Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

S2E5 - Ancient Greece's Most Wanted

Jun 12, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Tantalus's Crime

  • Tantalus, son of Zeus, dined with the gods but felt resentful.
  • He committed petty crimes, culminating in serving his son Pelops as stew to the gods.
INSIGHT

Cannibalism in Nature

  • Cannibalism, the practice of eating one's own species, isn't unique to humans.
  • It's observed in over 1500 animal species.
ANECDOTE

Lycaon's Test and Transformation

  • King Lycaon, skeptical of a visitor's divinity, served human flesh to test him.
  • Zeus, enraged, destroyed Lycaon's palace and turned him into the first werewolf.
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