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This episode, we dive back into the wonderful world of Homer’s Odyssey — but this time, in Italian! Join Sara and Sam to learn about the supporting characters of the Odyssey, along with ancient fanfiction, seduction by dairy products, more Kirk Douglas, and questionable audio-dubbing choices.

• Ancient Greek clothing - Everything you ever wanted to know!
• Theocritus Idyll 11 translation - Polyphemus tries to woo Galatea. If you can access the Loeb, that translation is the best, but this one is manageable.
• Ovid, Metamorphoses Bk 14 - At the end of Bk. 13, Scylla spurns Glaucus's love. In Bk. 14, Glaucus goes to Circe for help, and all hell breaks loose.
• Odysseus & the Sirens - Late Archaic painting from the early 5th century, housed in the British Museum.
• Ovid, The Heroides - Penelope to Ulysses (Odysseus) is the first letter in this poetic collection.