Clash of the Gods (TV series)
| Clash of the Gods | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the DVD | |
| Genre | Mythology / Ancient Greece / Scandinavia / Gods / Goddesses |
| Created by | History Channel |
| Narrated by | Stan Bernard |
| Theme music composer | Chris Stangroom |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bill Hunt, Vincent Kralyevich |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | History |
| Release | August 3 – October 12, 2009 |
Clash of the Gods is a one-hour weekly mythology television series that premiered on August 3, 2009 on the History channel. The program covers many of the ancient Greek and Norse Gods, monsters and heroes including Hades, Hercules, Medusa, Minotaur, Odysseus and Zeus.
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Zeus" | August 3, 2009 | |
| The story of Zeus and how he escaped being swallowed by his father Cronus, led the Olympians to defeat the Titans and gained control of the universe. | |||
| 2 | "Hercules" | August 10, 2009 | |
| Hercules, the strongest man in the world, murdered his family in a fit of rage. To atone for this crime, he is given twelve difficult and dangerous labours to complete. | |||
| 3 | "Hades" | August 17, 2009 | |
| Hades is the lord of the underworld and the keeper of dead souls. This episode tells how Hades came to this position, why he was so feared, and what the Greeks thought awaited them after death. It also contains the myths of Persephone, Sisyphus, and Orpheus. | |||
| 4 | "The Minotaur" | August 24, 2009 | |
| The Minotaur was a flesh-eating monster, half-man and half-bull (the result of Queen Pasiphae mating with a bull), that lived in the labyrinth beneath the palace of King Minos. Every 9 years, seven youths and seven maidens were chosen from Athens to be sacrificed to the Minotaur (after the death of his son). Until a heroic demigod named Theseus braved the labyrinth and killed the beast. | |||
| 5 | "Medusa" | August 31, 2009 | |
| Medusa was once a beautiful priestess of Athena until her vow of chastity was broken by Poseidon raping her. Refusing to punish Poseidon, Athena turns her wrath on Medusa and transforms her into a Gorgon, a monster so hideous that any person who saw her turned to stone. But she eventually meets her end at the hands of Perseus. | |||
| 6 | "Odysseus: Curse of the Sea" | September 14, 2009 | |
| Odysseus, king of Ithaca, leaves his wife and son to fight in the Trojan War. After the Greeks' victory, he attempts to sail home, but has to face many challenges. After defeating a Cyclops on Sicily, the beast asks his father, Poseidon, to curse Odysseus. The story is continued in the following episode. | |||
| 7 | "Odysseus: Warrior's Revenge" | September 21, 2009 | |
| Odysseus continues his journey across the chaotic sea, confronting sorceresses, sea monsters, and even a journey into death itself to reach his wife before she is forced to marry another. | |||
| 8 | "Beowulf" | September 28, 2009 | |
| The Norse saga of Beowulf, who battles with Grendel and other monsters. | |||
| 9 | "Tolkien's Monsters" | October 5, 2009 | |
| About J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and how both legends and real life influenced it. | |||
| 10 | "Thor" | October 12, 2009 | |
| About the Norse thunder god Thor and his nemesis, the Midgard Serpent. | |||
Cast[edit]
- Stan Bernard - Narrator
- Tate Steinsiek - Minotaur
- Greg Ford - Hades
- Blair Jones - Theseus
- Joseph Beddelam - Zeus
- Stanislav Adamickij - Thor
Mythologists[edit]
- Scott A. Mellor, University of Wisconsin
- Tracey-Anne Cooper, St. John's University
- John Rennie, Scientific American
- David George, Saint Anselm College
- Dimitira Fimi, Cardiff University
- Michael Drout, Wheaton College
Home media[edit]
Clash of the Gods: The Complete Season 1 DVD Set was released on February 16, 2010.[1] The Blu-ray version was released on March 16, 2010.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Clash of the Gods: The Complete Season 1 DVD SET". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Clash of the Gods: The Complete Season 1 Blu-Ray SET". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2010-01-10.