A podcast of ancient classics to accompany you into the night, from the creators of Tales of the Night Sky audio drama. Join Bibi Jacob as she reads you her selection of Greek and Roman classics with immersive soundscapes.
Bees are often linked to prophesy in Greek mythology. But when a swarm of wild bees settles in her garden, Bibi turns to Virgil’s Georgics and, surprisingly, another descent to Hades.
Extracts are from Book 4 of Virgil’s ‘Georgics’ translated by H. R. Fairclough; from Book 10 of Pausanias’, ‘Description of Greece’, translated by WHS Jones and from the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, translated by H. G. Evelyn-White.
All translations are in the public domain.
The title of this episode, ‘For a Swarm of Bees’, comes from an Anglo-Saxon metrical charm used to magically prevent bees from swarming!
The original violin compositions in this episode are by Chloe Dunn.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
Listen to our retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth: https://bit.ly/44kYzCd
27 Apr 2024
S1 E5: The Underworld - Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl
Descend into the Underworld with the Trojan prince Aeneas and his fearless guide - the Cumaean Sibyl.
Bibi reads from Book 6 of Virgil’s Aeneid.
The translation is by H.R. Fairclough and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
7 Apr 2024
S1 E4: Heroides - Ariadne to Theseus
Ariadne finds herself abandoned on the island of Naxos after helping Theseus kill the Minotaur.
Bibi reads the tenth letter from Ovid’s Heroides.
The translation is by Grant Showerman and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
24 Mar 2024
S1 E3: Baucis and Philemon
When Jupiter and Mercury seek hospitality on earth, they find most doors are closed to them. Only one old couple takes them in. Punishment and reward follow.
Bibi reads from Book 8 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
The translation is by Henry Thomas Riley and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
2 Mar 2024
S1 E2: Erysichthon’s Hunger
The goddess Ceres punishes Erysichthon in a surprisingly gruesome way when he cuts down her sacred tree. Bibi reads from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 8.
The translation is by Henry Thomas Riley.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
14 Feb 2024
S1 E1: The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
In this first episode, Bibi reads you the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, one of the earliest versions of Persephone’s abduction into the underworld.
The translation is by Hugh Evelyn-White and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
Sources for this episode include ‘Prolegomena to the study of Greek Religion,’ by Jane Harrison.
Listen to our version of the Persephone myth:
https://talesofthenightsky.libsyn.com/16-orpheus-persephone-the-constellation-of-lyra-part-2
Listen to Bibi reading Nonnus’ dark tale about Persephone’s child, Zagreus:
https://talesofthenightsky.libsyn.com/bonus-episode-zagreus
10 Feb 2024
Trailer: Late Night Classics with Bibi Jacob
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