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This short story is written as an epistle from Phaedra as she recalls the terrible fate she was dealt with by falling love with her husband's son. The prologue, read by the author, is the first chapter to the story.

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In this episode, I'll be talking about the two women were both faithful followers of their gods and condemned for their actions.

The two females featured in this episode are very different but there was one element they both wanted. The first didn’t realise what she was doing with the wedding gift she was presented by Zeus; the second wanted to help the less fortunate and devoted her life to caring for the poor and infirmed.

In this episode, I talk about Hera, Queen of the Gods and Margaret Thatcher, UK's first female Prime Minister.

Today’s podcast is about two princesses, one mythical and one who rose to mythic prominence. I guess the latter description will depend on how you perceive her and what you’ve read about her in the press. And yes, both are from royalty, though one married into the royal family.

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This short story is the third in the Accursed Women collection. Hera is being interview by Drake Dabbler, a talk show host, who is patting himself on the back for the groundbreaking coup in interviewing one of the mysterious Olympian Gods.

This is the first story in the Accursed Women collection of short stories. It is about Phaedra who falls in love with her husband's son from a previous marriage.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://luccav.com/2020/07/05/novella-series-and-blog-articles-tie-in/