Class of the Titans

Class of the Titans is an animated television series created by Studio B Productions and Nelvana. It premiered on December 31, 2005 at 5PM ET/PT on Teletoon with a special 90-minute presentation of the first three episodes. The English version of the show airs every weekday at 7:30PM and at 7:00PM on Saturdays and Sundays.

In the series, Chronos has escaped from the Underworld and, heading a legion of monsters, is trying to take over the world. Standing in their way are seven teenaged descendants of the heroes of Greek mythology, who alone have the power to stop the encroaching evil.

A second season is currently in the pre-production stages [1].

Main characters

Template:Spoiler Jay (Kirby Morrow) - "The Leader," descendant of Jason of the Argonauts. The first of the teens to be located, he has an instinct for leadership and prefers a xiphos with a retractable blade. His parents are under the impression that, far from helping to save the world, he has been shortlisted for a space mission and is at a specialized astronaut training school. (It is unknown if the parents or guardians of the other teenagers were given the same explanation).

Jay is of Greek heritage on his mother's side, and thus grew up with the stories of classical mythology. If the other teenagers are confused about a certain mythological concept, he usually explains it to them. He was initially unsure about his leadership role, as the others displayed obvious physical skills to signify and cement their places in the group, whereas Jay's were more subtle. He also takes his role as a hero extremely seriously, usually being the one who's always worrying about potential threats even when everything seems fine. It also seems he has a crush on Theresa. He almost always places himself with her when the split up into smaller groups and Jay seems to get jealous of Orpheus when Orpheus calls her his beloved and when Hades remarks that she made quite the impression on him, and is usually the first to come to her aid when she gets into trouble. Sailing seems to be his favourite hobby, and it appears that prior to attending Olympia High, he also worked as a sailing instructor.

Atlanta (Meghan Black) - "The Hunter," descendant of Artemis or Atalanta (see below). After Jay, she was the next person Hermes found (in Canada), and brought along. She is super fast, has exceptional reflexes and tracking abilities, and uses jaw-trap steel bolas as her weapon of choice (though she seems to be tired of using steel bolas as enemies often run off with them or break them). She often works in tandem with Herry or Archie to take down Chronos' various minions, and is a junior. She has a bit of a one-track mind, preferring to act rather than think things through, likes to tease Archie and is very short tempered. She also has an interest in environmental issues and volunteers for the Green Alliance, though she also enjoys hunting with traditional weapons (ie. bow and arrows) and has a scar on her right shoulder from an incident with a puma. She is also a player on Olympia High's field hockey team.

Despite her link to the group as Artemis' many-times great-granddaughter, it is not known exactly how this is possible, as Artemis was a virgin and had no male consorts. As a goddess, Artemis also cannot be a heroine, given that she is neither mortal nor dead (by the mythological definition of "hero"). Her name may also be a pun or corruption of another of Greece's mythological heroines, Atalanta, who bears similar abilities. According to the shows press release [2], Atlanta does seem to have originally been a descendant of Atalanta, rather than Artemis. While in episode 1.1: Chaos 101 Hera declares Atlanta as the direct descendant of Artemis, Artemis never refers to her as if she is. Additionally, when Cronos calls the heroes by their ancestor's names, but instead of 'Artemis' he calls her 'Atalanta'. Polyphemus in episode 1.17: Eye for an Eye also refers to Atlanta as a young Atalanta. It is possible the writers, after the first episode, decided that it would make more sense to have her as a descendant of Atalanta rather than Artemis.

Brad Goodchild, the director for 'Class of the Titans', has stated that the people behind the show were, in fact, thinking of Atalanta [3].

Herry (Ty Olsson) - "The Brawn," descendant of Hercules (Heracles in Greek mythology). The third to be discovered, he completed the initial trio of teens Hermes brought to Olympia High (the other four were introduced in subsequent episodes). He has super strength and tends to rely mostly on this. As such, he usually has no weapon, though he can be improvisational and learn to use just about anything when the need arises. While resourceful in this way, he doesn't seem to be particularly bright. Growing up on a farm, he is laid-back and easy-going. He loves food and is fond of his grandmother, 'Granny', who appears to have raised him. He drives a pickup trunk, which his Granny passed onto him and was tricked out by Hephaestus to become the group's official ride. He occasionally uses a lasso. He is also prone to seasickness and sleeps with a teddy bear.

Archie (Sam Vincent) - "The Warrior," descendant of Achilles. The fourth teen brought to Olympia High, he used to read a lot of ancient Greek poetry. Archie is super agile, almost as fast as Atlanta, and wields a "Hephaestus whip", a seeming cross between a chain whip and a rope dart, which cuts through anything. Though Achilles did not wear armor over his weak heel (to his cost), Archie wears a distinctive gold brace covering his right shin and part of the foot, as he has a wonky heel (though what is wrong with it exactly hasn't been mentioned yet). Dionysus also says that Archie is invincible like Achilles (mostly) was, but that is somewhat inaccurate, given that Archie at least has scars from 'rubbing a timber wolf's belly'. He is, however, immune to disease, and has never been sick. At first, he was skeptical about being recruited as a hero and tried to sneak out of Olympia High. He tends to be brash, macho, somewhat insensitive, and has a slight tendency to show off, but also tends to keep to himself and is rather cynical. Archie, a senior, is also attracted to Atlanta, but unfortunately, he doesn't have the courage to confess his feelings, though he did kiss her on the cheek once in episode 1.13 Little Box of Horrors while she was unconscious after being infected by the Seithr and in episode 1.14: Make-up Exam he almost tells her he loves her. Atlanta, for her part, is oblivious to Archie's affections and instead, the two of them are always competing to best the other. He has an irrational fear of water and cannot swim.

Odie (Doron Bell Jr.) - "The Brains," descendant of Odysseus. He was introduced with Theresa as the fifth and sixth teens discovered respectively. He has super intelligence, cleverness and extremely advanced skills with all types of electronics. He is also the group's tactician and the first to come up with a plan. He has no official weapon, but usually uses a PMR and an amazingly well-equipped laptop given to him by Hermes. Transportation-wise, he gets around on a moped. Unlike the other six teenagers, who seem to be Caucasian, Odie is black and bears little physical resemblance to his ancestor (something that characters tend to take note of; Odie himself remarks in episode 1.17: Eye for an Eye that Odysseus' "bloodline is rather dilute" in him). He wears green-tinted glasses. He likes virtual reality video games, and is apparently skilled enough at it to fly a special jet plane he has never flown before. He suffers from claustrophobia.

Theresa (Kelly Sheridan) - "The Fighter," descendant of Theseus. She was introduced with Odie as the sixth and fifth teens discovered respectively. Her father, who owns cattle ranches and is very preoccupied with his work (his lack of attention to anything else annoys her), is very wealthy and Theresa is used to the finer things in life, as she was test-driving her new sports car (a birthday present from her father) when the envoys from Chronos and Olympia arrived. Later, she was noticeably less than enthusiastic about the Olympia dorms. A black belt in karate at 12 years old, she has excellent fighting skills and is armed with nunchucks. She also has a sixth sense, or clairvoyance, enabling her to sometimes foresee the outcome of Chronos' schemes and the Olympians' plans, or detect danger. She seems to have a crush on Jay. In the first episode when she appears, Theresa's attraction to Jay leads her to check that Atlanta is not already going out with Jay herself, so that she's not stepping on anyone's territory. There are many hints throughout the series indicating that the creators are leaning on them as a couple. Theresa resembles Eurydice, Orpheus's wife, and also is a talented lyre player, something she is very reluctant to admit to others. Like Atlanta, she also plays on Olympia High's field hockey team.

Neil (Ted Cole) - "The Good Looking," descendant of Narcissus. Neil is exceptionally handsome and knows it, as he was working as a freelance model and has his photos plastered all over New Olympia. He was the last of the seven to join the group, and nearly sided with Cronos, believing the god to be a top agent in the entertainment industry before the Olympians got to him. His lifestyle made his personality somewhat shallow, and the others initially harbored some doubts of his status as a 'hero'. He always has a monogrammed three-paneled mirror on-hand, which includes a photograph of himself that flips out of the middle mirror. He considers himself to be quite cultured and an all around fashion expert. However he has some kind of luck power that can help defeat far more powerful foes, as well as help him with minor things like always winning coin tosses and board games. He wants to prove to the team that he is a hero. He tends to be rather blunt, has a high opinion of himself, and is easily startled. When not making a nuisance of himself, he wields a tazer to great effect (though he once electrocuted himself with it). Surprisingly, he snores quite loudly when he sleeps (to the irritation of the others).

Cronos (David Kaye) - The God of Time. He wields two golden scythes that materialize out of thin air and has super healing. To blend in with the modern world, Chronos dresses in a black business suit. He also controls a number of giants, and has been known to form alliances with the old foes of the original heroes. Having harbored such long-standing grudges, Cronos often has no trouble persuading his allies to take out their anger on the heroes' modern descendants. Cronos' powers include using his blood to create sea serpents, turning his minions into hairy six-legged anteater creatures, spontaneous combustion, and creating portals to escape through.

Odds are one of the shows creators mixed up the embodiment of time Chronos, the personification of Time, with Zeus' father Cronos, who actually is a Titan and was banished to the underworld, though the show seems to be referring to the latter due to references to him being the father of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon. The mythological Chronos is neither a Titan, nor was he banished. And if Cronos is god of anything, it would most likely be the harvest.

Secondary characters

Aphrodite (Tabitha St. Germain) - Neil's mentor and goddess of love and beauty. An air-headed woman who loves good-looking people, especially herself. She and her attendants were supposed to bring Neil to Olympia High. Aphrodite did not bother, as she had better things to do, which lead the heroes to go get Neil themselves. She seems to spend most of her time either make herself look even more beautiful or admiring herself in the mirror. Jay and Archie found her to be hypnotically attractive and had to be dragged out of the room by the very annoyed girls. Naturally, her beauty and obsession with it make her the ideal mentor for Neil.

Apollo (Trevor Devall) - God of the sun, prophecy, medicine, and the arts, one of his attributes being the lyre. He is depicted as a pot-bellied man with a goatee and a bad Italian accent. Atlanta pokes fun at him for being out of touch with modernity, though he seems to enjoy Pan's trance music and owns a boombox.

Ares ( Gary Chalk) - Archie's mentor and God of War. Provides the kids with an extensive array of different and ingenious weapons and helps out to train them properly in the ways of fighting. He tends to be short-tempered and arrogant and is depicted as a balding and moustached man in armour. Like his student, Ares is a warrior with a penchant for not being easy to get along with.

Artemis (Patricia Drake) - Atlanta's mentor and the Goddess of the hunt and of the moon. She seems to have a slight New York accent and bears a resemblance to Atlanta, whom she is apparently many-times great grandmother to. Not surprisingly, she and her student are both great hunters.

Athena (Kathleen Barr) - Head of the dorm and Goddess of War and Wisdom. Surprisingly, she is a good cook, which Herry appreciates. She is also a skilled weaver, unsurprising given that she is also the goddess of domestic arts. She is also depicted as being somewhat masculine in appearance and sporting very short dark purple hair. Her weapon of choice is a makhaira, which she also doesn't mind using to slice stacks of toast for her charges.

Chiron (Bruce Greenwood) - Master of all beasts and a centaur. Serves to the kids as a human encyclopedia of sorts, providing information and tidbits of Greek mythology-related knowledge. Interestingly, in Greek mythology, he ran a school for heroes, including Jason, Achilles, Theseus, and Hercules.

Dionysus (Michael Dangerfield) - God of wine and leisure. Pot-bellied and sporting a receding hairline, glasses-wearing resident chemist of the Gods.

Granny (Peter Kelamis) - Herry's grandmother. An old lady that is very fond of her grandchild and pet dog, Pepe. She appears to be very frail at first, but later shows lot of spunk and energy for a woman her age. Cronos takes her hostage as bait for Herry, and he also reveals to her that her grandson is a hero. She does not seem fazed by the fact and quickly sets Herry to chores for her.

Hades (Trevor Devall) - God of the underworld and Persephone's husband. He has purple skin, hair, and clothes, and his manner is akin to that of a stereotypical queer man.

Hephaestus (Brian Drummond) - He makes the group's vehicles and is the god of fire, smithing and craftsmanship. He is also lame, with his right leg being somewhat shorter than the left, although he has special boots that solve the problem.

Hera (Patricia Drake) - Jay's mentor and queen of the gods. She is a stern, regal and elderly woman with a commanding presence, and acts as principal of Olympia High. All the other gods (and faculty of Olympia High) answer to her. The animal she is associated with is the peacock, which she is sometimes seen with. Cronos is her father, which makes Poseidon, Hades, and her husband, Zeus, also her brothers. Like Jay, she is a natural leader and is the patron goddess who championed his ancestor Jason.

Hercules (Gary Chalk) - Herry's mentor, and god of power, strength and of athletes. By this era had the appearance of a middle aged pot-bellied, balding man with a tattoo. Looks can be deceiving, as Hercules has retained all the strength of his glory days. He bears a resemblance to his modern descendant, and is rather dimwitted, describing himself to Herry as a "great, great, great -- great, great, great, uh, great-great grandfather", but knows the value of using your brain as well as your strength. He loves doughnuts, talks like a gangster, and walks around in his underwear and socks. He too was originally a mortal hero before his father, Zeus, made him a god upon death. In Greek, he should actually be referred to as Heracles. Not surprisingly, he is Herry's mentor not only because they share amazing strength, but Herry is a direct descendant of Hercules himself.

Hermes (Brian Drummond) - Odie's mentor and messenger of the gods. He was the one who was sent to retrieve the first six students, and also had to spin an elaborate tale for Jay's parents to explain his absence. Odie gave him high speed telephones. He always appears when Hera says his name. He has a secret portal in his room emblazoned with the caduceus that can transport anyone to anywhere they wish. His caduceus is the symbol of heralds, and he can use it to control animals. He is depicted as a somewhat hyperactive and skinny young man wearing a winged pilot cap, goggles, and winged boots. He is a clever and gifted inventor, something he shares with his student. Hermes, in addition to Athena, was also one of Odysseus' divine patrons.

Oracle (Brian Drummond) - An old bald man with strange glowing eyes, usually concealed with sunglasses, who can foresee the future and has been alive for about four thousand years, during which he's never once made a mistake. His obligated to give such information to those who request it. Cronus consults him to find out who or what stands in his way for world domination, and the heroes talk to him to discover Neil's location prior to the team coming together completely. He usually sits by a magazine stand in the streets of New Olympia. Given his strange eyes and his gift of prophecy, he may or may not be a reference to Teiresias, the blind prophet of Zeus.

Persephone (Tabitha St. Germain) - Theresa's mentor and queen of the underworld. She is tall, willowy, and possesses two distinct temperaments - one gentle and airy, the other a complete reversal of the first that is brought out when she is angry. To fulfill her ancient agreement to spend half her time in the Underworld with her husband Hades, Persephone has in her solarium a secret passageway to his realm hidden behind the four seasons. This allows the heroes access to the Underworld without fulfilling the usual requirement of being dead. She seems to be fond of gardening, not surprisingly given that she is the daughter of Demeter and the goddess of spring. Her connection to the supernatural and vast wealth (as a result of being married to Hades) is something she shares with her affluent and clairvoyant student.

Poseidon (French Tickner) - God of the Sea and one of Cronos' six children. He is armed with a giant trident that can be used by others to control water, though he also seems to be able to exert some control without it, such as when creating water tunnels. He is depicted as a giant merman with a long sea-green beard, fins for ears and on his arms and wearing a crown made of shells. He was the father of Theseus, and Theresa is therefore also descended from him (and Cronos). Cronos captured him and chained him to the sand in a desert, although Theresa rescued him. He lives in an underwater palace beneath the sea.

Zeus - King of the Gods and of Thunder, and husband to Hera and son of Cronus, whom he usurped, defeated, and imprisoned in the underworld. Or rather, he is Mr. Suez, the school's janitor. He has been depicted as a small grumpy-looking old man who wouldn't say a word until episode 1.22: They Might Be G.I.Ants. He is rather disorganized and has a storage locker full of miscellaenous items.

Guest stars

Aeolus (Robert Russell, seen in episode 1.15: The Odie-sey) - Keeper of the winds, who gave Odysseus the West Wind in a bag (as well as the others) as a gift. He lives on a floating island that rests on the back of a giant turtle. He (or anyone) can control the winds by standing on his crest, saying the Greek word for wind (anemos) and directing it where to go. Chronos took control of the crest and winds until Odie arrived. He is depicted as a pot-bellied old man with a beard and an English accent.

Arachne (Nicole Oliver, seen in episode 1.14: Make-Up Exam) - A mortal woman who was a very good weaver and boasted that she was the best, even better than Athena. One day, an elderly woman at her door warned her not to insult the gods. After hearing a few more insults from Arachne, the woman revealed herself as Athena, who challenged her to a weaving contest. Arachne came out on top with a shiny cloth. While Athena was already angry she had been bested by a mortal, Arachne's impertinent reaction caused the goddess to lash out in rage and transform Arachne into a giant red-black spider. Over the next millennia, she served as a weaver for the gods. She then made a deal with Cronus, if she captures the Chosen Ones, he turns her human. Arachne hypnotised Atlanta into capturing her friends, but Archie freed Atlanta from her control. After the fake prisoner hoax, Arachne was temporarily turned human until turned back when Cronus had to flee. This time, she was the size of a regular spider. After Atlanta convinces the gods that other transformed humans might join Cronos, Athena reluctantly returns Arachne to her mortal form.

Atlas (Scott McNeil, seen in episode 1.7: The Antikythera Device) - A Titan and native of Atlantis, he usually supports the Pillars of the Sky. Once in a while, he needs a massage because holding the sky is a pain in the spine. He tell the kids that Atlantis and the Atlantic Ocean were named after him and sounds a bit like a cowboy.

Atropos (seen in episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - One of the three Fates. She has control over the threads of life and chooses to let destiny unfold rather than control it or side with Cronus or the Olympians. She can make ghostly red-hooded spirits (which may or may not be Keres) appear on a whim and can also choose to make herself visible or not to the gods. She has the appearance of a bald woman with a robe that holds the life threads of every living being.

Calypso (Sarah Johns, seen in episode 1.15: The Odie-sey) - The nymph who kept Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years. When his descendant, Odie, washed up on shore, she wasn't going to let him, Jay and Neil leave her tropical island paradise. But when Odie showed some of Odysseus' intuition, she let him go with a ship leftover from one of her last boyfriends. After Odie saved the rest of his friends, he returned and they kissed. As she is immortal, she can wait for him to come back for as long as needed. At the same time, she regularly adopts any men who wash up on her island as her new boyfriends and has a display of keepsakes from them, mostly helmets.

Campe (Pam Hyatt, seen in episode 1.12: Prisoner Campe) - Jailer of Tartarus. Her only escapee is Chronos. First planning to use the Chosen Ones as bait, she finally allied herself with them after an embarrassing fight against Jay. She had to choose between capturing Cronos and saving Herry's life. She has a woman's head, torso and arms, the body of a snake and has a live scorpion on her back that can detach itself of her body, and she wields a staff. Her favorite question to ask herself seems to be: "Is my enemy's enemy my friend or my enemy?". Ironically, in Greeky mythology, she worked for Cronos.

Charon (seen in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy, episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - The ferryman of the underworld. He will only take you across the River Acheron if you pay him in gold coins. His hands look like chicken feet, and he wears a hooded robe so that all you can see of his face are his eyes and mouth.

Hope (Britt McKillip, seen in episode 1.13: Little Box of Horrors) - Freed by Archie from Pandora's box, she shows him how much of a difference a little hope can make. She is depicted as a very cheerful and, of course, hopeful little girl who can take a sparkly blue immaterial form to give someone hope. She is fond of starting her sentences with "I hope".

Jason (seen in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy) - Seen once in the Elysian Fields in the Underworld when Theresa went to get Orpheus's lyre. He distinctly resembles Jay and Theresa (who seems to like Jay) is momentarily distracted by him.

Medelia (Janyse Jaud, seen in episode 1.11: Field of Nightmares) - A teenage field hockey player from a rival school who is also a direct descendant of sorcerer-queen Medea, whom Chronos awakens using an ancient dragon-shaped pendant. He exploits Medea's hate towards Jay's ancestor, Jason, who scorned her shortly after she helped him steal the Golden Fleece. She leads the Amazons as a warrior herself against the heroes and drives a chariot pulled by a dragon. She can also magically transport her victims to remote locations, as well as manipulate anything with magic as long as she is wearing the pendant. After the pendant was removed, she returned to normal and had no recollection of her time as Medea. Jay, Herry, Archie, and Odie also initially competed against each other for her attention, much to the annoyance of Theresa and Atlanta.

Minos (seen in episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - The mythological king of Crete, whose wife gave birth to the Minotaur. After his death, he became one of the three judges of the Underworld, particularly the one who has the final say in where the souls of the dead go. A declaration and the use of his gavel can technically transport anyone anywhere.

Orpheus (Peter Kelamis, seen in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy) - The famous love-sick musician. He lets Theresa borrow his enchanted lyre, mistaking her for his long-lost love Eurydice. He later leads a small group of dead spirits to fight off Chronos while Theresa, Jay, and Archie escape across the river. He resides in Elysium in the underworld with other heroes.

Pan (Mark Hildreth, seen in episode 1.5: The Nature of Things) - Demigod of Nature that was under the control of Chronos. Wrecks havoc under the name of Phil and DJ Panic by using hypnotizing trance music and can control plants, particularly vines. He can also shoot vines out of his fingers and open the ground to reveal a three-headed plant monster than spits acid and has sharp teeth. His appearance is similar to that of a satyr, half-man and half-goat. While disguised as a student at New Olympia, he was quite popular with the ladies and even attracted the attention of Atlanta, who had never been attracted to others in a romantic way before.

Pandora (seen in episode 1.13: Little Box of Horrors) - Shown in a flashback. Pandora was the first mortal woman, whom the gods created to punish mankind. She was given a box that she was told never to open, but her curiosity got the better of her and upon lifting the lid, she released all kind of evils and diseases into the world, though she shut hope in before it escaped. Her box had since been hidden away in Ares' weapons chamber.

Pleione (Maxine Miller, seen in episode 1.7: The Antikythera Device) - The wife of Atlas, and the mother of the Pleiades and grandmother of Hermes in mythology. She is depicted as a tiny woman dressed in pink and gives Atlas back massages and chiropractic care when he needs them.

Polyphemus (Terry Klassen, seen in episode 1.17: Eye for an Eye) - The one-eyed cyclops and son of Poseidon who was blinded by Odysseus wielding a sharpened log, which he still keeps with him as a reminder. Since the blinding, he had taken up smithing to redeem himself in the eyes of the gods. Cronos gives him his sight back in exchange for seven descendants of the Greek heroes, and sets-up his new workshop at an abandoned factory. Poisoning his mind that the descendants of the original heroes were the originals, he captured five until Archie and Theresa freed them. Archie was about to use one of his own thunderbolts against him when Odie took the fall. Polyphemus revived him with his electric orb that also serves as a charger for the thunderbolts. But then Cronos brought the building down, possibly killing him. Polyphemus also holds strong values for honour.

Techno-Greeks (seen in episode 1.23: They Might Be G.I.Ants) - A trio of techno savvy assistants working for Hermes in a sub-station usually set below Hermes' communications room. They are Optus, Phonus, and Logus (the latter said to have the fastest fingers any one can find), and in addition to their searching and technological tracking abilities, seem fond of online video games and invite Odie to join their team.

Gadgets and vehicles

Astrolabe - A part of the Antikythera Device, protected by the gods and used as bait to try to capture Chronos. When inserted into the Antikythera Device, it serves as a key to activate a powerful destruction process that can sink continents into the ocean. Used in episode 1.7: The Antikythera Device.

CLEW (Cartographic Laser-enhanced Way finder) - Put together by Odie, it's a GPS of sorts. It gives the possibility to anyone using it to click on two points and be given the shortest route between them. CLEW is an allusion to the "clew of magic thread" used by Theseus to escape the labyrinth of the Minotaur. Used in episode 1.10: Mazed and Confused.

Electro-magnetic Paralyzing Beam - Used by the heroes to temporarily immobilize Talos. Used in episode 1.20: Many Happy Returns.

EMR (Electro-muscular Disrupter) - It looks like a gun and fires a large net with probes that attach onto the target. The probes send electric shocks to paralyse muscles upon impact. Wielded by Atlanta. Used in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy.

Gas Masks - Filters fitted over the nose and mouth that prevented the heroes from being affected by the knock-out gas used in the security system's elevator. Used in episode 1.9: Sibling Rivalry.

Gliders - Collapsible portable hangliders that are strapped to the back using a harness that buckles around the waist and can be controlled to a degree using handlebars. Used in episode 1.12: Prisoner Campe.

Gravitational Blade - A xiphos with a retractable blade. Jay's weapon of choice, when he's not using his retractable staff.

Greaves - A pair of manacles. The right greave was originally used by Zeus to change ants into humans to repopulate an island where the people all died of plague. Cronus obtains the left greave and uses it to transform an entire army regiment into ants and control them. After Zeus finds the right greave, he gives it to Hermes, who poses as a medical officer to change the bewildered soldiers back into humans.

Hephaestus Whip - A retractable whip made from the thinnest metal ever forged. At the end of the chord is a small three-pronged grappling hook. It's supposed to be able to cut through anything, but this trait seems to be selective, as there have been times where the chord was grabbed without it slicing through. The handle the whip retracts into seems to have buttons that can activate additional features, such as sending an electrical current through the whip (episode 1.2: Chaos 102). Archie's signature weapon, which he received from Ares after his first training session.

Hermes' Caduceus - The herald's staff of Hermes. Whoever wields it can control any animal, both ordinary and mythological, as long as the staff isn't broken. It is the only thing that can control the griffins. The caduceus also has a switch that can turn its powers off and on, and it appears to be heavier than it looks. Used in episodes 1.1 to 1.3: Chaos 101, 102 & 103, and episode 1.6: Trojan Horse.

Hermes' Portal - While not a gadget or vehicle per se, the secret portal in Hermes' room, concealed behind a wall emblazoned with the caduceus and compass rose, can transport anyone to any location instantly. Used in episode 1.12: Prisoner Campe and episode 1.16: Get Kraken.

Herry's Truck - A pick-up truck that fits ten people. Herry received it from his grandmother, and Hephaestus later upgraded it so it would have better speed and power.

Hover Jet - A futuristic two-person jet plane, designed by Hephaestus. It has a navigation system modeled after a virtual reality video game, though it practically flies itself. It appears that barf bags are included by the seats. Explosives optional. Used in episode 1.16: Get Kraken and 1.20: Many Happy Returns.

Jaw-Trap Bolas - A throwing weapon composed of three metal balls acting as weights connected by a metal chord. Each of the balls can open-up to catch onto things, but they're usually wrapped around a target. Atlanta's usual weapon of choice.

Laser Cage- A hexagonal cage that was made to hold Cerberus but he "broke" out by using the old tunnel escape trick. Used in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy.

Medallions - Each of the teenage heroes found one of these prior to being recruited and sent to New Olympia. They are gold and worn around a chain, and each one is monogrammed with the individual's first initial. They identify the teenagers as heroes, and are used as keys to open the school janitor's door to the secret hide-out of the gods, as well as access the weapons storage and the security system-controlled elevator.

Nano-bots - Put together by Odie, these minuscule green-light emitting robots can eat through any sort of chemical or biological nightmare. Used in episode 1.13: Little Box of Horrors.

Trapping Net - A net that, when compressed, looks somewhat like a volleyball. The team used it to trap the Seithr, though unsuccessfully. Used in episode 1.13: Little Box of Horrors.

Night-Vision Googles - Goggles with green lenses used to see in the dark. Used in episode 1.17: Eye for an Eye.

Olympian Rope - Toughest rope around, infinitely compressible and supposed to be unbreakable. It's very useful against winged predators. Also good for trying to get a girl by snatching a suiter. So far it has only been used by Herry. Used in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy and episode 1.11: Field of Nightmares.

Pandora's Box - A golden hexagonal box that once contained all the evils of the world stored in Ares' weapons vault, originally given to Pandora, who was forbidden to open it. Archie, like Pandora, opens it out of curiosity and releases the only two things that Pandora managed to stop from escaping: Hope and the Seithr. According to Hope, the box is actually much more spacious inside than it appears. Seen in episode 1.13: Little Box of Horrors.

PMR (Portable Mobile Radio) - Acts as a walkie talkie, camcorder, camera, GPS, and tazer. It probably has other abilities as well that have yet to be shown. Each of the heroes is equipped with one all the time and serves as their main means of communication with each other.

Promethian Fire Glowsticks - Serve as lights down in the tunnels, giving off a green glow. Used in episode 1.10: Mazed and Confused and episode 1.22: They Might be G.I. Ants. The name is a reference to how Prometheus stole fire from the gods in a hollow reed.

Reflecter Lens Goggles - Served as protection against the Gorgons if they try to turn the Heroes to stone with their gaze. Used in episode 1.9: Sibling Rivalry.

Research Vessel - A small submersible equipped for underwater research the heroes borrow to travel to Atlantis. It has a chamber which can flood with water in order to go scuba-diving. Since it is a research vessel, it is not equiped with any weapons. Used in episode 1.7: The Antikythera Device.

Stun Baton - Probably a type of tazer, wielded by Neil. Sends electric shocks into targets upon impact. Used in episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy.

Subsonic Filters - Better known as ear plugs. Made by Odie to block out the hypnotising frequency in DJ Panic's music. If someone was already affected, put them on and snap your fingers. Used in episode 1.5: The Nature of Things.

Tracker - A blowdart-like tracking device. The tracker itself becomes embedded in the target and flashes bright red and it can be followed on the PMR. Used in episode 1.21: Labour Day.

Trap Cage - Designed by Odie to capture Chronos. When set-up, it is technically invisible, and once someone has touched the bait in the centre, the walls of the trap flip up to trap the individual in a crystalline tetrahedron. Even Herry can't break his way out once caught. Used in episode 1.7: The Antikythera Device.

Wrist Laser Crossbow - A miniature crossbow-like weapon worn like a bracelet that shoots small purple lasers in bursts. Atlanta thought about replacing her steel bolas with one of them. First used in episode 1.16: Get Kraken.

Mythological creatures

Amazons (episode 1.11: Field of Nightmares) - Not creatures per se, but used by the possessed Medelia to replace the usual players of her field hockey team. Legendary warrior-women who are depicted as being very masculine in physical build.

Boar (episode 1.2: Chaos 102) - Chronos sent one (which may or may not be a reference to the Calydonian Boar) to attack Odie before he could be recruited by the Olympians, but it was placated by Hermes wielding his caduceus.

Cerberus (episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy, episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - Guardian dog of the Underworld. Cerberus has three heads that are skull-like in appearance and a snake for a tail that can re-grow if severed. The only thing that could subdue him was Orpheus's lyre, although he is also fond of cake. He also has the power to make normal dogs more aggressive and grotesque in appearance than usual. He's friendly to those entering the Underworld and seems to be especially fond of Herry, but also very fierce against those who try to leave.

Chimera (episode 1.9: Sibling Rivalry, episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - A creature with a lion's head and body, a goat in the middle of the torso and a snake for a tail. It can breathe fire. The chimera the heroes encountered at New Olympia was only virtual and part of the building's high-tech security system. However, the more it is fought against, the more 'real' it becomes. As for the real Chimera, Cronus hatched one from a blue egg. Putting the two halves of the shell together will make the creature disappear. The bite from its snake-tail is highly lethal, though its effects can be reversed with treated with aconite from the Underworld's Plains of Asphodel quickly enough.

Dragons (episode 1.11: Field of Nightmares, episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - Giant winged monsters. One attacks the male heroes when they are stranded on the island with the ruins of the Argo Medelia transported them to, and another pulls her chariot. In a world where Cronus rules all, dragons will apparently be one of the creatures used to terrorize the masses.

Eagle (episode 1.12: Prisoner Campe) - A giant eagle with a rat-like tail. When Zeus had Prometheus chained to Mount Caucasus as a punishment for stealing fire from the gods to give to mortals, the eagle ate his liver everyday, which always grew back. It is summoned by lighting the fire at Prometheus' temple, and its bloodlust can be subdued by extinguishing the flames. Herry's Granny tames it (after a few thwaps with her cane and some cookies) and rides it into battle to help rescue her grandson.

Giants (various episodes) - Large henchmen of Chronos that are blue, red, green or yellow. Some have theads of beasts. Chronos can change them to have the characteristics of different animals, or duplicate them. They are very strong, but seem to be of very low intelligence. The main green-skinned one is named Agnon (Brian Drummond).

Gorgons (episode 1.9: Sibling Rivalry) - The Gorgons are three famously hideous sisters, Medusa (Pauline Newstone), Stheno (Maxine Miller) and Euryale (Blinda Metz), who turn people to stone by eye-contact, the first of whom was originally defeated by Perseus. Their hair, which is composed of snakes, allows them to communicate telepathically with each other. They are also snake-like in appearance, cold-blooded, and seem to have some degree of super-strength. Medusa was released when her underground lair was cleared by construction workers at the zoo, but she was captured by Neil. Then her sisters, who had been in hiding for thousands of years, kidnapped Neil and demanded for Medusa to be returned to them, though they had no intention of letting Neil go whether the Heroes give them Medusa back or not. The Gorgons began fighting amongst themselves, and Archie and Herry sealed their cave permanently.

Gryphons (episodes 1.1 to 1.3: Chaos 101, 102 & 103, episode 1.6: Trojan Horse) - Eagle and lion hybrids, the gryphons can be controlled by Hermes (or anyone) by using his caduceus. Serve mainly as a mean of transportation in the first episodes, these creatures can be vicious if not controlled or if ordered to attack. The one Chronos sends to attack Theresa is different in appearance from the other griffins that have been featured so far.

Harpies (episode 1.11 Field of Nightmares, episode 1.13: Make-Up Exam, episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - A flying hag-like creature with bat-like wings and the appearance of a feminine gargoyle. Ares used one to demonstrate Olympian Rope (episode 1.11 Field of Nightmares). Part of the kids' exams (episode 1.13: Make-Up Exam) was to defeat one. They are known to steal food. Flocks of harpies are shown terrorizing people in Atropos' vision of a future where Cronus rules the world (episode 1.19: Road to Hades).

Ladon (episode 1.21: Labour Day) - A lizard-like creature guarding the Garden of the Hesperides, where golden apples of immortality grow. Hercules had to retrieve a few apples, but he needed Atlas' help in order to do so. Herry climbed over the walls and defeated Ladon by collapsing the stone walls on him. Unlike its mythological counterpart, which is a hundred-headed dragon, the Ladon of the show is a large newt-like beast with sharp teeth and blank eyes.

The Hydra (episode 1.21: Labour Day) - A black serpent-like creature inhabiting the swamps of Lerna. When a head is severed, two grow back in its place. Herry defeated the creature in the same way Hercules did, namely by burning the stumps immediately after severing the head.

The Kraken (episode 1.16: Get Kraken) - A giant green-skinned merman with a red squid for a head. Awakened by Cronus with a special ring to get revenge on Poseidon. Was resealed when the Chosen Ones used a bomb to cause tectonic plates beneath the sea to shift, creating a whirlpool that sucked the Kraken back into the earth before being sealed with rocks.

Minotaurs (episode 1.10: Mazed and Confused) - The Minotaur is a half-man, half-bull creature who was imprisoned in the labyrinth and had a taste for young Greeks. It was defeated by Theseus, who navigated the maze with string. But in New Olympia, a Minotaur took two tourists from underground subway tunnel tours. It was later revealed that Cronus recovered the bones of the creature and hired a scientist to clone it. Now there was an entire herd of Minotaurs that had green-skin and were more bull-like in appearance than the original. The Chosen Ones (except Atlanta) defeated the Minotaurs by collapsing the tunnels' supports.

The Nemean Lion (episode 1.21: Labour Day) - A vicious lion, invulnerable to traditional weapons, that terrorized the inhabitants of Nemea in the days of Hercules. Killing the monster was the first of Hercules' Twelve Labours, but after Cronus sent Herry back in time, Herry managed to kill the lion by hurling it over a cliff. Hercules still got the credit for the task.

Plant Monster (episode 1.5: The Nature of Things) - A giant three-headed plant Pan summoned from the ground. Each head has sharp teeth and can spit green acid. The heroes defeated it by severing the heads, though it eventually retreated back to the ground when Pan was no longer under Chronos' control.

Robots (episode 1.20: Many Happy Returns) - Two female robots, one gold (Alexandra Carter) and one silver (Leslie Hope), forged by Hephaestus to help him with his lameness. They were thought to be lost until a group of archeologists uncovered them in a Cretan cave and brought them to New Olympia's museum. In addition to being good caretakers and very fond of their creator, they also possess a number of special abilities such as super-speed and extraordinary climbing skills. They were destroyed by falling into the volcano's lava pit while 'rescuing' Neil, who was posing as a decoy sacrificial victim.

Sirens (episode 1.21: Labour Day) - Three very beautiful maidens with hypnotically angelic voices. They lure Herry to Cronus with their songs, which seem to affect only males. Their true forms are large hideous black-feathered bird-like creatures and are used by Cronus to attack the others while he has Herry performing the Labours of Hercules. They are destroyed by Cronus after they accidently lead Jay and the others to where Cronus is keeping Herry.

Scylla (episode 1.15: The Odie-sey) - A yellow and green sea monster with six heads and sharp teeth. Each head also has six eyes and several small horns, and its forearms are not unlike those of a praying mantis. Chronos brings her to life by breaking off a small statue of the creature from Aeolus' temple and throwing it into the sea, the Odie defeats it using a tornado made from the winds.

The Seithr (episode 1.13: Little Box of Horrors) - The Seithr is a dangerous plague that was one of the evils left in Pandora's box when she shut it. It took the appearance of a creature with a mouth and multi-tentacles. If any living being come in contact with its pus or saliva, the victim contracts an illness that proceeds in six stages. The creature's ultimate goal was to infect the city's water supply. When it was eaten by nanobots, it reconstructed its DNA to form a sickly-yellow, four-armed beast. Atlanta, Odie, and Herry are infected by the Seithr. It was defeated by Archie, who was immune to its plague, wielded Achilles' spear, and was driven away by Hope.

Stages:

1: Victim starts singing "Pop goes the Weasel" and behaves and speaks childishly.

2: Says the name of the first person they see repeatedly and starts dancing with him/her.

3: Starts screaming and begin smashing everything in sight.

Stages 4, 5 & 6: Unknown, but one of the victims, Atlanta, injured Chiron and Dionysus in one of them before a cure was found. Though he leaves out the specifics, Chiron mentions "[stage five in particular] was a doozy".

Spartoi Warriors (episode 1.11: Field of Nightmares) - Violent, undead warriors born from dragon's teeth sown in the ground ('Spartoi' means 'sown men'). Tend to fight against each other when their enemies have been defeated. Jason himself had faced Spartoi warriors during his quest for the Golden Fleece.

Talos (episode 1.20: Many Happy Returns) - A 40-feet-tall bronze robot designed by Hephaestus to protect the island location of his workshop by throwing rocks at approaching ships. Its weak spot is its left heel, which is sealed shut with one giant bolt. If the bolt is removed, the robot will bleed to death. It was originally defeated by Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts, but Cronus brought it back to life and cast a spell on the bolt so that it could not be removed. The modern-day inhabitants of the island worshipped Talos as a volcano god. It was eventually destroyed by the heroes when it fell into the island's volcano.

Typhoeus (episodes 1.1 to 1.3: Chaos 101, 102 & 103) - Giant flying creature released by Chronos from its prison under Mount Etna. Head and upper body resembling that of the lion and has two giant snakes in lieu of legs, all of whom breathe fire. It is also the father of many of mythology's monsters.

Locations

Aeolia (seen in episode 1.15: The Odie-sey) - The floating island of Aeolus, Keeper of the Winds, though it is never referred to by name. The island is more like a small rocky mountain resting on the back of a giant sea turtle, with a temple at the top where Aeolus can command the four winds.

Atlantis (seen in episode 1.7: The Antikythera Device) - The ancient civilization and continent that the Greek gods punished by sinking into the sea using the Antikythera Device. Atlas is a native of the land, and he also gave his name to it. The continent is now an underwater ruin. A giant statue of Poseidon can be found in the main temple, though the temple was destroyed when Jay and Theresa set-off explosives in it to destroy the Device that lay inside.

Crete (seen in episode 1.20: Many Happy Returns) - In the show, Crete is a tiny volcanic island that is also the home of Talos and Hephaestus' original workshop.

Mount Caucasus (seen in episode 1.12: Prisoner Campe) - The Russian mountain Zeus chained Prometheus to as punishment for stealing fire from the gods. In the modern day, the mountain is the location for the Temple of Prometheus, where a fire can be lit to summon the eagle which ate Prometheus' liver each day. Cronos and his giants bring Herry's Granny there as a hostage, and the heroes travel to the mountains by using gliders and Hermes' portal.

The Garden of the Hesperides (seen in episode 1.21: Labour Day) - A sacred garden of Hera's where golden apples of immortality grew on trees. It was guarded by the Hesperides, as well as a dragon known as Ladon.

Lerna (seen in episode 1.21: Labour Day) - A region of ancient Greece characterized by swampy springs. It is also the home to the Hydra, the many-headed giant water-serpent.

Nemea (seen in episode 1.21: Labour Day) - A town in classical Greece that was home to the Nemean Lion, whose defeat was the first of Hercules' Twelve Labours.

New Olympia - The fictional city the heroes are summoned to. The Greek gods have since moved from there Mount Olympus in order to stay safe from Cronos, as well as to oversee, train and protect the seven teenage heroes.

Olympia High School - New Olympia's high school, built with a Greek architecture theme in mind. The seven heroes attend the school as students, as do the city's other non-heroic teenagers. The Greek gods reside in a secret part of the school accessible only through the janitor closet with special medallion keys that each of the heroes has. In this part of the school, there are training facilities, weapon stores, secret portals, Hephaestus' workshop, etc. Many statues also decorate the building, including ones of Zeus armed with thunderbolts and Asclepius with his Asclepian rod.

Ogygia (seen in episode 1.15: The Odie-sey) - Calypso's tropical island paradise. Odysseus was stranded and kept there for seven years during his journey home. Odie, Jay and Neil also wash up on-shore after Cronos capsized their boat with Aeolus' winds. The weather is always beautiful and the island is characterized by its sandy beaches and palm trees.

Plains of Asphodel (seen in episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - In Greek mythology, asphodel is a plant sacred to Persephone and grows in the Underworld. There is an entire field of aconite growing in the field, but anyone who steps off the path to enter will turn to stone. Odie solved the problem by putting the path's dirt into his shoe so technically he is still on the path.

The Underworld (seen in episode 1.1: Chaos 101, episode 1.4: Man's Worst Enemy and episode 1.19: Road to Hades) - The ancient Greek realm of the dead, ruled over by Hades and his wife, Persephone. The three-headed dog Cerberus guards its gates, Campe guards its prisoners, Minos judges the entering souls, and Charon ferries the dead across the river, but only if you pay him with gold coins. The deepest area is Tartarus, where Cronos was imprisoned after his defeat at the hands of Zeus. Heroes reside in Elysium, the one place in the underworld that isn't dark and gloomy, but idyllic and peaceful instead. You must dead in order to enter, although the heroes circumvent this rule by sneaking through the picture of the Seasons in Persephone's solarium. There are also other secret passages, but Chiron is adamant that they remain so. Asphodel grows plentifully, but wandering off the path that leads to it will turn you to stone.

Episodes

Season One

Episodes 1, 2, and 3 aired as a 90-minute 'special presentation'. Episodes 8 and 18 were meant to air on Hallowe'en and Valentine's Day respectively when the series was still originally supposed to air in September 2005 [4].

1. Chaos 101 - Original air date: 31/12/05

2. Chaos 102 - Original air date: 31/12/05

3. Chaos 103 - Original air date: 31/12/05

4. Man's Worst Enemy - Original air date: 04/01/06

5. The Nature of Things - Original air date: 11/01/06

6. Trojan Horse - Original air date: 18/01/06

7. The Antikythera Device - Original air date: 25/01/06

8. See You at the Crossroads

9. Sibling Rivalry - Original air date: 01/02/06

10. Mazed and Confused - Original air date: 08/02/06

11. Field of Nightmares - Original air date: 15/02/06

12. Prisoner Campe - Original air date: 13/03/06

13. Little Box of Horrors - Original air date: 22/02/06

14. Make-Up Exam - Original air date: 14/03/06

15. The Odie-sey - Original air date: 15/03/06

16. Get Kraken - Original air date: 16/03/06

17. Eye for an Eye - Original air date: 17/03/06

18. Bows and Eros

19. Road to Hades - Original air date: 05/04/06

20. Many Happy Returns - Original air date: 29/03/06

21. Labour Day - Original air date: 19/04/06

22. They Might be G.I. Ants - Original air date: 26/04/06

23. Chronos' Flying Circus

24. Sybaris Fountain

25. The Last Word

26. Time After Time

Season One summaries

Taken from Teletoon. Contains spoilers for unaired episodes.

1. Chaos 101 - It's New Years Eve and CRONUS escapes from Tartarus! When he learns of the PROPHECY, Cronus frees the GIANTS and unleashes the fearsome TYPHOEUS in order to stop JAY, HERRY and ATLANTA from discovering their destiny.

2. Chaos 102 - THERESA, ODIE and ARCHIE arrive to find New Olympia hit with a power blackout. When the heroes investigate they find and defeat the TYPHOEUS- but not before CRONUS sets a diabolical plan in motion! Is this the end of the world, as we know it?

3. Chaos 103 - The Earth is about to stop turning, but NEIL thinks it still revolves around him- even after Cronus captures him! The gang has to save Neil, the last hero, if they're to fulfill the prophecy and save the world from destruction. Luckily, Neil gives Odie an idea; but is there enough time?

4. Man's Worst Enemy - Who let the dogs out? CERBERUS did! What in HADES can calm this savage beast? Only ORPHEUS' lyre can do that; problem is the heroes have to travel to the UNDERWORLD to get it... and that's exactly what CRONUS wants them to do.

5. The Nature of Things - The demigod PAN is throwing a party, but he wants to bust more than a few moves. He's under CRONUS' power and, in the guise of an environmentally aware DJ, has ATLANTA under a spell of his own. Stop! It's PANIC time!

6. Trojan Horse - ODIE lets HERMES' powerful caduceus fall into CRONUS' hands and, thinking he doesn't have the stuff heroes are made of, he quits the team- and joins Cronus! Is this a ruse worthy of his ancestor ODYSSEUS, or has Odie really turned to the dark side forever?

7. The Antikythera Device - JAY baits a trap for CRONUS but fails. Now Cronus has the key to a powerful device and he's on his way to ATLANTIS! Jay has to lead the heroes and find Atlantis before Cronus does if they're going to save the world from a becoming a watery grave!

8. See You at the Crossroads - When a bad moon rises on All Hallows' Eve, THERESA and the gang find out that HECATE, Queen of the Dead, still has a few tricks up her sleeve. Though Theresa has learned a little magic, Hecate wrote the book on it- like, I mean, what's Theresa supposed to say to stop a legion of ZOMBIES?

9. Sibling Rivalry - After NEIL single-handedly captures MEDUSA, he can't stop bragging to the gang. Neil not only drives them crazy, but he also gets under Medusa's sisters scaly skin. When the GORGONS kidnap Neil in exchange for Medusa, the whole team is caught between a rock and a hard place.

10. Mazed and Confused - When CRONUS manages to slip some ancient DNA into a cloning experiment, the heroes have to grab the bull by the horns as MINOTAURS run loose in New Olympia's underground tunnel system. To defeat them though, Odie has to get over his claustrophobia and help the others out of a tight spot.

11. Field of Nightmares - CRONUS awakens a descendant of MEDEA, and JAY feels the fury of a witch his ancestor Jason once scorned. Of course Medea isn't alone, she has an army of AMAZONS covering her back. Hopefully Jay will realize in time he has an army of his own in his back pocket: SPARTOI WARRIORS.

12. Prisoner Campe - Jay forms an alliance when CAMPE, the jailer of Tartarus, is out to catch her only escapee: CRONUS. But when Cronus captures GRANNY, Herry takes off to rescue her and plays right into Cronus' hands... forcing Campe to choose between Herry's life and Cronus' defeat.

13. Little Box of Horrors - ARCHIE'S curiosity gets the better of him and he opens PANDORA'S BOX, unleashing a horrible PLAGUE and little HOPE. But when Atlanta, Odie and Herry are infected and the plague threatens the city's water supply, it's Archie's ancestry that provides the only ray of hope.

14. Make-Up Exam - ARACHNE, long ago turned into a spider by ATHENA, wants to be human again. Arachne strikes a deal with CRONUS, then weaves a tangled web of deceit, turning Atlanta against her friends and delivering the heroes into Cronus' hands!

15. The Odie-sey - ODIE, Jay and Neil are stranded on an island with CALYPSO, a nymph who loved Odysseus passionately. She's not about to let Odie leave the island, and CRONUS isn't going to let them be rescued- so Theresa and the others find themselves between the rocks of AEOLUS' island and SCYLLA!

16. Get Kraken - The heroes have to keep their head above water when CRONUS frees the KRAKEN. But this isn't just another terrible beast he's summoned to defeat the heroes- it's bait to draw out POSEIDON so Cronus can exact revenge! Problem is: his plan works!

17. Eye for an Eye - The CYCLOPS that was blinded by Odysseus is understandably bitter after all these years. CRONUS offers the Cyclops his sight so he can exact his revenge upon the heroes- and when Jay and Odie are captured, it's nothing but trouble as far as the eye can see!

18. Bows and Eros - All is fair in love and war when EROS hands out hate on VALENTINE'S DAY. Using arrows blackened by Cronus' rage, even Neil hates himself! It's up to Jay to bring the gang back together and stop Cronus' new Messenger of Mean.

19. Road to Hades - JAY is dead! Poisoned by a CHIMERA, Jay has to literally fight FATE while the others find a cure. While CRONUS makes plans for his ascension now that the prophecy is broken, the others race through the UNDERWORLD in search of the only thing that can bring Jay back.

20. Many Happy Returns - When archeologists discover the first ROBOTS ever built by HEPHAESTUS, it leads CRONUS to Hephaestus' most terrifying creation: TALOS! The bronze giant is reconstructed and threatens to destroy an entire island, and our heroes!

21. Labour Day - CRONUS sends Herry back in time to perform the LABOURS OF HERCULES. A LION, a HYDRA, a DRAGON- oh my! Jay and the others try to save Herry, but first they have to face the music of the seductive SIRENS!

22. They Might be G.I. Ants - CRONUS turns a commando unit into an army of GIANT ANTS and is calling out ZEUS to fight. Problem is: the gang doesn't know where Zeus is- and he's the only one who can stop the giant ants from marching on New Olympia!

23. Chronos' Flying Circus - MELAMPUS, the Dr. Doolittle of ancient Greece, is able to stop the STYMPHALIAN BIRDS and save the heroes- though not before one captures NEIL. When CRONUS steals Melampus' powers, it's all up to THERESA to focus her psychic ability and save their bird-brained friend.

24. Sybaris Fountain - Taking advantage of the bad blood between her and Hera, CRONUS frees SYBARIS, Queen of the Vampires! Sybaris may not be able to kill the immortal goddess- but seven teenage heroes are certainly something she can sink her teeth into.

25. The Last Word - Neil's been kidnapped! Kidnapped! Kidnapped! ECHO steals away Neil, descendant of her long time love Narcissus, and leaves the heroes at CRONUS' mercy. Surprisingly, Neil has some sound advice for Echo and manages to save his friends.

26. Time After Time - It's New Year's Eve and CRONUS' powers are at their peak! Though he sure puts a damper on the heroes' party by killing Odie, Jay finds a way to go back in time and save their friend. Not to be outdone, Cronus goes all the way back to the TITAN WAR for another shot at defeating ZEUS!

Trivia and mythological discrepancies

The title of the show appears to be a play on the title of a movie called Clash of the Titans, which was an adaptation of the myth of Perseus slaying Medusa and rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster.

Medea was engaged to Jason until he abandoned her in favour of another woman. She later marries Aegeus, father of Theseus. Theseus was raised away from his father (confusingly, Theseus refers to both Aegeus and Poseidon as his father, the men are not the same by any means) and Medea attempted to get rid of him so her own son by Aegeus would get the throne.

However, depending on the source, she was supposedly also connected to several of the other heroes' ancestors. Some sources state that Hercules and Atalanta were members of Jason's Argonauts; as such Atalanta, when injured at Colchis, was healed by the sorceress while the same was done for Hercules in Thebes for the murder of Iphitus (after which Medea stayed in Thebes until the Thebans drove her out of Thebes and she married Aegeus). Medea also supposedly married Achilles in the Underworld. As a result Medelia is connected to nearly all the heroes' ancestors (Jason and Theseus for certain) with the exceptions of Odysseus and Narcissus.

Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was supposed to be beheaded by Perseus. Her head was then given to Athena as a gift, and she placed it on her aegis, which he then used to turn her enemies to stone.

Thought not mentioned in the show, Polyphemus the cyclops is also, like Theseus and many others, a son of Poseidon. After Odysseus blinded him and revealed his name to the cyclops as he sailed away, Polyphemus prayed to his father to take vengenance on the hero, though as the Odysseus was destined to return to Ithaca, Poseidon could only prolong the journey.

Atlas was supposed to be turned to stone by Perseus when he saw his three daughters dancing under the golden apple tree before he threatened to let the heavens fall.

The Atlas who appears on the show cannot be the Atlas who was a native of Atlantis. That Atlas was a son of Poseidon, and also mortal.

In most versions of the myths, Hope was released, but the show has chosen the version where Pandora shut the box before releasing Hope, thus leaving her inside in Pandora's box. Also, in Hesiod's version of the Pandora myth, Hope can possibly be interpreted as an evil as it raises false hopes, so the show's interpretation of her as a cute little girl may not make the most sense in relation to mythology.

In the original Arachne myth, what also angered Athena was that the girl's weaving depicted the gods at their worst moments. Athena either turned her into a spider somewhat out of pity, as after having her work torn apart, Arachne went to hang herself or to punish Arachne's arrogance and impertinance.

Spartoi warriors are not skeletal in appearance, but look like normal human beings. In addition to being featured in the myth about Jason and the Golden Fleece, they also made an appearance in the myth about Cadmus founding the city of Thebes. The five surviving Spartoi in that story were the ancestors of the five royal houses of Thebes. However, in the movie Jason and the Argonauts, the Spartoi warriors as depicted as living skeletons, which is where the show may have gotten the interpretation from.

The eagle that ate Prometheus' liver each day was eventually killed by Hercules.

Since Odie is a descendant of Odysseus, he must also be directly descended from Hermes, Zeus, Atlas, Pleione, and Cronos. Hermes' son, Autolycus, was the grandfather of Odysseus. Hermes himself was the son of Zeus (and therefore a grandson of Cronos) and the nymph, Maia, who was the daughter of Atlas and Pleione.

Similarly, if Herry is a direct descendant of Hercules, then he is also descended from Zeus (because Zeus was his father), as well as Perseus, the slayer of Medusa (and also a son of Zeus), who was Hercules' great-grandfather through his mother and adoptive mortal father.

Nymphs have a long lifespan, but they are not immortal. Calypso died from grief after Odysseus left her to return to Ithaca.

Apollo's lyre, which was invented by Hermes, was created out of a tortoise shell and the hide and horns of one of his cattle, not the gold that appears to be used in the show.

Cronos assigned the task of guarding the cyclopes and Hecatoncheires to Campe after his usurpation and prior to the Titanomachy. When Zeus freed his uncles from Tartarus, he killed her.

Hercules' Greek name is Heracles ('the glory of Hera'), though most media tend to use his Latin one even if all of the other characters are Greek.

Chiron, the centaur on the show who explains many of the mythological concepts to the heroes, was himself a famous trainer of heroes, even running a school that trained such classical heroes as Hercules, Achilles, Theseus, and Jason, and even some gods, such as Apollo. However, even though Chiron was immortal, he gave up his immortality when he could no longer endure the pain of one of Hercules' poisoned arrows during an incident when all of the other centaurs were driven mad by a bottle of divine wine Hercules had opened. Thus, he should be dead.

Poseidon is not a merman. The way he is depicted on the show is more congruent with the physical appearance of Triton, one of his children.

Medelia's dragon pendant is possibly a reference to the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece. In the myth, Medea used her magic to put the dragon to sleep in order to help Jason on his quest.

It is curious that in the show, it is Dionysus who discovers a cure for the virus released from Pandora's box. In Greek mythology, Dionysus' opposite is Apollo (ie. wildness vs control, irrationality vs rationality, etc.). Apollo also happens to be the god of healing and medicine, at least until his son, Asclepius, took over that domain.

It is also interesting that the show chooses to depict Apollo as middle-aged, pot-bellied, full-bearded, and with an Italian accent. While Apollo was also worshipped by the Romans under the same name, he is considered by mythology scholars to be the quintessential Greek god. He is also one of the gods that is depicted as eternally youthful and therefore beardless -- one of his epithets is 'of the unshorn' hair, a reference to prepubescent Greek boys receiving their first haircut upon reaching puberty. Likewise, the kouros statues supposedly represent Apollo.

Dionysus too is also usually portrayed in Greek mythology as a young, beardless, and effeminate god whose most (arguably) intellectual pursuit was the theatre, compared with the balding, pot-bellied and bespectacled chemist in the show.

Cerberus being tamed by cake is not necessarily a random joke. In the Aeneid, the Sybil guiding Aeneas to the Underworld puts Cerberus asleep by feeding him a drugged honey cake. Ancient Greeks and Romans, according to some sources, were also buried with a small cake in-hand for Cerberus in addition to coins for Charon.

Hephaestus eats fried chicken and pickled herring, but in mythology, the gods eat only ambrosia and drink only nectar.

What seem to be the ruins of the Argo are found, in the show, on a small deserted island. The final resting place of the ship is supposedly the Isthmus of Corinth, which is a landbridge.

In the Hope episode, Archie uses a spear that was once used by Achilles in the Trojan War. In the Iliad, Achilles does possess a spear, made by Chiron from the wood of an ash tree from Mount Pelion and given to Peleus at his and Thetis' wedding, that only he can use. It was also the spear that both wounded and healed Telephus. However, only Achilles could wield it, so Archie, though a direct descendant, should not have been able to use it.

Promethian Fire Glowsticks are a reference to Prometheus stealing fire from the gods in a hollow reed (ie. a firestick).

It is somewhat odd that Athena is not a tutor to any of the teenage heroes. In mythology, she is the quintessential divine patron and champion of heroes, with some of her favourites including Odysseus, Diomedes, and Perseus.

The real Antikythera Device was probably a clockwork mechanism, while an astrolabe is an astronomical tool.

Theresa's father owning a cattle ranching business is probably an ironic reference to Theseus' defeat of the Minotaur, which was half-man and half-bull and descended from a bull sent by Poseidon as a sign that Minos would become king of Crete.

Scylla is depicted on the show as sort of multi-headed worm and praying mantis hybrid sea monster, but in mythology, Scylla has the torso of a woman at one end and six dog heads on the other. She is also supposed to be situated directly across from Charybdis.

Cronus casting a spell on the reflecting pool to distract Neil with his own reflection and him later falling into the water is, of course, a reference to the myth of Narcissus where, either by his own vanity or a curse from the gods, he fell in love with his own reflection and fell into the pool of water in an attempt to embrace who he thought was another boy. In a different version of the myth, Narcissus wastes away into a flower, but the show only makes reference to the pool version.

Archie's fear of water may not be entirely unfounded. Thetis, the mother of Achilles, is noted to have used one of two methods to give her son immortality: either she tried to burn away his mortal half, interrupted before she could finish the last bit of mortality where his heel was, or she dipped him into the River Styx, holding her son by the heel so he would not be swept away by the river's terrifying waters.

Likewise, Archie's wonky heel and needing to wear a leg brace is a throwback to Achilles' one vulnerable spot being his heel, which was not exposed to the waters of the Styx.

The Kraken is a creature from Scandinavian folklore, not Greek mythology. However, the Clash of the Titans film calls the sea monster that Perseus rescues Andromeda from the Kraken.

In episode 1.16: Get Kraken, Hephaestus makes a reference to Icarus and flying while playing Odie' virtual reality game. Icarus was the son of Daedalus, who built King Minos' labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur. When the two were imprisoned on an island at sea, Dedalus built wings from feathers and wax for the two of them to fly off the island. Icarus, however, flew too close to the sun. The wax on his wings melted, and he fell into the sea.

Also in episode 1.16: Get Kraken, Hephaestus can be seen sitting on a large statue of a Grecian sphinx. The most famous of such a sphinx is the one featured in the Theban Saga, who threw herself to her death when Oedipus solved her riddle.

The gods wanting to bring Jay back from the dead is actually very contrary to the nature of the gods in mythology. Resurrection of the dead is, in fact, one of the biggest taboos in the Olympian faith, as immortality is what seperates gods from humans - Asclepius, before he became the God of Medicine, was struck dead by Zeus' thunderbolts when he brought Hippolytus, the son of Theseus, back to life. Hera herself warns Zeus to not prevent the death of his son, Sarpedon, during the Trojan War, as all the gods have favourites and chaos would ensue if all of them defied death for their chosen heroes.

Not putting a coin in Jay's mouth would not, as Hera thought, prevent him from dying or entering Hades. Souls who did not have coins with them were fated to wait outside of the gates of the Underworld, something that both Chiron and Persephone warn Hera of. We see an example of this in the Aeneid when the Sybil takes Aeneas there.

Contrary to the show, Cerberus is not at all friendly to those who are entering the Underworld alive. One of the heads is, in fact, supposed to consume such trespassers. If Cerberus really was welcoming to such visitors, then Orpheus would not have had to put it to sleep, nor would Aeneas have to have given it cakes, etc.

One of the Fates is shown leading Jay to the Underworld. This is also contrary to Greek mythology and the Olympian faith. It's Hermes, the messenger of the gods and the god of boundaries (among many things), who is the psychopomp who leads departed souls to the Underworld. He is also the one god who is not affected by the presence of death.

While he is shown as the sole judge of souls, King Minos was actually one of three judges in Greek mythology. However, he is the one with the deciding vote. Rhadamanthys, a brother of Minos, and Aeacus, the father of Peleus and grandfather of Achilles, were also judges of souls.

Harpies are portrayed in mythology as having bird wings, not bat ones. However, in Jason and the Argonauts, the harpies are depicted as being bat-like. Also, their love for stealing food is probably a reference to the punishment of Phineas, a king of Thrace gifted with prophecy, but who revealed too much for the gods' liking.

When Theresa sees who is probably Jason in the Underworld, he is wearing a costume that looks much like what Jason in Jason and the Argonauts wears in the film and on the cover art. This reference was confirmed by the director [5].

In Greek mythology, one of the reasons why death was so terrible was because in the Underworld, the spirits of the dead were mindless and wandering, with the exception of Teiresias. They would only gain presence of mind again temporarily if fed blood from a sacrifice, such as in the scene in the Odyssey when Odysseus visits the Underworld. As such, Jay should technically not have had the presence of mind to run and hide from Atropos as he did when his soul was seperated from his body.

Polyphemus the cyclops was not a blacksmith as portrayed in the show, but a shepherd like the other cyclopes on the island he lived on. However, the original three cyclopes, who were the sons of Gaia and Uranus and therefore brothers of Cronus, were blacksmiths. They also sided with Zeus in the Titanomachy and forged his thunderbolts until they were killed by a vengeful Apollo in retaliation for the death of Asclepius. The show's interpretation of Polyphemus, a smith who wields thunderbolts, probably refers to those original three.

In episode 1.19: Road to Hades, Atropos depicts a world rules by Cronus as a harsh hell-like existence. In classical mythology however, Cronus ruled over the Golden Age of the Ages of Man. That age was the peak of utopic existence for the world, and Romans celebrated that era with Saturnalia (Saturn being Cronus in Roman mythology). However, the Greeks also believed that man was progressing towards a worst world as time passes by. Thus, it may make sense that Cronus, ruling at the end of the Iron Age that the show would be taking place during, would be ruling a world fallen into a dystopic state.

Aphrodite has a bed shaped like a seashell in her room, a reference to how she is supposedly stood on a seashell as she rose from the sea during one version of her birth, most famously depicted in Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus painting.

In 1.14 Make-up Exam, Odie is shown to be the least capable archer amongst the heroes and struggles to string his bow. Ironically, his ancestor Odysseus was able to string a particularly stiff bow and fire an arrow through the sockets of twelve axes to reveal his true identity before the suitors of his wife, Penelope, upon his return to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

Cronus' weapon of choice are scythes. In mythology, Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, with a sickle at the urging of his mother, Gaia, to usurp him.

Episode 1.22's title (They Might Be G.I.Ants) is a play on the name of the novelty band, They Might Be Giants

External links

References

Andrew Borkowski, TV Guide: "It's all Greek to me". Toronto: Transcontinental Media, January 21st-27th, 2005.