The Library Of History, Book IV - Diodorus Siculus (Audiobook)
Channel: OpenAudio Recordings
Date: 2023-08-05

Hello again! I present the fourth book in the Library of History by Diodorus Siculus. Note footnotes have been omitted from the recording.

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Published in Volume 2 of the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1935 and Volume 3 of the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1939.
Translated by Charles Henry Oldfather.
Digitalized by Bill Thayer.
Audiobook produced by OpenAudio Recordings.
Read by Nancy, a Microsoft Azure AI Neural Voice.


Contents of the Fourth Book of Diodorus:
- Introduction on the myths recounted by the historians.
- On Dionysus, Priapus, Hermaphroditus, and the Muses.
- On Heracles and the twelve Labours, and the other deeds of his up to the time of his deification.

- On the Argonauts and Medea and the daughters of Pelias.
- On the descendants of Heracles.
- On the Theseus and his labours.

- On The Seven against Thebes.
- On the Epigoni​ of The Seven against Thebes.
- On Neleus and his descendants.

- On the Lapiths and Centaurs.
- On Asclepius and his descendants.
- On the daughters of Asopus and the sons born to Aeacus.

- On Pelops, Tantalus, Oenomaus, and Niobê.
- On Dardanus and his descendant as far as Priam.
- On Daedalus, the Minotaur, and the campaign of Minos against the king Cocalus.

- On Aristaeus, Daphnis, Eryx, and Orion.




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