Trachis) lines 1-48,
436-469.Translated by Michael Jameson, edited by Greene & Lattimore. Chicago, 1957. For sources, credits and passage, visit
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http://alisoninnes.podbean.com This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.
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