HeyJaredAmphitryon; or, Jupiter in Disguise
http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeThe gods Jupiter and Mercury take the forms of Amphitryon and Sosia to visit Alcmena just before her husband Amphitryon returns from the war. Then the real Amphitryon and Sosia arrive.
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