Episode 19: Pelops

MythTake by Alison Innes & Darrin Sunstrum

Feb 4, 20171:16:57Education

Pelops who? Meet this lesser-known Greek hero-king who lends his name to the Peloponnese and is connected with the founding of the Olympic games. Was he really chopped up by his father and served to the gods or is someth...

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