A Multiverse of Helens
11/10/202334 min
Oh Muses! We tell some tales you already know -- of Helen, Menelaus, Odysseus, and Agamemnon -- but with secrets revealed! We encounter Herodotus, beach wrestling, cloud women, another water entity that changes shape, and lots of confusion.
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First 90 secondsKenny Curtis· Host0:00
The stories featured in Greeking Out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths. This week's story features some stories you already know, beach wrestling, cloud women, another water entity that changes shape, and lots of confusion.
Speaker 10:13
Greeking Out, the greatest stories in history were told in Greek mythology. Greeking Out, gods and heroes, amazing feats. Listen and you'll see it's Greekin' Out.
Kenny Curtis· Host0:28
And this is a very special episode because we originally performed this script live in the land of big battles, crazy communities, and marvelous monsters. That's right, we did this episode live at a comic book convention. Yes, and we're gonna bring it back for you today. We have a mixed-up multiverse tale for you that we are calling The Multiverse of Helens. The thing you have to remember about ancient Greece and Greek mythology is how much these people love stories. Everything is a story. There are stories within stories and stories about stories. In fact, one of the most famous stories of all time is Homer's Odyssey, which is what I'm going to talk to you about today. That's right, I am here telling you a story about that storyteller who wrote down the story that was told to him in which a famous hero tells a story about his really long ride home from Troy. Oh, and a couple of times during that story within a story, we meet characters who,