Hi all! This episode is part II of Apollo's love life - but with the mortals! It gets messy with the women, and lovelorn with his men.

Sources:

Day, Malcolm. Barron’s 100 Characters from Classical Mythology : Discover the Fascinating Stories of the Greek and Roman Deities. Hauppauge, Ny, Barron’s Educational Series, Inc, 2007, p. 53.

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Show art: Girl Eating Oysters, Jan Steen

Episode art: Apollo stepping on the python with Cassandra at his feet with the walls of Troy behind them - ChapGPT

Show music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522, performed by the Advent Orchestra via musopen.org.

Hi all!

Welcome, or welcome back to Sex, Scandals, & Shenanigans Podcast! This episode discusses the immortal love life of the "shine bright like the sun" god, Apollo! This is part 1 of his story - the immortal lovers. Part 2 will be forthcoming with his mortal lovers.

Sources:

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.

GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.

Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.

Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ApollonLoves.html

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ApollonFamily.html

https://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/hesiod-theogony-sb/

https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/apollo.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Apollo-Greek-mythology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo

https://paleothea.com/gods-and-goddesses/apollo-hermes-mythic-friendship/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_and_Daphne_(Bernini)

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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/extk8o/what_is_the_evidence_that_king_henry_the_second/

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https://searcycounty.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/alys-of-france-countess-of-vexin/#:~:text=Henry%20II%20arranged%20for%20the,heirs%20to%20inherit%20his%20lands.

Image link: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235637

Hickey, Julia A. Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women Who Slept with Kings and Princes. PEN & SWORD HISTORY, 2022.

Chapter 11: “Rosamund Clifford, Ida de Tosny, Alys of France, Nesta and BelleBelle." Page 156-157.

The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.

Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters

Episode artwork: medieval art of potentially Ida De Tosny

Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site

Show email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com

Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)