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Cultural references

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

Labor Pains

• The story is based on the Greek gods on Mount Olympus.
  • Homer plays Zeus.
  • Marge plays Hera.
  • Bart plays Hercules.
  • Hera makes Hercules perform the 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 Cerberus.
  • Jessica Lovejoy wants to adopt a Minotaur, and her father says that she previously adopted a gryphon and a sphinx.
• Zeus accidentally destroys 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 Judge Judy.
• The story is based on the Greek underworld:
  • Homer plays Hades.
  • Marge plays Persephone.
  • 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 Asgard. He gives a shout-out to Thor.

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.