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The Stone Head of the Evil King
Stone Head of the Evil King
The stone head on the wall at the front of the Swamp.

Production Number

2-12 (52)

Airdate

August 25, 1994

Team

Blue Barracudas

Winning Contestants

Heather & Tony

Artifact Location

The Swamp

Pendants of Life

2

Temple Layout

XI

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The Stone Head of the Evil King is the 52nd episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 69th episode to be aired.

Moat Crossing

In this extraordinarily difficult moat crossing, one player holds a long wooden plank steady as the other crosses it. After one teammate is across, he or she holds the board for the other partner to do the same.

Moat Results
Finish Team Time
1st Silver Snakes 0:46
2nd Blue Barracudas 1:11
3rd Red Jaguars 1:51
4th Green Monkeys 1:58

Steps of Knowledge

One of the greatest heroes of Greek mythology was the young adventurer Perseus. To save his mother from a forced marriage to an evil king, Perseus agreed to kill Medusa. Medusa was an ugly monster with hair made of live snakes. Everyone who looked at her turned to stone, and the king knew he was sending Perseus to his death.

"No problem," said Perseus, and off he went to Medusa's cave.

"Ssssorry to sssstare," said Medusa, her long locks coiling and writhing. "But you’re kind of ssssweet. Ssssit over here and look into my eyessss."

Watching her reflection in his shield, Perseus lopped off her hideous head and took it back to the king as proof. According to legend, the surprised king looked at the head of Medusa and turned to stone. The wedding was off, and Perseus had the stone king reduced to rubble, all except the head.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Answers Team
Is Perseus a hero from…?
  • Norse Mythology
  • Greek Mythology
Silver Snakes (Correct - 2 steps left)
Did Perseus agree to go after…?
  • Medusa
  • Grendel
Blue Barracudas (Correct - 2 steps left)
Medusa is part of a group of monsters known as….
  • The Valkyries
  • The Attorneys
  • The Gorgons
Red Jaguars (Snakes - Wrong Answer; Not one of the three choices)
Blue Barracudas (Correct - 1 step left)
Perseus's father was the king of the Greek gods. Was his name…?
  • Apollo
  • Zeus
  • Hades
Green Monkeys (Wrong Answer)
Silver Snakes (Correct - 1 step left)
Did everyone who looked at Medusa…?
  • Fall in love with her
  • Turn to stone
Silver Snakes (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)
Medusa's child was a winged horse. Was his name…?
  • Calypso
  • Poseidon
  • Pegasus
Green Monkeys (Correct - 2 steps left)
The Greek goddess of wisdom gave Perseus a polished shield to look at Medusa without turning to stone. Was her name…?
  • Aphrodite
  • Athena
  • Anita
Red Jaguars (Correct - 2 steps left)
Which of these cities is named for the Greek goddess of wisdom?
  • Alexandria
  • Athens
  • Antioch
Blue Barracudas (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Blue Barracudas are Tony and Heather. The Silver Snakes are Chris and Kristen.

Pegasus (Squirting Statue)[]

According to myth, when Medusa died, a beautiful winged horse called Pegasus sprang from her neck. Before Chris and Heather stood Pegasus's head. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to grab a wing, shimmy up his backbone, and place the wing on his shoulder. Of course, Pegasus doesn't like to be mounted by strangers and he would snort and spit at the players, so they had to hold on tight on their way up. The player to place both wings on Pegasus's shoulders or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Heather was able to place her second wing before Chris with thirty-two seconds remaining, earning the Blue Barracudas the Half Pendant of Life.

Athena's Shield (Mountain)[]

Athena helped Perseus with his quest. So in thanks, Perseus brought Medusa's head up to Mount Olympus and gave it to her. Before Kristen and Tony stood a mountain with many holes into which their pegs fit. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to grab their sack containing Medusa's head, climb the mountain by placing the pegs in the holes, and place sack on Athena's shield. The player to hang Medusa's head on Athena's shield or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Although neither player managed to hang the bag on the shield, Tony was ruled to be further along because he was in the process of hanging the sack on shield.

Stone King Smash (Slingshot Bowling)[]

When Perseus returned and found the royal wedding in progress, he showed the head of Medusa to the evil king and turned him to stone. The teams' task was to finish the job by knocking the statue of the stone king down. When Kirk gave the signal, one player had to load their slingshot and launch the ball at one of the statues on the wall. Then, it was his/her partner's turn to do the same. The team to knock down all four statues or the team furthest along in 60 seconds won. The Blue Barracudas won the game and the full pendant after knocking down three statues down, while the Silver Snakes only managed to knocked down two, Sending the Blue Barracudas to Olmec's Temple with two full pendants. The Silver Snakes did not win any pendants.

Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won
Blue Barracudas Won Won Won 2 Pendants
Silver Snakes Lost Lost Lost 0 Pendants

Temple Run

Heather went first and started by going up into the Crypt, but she failed to pull all three books. After trying only two (she never tried the one left of the Temple Guard door), she descended into the Ledges and then went directly for the artifact, hitting a Temple Guard in the Throne Room along the way. She was scared quite a bit by the guard and the door into the Swamp obviously did not open, so the guard himself had to finally show her she could go up into Medusa's Lair, where she ended up being taken out with 2:09 remaining.

Tony Completing the Medusa's Lair Objective

Tony completing the Medusa's Lair objective.

Tony directly followed Heather's path to Medusa's Lair (including unnecessarily entering the Crypt). He had the worst time in Medusa's Lair; at this point in the show's run, a player had to put four snakes into Medusa's head to complete the objective. He entered Medusa's Lair with 1:30 on the clock, but when he left, only eighteen seconds remained. He met the third Temple Guard in the King's Storeroom, then held each pot from the top with one hand and shattered them from the side with the other, which sent the key flying. He broke all three pots, but time ran out before he could find the key. This was another episode that proves that the Temple is a different animal from any of the other challenges.

Temple Run Results
Victory No
Grabbed the Artifact No
Reached the Artifact's Room No
Method of Loss Failed Acquisition
Temple Guard Locations The Throne Room
Medusa's Lair
The King's Storeroom

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