The Odyssey: Part 6 - The Sun God’s Cattle

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Odysseus recounts more adventures, including encounters with the Sirens and the Sun God’s cattle.

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound effects: crickets 🌌 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Odysseus recounts more adventures, including encounters with the Sirens, the monsters Scylla and Charybdis, and the fateful incident with the Sun God’s cattle. 😴 Includes mentions of: Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Bodies of Water, Underworld, Death, Ghosts, Fantastical Creatures, Food, Religious Traditions, Thunderstorm. Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Sleepy YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Slumber Studios Spotify profile⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠getsleepy.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back…

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Host: Thomas Jones

Topics covered

• Mythology
• Literature
• Adventure
• Fantastical Creatures
• Religious Traditions

Keywords

• Odyssey
• Sirens
• Scylla
• Charybdis
• Sun God
• cattle
• mythology
• adventure

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Books & works: The Odyssey

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