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2.5 SISYPHUS - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

2.5 SISYPHUS - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

Alex Andreou's Podyssey vor 5 Monaten

Most know the punishment. How many understand the crime?

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Alex Andreou's Podyssey

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Alex Andreou is your guide for this journey through the world of Greek mythology with a modern twist

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*** Sisyphus - condemned to an eternity of torment. Forever rolling
that giant boulder up the steepest mountain side, only to watch it
roll back down as soon as it is almost at the top - his "sisyphean
task", seen for millennia by so many artists and philosophers as
the perfect allegory for the human condition. Most know the
sentence. But how many know the crime? Why is Sisyphus being
punished forever? The short answer is: for being human. The long
answer is revealing, funny, profound, and very very
surprising. The myths, tales, and concepts of ancient Greece
echo and reach into every aspect of modern life. Often
misunderstood, frequently romanticised, and sometimes deliberately
twisted - to understand their origins and truth is to get a real
glimpse into the universal themes that connect us to the past and
each other. Welcome to Podyssey with Alex Andreou. Each week we
will take one myth, one concept, person, place, or theme from
Ancient Greece, take it apart, figure out its inner workings, trace
its influence, juice it for its wisdom, reimagine, update and put
it back together - all shiny and new! *** SUPPORT PODYSSEY ON
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Alex Andreou Expert contributions by Alexandra Angeletaki-Røe,
Debbie Challis, Amanda Potter, and Dr Ruth Smith Music by Marianna
Sangita Artwork by Simona Kanellou Additional research by Kos
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