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Artemis is a predator, a hunter, an archer. The goddess of wild creatures, she's not averse to the odd human sacrifice.

Natalie stands up for the goddess Artemis. She's a predator, a hunter, an archer. Goddess of wild creatures, the moon to her brother Apollo's sun, she's not averse to the odd human sacrifice. And if you forget her in your prayers, she's liable to send a really big pig to dig up your orchards.

'Rock star mythologist’ and reformed stand-up Natalie Haynes is obsessed with the ancient world. Here she explores key stories from ancient Rome and Greece that still have resonance today. They might be biographical, topographical, mythological or epic, but they are always hilarious, magical and tragic, mystifying and revelatory. And they tell us more about ourselves now than seems possible of stories from a couple of thousand years ago.

Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

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28 minutes

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Mon 29 Jul 2024 09:30

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  • Mon 29 Jul 2024 09:30

Natalie Haynes's Classics Quiz

Natalie Haynes challenges your knowledge of the classics with 15 fiendish questions.

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