S7E5 - Gods of the Underworld

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

National Geographic

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.7 • 16.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Oh Muses! The Underworld has many creatures in its depths and this episode is dedicated to them. We encounter one scary mother, sleeping on the job, Dad jokes, eternal torment, and the first family of the Underworld. —- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek mythology. This podcast is an extension of the Zeus the Mighty series by Nat Geo Kids. Check Out bit.ly/ZeusOut 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 Greak'ing Out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths.
0:04.5	This week's story features one scary mother, sleeping on the job,
0:08.4	dad jokes, eternal torment, and the first family of the underworld.
0:13.0	Breaking out the greatest stories in history were told in Greek mythology.
0:19.5	Breaking out gods and heroes amazing feats. Listen then you'll see it's breaking out.
0:29.4	The underworld. It could be a bit of a scary place. It's got a river filled with dead souls,
0:35.6	dangerous villains trapped in creepy prisons, and a massive three headed dog.
0:39.9	Also home to some of the most memorable gods and goddesses ever.
0:46.0	Today's story is all about the underworld and the beings who live there.
0:51.2	Cophonic beings. Excuse me?
0:54.7	The word you are looking for is Cophonic.
0:58.2	Oh.
0:58.9	C-H-T-H-O-N-I-C.
1:04.2	It means something that is of or related to the underworld.
1:11.0	Oh well yeah. Okay then that's exactly what I'm talking about.
1:13.6	The gods, goddesses, and creatures who lived in the ancient Greek underworld.
1:17.8	Because it's more than just Hades, the god of the underworld and his wife Persephone.
1:21.9	There's a whole slew of... What was I word again?
1:25.0	Cophonic beings.
1:27.0	All right there's a whole sle... C-C-C-Ccl...c'th-Ccythonic... yeah. Cthonic beings hanging around,
1:34.0	and today we're going to meet a few of them.
1:37.1	And while you might think that this episode is going to be filled with very scary stories,
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