S1E3 - Ancient Greek Monster Mash

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

National Geographic

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.7 • 16.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Oh, Muses! In this episode we tell tales of monsters that lurk in the shadows of ancient Greece. We come across riddles, ill-advised drinking, kingdoms for ransom, eye-gouging, and a man-eating whirlpool-and we also learn how not to behave in someone else's house. --- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek mythology. Check out zeusthemighty.com to meet Zeus the hamster and his friends-Athena the cat, Ares the pug, Demeter the grasshopper, and many more-who also listen to the Greeking Out podcast. Watch a video, read an excerpt, or check out the truth behind the stories!

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0:00.0	The stories featured in Greek out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths.
0:05.1	This episode contains monsters, drinking, people getting eaten, and someone getting blinded.
0:11.2	If that's not for you, maybe skip this one.
0:13.7	Breaking out the greatest stories in history.
0:17.2	We're told in Greek mythology.
0:20.2	Breaking out, gods and heroes amazing feats.
0:23.7	Listen, then you'll see it's breaking out.
0:30.4	Monsters.
0:31.6	They're everywhere.
0:33.6	Turn on the TV, open up a comic book, click on a video on your tablet, and bam!
0:37.7	Before you can say boo, there's some scary clown or freaky zombie jumping out at you.
0:43.2	Sometimes that's fun. Other times, not so much.
0:46.4	But it just wouldn't be nearly as exciting if it wasn't for the monster.
0:50.9	I mean, imagine if that zombie vampire thing in that one movie was actually just a little kitten.
0:55.4	It wouldn't be the same fit.
0:57.2	The wasp, dyno campus, cocky-n-l-a, can lay their eggs in a living ladybug,
1:03.1	basically making the ladybug into a zombie that will incubate and protect the growing wasp larva.
1:09.4	Okay, that's gross.
1:10.7	But before there was King Kong or Frankenstein, there were the monsters of Greek mythology,
1:16.4	and each one of them has a story too good not to share around this time of year.
1:21.2	Yes, these monsters can be pretty scary, especially if you have to fight them.
1:25.1	But you gotta admit, sometimes they're kinda cool too.
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