Episode 19 – Thargelia and Aspasia, Spies at War

Thargelia and Aspasia were two real women and excellent spies and politicians from Ancient Greek history who faced off during the attempted Persian Invasion of the Greek city-states.  What are their stories? Listen to Of Witches and Women: A Herstory Podcast to find out!

 

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SOURCES

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866072/the-bullying-of-meghan-markle-continues-a-long-tradition-for-royal-wives

https://abc7.com/duchess-of-york-calls-for-end-to-toxic-trolling-pitting-royals-against-each-other/5134244/

https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/thargelia/

https://www.ancient.eu/article/737/ten-noble-and-notorious-women-of-ancient-greece/

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https://biography.yourdictionary.com/aspasia

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