Tragedy: A Goat's Lament

Tragedy n. "goat song" Named for the dramatic plays of the ancient Greeks, characterized by a protagonist whose flaw or error in judgment leads to a series of events that cause his downfall. How it relates to goats, you'll have to listen. You'll also discover yet another bit of our anatomy named after an animal (in this case a goat) and another Greek word for goat, aig , which gives us even more English words. Without being under the aegis of this episode, you might otherwise be tempted to jump into the Aegean sea. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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Tragedy: A Goat's Lament is an episode from Animalogy \ The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.

This episode is 16:27 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2017.

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