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The Priest Who Absolved Athens: The Kylon Curse
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Kylonian Curse — the lingering religious pollution that haunted Athens for over two centuries. They trace the story from the failed coup of Kylon in 632 BCE, through the draconian response of the Alcmaeonid family who massacred suppliants at Athena's altar, to the ritual purification by Epimenides of Crete around 600 BCE. They discuss how this stain was weaponized in political feuds, from Cleisthenes against Isagoras to Pericles' enemies attacking him through Aspasia. The episode also examines the 3,000-year-old skeleton found in the…
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