Fragments of an Ethiopian King, Memnon & the African Continent in Greek Myth

The ancient Greeks knew incredible warriors when they saw them. The African continent featured often in Greek myth, Egypt as well as regions typically referred to as Libya and Ethiopia, these are the Greek myths featuring those people and places. Listen to Legendary Africa on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Legendary Africa host Theshira's suggestions for more on African mythologies and lore: Giraffe's Eggs and Other African Tales by L.M. Daini, Afro Tales Podcast, By the Fire Podcast, and No Be Juju: An African Mythology Podcast. Call for Atlantis questions and comments! Submit them here.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Theoi.com, namely the Fall of Troy by Quintus Smyrnaeus; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz. Spotify playlist of episodes mentioned.

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