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The Hamilton Morris Podcast is a series focused on the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of psychoactive substances
…because of her. So what was she known for? She is an historical figure. Before there were any epics composed by a guy named Homer, there were epics about a woman named Medea, right? She was the big topic. She is that power behind all of the Greek…
…it's famous ones. A lot of people don't realize all the drugs that are in the famous works that we have, like Homer, right? There's a ton of drugs in Homer, and there's beautiful depictions of Bronze Age women castrating men, drugging them, and turning…
…realize all the drugs that are in the famous works that we have, like Homer, right? There's a ton of drugs in Homer, and there's beautiful depictions of Bronze Age women castrating men, drugging them, and turning them into... Right. I mean, just gorgeous…
…turning them into... Right. I mean, just gorgeous stuff like that, that you don't people don't appreciate. You know, you can't listen to Homer without being stoned. Right. Helen is the one who brings that drug that we all drink that puts us in that place…
…being stoned. Right. Helen is the one who brings that drug that we all drink that puts us in that place that the songs of Homer can penetrate. It's gorgeous. I love it. They show it in antiquity. And that's the kind of stuff that I talk about on Lady…