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Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

S6E7 - Troy: The Bitter Rancor of Achilles

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

National Geographic

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.716.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the Greeks arriving in Troy. We encounter two grown men acting like toddlers, more women being kidnapped, war, death, a divine plague, and a man gets dragged behind a chariot. If this sounds like too much, maybe skip this one. —---- 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 stories featured in Greek out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths.

0:04.5

This week's story features two grown men acting like toddlers,

0:07.8

more women being kidnapped,

0:09.4

war, death, a divine plague,

0:12.0

and a man gets dragged behind a chariot.

0:14.4

If this sounds like too much, maybe skip this one.

0:17.3

Gritting out the greatest stories in history were to hold in Greek mythology.

0:32.9

Today is a big day.

0:36.0

If we are determining big by how long a day is,

0:41.7

today may be a little longer than other days,

0:46.0

depending on when our listeners are tuning in.

0:49.5

Okay, I was speaking metaphorically.

0:51.4

The day is big because today is the day that the Greeks finally make it to Troy.

0:57.1

False while the exact time frame of the Trojan war cannot be historically confirmed,

1:04.5

most experts believe it to have occurred during the 12th or 11th century BC.

1:12.5

Therefore, today is most certainly not the day the Greeks made it to Troy.

1:18.5

Well, sure, not technically, but today is the day we get to talk about stuff that happens on the battlefield.

1:25.3

We've been leading up to this for weeks,

1:27.6

and the Greeks have landed on the shores of Troy.

1:30.9

But not without sacrifice.

1:33.2

If you remember in our last episode,

1:35.0

if a Janie had died to bring sailing winds for Agamemnon,

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