| Sibling Rivalry | |
| Season One, Episode 9 | |
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| Air date | February 18, 2006 |
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Summary[]
After Neil single-handedly captures Medusa, he can't stop bragging to the gang while hiding how it truly happened. 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.
Plot[]
Trivia[]
- When Jay coin hits the floor after being shot by the targeting lasers, you can see the picture of an antlered animal. It's the caribou featured on the Canadian quarter.
- When Atlanta says that they left quite a trail of breadcrumbs, this is a reference to the popular children book, Hansel and Gretel They main Characters in this book, Hansel and Gretel, left a trail of breadcrumbs behind them in the forest so that they wouldn't get lost. When Atlanta mentions it, she is referring to all of the zoo animals that the Gorgons turned to stone.
- When Jay says "She's not just another pretty face." is a reference to the song by Shania Twain "She's not just another pretty face."
- Neil is not shy about his body, as he was photographed wearing nothing but a loincloth.
- Medusa should not have been alive at all, having been beheaded and killed by Perseus.
Mythology[]
- In most myths, Medusa is stated to have been a beautiful virgin priestess dedicated to serving Athena. However, her position as a priestess came to an end when Poseidon had sexually assaulted Medusa in Athena's temple. Because women were not considered their own selves and their situations not considered by society on the same level as men, Athena saw Poseidon as doing what was set upon male deities and Medusa was faulted for his actions as it was her beautiful appearance that caught Poseidon's attention, hence Athena turning her into a gorgon so her human beauty would not draw another man's attention. Even if Athena had not turned Medusa into a gorgon, Medusa was considered by Greek standards to no longer be eligible for traditional marriage since she was no longer a virgin due to the assault.
- In several myths, Athena was the one who bestowed onto Perseus the mirror shield he used to see Medusa's reflection.
- There are a variety of myth's that have different origins as some myths claim they are children of the sea and others claim they are children of a gorgon and a mortal mother. Some of those myths also claim that the women were not turned into complete gorgons as they mainly kept their original human appearances and only their hair and eyes changed. These myths were changed since it was considered unheroic for a hero to kill a human, especially a woman.
- According to Ovid, in northwest Africa, Perseus flew past the Titan Atlas, who stood holding the sky aloft, and transformed Atlas into stone when Atlas tried to attack him.
- While Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon, she was beheaded by Perseus, and from her body sprung Pegasus and Chrysaor, her two offspring.
Quotes[]
Archie: You really didn't use a weapon? Not even a little one?
Neil: What can I say Arch, I'm really that good!
Cast[]
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