The Greek myth of the Fates’ prophecy - Iseult Gillespie
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The night of her son's birth, the queen of Calydon was visited by three shadowy goddesses, known as the Fates. They gestured towards the blazing hearth and decreed that her son would live only until the burning log was reduced to embers. Terrified, the queen locked the log in a chest and guarded the key— but the secret would loom over his life. Iseult Gillespie shares the Greek myth of Meleager.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Iseult Gillespie
- Director
- Layron DeJarnette, Gumboyo
- Narrator
- Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Composer
- Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer
- Anthony Nguyen, cAMP Studio
