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The gods and heroes battle it out with monsters in the best of mythology.
Transcript
- 00:00
Mythology, a la Shmoop. Next on “Keeping Up with the Gods”…
- 00:06
Poseidon is still a serial womanizer. But will his angry sea goddess wife, Amphritite
- 00:14
<<pronounced “am-fruh-tye-tee”>><<pronounced “am-fruh-tye-tee”>>, make him… “sleep
- 00:17
with the fishes?” Rock star Orpheus and his electric lyre <<pronounced
- 00:22
“liar”>> go on tour with Jason and the Argonauts.
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- 00:25
See his epic duel with the sirens… using the power of music.
- 00:29
And see half-mortal Perseus battle the infamous Gorgon, Medusa.
- 00:33
You’ll know if he prevails…or if he’s turned to stone, like everyone else.
- 00:39
And speaking of Medusa, she is one angry Gorgon! Will she ever forgive Athena for turning her
- 00:46
into a monster? Get a peek in her private diary!
- 00:54
Athena rejected Hephaestus <<pronounced “hi-fes-tuhs”>> last season for being too homely.
- 00:57
It’s okay though, because he married the beautiful Aphrodite….
- 01:01
But “Insider Shmoop” has it that Aphrodite cheated on him with Ares.
- 01:05
Total burn! Will their marriage survive?
- 01:10
Get a closer look “behind the scenes” at Shmoop for the answer.
- 01:12
And if you think you’ve had a rough day, try getting abducted like Persephone <<pronounced
- 01:17
“per-sef-uh-nee”>>. Here’s a little hint: it involves the Underworld
- 01:19
and a marriage to Hades… Her uncle.
- 01:25
Not even Chris Hansen could get this guy to take a seat.
- 01:28
Finally, Eros - or Cupid, as he’s known to the ladies - is this season’s matchmaker.
- 01:34
Will he cultivate true love…or leave it for the crows.
- 01:37
Shmoop police reports indicate that he’s had some complaints from Apollo and Daphne.
- 01:42
So you might want to be careful when his arrow points in your direction.
- 01:46
Stay in the loop with Shmoop’s mythology unit, as we provide more scandalous gossip
- 01:50
and juicy details. Just don’t spread any rumors about Zeus.
- 01:54
He’s got lightning bolts and he knows how to use them.
- 01:58
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
- 02:00
YouTube Blurb: Did you myth us? We know you love gossip.
- 02:00
Well, we’ve got your red hot gossip – right here. Who’s that new girl Mercury’s been
- 02:00
seeing? What on Earth is Gaia doing these days? Did the Minotaur get in trouble with
- 02:00
the law again? Have all your most burning questions answered, as Shmoop Snoops the Gods.
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