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Inkell
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A Dramatic Version of Greek Myths and Hero Tales, by Fanny Amanda Comstock (1854 - )
This is a collection of 25 short plays, each covering a different Greek myth or tale (Summary by Inkell)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n4/mode/2up
Note: There is also a pronunciation guide at the back (pages 189-191) please follow these pronunciations of the names! Many of them are inaccurate but we are being true the author's vision and what was believed at the time.

1. [OPEN] Pandora. DPL for this play is LCaulkins. 7/8 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n12/mode/2up?view=theater
2. [COMPLETE] Daphne. DPL for this play was LCaulkins
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n20/mode/2up?view=theater
3. [COMPLETE] The Transformation of Io. DPL for this play was LCaulkins
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n26/mode/2up?view=theater
4. [COMPLETE] Latona and the Rustics. DPL for this play was LCaulkins
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n32/mode/2up?view=theater
5. [OPEN] Phaethon. DPL for this play is LCaulkins. 5/6 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n36/mode/2up?view=theater
6. [OPEN] Midas and Bacchus. DPL for this play is wib66. 4/5 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n46/mode/2up?view=theater
7. [OPEN] Midas and Apollo. DPL for this play is wib66. 6/9 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n52/mode/2up?view=theater
8. [OPEN] Philemon and Baucis. DPL for this play is wib66. 3/4 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n60/mode/2up?view=theater
9. [OPEN] Proserpina. DPL for this play is wib66. 8/9 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n68/mode/2up?view=theater
10. [OPEN] Ceyx and Halcyone. DPL for this play is wib66. 6/8 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n80/mode/2up?view=theater
11. [FULL] Cupid and Psyche. DPL for this play is AliceStein. 5/8 roles submitted
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n88/mode/2up?view=theater
12. [OPEN] Cadmus. DPL for this play is AliceStein. 5/11 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n100/mode/2up?view=theater
13. [OPEN] Narcissus. DPL for this play is Winnifred. 7/10 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n108/mode/2up?view=theater
14. [OPEN] Arachne. DPL for this play is Winnifred. 4/6 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n116/mode/2up?view=theater
15. [OPEN] Niobe. DPL for this play is AliceStein. 6/8 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n122/mode/2up?view=theater
16. [OPEN] Perseus and Medusa. DPL for this play is Winnifred. 7/9 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n128/mode/2up?view=theater
17. [COMPLETE] Perseus and Atlas. DPL for this play was Winnifred
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n134/mode/2up?view=theater
18. [OPEN] Perseus and Andromeda. DPL for this play is Winnifred. 5/6 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n138/mode/2up?view=theater
19. [OPEN] Jason. DPL for this play is alanmapstone. 4/14 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n144/mode/2up?view=theater
20. [OPEN] Atalanta. DPL for this play is AliceStein. 4/10 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n154/mode/2up?view=theater
21. [OPEN] Theseus. DPL for this play is alanmapstone. 7/16 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n158/mode/2up?view=theater
22. [FULL] Daedalus and Icarus. DPL for this play is alanmapstone. 2/3 roles submitted
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n170/mode/2up?view=theater
23. [OPEN] Alcestis. DPL for this play is AliceStein. 5/6 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n174/mode/2up?view=theater
24. [OPEN] Orpheus and Eurydice. DPL for this play is alanmapstone. 5/7 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n184/mode/2up?view=theater
25. [OPEN] Arion. DPL for this play is alanmapstone. 1/5 roles claimed
Link: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n192/mode/2up?view=theater

Pronunciation Index: https://archive.org/details/adramaticversio00comsgoog/page/n198/mode/2up?view=theater

Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

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It is normal PL except that on the last three pages (189-191) there is a pronunciation guide for the names which I would like to be adhered to.

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Genres for the project: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity); Plays; Children's Fiction/Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales; Short Stories

Keywords that describe the book: drama, plays, myths, Greek

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Filename:
For individual roles: mythsandhero_role_name of play.mp3 (e.g. mythsandhero_jupiter_pandora.mp3)
For final files: greekmythsandherotales_#_comstock_128kb.mp3 where # is the assigned play number to give us the order in the table of contents. (e.g. greekmythsandherotales_7_comstock_128kb.mp3)

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Last edited by Inkell on April 25th, 2024, 2:34 am, edited 58 times in total.
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EDIT: this is now a holding place for the consolidated cast lists.

1. Pandora. DPL for this play is LCaulkins
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Mercury: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>
Venus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a>
Apollo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a>

2. Daphne. DPL for this play is LCaulkins
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Apollo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a>
Cupid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19151">Michael Faze</a>
Daphne: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a>
Peneus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Venus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a>

3. The Transformation of Io. DPL for this play is LCaulkins
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Juno: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a>
Mercury: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>
Argus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a>

4. Latona and the Rustics. DPL for this play is LCaulkins
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Latona: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18745">Owler</a>
First Countryman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11927">lorda</a>
Second Countryman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a>
Third Countryman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7079">Chuck Williamson</a>
Fourth Countryman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>

5. Phaethon. DPL for this play is LCaulkins
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Mercury: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

6. Midas and Bacchus. DPL for this play is wib66
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

7. Midas and Apollo. DPL for this play is wib66
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Apollo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a>

8. Philemon and Baucis. DPL for this play is wib66
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Mercury: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

9. Proserpina. DPL for this play is wib66
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Mercury: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

10. Ceyx and Halcyone. DPL for this play is wib66
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Juno: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a>

11. Cupid and Psyche. DPL for this play is AliceStein
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Cupid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/19151">Michael Faze</a>
Venus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18543">Agnes Robert Behr</a>

12. Cadmus. DPL for this play is AliceStein
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

13. Narcissus. DPL for this play is Winnifred
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Juno: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a>

14. Arachne. DPL for this play is Winnifred
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

15. Niobe. DPL for this play is AliceStein
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Latona: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/18745">Owler</a>
Apollo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a>

16. Perseus and Medusa. DPL for this play is Winnifred
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Perseus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17576">Beeswaxcandle</a>
Mercury: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a>

17. Perseus and Atlas. DPL for this play is Winnifred
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Atlas: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Perseus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17576">Beeswaxcandle</a>

18. Perseus and Andromeda. DPL for this play is Winnifred
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Perseus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17576">Beeswaxcandle</a>

19. Jason. DPL for this play is alanmapstone
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

20. Atalanta. DPL for this play is AliceStein
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

21. Theseus. DPL for this play is alanmapstone
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

22. Daedalus and Icarus. DPL for this play is alanmapstone
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

23. Alcestis. DPL for this play is AliceStein
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Jupiter: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a>
Apollo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a>

24. Orpheus and Eurydice. DPL for this play is alanmapstone
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>

25. Arion. DPL for this play is alanmapstone
Stage Directions: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662">Inkell</a>
Last edited by Inkell on April 7th, 2024, 8:07 am, edited 7 times in total.
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Cool project. I'd love to do the PL for the first five plays: Pandora, Daphne, Io, Latona, Phaethon
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LCaulkins wrote: February 11th, 2024, 7:44 am Cool project. I'd love to do the PL for the first five plays: Pandora, Daphne, Io, Latona, Phaethon
You are welcome to! :thumbs: I assume you mean as DPL for both parts and final but let me know if you meant something else and I'll change my post
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Yes, parts and final for those :)
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MW ready for you to set up.

(I did shorten the file names a bit.)

This will be fun.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by alanmapstone »

Hi Inkell
Glad to see you launch this, brave decision :lol:

Shall I DPL the last 5 plays, Theseus, Daedalus, Alcestis, Orpheus and Arion.

I will read some parts in other plays.
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Can I start by claiming:
Jupiter in Pandora
Bacchus in Midas and Bacchus
Pluto in Proserpina
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As this is a big source text to navigate around you could look at ways of providing separate texts for each play. I am sure others could advise you on how best to do this.
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Easiest way I know is to put the page number in the notes column for each play.

Thanks, Todd
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Hello Inkell, you are amazing!

Could I please have (some more) Hope? And be Echo?

77 Hope, in Pandora
125 Echo, in Narcissus
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alanmapstone wrote: February 11th, 2024, 9:40 am Hi Inkell
Glad to see you launch this, brave decision :lol:

Shall I DPL the last 5 plays, Theseus, Daedalus, Alcestis, Orpheus and Arion.

I will read some parts in other plays.
Hey Alan! I will gladly accept you as DPL for five plays, however some of the roles you wanted clash with these. If you want to be a character with multiple appearances you get all plays with him so you can't be Jupiter and Pluto as they are in the same play as well as some of the plays you wanted to DPL. I waited on replying to you so I could finish the MW so it should be easier to tell hopefully what clashes. Have another look over and let me which plays you'd like to DPL and which characters. I will add page numbers in the notes as Todd suggests if you think it will be helpful, since people also seem to like the pick five plays too DPL idea I will add a table of contents like the one act plays have to note who is DPL for what and see if I can link to the specific pages
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DrSpoke wrote: February 11th, 2024, 11:16 am Hello Inkell, you are amazing!

Could I please have (some more) Hope? And be Echo?

77 Hope, in Pandora
125 Echo, in Narcissus
As they do not overlap you can definitely do that, and thank you for this awesome suggestion! :thumbs:
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Hi Inkell
If you want the same reader for a character in all the plays they are in I would like to read Jupiter in all his 6 plays. I will not claim Pluto or Bacchus.
As I cannot now PL Alcestis I will take Jason instead. So I will DPL Jason, Theseus, Daedalus, Orpheus, Arion
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alanmapstone wrote: February 11th, 2024, 11:41 am Hi Inkell
If you want the same reader for a character in all the plays they are in I would like to read Jupiter in all his 6 plays. I will not claim Pluto or Bacchus.
As I cannot now PL Alcestis I will take Jason instead. So I will DPL Jason, Theseus, Daedalus, Orpheus, Arion
Sounds good, Alan, I've put you in for these :thumbs: Thanks!
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