Deep Dive History
Welcome to Deep Dive History, your guide into the past! If you're fascinated by the epic stories of history, the lives of legendary figures, and the myths that shaped civilisations, you've found your home.
From the rise and fall of ancient empires like Rome and Egypt to the lives of history's most influential people, to captivating tales of Greek & Norse mythology, we explore it all in comprehensive, long-form episodes designed for true history buffs.
Hosted by the acclaimed British actor and narrator, David Rintoul (known for Pride and Prejudice, as well as Game of Thrones and countless award-winning audiobooks), join us as we uncover the past, one incredible story and extraordinary life at a time!
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NEW AUDIOBOOK CHANNEL!
We have launched a new channel - Deep Dive Literature, where we will have full, unabridged readings of classic books.
Go check out our first video: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, wonderfully narrated by our host, David Rintoul.
See you there!
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Our first bonus episode is out now: The End of Odysseus!
If you want to find out what happens to Odysseus next, his adventures, his fate and his tragic death, then become a Deep Dive Member and join the channel membership.
This episode is based on the Telegony, a lost Greek epic composed sometime between the 8th to 6th century BCE. It formed part of the Epic Cycle, a collection of poems recounting the complete Trojan War saga. The original consisted of two books (for comparison, the Odyssey and Iliad have 24 each), although these have been almost entirely lost.
All that remains of the original are two lines:
The first appears to be the opening to the poem:
Μοῦσά μοι ἔννεπε κεῖνα, τὰ περὶ Τηλέγονον ἀμφί
“Tell me, O Muse, of those things concerning Telegonus”
And the second is a simple phrase:
Θέρμαυστρον
"Tongs" or "Crucible" (likely referring to a blacksmith's tool)
The rest of the story only survives through summaries and notes written by later authors, with the full extent of the story lost to time.
The cause of this is likely that the work was considered of a lesser literary quality than Homer’s masterpieces, and therefore copied far less frequently. It is also a somewhat convoluted end to such a beloved hero, especially when compared to where we leave Odysseus at the end of Homer’s work.
In our retelling, we have combined the best information available from these various summaries and notes into a streamlined narrative that gives Odysseus the proper sendoff he deserves. We have left out some of the stranger events that somewhat muddy the narrative (Odysseus fighting in a brief war and several intermarriages in his family), but for anyone interested, it could be worth looking these up yourself, as it is interesting to see how authors other than Homer handled this character.
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