Misunderstood Monsters Episode 1: Polyphemus and Other Giants

Welcome to Season 3 of Myths & Muses! This season, we're focusing on monsters -- and, for better or worse, we've had some help in targeting which monsters to focus on from... Medusa. Because she's invited a bunch of them to our camps for our "Misunderstood Monsters" theme. You can see her first letter to us and the "tour poster" for the monsters on the World of Mythik theory board.

We're starting with Polyphemus, the one-eyed monster best known for getting blinded by Odysseus. Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant best known for the role he plays in the story of the Greek hero Odysseus. And because we're not sure we quite trust Medusa to have shown us her whole hand, we'll talk about some other giants from across the world, too!

Visit the World of Mythik website to learn more and to contribute your theories to our board!

All stories told on Myths & Muses are original family-friendly adaptations of ancient myths and legends. Stories from ancient mythology can also sometimes deal with complicated topics for young listeners — to the mortal parents and caretakers reading this, we encourage listening along with your young demigods to help them navigate those topics as they explore these epic tales.

Transcript for S3E1

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Stuff to Read: 

• Polyphemus and Cyclopes:
  • Book 9 of The Odyssey
  • The Gigantomachy
  • The Laestrygonians
• • Jotnar: 
    • Yggdrasil 
    • Story of The Theft of Thor’s Hammer
    • Thyrsi and Skadi
  • Aztec giants: 
    • The Quinametzin 
    • More on the Quinametzin
    • Help with Nahuatl pronunciation

Stuff to Watch: See our curated playlist for this episode!