Before the monster in the labyrinth, before the sword and thread, there was a boy in Troezen — and a stone that would not move. In this episode, we return to the very beginning of Theseus’s story: his uncertain birth, the quiet wisdom of a mother who knows more than she says, and symbols of readiness waiting until the hero is strong enough to claim them along with his destiny.

Along the way, we’ll face the choice between the safe, straight road and the long, dangerous path that shapes the soul. What waits under the stone might surprise you — and it might just have something to say about your own next step.

You can find an expanded transcript for this episode on www.theinwardsea.com which includes extra notes, reflection questions, all my reseach sources.

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Audio Sources:

All music composed by Dimitri Roussopoulos

Ambient atmospheres mixed on https://www.ambient-mixer.com/

Environmental sounds include the audio elements from:

hammer_stone01 by http://freesound.org

Bouzouki by http://www.freesound.org/people/xserra/

Oxen Cart by https://tabletopaudio.com/

Seagulls in the distance by inchadney from freesound.org

Chatting Crowd by Leandros.Ntounis from http://freesound.org

Folding Fabric Sheets by nebulousflynn from http://freesound.org

sheep flock by sandeepkurissery at freesound.org

Harbour Ambience by www.soundsnap.com

Horse Snort by ERH from http://freesound.org

Horse on dirt by Free File

Horse Whinnies by https://www.sounddogs.com/

Deep Forest morning by kvgarlic from http://www.freesound.org

Child Laughing by Hoerspielwerkstatt_HEF from https://freesound.org

Crowd Talking Outside* by http://freesound.org

Children Playing by https://www.freesound.org/people/evertonsebben/

footsteps in sand by kessir from https://freesound.org

waterfall by Nsmusic from freesound.org

Mountain Wind Ambience by Taira Komori's Japanese Free Sound Effects: http://taira-

cicadas day by blaukreuz from http://freesound.org

Bird Song by InspectorJ

bird flapping by Soundfxforfree from Youtube

Quiet Breezy Leaves by Spleencast from http://freesound.org