Today's episode is an adaptation of a Greek myth. When Athens is under attack by the Persian army Callimachus and Miltiades take the entire Athenian army out to meet them. Follow along as the swift Philippides saves the day.
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S6E7 - Troy: The Bitter Rancor of Achilles
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S9E8 - Bellerophon and Pegasus pt 2 - It All Goes Wrong
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S8E10 - Ancient Greece's Most Wanted Part Deux
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27m 19s
May 2022
S6E8 - Troy: One Horse to Rule Them All
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the end of the Trojan War. We encounter an absolute bummerscape of death, ambiguous characters, the Homeric Expanded Universe, war, living in the big city, and a giant, wooden horse. — National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-fr ... Show More
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Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of a hero who rescues a princess and a princess who doesn't really need rescuing. We come across boastful mothers, scary sea monsters, a terrible flood, a monster with a sad backstory, and, of course, snakes. —- National Geographic Kids ... Show More
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S9E7 - Bellerophon and Pegasus pt 1 - Horse Bros
Oh Muses! Today we tell the tale of the hero Bellerophon and his trials. We encounter a chimera, a large amount of siblings, diplomatic relations, attempted horse thievery, treacherous letter writing, and a boy and his horse. --- You can listen to Greeking Out early and ad free o ... Show More
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