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Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

S6E3 - Troy: Thetis, Peleus, and the Birth of a Warrior

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

National Geographic

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.716.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Thetis, Peleus, and Achilles. We come across gods threatened by greatness, the concept of legacy, having children, marriage without love, and young people making big decisions. —---- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the best stories from Greek mythology. 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 story is featured in Greek out, original adaptations of classic Greek myths.

0:07.6

This week's story features God's threatened by greatness, the concept of legacy, having

0:12.4

children, marriage without love, and young people making big decisions.

0:17.3

Gricking out the greatest stories in history, we're told in Greek mythology. Gricking out

0:25.4

gods and heroes amazing feats, listen and you'll see it's freaking out.

0:32.9

Hey Oracle, remember that wedding we mentioned back in episode one of this season?

0:39.8

I am the Oracle of Wi-Fi. I remember everything.

0:45.3

Good point, well this is the story of the bride and groom at that wedding.

0:50.5

Otherwise known as fetus and pilius.

0:54.3

Exactly. The bride, fetus was a sea nymph, a goddess of the water.

0:59.4

fetus was known for many things, her passion, her intelligence, her loyalty to those she

1:04.7

loved, she was also known for her mesmerizing beauty.

1:09.0

In fact, she was without a doubt one of the most stunning sea nymphs to ever swim in the

1:15.0

ocean. She even caught the eye of two of the most powerful gods Zeus and Poseidon.

1:21.7

Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. He was often depicted in art

1:28.7

with a trident and a tuna. Wait, like a tuna sandwich?

1:34.3

No, I am referring here to the animal tuna. It is a fish.

1:39.4

Ah, okay, right. So he had a fish and a pointy stick. Got it. Anyway, sounds like they were

1:43.6

both pretty powerful gods and I think it's safe to say that both of them were used to

1:48.4

getting what they wanted. They weren't exactly thrilled when they realized that they would

1:53.4

have to compete with each other for fetus' affection.

1:57.6

Poseidon, what are you doing here? Why are you trying to talk to fetus? She's mine.

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