Mythic Warriors

Mythic Warriors
Also known asMythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend
Based on
Myth Men Guardians of the Legend
by
  • Laura Geringer
  • Peter Bollinger
Directed byJim Craig
Voices ofSee § Cast
Narrated byJames Blendick
ComposerVarouje
Country of originCanada
France
China
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith
Laura Geringer
Pascal Breton
Olivier Bremond
James Wang
Kathy Slevin
Elizabeth Partyka (S1)
EditorKerri Locke
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesNelvana
Marathon Productions
Hong Guang Animation (Su Zhou) Co. Ltd.
Scholastic Inc.
Scottish Television Enterprises (S1)
CBS Television (S1)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseNovember 7, 1998 (November 7, 1998) –
January 22, 2000 (January 22, 2000)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

Mythic Warriors (also known as Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend) is a 1998–2000 anthology animated television series,[1] which featured retellings of popular Greek myths that were altered so as to be appropriate for younger audiences, produced by Nelvana and Marathon Media.[2] Two seasons of episodes were produced in February 8, 1998 and March 14, 1999;[3] then aired as reruns until May 21, 2000, when CBS' abolition of its Nelvana-produced children's programming in favor of Nick Jr. and later, Nickelodeon content resulted in its cancellation. The series was based on the book series Myth Men Guardians of the Legend written in 1996 and 1997 by Laura Geringer and illustrated by Peter Bollinger.[4]

The series was a fixture of CBS' Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. Scottish Television screened the series as part of its children programme Inside Out. The show was repeat in 2009 on wknd@stv, which is a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, then on Saturday mornings on STV during 2010. The series has been translated into Scottish Gaelic and is broadcast on BBC Alba since 2010.

Most of the characters in the show are portrayed with their original Greek names, with a few Romanized exceptions (e.g. Hercules, Ulysses).

  1. ^ "STE partners with Nelvana in CBS deal".
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 421. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 577–578. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. ^ Erickson, Hal, Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003, McFarland & Co, 2005, page 578