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1. Hestia welcomes her first guest onto the show. This woman clearly thinks a lot of herself as she remarks, "when you look this good, you can't just have one man". Indeed, this woman is here to come clean about her cheating ways, saying that "she just can't resist a bad boy", and who can be badder than the god of war? Who is this cheating goddess?
2. This next woman immediately gains the sympathy of the crowd as she explains that her husband ran away with another woman. As her estranged husband marches onto the set, the sympathy for this woman changes to hostility, as he explains that this woman killed his uncle, Pelius, as well as her own brother, Absyrtus. Which female figure of Greek mythology is being described here?
3. Hestia and her trusty audience take a step back from this next guest, who is furious with his mother, demanding justice for her unfaithfulness to, and murder of, his father, Agamemnon. "Aside from trying to sacrifice my sister Iphigenia," this man says, "he was a good dad." What is the name of this vengeful son?
4. "I was once beautiful," cried this next guest on 'The Hestia Springer Show'. The crowd shout out in disgust as most cannot even look this woman in the eye. Hestia, ever the objective host, explains that this woman is, in fact, the victim, having been turned into a monster after being harassed by a certain sea god and then being transfigured. What is the name of this guest?
5. "Siblings who will not share" is the title of this segment of the show, and Hestia has her hands full with a pair of brothers who are continuously squabbling. "Eteocles, my brother, just won't give me what is rightly mine," whines this next guest. "Since he won't share, me and my six mates have decided we're 'against Thebes' and I'm going to take what I deserve!". What is the name of this disgruntled brother?
6. Hestia has often dealt with "It's Me or Her" situations on her show, but she is now dealing with the fallout of a decision already made by her next guest, Paris, who had to award one goddess with a golden apple ascribed to "the fairest". Which trouble-stirring goddess dropped this golden apple?
7. "A Woman Divided" sums up this next guest, who seems incapable of suppressing the hate she has for her own son, Meleager, who killed her brother. "I cannot believe he chose that harlot instead of his own family!" shouts the woman who holds a brand above a lit match. This action is met with gasps from the ever-responsive audience. What is the name of this woman?
8. Next up on 'The Hestia Springer Show', an angry Pirithous tells of how a group of drunkards ruined what was meant to be the happiest day of his life. As Hippodamia, his bride, weeps, Hestia declares "let's meet them!" as the group responsible for ruining this couple's big day enter the studio. What type of creatures do we expect to see?
9. "Aww" chimes the crowd in synchronicity as Hestia's next guest enters the stage. "Everyone thinks I'm a baby, just because I'm the youngest of 50 sons. All I wanted to do was fight in the Trojan war!" What is the name of this character from Greek mythology?
10. Hestia has left the most dysfunctional family til last, as her final guest enters. "Ready for a new start with my new wife, Phaedra, how was I to know that she would fall in love with my own son!" cries this man who is otherwise known for his heroic adventures on Crete. Who is Hestia's final guest?
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