Hercules and the Golden Apples

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Slumber Studios

Drama, Alternative Health, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.6 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: waves on shore 🌊 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Boat, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Elements, Literature & Literary History, Mythology, Helping. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll follow Hercules as he seeks to find the legendary Garden of the Hesperides, where golden apples grow. But it belongs to his nemesis, the goddess, Hera. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/getsleepy. Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here:Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tonight's episode is sponsored by Better Help.
0:04.0	This month is all about gratitude,
0:07.0	gratitude for our friends, family and anyone we cherish in our lives.
0:12.0	But there's also another person we don't tend to thank enough, ourselves.
0:18.0	Therapy can really help us to build self-acceptance, compassion and inner confidence.
0:24.6	I remember when my therapist reminded me that even those pesky anxieties and fears I hold
0:31.6	are ultimately born out of my mind trying to look after me, and by developing gratitude and acceptance for everything about
0:40.0	ourselves, it softens those inner battles that can feel overwhelming. So, if you're thinking of
0:47.7	starting therapy, give better help a try. It's entirely online and designed to fit in with your schedule. Let the gratitude
0:57.7	flow with better help. Visit betterhelp.com slash get sleepy to get 10% off your first month.
1:07.8	That's better help, helelp.com slash get sleepy.
1:17.7	Welcome to get sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
1:30.1	My name's Thomas and I'm so honoured to be your host.
1:36.3	Tonight we join Hercules for yet another adventure.
1:42.1	It's his penultimate quest, the 11th of his 12 labours. We'll follow Hercules as he
1:51.6	travels to the legendary garden of the Hesperides, where golden apples grow. Interestingly, golden apples feature in a few Greek myths.
2:06.6	Some scholars believe that these so-called apples
2:10.6	may have actually been oranges or lemons,
2:14.6	fruits that would have seemed exotic to the Greeks.
2:20.2	Of course, we can't know for sure, but it's an intriguing theory.
2:27.8	And it's a reminder that even something as ordinary as a piece of fruit can seem special, even divine. It's all a matter
2:39.8	of perspective. But before we get to the golden apples, there's still a way to go.
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