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Episódio 1: O Cavalo de Troia

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Quem Conta um Conto | Ep. 1 - O Cavalo de Troia

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Episódio 2: Cícones e Lotófagos

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Acendimento da Pira Olímpica nas Olimpíadas de 1988 até 2012

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Episódio 3: Ciclope

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Episódio 4: Éolo e os Lestrigões

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Quem Conta um Conto | Ep. 4 - Éolo e os Lestrigões

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Episódio 5: Circe, Hades e as sereias

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Quem Conta um Conto | Ep. 5 - Circe, Hades e Sereias

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Orfeu e Eurídice | Mitos e Lendas | Zig Zag

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Episódio 6:

Cila, Caríbdis, Calipso e Nausica

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Quem Conta um Conto | Ep. 6 - Cila, Caribde, Calipso e Nausica

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The ancient origins of the Olympics - Armand D'Angour

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In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods. Many know the classic story of Midas's golden touch, but the foolish king was also known for his unusual pair of ears. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of King Midas.

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The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie

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In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods. Many know the classic story of Midas's golden touch, but the foolish king was also known for his unusual pair of ears. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of King Midas.

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Episódio 7: Ulisses regressa

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Quem Conta um Conto | Ep. 7 - Odisseu Retorna

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From birth, Arachne was involved in the business of silk-her father dedicated his life to the selling and dyeing of cloth in the famous shade of Tyrian purple. And as this fascinating podcast argues, the myth is a perfect metaphor for the mysteries of and human fascination with spider silk.

The myth of Arachne has been retold and reinterpreted repeatedly across time. Perhaps the most famous of these accounts is the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, a collection of narrative poems in Latin which tell stories of humans transforming, or metamorphosing, into other creatures-including plants, animals and inanimate objects. Arachne appears here as the spinner woman who was transformed into the first spider due to Athena's wrath (the goddess was, as this site dedicated to her demonstrates, a formidable character throughout Greek mythology). Here is a full list of the highly imaginative range of transformations that occur in Ovid's collection. An English translation of Ovid's telling can be found here.

Ovid took a fairly traditional approach to the story of Arachne, painting her as a character who was punished for her hubris, which means excessive pride. But others have read Arachne as a more subversive figure, one who resisted the notion that the gods were all-powerful and inherently better than mortals. Others have seen her as a feminist icon, one who elevated the craft of weaving (which has been traditionally associated with women's domestic lives and "low" culture) to a radical art form and who pursued her own talents over the social obligations imposed on young women in the ancient world. Read more about women and weaving in the ancient world here.

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From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the beholder to stone, Greek mythology brims with shape-shifters. The powerful Gods usually changed their own forms at will - but for mortals, the mutations were often unwanted.

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Episódio 8: A vitória de Odisseu

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Quem Conta um Conto | Ep. 8 - A Vitória de Odisseu

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The term "Promethean" denotes creativity, rebellion and expansion of the mind in the spirit of the wiley Titan. In Greek mythology, Prometheus assumes an important position as not only the creator of humans but the figure who allowed humans to progress. With fire, humans could expand their abilities and extend their influence. To an ancient Greek culture that valued knowledge and innovation, Prometheus therefore became a figure who symbolized humans' capacity for greatness. Learn more about ancient Greek society and culture here and here.

But Prometheus is an attractive idea far beyond the classical age - Prometheus appears across music, poetry, and pop culture. This piece considers the role of Prometheus in literature. You can click here for information on depiction of Prometheus in painting.

For the Romantics, Prometheus was especially appealing as a renegade figure who sacrificed himself for the sake of expanding all minds. You can learn more about the Romantics and Prometheus here. Two famous examples of Romantic poetry that speculate on the plight of Prometheus are Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Prometheus Unbound" and Lord Byron's "Prometheus".

The story of Prometheus follows a pattern about the evolution of human progress that is echoed in many other world mythologies. These tales often involve a trickster figure who acts as a mediator between divine and mortal, ultimately stealing fire from the Gods and thus unlocking the secret of human advancement. See this wikipedia entry on a range of myths about the theft of fire from across the globe. And on the international stage today, a symbol of Prometheus' rebellion still burns brightly: The Olympic Flame, which burns for the duration of the games.

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The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie

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Before the creation of humanity, the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans. Most Titans were destroyed or driven to the eternal hell of Tartarus. But the Titan Prometheus, whose name means foresight, persuaded his brother Epimetheus to fight with him on the side of the Gods.