165-Greek Myths: A Tangled Web

Published: Dec. 11, 2019, 4:59 a.m.

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The story of a weaving contest between a goddess and a woman challenging the cruelty and tyranny of the Olympians leads us into three more stories: Pandora\'s box; the great flood of the ancient Greek world; and the love story of Idas and Marpessa, two people who saw the gods taking whatever and whoever they wanted, and said "no."\\xa0
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\\nThe creature this week is the rolling calf. It\'s neither rolling nor a calf. Discuss.\\xa0
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