It's the start of Chapter II, so we're off to the Trojan War! Except... Not just yet. We need some background first. You might have heard of our subject today- she shares a name with one of the co-hosts...
Sources for this episode:
- Euripides (1981), Medea and Other Plays. Translated by P. Vellacott. London: The Penguin Classics.
- Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume II). London: William Heinemann.
- Graves, R. (1981), Greek Myths: Illustrated Edition. London: Cassell Ltd.
- Callimachus and Lycophron (1961). Translated by A. W. Meir. London and New York: William Heinemann and G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- Ovid (1955), Metamorphoses. Translated by M. M. Innes. London: Penguin Books.
- Norwich, J. J. (2003), Byzantium: The Decline and Fall. London: The Folio Society.
Any sources and future debate about Aesacus to be put here.
