A iynx is a bird or a spinning love charm. But before that Iynx was an Arcadian nymph, seeking revenge…

Written and narrated by Bibi Jacob.
Original music composed and performed by Chloe Dunn.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

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Check out our post about Iynx on Buymeacoffee: buymeacoffee.com/mythhead/iynx

Sources for this episode: Pindar's, Pythian Ode 4; Sarah Iles Johnston, The Song of the Iynx: Magic and Rhetoric in Pythian 4; Theocritus, Idyll 2.

Thumbnail image - Gold ear ornament - The Trustees of the British Museum

When Phaëthon, son of Helios and the nymph Clymene, seeks out proof that his father is divine, it precipitates his tragic end.

Narrated by Bibi Jacob.

Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

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Find out more about the constellation Eridanus here: https://rebelstargazer.substack.com/p/eridanus-the-river

The Argonauts have arrived in Colchis, the Golden Fleece is within their reach. But Jason will need the help of the goddess Aphrodite and the sorceress, Medea, to face the challenges ahead. And that help will come at a price.

*Sensitive listeners beware - some of this episode is gruesome!*

Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Original compositions written and performed by Chloe Dunn - with Louis appearing as Eros.

Featuring:
Tom Morton as Aeëtes,
Chloe Dunn as Aphrodite,
Tercelin Kirtley as Orpheus,
Ciaran Cresswell as Jason,
Rose Romain as Medea.

Sources for this episode include: Apollonius' 'Argonautica', 'The Orphic Argonautica', Euripides' 'Medea', Seneca's 'Medea', Pinder's 4th Pythian.

The extract from Euripide's 'Medea' is in a translation by Ian Johnston, Vancouver Island University.