42 Movie Quotes about Greek Mythology (+ Sound Clips)

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Memorable quotes about greek mythology, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Lord Zeus, I was a sinner. I've never tried to deny it. But I didn't sin every day. Why, then, do you punish me every day?

Tim Turner as Jason in Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

2 Remember, one look from her is enough. If you must see her, use the inside of your shield as a mirror. Her reflection cannot harm you. Never look her in the face.

Harry Hamlin as Perseus in Clash of the Titans (1981)

3 And she has them believing that poor old ape with a twisted foot is a satyr!

Mia Farrow as Lady Amalthea in The Last Unicorn

4 Beware the Greeks bearing gifts.

Rossana Podestà as Helen Of Troy in Helen of Troy (1956)

5 When the great god Zeus, father of Achilles, gave him his choice between a long life of obscurity and a short one filled with glory, he chose glory. So did I.

Richard Burton as Alexander The Great in Alexander the Great (1956)

6 Greek mythology, the titans were greater even than the gods. They ruled their universe with absolute power. Well, that football field out there tonight, that's our universe. Let's rule it like titans.

Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans

7 You witch! While I slept you turned a band of heroes into swine. -It was much easier to do than you think.

Kirk Douglas as Ulysses; Kirk Douglas as Circe in Ulysses (1954)

8 Someone stole you from us and turned you mortal, and only gods can live on Mount Olympus.

Tate Donovan as Hercules in Hercules

9 Pandora, it was the box thing.

Tate Donovan as Hercules in Hercules

10 Zeus, Mr High and Mighty, Mr Hey, you, get off of my cloud...

Rip Torn as Zeus in Hercules