Monday, October 28, 2019

The simpsons couch gag

The Simpsons is full of references to anything and everything. Mythology is not an exception. In one of the Simpsons couch gags, each member of the family is dressed as a greek god or goddess. Homer is dressed like Zeus, Marge like Hera, Lisa like Athena and Bart as Hermes. This small scene offers lots of mythology references.  Homer is the head of the house so he portrays Zeus the king of the Gods while Marge is his wife she portrays Hera. Lisa pops out of Homer/Zeus' head like Athena does in Mythology, reading Homer's Odyssey, an epic tale about mythology. Bart is sometimes seen as mischievous like Hermes while Lisa is always smart and wise like Athena.
https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Greek_Gods_couch_gag
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