The BEST episodes of Great Greek Myths
Every episode of Great Greek Myths ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Great Greek Myths!
Made from an original animation and selected iconographies throughout the history of art, this series of twenty episodes tells the Greek myths. A creation all in images, which highlights the fascinating destinies of the gods, heroes, and great figures of mythology.
#1 - On Odysseus' Trail
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2021
Ten years after the sack of Troy by the Greek army, Zeus is alone on Olympus, left alone in his palace by the other gods. His daughter Athena is the only one remaining at his side. She tries to convince her father to help Odysseus, the last Greek fighter who has not yet returned home to Ithaca.
#2 - Time for Sacrifice
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2019
All of the Greek kings and their armies have responded to Agamemnon's call... All except two, that is: Odysseus, and Achilles.
#3 - The Wrath of Achilles
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2019
Ten years have passed since the Greek forces arrived in Troy, but King Priam's city has still not fallen. The king's eldest son, Hector, reproaches his brother Paris for causing this war with no end.
#4 - The Blood of the Goddess
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2019
Agamemnon has seen it in a dream: Troy will be taken today. Helen's husband Menelaus recognizes Paris, the man who took his wife. The two men decide to face each other in a duel.
#5 - The Sword and the Scales
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2019
The chaos that reigns between Greeks and Trojans has now spread to Mount Olympus. Back on the battlefield, the Trojans have driven back the Greeks, and decide to build a long wall.
#6 - Hera's Plan
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/2019
Odysseus and Ajax try to convince Achilles to return to combat, but the Greek warrior rejects their appeals. On the battlefield, Agamemnon, Diomedes and even Odysseus are injured one after the other.
#7 - Patroclus and the Myrmidons
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/6/2019
Saved by Apollo, Hector goes back on the attack and leads the Trojans as far as the Greeks' ships. Patroclus, a childhood friend of Achilles, rushes to him and implores him to re-join the battle.
#8 - Vanquish or Die
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/13/2019
The River Scamander and its banks are set alight by fireballs sent by the god Hephaestus. The river god spares Achilles, who immediately goes back on the rampage. The gods are shocked by his rage.
#9 - Achilles' Revenge
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2019
Thetis asks Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths to forge new armour and weapons for her son Achilles. At dawn, she hands them to him, knowing that they will lead to his death.
#10 - Trojan Horse
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/13/2019
The Trojans are surprised to discover that the Greeks have suddenly left the shores of Troy, leaving only a wooden horse. Inside the horse, Greek warriors remain silent and still.
#11 - The Apple of Discord
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2019
A golden apple inscribed 'for the fairest' is sent to a feast at Olympus. Unable to decide between the goddesses Aphrodite, Hera and Athena, Zeus decides to let a mortal choose.
#12 - The Man Who Defied the Gods
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2021
10 years earlier, as the Greek warriors had just razed Troy. Devastated by this "war for nothing" which has caused so many deaths, Odysseus is indignant against the gods, guilty of having let this carnage happen. He wishes for nothing more than to return to his kingdom, the island of Ithaca.
#13 - The Cyclops' Curse
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/14/2021
Odysseus and his companions are trapped in the Cyclops' cave. But he is a man with a plan. He carves out a stake and, after having drunk Polyphemus under the table, drives it into his one eye.
#14 - Circe, The Witch-Goddess
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2021
In Ithaca, Queen Penelope endures the presence of Suitors who covet her hand, and the throne of her husband Odysseus - who disappeared more than 10 years ago.
#15 - The Journey into Hell
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2021
A year has passed. It is time for Odysseus and his men to leave the witch Circe's island and return to Ithaca. To do so, they must first go to meet the prophet Tiresias in the Underworld. Only he can tell them what to do to appease Poseidon's wrath.
#16 - The Sirens' Song
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2021
Curiosity getting the best of him, Odysseus delves into the depths of the Underworld. He meets the souls of the Greek heroes who fought with him in the city of Troy. Agamemnon, first, who tells him about his terrible death.
#17 - Zeus' Punishment
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2021
Odysseus' fleet tries to avoid Charybdis, the first sea monster ready to swallow them, but Scylla, a horrible multi-headed creature, destroys three of his ships. The last few hours have been grueling, and the sailors want to rest on the island of Helios, which is now in sight.
#18 - Set Sails for Ithaca
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2021
Odysseus has been living out peaceful days with Calypso for 7 years. But waves of nostalgia wash over him, and the memories of his wife, his son and his island never cease to torment him. Hermes, sent by Zeus, under pressure from Athena, comes to ask Calypso to let the king of Ithaca leave.
#19 - The King's Scar
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2021
The Suitors, informed by Melantho - one of Penelope's servants - learned that the queen had fooled them. They locked her up in the gynaeceum. Meanwhile, Odysseus meets Athena who tells him that he is indeed in Ithaca.
#20 - Twilight of the Gods
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/2021
Penelope is now forced to choose a husband among the Suitors. She offers them a test to decide who among them is the most worthy: with the bow of Odysseus, they must shoot an arrow and pass it through twelve axes.
#21 - Aphrodite—Dictated by Desire
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/2016
Kronos revolted against his father Uranus. He severed his father's genitals, and threw them into the sea, where they mingled with the foam and gave birth to Aphrodite. Aphrodite was born from this highly unusual union. She inspired romantic love and physical attraction in equal measure.
#22 - Zeus in Love
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2016
His first wife was Metis. His second, who was known as his wife on Olympus, was the jealous Hera. But there was also Themis, the goddess of Justice, with whom he produced the Hours, the Fates and the Mnemosyne - meaning "memory" - who gave birth to nine Muses. In order to achieve his aims, Zeus metamorphosed. He was an expert at changing shape and form.
#23 - Hades—A Reluctant King
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2016
Having become organizer of the world, Zeus entrusted the world of the sea to his brother Poseidon, and the underworld, or the kingdom of the dead, to Hades. Alone, in a place he had not chosen himself, Hades reigned over the people of the shadows and over the grimacing creatures that surrounded him.
#24 - Orpheus—A Hymn of Impossible Love
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/12/2016
On certain evenings, the constellation of Lyra is visible in the skies. Following Orpheus' death, Zeus placed the constellation in the sky, as a tribute to the greatest poet and musician in Greek mythology. Watched over by the muses from birth, Orpheus' talent enchanted nature, both trees and animals alike. A brave young man, Orpheus left on board the Argo, to conquer the Golden Fleece.
#25 - Theseus—The Ravages of Oversight
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/19/2016
Theseus was the fruit of dual paternity: Aegeus King of Athens slept with Aethra when she had just been raped by Poseidon, God of the Sea. Theseus, who grew into a strong, brave young man, therefore had a double lineage - both divine and royal. But Theseus' great courage did not stop him from neglecting his duties. Carried along by his victory, he committed a few irreversible oversights.