Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles, The by Pádraic Colum (1881 - 1972)

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Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles, The by Pádraic Colum (1881 - 1972) Podcast artwork

This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Golden Fleece. He also includes the stories of Atalanta, Heracles, Perseus, Theseus, and others. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Note: Section 25 was replaced on June 2, 2020. The original file was missing the second portion of the text. The new file has the section in its entirety with a different reader for the second portion.

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Part 1 Ch. 1: The Youth Jason

Dec 31 1969 12 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 2: King Pelias

Dec 31 1969 3 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 3: The Golden Fleece

Dec 31 1969 8 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 4: The Assembling of the Heroes and the Building of the Ships

Dec 31 1969 10 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 5: The Argo

Dec 31 1969 22 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 6: Polydeuces’ Victory and Heracles’ Loss

Dec 31 1969 10 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 7: King Phineus

Dec 31 1969 9 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 8: King Phineus’s Counsel/The Landing in Lemnos

Dec 31 1969 8 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 9: The Lemnian Maidens

Dec 31 1969 39 mins  

Part 1 Ch. 10: The Departure From Lemnos

Dec 31 1969 22 mins