A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!

The origin of Zeus, king of the gods, is a tale of danger and deception. How did his father, the Titan Cronus, come to reign as king of the cosmos, how was Zeus born, and how did he free his brother and sister Olympians to usher in a new age?

A story from Greek mythology, based on Hesiod's Theogony, featuring: Zeus, Cronus, Rhea, Gaia, Uranus, Metis, the Titans

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CREDITS

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Thumbnail Image: Council of the Gods (Giovanni Lanfranco, 17th century)

A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!

Julius Caesar stands at the Rubicon river, as the Roman Republic teeters on the brink of civil war. Will he cross the Rubicon, march on Rome against his rival Pompey the Great and the Roman senate, and plunge the Republic into civil war?

A story from Roman history (Late Roman Republic, Civil Wars, 49 BC), featuring: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), Marcus Licinius Crassus

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CREDITS

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (Adolphe Yvon, 1875)

A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!

The Greek myth of the Great Flood ends with Deucalion and Pyrrha, the last mortals left alive, who struggle to survive as Zeus looks on. How was humanity created again after the deluge?

A story from Greek mythology, based on Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book 1), featuring: Deucalion, Pyrrha, Zeus, Themis

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CREDITS

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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