Hello all! I'm back with Alienor of Aquitaine! She's finally getting her due! This mini series will be the start of my third season, and speaking of threes, her story will be old in three parts. I'll go over that in the show.

Thank you for your patience! Because I have used so many sources, if you have questions, I'll happily provide them. That said, here are some of the sources I used:

JONES, DAN, POWERS AND THRONES: A NEW HISTORY OF HTE MIDDLE AGES. 2021

CARROLL, LESLIE, NOTORIOUS ROYAL MARRIAGES. 2008

Sites:

WEIR, ALISON, QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES: ENGLAND'S MEDIEVAL QUEENS (BOOK 2). 2021

https://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/

https://elizabethchadwick.com/blog/finding-petronella/

https://historylearning.com/medieval-england/the-crusades/second-crusade/

https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/resource/transcript-for-eleanor-4/

https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/resource/transcript-for-eleanor-12/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-1-1-queen-on-the-run/id1641568639?i=1000584587895

https://olivialongueville.com/2020/07/25/eleanor-of-aquitaine-and-louis-vii-of-france-an-ill-fated-royal-match/

Hello again! This is part II covering the romantic escapades of the goddess of love, sex, and desire; APHRODITE! This time, I discuss her relationships with two moral men: Adonis and Anchises, and her involvement in dealing with the love lives of a few mortal couples. Get your tea, get your snacks, and let's get to it!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchises

greeklegendsandmyths.com/menelaus.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(mythology)

https://web.sas.upenn.edu/discentes/2024/04/21/the-anatomy-of-a-misunderstood-woman/

https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/the-calydonian-hunt.html#google_vignette

https://www.theoi.com/Ther/HusKalydonios.html

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Aphrodite.html

https://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Atalanta.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippomenes

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Achilles/achilles.html

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/who-was-achilles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecuba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propoetides

https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/myth-of-pygmalion-and-galatea/

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeLoves2.html#Ankhises

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.

GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.

Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.

Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.

Audio clips:

Steve Carell as Michael Scott, The Office

South Park

Gaston, Beauty and the Beast (Disney, 1991)

Apologies folks! I uploaded the wrong audio file (oops!)

Long time awaiting, I know! Sorry about the delay! This is the first of two featuring the love life and sexcapades of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, sex, sensuality in Greek mythology!

Sources:

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/HephaistosLoves.html#Aphrodite

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/aphrodite-deity

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=what+was+aphrodite+the+patron+goddess+of&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/HephaistosMyths.html#Birth

https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/aphrodite/

https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.

GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.

Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.

Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.

Hi all! This episode is part II of Apollo's love life - but with the mortals! It gets messy with the women, and lovelorn with his men.

Sources:

Day, Malcolm. Barron’s 100 Characters from Classical Mythology : Discover the Fascinating Stories of the Greek and Roman Deities. Hauppauge, Ny, Barron’s Educational Series, Inc, 2007, p. 53.

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.

GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.

Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.

Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.

https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/cassandra.html

https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/ajax-the-lesser.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Helenus-Greek-mythology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Horse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecuba

https://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/the-curse-of-cassandra?has_completed_unsubscribed_unlock=true

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Clytemnestra/clytemnestra.html

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Agamemnon/agamemnon.html

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Iphigenia/iphigenia.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelops_(son_of_Agamemnon)

https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/wretched-cassandra/

Show art: Girl Eating Oysters, Jan Steen

Episode art: Apollo stepping on the python with Cassandra at his feet with the walls of Troy behind them - ChapGPT

Show music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522, performed by the Advent Orchestra via musopen.org.

Hi all!

Welcome, or welcome back to Sex, Scandals, & Shenanigans Podcast! This episode discusses the immortal love life of the "shine bright like the sun" god, Apollo! This is part 1 of his story - the immortal lovers. Part 2 will be forthcoming with his mortal lovers.

Sources:

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vol. 1, Penguin Books, 1960.

GUERBER, H.A. Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Co, 2016.

Sears, Kathleen. Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology. Adams Media, 2014.

Waterfield, Robin, and Kathryn Waterfield. The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold. Metro Books, 2011.

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ApollonLoves.html

https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/ApollonFamily.html

https://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/hesiod-theogony-sb/

https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/apollo.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Apollo-Greek-mythology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo

https://paleothea.com/gods-and-goddesses/apollo-hermes-mythic-friendship/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_and_Daphne_(Bernini)

Sources

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/extk8o/what_is_the_evidence_that_king_henry_the_second/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys_of_France,_Countess_of_Vexin

https://www.creativehistorian.co.uk/blog/read_190791/almost-queens-alys-of-france.html

https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2016/10/03/alys-of-france-countess-of-ponthieu/

https://youtu.be/lrdueN7gTcg?si=nWjH_aPGR6mO0ef7

https://youtu.be/qvrNwGVCl2I?si=T5YRKFXsfRuAcj5H

https://searcycounty.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/alys-of-france-countess-of-vexin/#:~:text=Henry%20II%20arranged%20for%20the,heirs%20to%20inherit%20his%20lands.

Image link: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235637

Hickey, Julia A. Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women Who Slept with Kings and Princes. PEN & SWORD HISTORY, 2022.

Chapter 11: “Rosamund Clifford, Ida de Tosny, Alys of France, Nesta and BelleBelle." Page 156-157.

The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.

Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters

Episode artwork: medieval art of potentially Ida De Tosny

Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site

Show email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com

Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hello all! Welcome back to S,S,&S! Today's episode will be focusing on Henry II of England's mistress, Ida De Tosny.

Sources below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_de_Tosny

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ela_of_Salisbury,_3rd_Countess_of_Salisbury

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bigod,_3rd_Earl_of_Norfolk

https://thehistoryjar.com/tag/ida-de-tosny/

https://plantagenesta.livejournal.com/59788.html?es=1

https://plantagenesta.livejournal.com/33489.html

https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/william-longespee-3rd-earl-of-salisbury-illegitimate-son-of-king-henry-ii-of-england/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_de_Tosny#CITEREFMorris2005

https://www.medievalists.net/?s=ida+de+tosny&submit=Search

Wharton, Kimberly, https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1378&context=master201019

https://www.geni.com/people/Ida-de-Toëny-Countess-of-Norfolk/6000000006428477266

The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.

Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters

Episode artwork: medieval art of potentially Ida De Tosny

Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site

Show email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com

Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)

Hello all! Today's episode features the first of many of Henry II's mistresses: Rosamund de Clifford (1140s-1176). According to some, she was the love of Henry's life, not his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamund_Clifford
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Plantagenet,_Count_of_Anjou
• https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Henry-II-of-England/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/henry_ii_king.shtml
• https://www.royal.uk/henry-ii
• https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=read&author=harding&book=england&story=henry2
• https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/rosamund-de-clifford-mistress-of-henry-ii-king-of-england/
• https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/mysterious-death-rosamund-212380/
• https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine/
• https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/eleanor-aquitaine/

The show is written, produced, and edited by me, Adrienne.

Show artwork is Jan Steen's A Girl Eating Oysters

Episode artwork: Fair Rosamund, John William Waterhouse, 1916-17.

Show website: https://sexscandalsandshenanigans.my.canva.site

Show email: sexscandalshenaniganspod@gmail.com

Music provided by: Advent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522 (provided by musopen.org)