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S1E3 - Ancient Greek Monster Mash

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

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The Last Greek Beasty

Odysseus was very proud of his cleverness, and he couldn't stand the idea that no one would know he had outsmarted polyphemus. Skylla is a sea monster who haunted the rocks of a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool of carybdus. Ships who sailed too close to her rocks could lose six men to her ravenous darting heads. But how did she get there? Just like any creature, there's always a story behind the fangs and the claws and the six heads.

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