Ceto minor Oceanid also named Ceto, or with various mythological beings referred to as "ketos" (plural "ketea"); this is a general term for "sea monster" in Ancient Greek. Hesiod's "Theogony" lists the children of Phorcys and Ceto as Echidna, The Gorgons (Euryale, Stheno, and the infamous Medusa), The Graeae (Deino, Enyo, Pemphredo, and sometimes Perso), and Ladon, also called the Drakon Hesperios ("Hesperian Dragon", or dragon of the Hesperides). These children tend to be consistent across sources, though Ladon is sometimes cited as a child of Echidna by Typhon and therefore Phorcys and Ceto's grandson. The Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius cites
Greek mythology in popular culture called Trojans. The use of Greek mythology in children's television shows is credited with helping to bring "the great symbols of world literature and art" to a mass audience of children who would otherwise have limited exposure. Children's programming has included items such as a recurring segment on CKLW-TV where Don Kolke would be dressed up as Hercules and discuss fitness and Greek mythology. The Battlestar Galactica franchise (particularly the 2004 television series) developed from concepts that utilized Greek mythology and the series "Heroes", played on the concept of the new generation of gods overthrowing the old. The television series