S2E2 - Orpheus and Eurydice

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

National Geographic

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.7 • 16.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of two star-crossed lovers and their journey to the Underworld and back. We come across a bard with a lot of charisma, anti-snake propaganda, and dying of a broken heart. --- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek Mythology. Check out https://bit.ly/GO-ZTM 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.
0:04.2	This week's story features Star Cross lovers, a bard with a lot of charisma,
0:08.2	anti-snake propaganda, and dying of a broken heart.
0:11.6	There's a lot going on here.
0:13.2	Gritting out the greatest stories in history, we're told in Greek mythology.
0:19.7	Gritting out gods and heroes amazing feats, listen and you'll see it.
0:24.9	Gritting out.
0:29.1	Orpheus and Eurydice, a love story.
0:32.8	Lancelot and Guenovir, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra.
0:37.3	These are some of the most famous couples of all time,
0:40.8	and while their stories are all quite different, they all have one thing in common.
0:45.8	Love.
0:47.0	Everyone loves a good love story.
0:49.8	False.
0:50.6	What all of these stories have in common is that they all end in horrible tragedies.
0:55.8	Okay, yes, but we're going to focus on the love here.
0:59.6	This is the story of a couple that you might not know about.
1:03.2	It's one of the greatest love stories of ancient Greece and it just might be the greatest love story anywhere.
1:09.8	This is the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
1:14.8	Orpheus was the son of the God Apollo and the beautiful muse Kaliope.
1:19.0	He was a man of many talents.
1:21.0	He was a skilled astrologer, a talented writer, and a wise healer.
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