Zeus and Baucis

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is an adaptation of a Greek myth, follow along as Zeus and Hermes teach the wealthy folks in the village of Tyana a lesson about greed.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Welden. Today's story is called
0:08.5	Zeus and Bosses, an adaptation of an ancient Greek myth written for you by Daniel Hines.
0:15.9	We have Stories Podcast merch available at storiespodcast.com slash shop. We're also on
0:21.4	cameo for all of your personalized video message needs and don't forget to follow us on Instagram
0:26.0	at Stories Podcast. If you send us a drawing of your favorite scene or character, we'll
0:30.7	share it on our feed. Now here's a word from our sponsors.
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0:56.0	Thanks! Enjoy the episode!
0:58.0	Zeus and Bosses
1:02.7	In the days of myth and legend in ancient Greece, there was a sprawling city called Tiana.
1:10.3	It wrapped around a towering hill like flowers around an altar and it was full of the richest
1:16.3	folks in the ancient world. These were people who had so much money that they would never
1:22.2	have to work another day in their lives and neither would their kids or even their kids
1:27.5	kids for that matter. They could buy a village with the same easy air you might use to buy
1:33.4	a loaf of bread. And if they dropped a piece of gold on the ground, it was hardly worth
1:38.4	their time to stop and pick it up.
1:42.4	Coming together in Tiana, the rich took their money and had built the most beautiful houses
1:47.4	you've ever seen. They were mansions of smooth marble all veined with gold richly appointed
1:54.8	as any palace. The woodwork was carved in the shape of flowering vines, so detailed
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