Great Greek Myths

▶S1 E1 Zeus and the Conquest of PowerOct 1, 2016 · 26 minTo earn the title of Master of Olympus, Zeus took many important steps, and overcame many challenges. His story is one of an incredible…Episode details → ▶S1 E2 Zeus in LoveOct 1, 2016 · 26 minHis first wife was Metis. His second, who was known as his wife on Olympus, was the jealous Hera. But there was also Themis,…Episode details → ▶S1 E3 Prometheus, The Rebel of OlympusOct 8, 2016 · 26 minTaking revenge against Prometheus, Zeus created the first woman - the beautiful Pandora. He gave her a manipulative and deceptive character, and subjected Prometheus…Episode details → ▶S1 E4 Hades, A Reluctant KingOct 8, 2016 · 26 minHaving become organizer of the world, Zeus entrusted the world of the sea to his brother Poseidon, and the underworld, or the kingdom of…Episode details → ▶S1 E5 Athena, Armed WisdomOct 15, 2016 · 26 minThe Goddess of War Athena was the wisest, most level headed and rational deity. She was born out of Zeus' skull, wearing a helmet…Episode details → ▶S1 E6 Apollo, Shadow and LightOct 15, 2016 · 26 minAlthough they were the son and daughter of Zeus, Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were born under threats from the goddess Hera. Zeus'…Episode details → ▶S1 E7 Aphrodite, Dictated by DesireOct 22, 2016 · 26 minKronos revolted against his father Uranus. He severed his father's genitals, and threw them into the sea, where they mingled with the foam and…Episode details → ▶S1 E8 Dionysus, An Outsider in the CityOct 22, 2016 · 26 minZeus had a reputation for being a seducer of women. One day he lay with a mortal - Semele, the daughter of the king…Episode details → ▶S1 E9 Hermes, The Impenetrable MessengerOct 29, 2016 · 26 minHermes was the youngest of the Gods of Olympus. Right from birth, he was an insolent, thieving, trickster God. While still a baby, he…Episode details → ▶S1 E10 Tartarus, The Damned of the EarthOct 29, 2016 · 26 minTartarus, situated in the deepest part of the earth, is the prison of the Underworld. It is there that we find the fallen gods…Episode details → ▶S1 E11 Psyche, Beauty and the BeastNov 5, 2016 · 26 minIn this myth, many versions of which have been passed down through the ages, Psyche is the Beauty. Concerned that his daughter did not…Episode details → ▶S1 E12 Perseus, The Look of DeathNov 5, 2016 · 26 minPerseus should never have come into the world. For fear of a prediction that made his grandson his assassin, King Acrisios locked up his…Episode details → ▶S1 E13 Orpheus, A Hymn of Impossible LoveNov 12, 2016 · 26 minOn certain evenings, the constellation of Lyra is visible in the skies. Following Orpheus' death, Zeus placed the constellation in the sky, as a…Episode details → ▶S1 E14 Medea, Murderous LoveNov 12, 2016 · 26 minOn his quest to find the Golden Fleece, Jason asked the cruel King of Colchis and his daughter Medea, a powerful sorceress, for help.…Episode details → ▶S1 E15 Bellerophon, The Man Who Wanted to be a GodNov 19, 2016 · 26 minBellerophon, the grandson of Sisyphus, one of the Greek world's worst criminals, dreamt of becoming a hero, of being equal to the Gods. But…Episode details → ▶S1 E16 Theseus, The Ravages of OversightNov 19, 2016 · 26 minTheseus was the fruit of dual paternity: Aegeus King of Athens slept with Aethra when she had just been raped by Poseidon, God of…Episode details → ▶S1 E17 Dedalus and Icarus, A Shattered DreamNov 26, 2016 · 26 minDedalus, a prominent Greek inventor, settled in Crete among King Minos' court. Queen Pasiphaë, who had an all-consuming passion for a white bull, called…Episode details → ▶S1 E18 Heracles, The Man Who Became a GodNov 26, 2016 · 26 minWe all know about Heracles' unequalled strength, and the twelve labors he had to carry out, but we know a great deal less about…Episode details → ▶S1 E19 Oedipus, The Riddle SolverDec 3, 2016 · 26 minNo mortal endured more terrible a tragedy than Oedipus. He was the son of King Laius, King of Thebes. The Gods forbade him to…Episode details → ▶S1 E20 Antigone, The Woman Who Said NoDec 3, 2016 · 26 minAntigone was one of Oedipus' four children. She had two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, as well as a sister, Ismene. One day, her sister…Episode details →