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S8E10 - Ancient Greece's Most Wanted Part Deux

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

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Zeus's Fake Hera

Zeus decided to test Ixion by making a fake Hera out of a cloud. He instructed the fake Hera to be open to Ixion's advances, and then he waited to see what happened. The hours passed as Ixion told Hera all about his time on Earth and how he was such an amazing king. Finally, he leaned in for a kiss,. And when his lips touched Hera, she immediately turned back into a cloud. But even that wasn't enough punishment for Zeus. He ordered Hermes to go down into the underworld and send Ixion further into Tartarus.

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