Ancient Olympics Part Deux
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Ancient Olympics Part Deux

B2Upper-intermediateJune 28, 202426 min

Oh Muses! We are once again dipping a toe in history and talking about ancient sport heroes! In this episode we encounter ground breaking athletes, pioneering villains, statue lore, the rage of fandom, and a sporting event which shall not be named. You can listen to Greeking Out two weeks early and ad free on Wondery+! Check out Greeking Out book 2: https://bit.ly/grkoutbk2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The stories featured in Greeking Out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths. This week's story features groundbreaking athletes, pioneering villains, statue lore, the rage of fandom, and a sporting event which shall not be named. Greeking Out, the greatest stories in history, were told in Greek mythology.

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Greeking Out, gods and heroes, amazing feats. Listen and you'll see it's Greeking Out We're back with this season's final episode of Greeking Out,

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the podcast where we talk a lot about Greek mythology. But today, we're going to talk about something coming up right around the corner. Something sporty. Something that happens every few years in different places all over the world.

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