Classic Consent: The Grape of Persephone
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In this episide we celebrate spring by looking at the story and retelling of the Persephone myth. I question the validity, importance or maybe even the necessity of sanitzing the classics. Is it really helpful or harmful? Revisionist or revolutionary? Do we still need to keep talking about Ancient Greece when there's more than enough choice on Netflix? *Important trigger warning of sexual harm and discussions of R*** in this one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spookyscholars/message
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