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== Cultural references ==
*The comic title is a reference to the phrase "{{W|Greek to me}}".
*The comic story is based on {{W|Greek mythology}}.
*[[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] tell {{ap|Homer|Greek}}, the ancient Greek poet, that they don't want to hear the ''{{W|Iliad}}'' or ''{{W|Odyssey}}''.
*The mythical Greek king [[Oedipus]] is a friend of Homer's.
*Homer starts to tell a story about {{W|Jack Tripper|Jack}}, Janet, and Chrissy, along with their landlord, Mr. Roper, from the sitcom ''{{W|Three's Company}}''.
*[[Aesop]] tells the story of {{W|The Tortoise and the Hare}}.

=== Labor Pains ===
*The story is based on the {{W|List of Greek deities|Greek gods}} on [[Mount Olympus]].
**[[Homer]] plays [[Zeus]].
**[[Marge]] plays [[Hera]].
**[[Bart]] plays {{ap|Hercules|Greek mythology}}.
**Hera makes Hercules perform the {{W|Labours of Hercules|Twelve Labors}}.
**Zeus mentions his father, [[Cronus]] (played by [[Grampa]]), eating him.
**[[Snake]] plays the [[Hydra]] that Hercules has to fight.
**[[Milhouse]] plays [[Hermes]].
**One of the animals Hercules mentions to Hermes is "a three-headed dog," a reference to {{W|Cerberus}}.
**[[Jessica Lovejoy]] wants to adopt a {{W|Minotaur}}, and [[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.|her father]] says that she previously adopted a {{W|gryphon}} and a {{W|sphinx}}.
*Zeus accidentally destroys {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}} by dropping his lightning bolts. Zeus says that he'll let the "new guy" take the heat for it, referring to the Christian [[God]].

== The Hades You Say ==
*The title is a reference to the phrase "the devil you say".
*The plot is a parody of the reality courtroom show ''{{W|Judge Judy}}''.
*The story is based on the {{W|Greek underworld}}:
**Homer plays [[Hades]].
**Marge plays {{ap|Persephone|Greek mythology}}.
**[[Lisa]] plays [[Athena]].
**[[Moe]] plays [[Charon]].
**[[Ned]] plays [[Sisyphus]], who was tasked with pushing a boulder up a hill.
*One member of the jury is from {{W|Asgard}}. He gives a shout-out to {{ap|Thor|Norse mythology}}.

== Rock On ==
*The story is based on the legend of [[Medusa]].
**[[Selma]] plays [[Medusa]].
**Bart plays [[Perseus]].
**Marge plays [[Danaë]].
**[[Seymour Skinner]] plays [[Polydectes]].
**[[Patty]] plays [[Circe]].

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 *Zeus accidentally destroys {{W|Sodom and Gomorrah}} by dropping his lightning bolts. Zeus says that he'll let the "new guy" take the heat for it, referring to the Christian [[God]].
-== The Hades You Say ==
+=== The Hades You Say ===
 *The title is a reference to the phrase "the devil you say".
 *The plot is a parody of the reality courtroom show ''{{W|Judge Judy}}''.
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 *One member of the jury is from {{W|Asgard}}. He gives a shout-out to {{ap|Thor|Norse mythology}}.
-== Rock On ==
+=== Rock On ===
 *The story is based on the legend of [[Medusa]].
 **[[Selma]] plays [[Medusa]].

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Solar Dragon at 15:42, August 3, 2026

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{TabR|nogags}} == Cultural references == *The comic title is a reference to the phrase "{{W|Greek to me}}". *The comic story is based on {{W|Greek mythology}}. *Sherri a..."

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{TabR|nogags}} == Cultural references == The comic title is a reference to the phrase "{{W|Greek to me}}". The comic story is based on {{W|Greek mythology}}. *Sherri a..."