The Story of Oedipus (Complete) - Greek Mythology

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  • @thecrimsondragon9744
    @thecrimsondragon9744 8 місяців тому +213

    Perfectly embodies what Oogway said in Kung Fu Panda:
    'One often meets their destiny on the path they take to avoid it.'

    • @emresdance
      @emresdance 4 місяці тому +7

      "A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it." - Jean de la Fontaine

  • @EchoAnai01
    @EchoAnai01 8 місяців тому +209

    Thanks to this animated summary I have a great chance of passing my test

  • @KingMajin-j5f
    @KingMajin-j5f Рік тому +422

    My man Oedipus ain’t deserve that fr

  • @abc.animal5143
    @abc.animal5143 Рік тому +265

    “And then there was that play, that Oedipus thing? Man, I thought I had problems!” - Disney’s Hercules (1997)

    • @Needsmoreflash
      @Needsmoreflash 8 місяців тому +8

      That's why I'm here😂

    • @yinnetteolivo
      @yinnetteolivo 7 місяців тому +5

      THIS!

    • @jazzinikki01
      @jazzinikki01 6 місяців тому +4

      dang

    • @jagirl966
      @jagirl966 5 місяців тому +8

      Also, Meg was the daughter of Creon, the brother of Jocasta. She basically took Hercules to see a play about her own family.

    • @abc.animal5143
      @abc.animal5143 5 місяців тому +4

      @@jagirl966 that’s even crazier

  • @yousefezzat1513
    @yousefezzat1513 9 місяців тому +60

    This definitely deserves more views, thank you for making this

  • @baliyae
    @baliyae Рік тому +666

    I feel bad for Oedipus. He left his adoptive parents thinking he could escape the prophecy, but he unknowingly fulfilled it.

    • @mealsome1571
      @mealsome1571 Рік тому +30

      welcome to Greek fables.

    • @Imblack218
      @Imblack218 Рік тому +4

      It’s not real

    • @mealsome1571
      @mealsome1571 Рік тому +34

      @@Imblack218 and you have never heard the term "sympathetic character" or "suspension of disbelief"? you must be fun when going to watch a movie.

    • @jacksongibbs8998
      @jacksongibbs8998 Рік тому +13

      One often meets his fate on the path he takes to avoid it. Therefore, take the path to meet your fate in order to avoid it.

    • @baliyae
      @baliyae Рік тому +4

      @@Imblack218 Doesn’t mean I can’t have sympathy for a character, does it?

  • @aaronbecker5617
    @aaronbecker5617 Рік тому +223

    I was in the play "Antigone" and I can tell you Oedipus's family continues to suffer, it doesn't end well for any of them cause the gods only teach cruel lessons

    • @user-ot2nh8qb7d
      @user-ot2nh8qb7d Рік тому +18

      It appears that all Gods or God, from any multi-theistic or monotheistic religions were cruel. Always bent on “teaching” some cruel lesson.

    • @missanne2908
      @missanne2908 11 місяців тому +5

      What about Ismene? The poet Mimnermus states she was killed by one of the seven during the siege, but Sophocles has her alive after the events of the siege, since she shows up in _Antigone._
      The gods cursed Laius for what he did to Chrysippus. It's seems unfair that his descendants had to continue to pay for his crime.

    • @jaif7327
      @jaif7327 7 місяців тому

      @@user-ot2nh8qb7d thats not true, the lesser gods themselves are cruel due to their ignorance but the demiurge is compassionate and childish and the One is ineffable

  • @carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526
    @carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526 Рік тому +195

    Jocasta did not age because of the necklace of Harmonia.
    In fact that item could be the origin of not only Oedipus misery but of all tragedy that befall the house of Cadmus.Haphaestus cursed it .

    • @PungiFungi
      @PungiFungi 11 місяців тому +15

      Harmonia was the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares and Hephaestus avenge himself by giving that cursed necklace as a wedding present. The fact that it gives the wearer eternal youth caused many to sought it, willingly risking its curse. Harmonia and her husband were turned into snakes and the necklace create havoc wherever it went.

  • @phantomeye5199
    @phantomeye5199 Рік тому +59

    👏👏 Well done. Now this is complete Greek Mythology. Now that was awesome complete story ever!

  • @emresdance
    @emresdance 4 місяці тому +26

    "A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it." - Jean de la Fontaine

  • @shubhamupman7260
    @shubhamupman7260 Місяць тому +3

    " Terrible is the knowledge, that only brings misery to those who know it."
    That is such a GOATED line !!🔥
    Just heard the tale, truly sad and heart wrenching!

  • @milutinstankovic4638
    @milutinstankovic4638 Рік тому +186

    It's kinda sad that Oedipus didn't get to see his adoptive parents.

    • @baliyae
      @baliyae Рік тому +12

      I know, right? They could’ve helped him.

    • @milutinstankovic4638
      @milutinstankovic4638 Рік тому +37

      @@baliyae If only they told him he was adopted

    • @DickDickstein
      @DickDickstein Рік тому

      @@milutinstankovic4638 If he would have killed that one witness/servant of his real father, he never would have known anything. 🤔

    • @everdream4200
      @everdream4200 Рік тому +3

      They did.

  • @cavc94
    @cavc94 Рік тому +33

    I hope you make a video (or rather a series) about the Seven against Thebes and the Epigoni. These two episodes are about two wars waged against Thebas which are consequences of this events and also Diomedes (yeah, the guy who injuried Ares in the Trojan War) has a big role on the second war.

  • @ishikalal1669
    @ishikalal1669 Місяць тому +2

    LOVED IT. Beautifully described, the vivid imagery in this video is incredible.

  • @JJ_kook
    @JJ_kook 9 місяців тому +18

    that's helped me for my homework ☺️❤❤❤❤

  • @ningthemyumnam8931
    @ningthemyumnam8931 Рік тому +36

    After a long time.. i wanna hear this story again...have read about this a few years ago

  • @deenkumarjacob300
    @deenkumarjacob300 7 місяців тому +7

    Sophocles made the story of Oedipus an immortal one by his excellent narrative style. Really it is one of the most tragic end.

  • @ShaukatAli-gf3jx
    @ShaukatAli-gf3jx 8 місяців тому +21

    The way you have said the story it's absolutely fantastic.When I heard it in the class from the mam that was a little boring,and hard to understand.But your video your speaking,the animation,it makes it the perfect way to understand the play❤

  • @abidaamindiba1670
    @abidaamindiba1670 9 місяців тому +29

    At last I found a video where everything clearly. It was so hard for me to found a accent which I could understand easily or explain the story well.😪
    Thank you so much for the video 😊

    • @SeeUinHistory
      @SeeUinHistory  9 місяців тому +2

      we're glad you liked our videos. Thanks for your comment 😊

  • @kwameawereohemeng3931
    @kwameawereohemeng3931 Рік тому +49

    Oedipus went to the oracle to get answers of his origins and the oracle with an intent to make him fulfill the prophecy instead tells him the prophecy. Very shady oracle lol. The oracle is to blame.

  • @g.g1039
    @g.g1039 Рік тому +13

    This needs more views!!

  • @moonlover2022
    @moonlover2022 Рік тому +60

    I feel sorry for Oedipus!

  • @meetuverma9933
    @meetuverma9933 7 місяців тому +16

    Very beautifully explained

  • @ariellalocalwaves
    @ariellalocalwaves 11 місяців тому +15

    took my breath away. ive never heard before

  • @Eddie.1995
    @Eddie.1995 2 місяці тому +5

    Oh no I almost cried, this was heart breaking

  • @dragonrykr
    @dragonrykr Рік тому +29

    All this, as a punishment for Laius' misdeeds. If one reads his legend, this cruel punishment does follow up.

  • @10k-Noodles
    @10k-Noodles Рік тому +45

    Dayum. They did him dirty.

  • @daxota_6750
    @daxota_6750 5 місяців тому +11

    Bro with that kind of prophecy I'd question any woman that I was about to marry 😂

  • @Fummy007
    @Fummy007 8 місяців тому +7

    This story is the definition of dramatic irony, when the audience knows something that the characters don't.

  • @francisgaming4465
    @francisgaming4465 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for this animated video, this can be my reference for our graphic book about Oedipus!

  • @rickyrick6821
    @rickyrick6821 Рік тому +43

    Ahh so this is where sigmund Freud , developed the oedipus complex from , how interesting 😮

  • @sugacookigeta
    @sugacookigeta Рік тому +12

    Nice animations dude

  • @ameliadamsen
    @ameliadamsen 11 місяців тому +6

    thank you so much!💙

  • @Graellyfreckles
    @Graellyfreckles 11 місяців тому +16

    What a nice daughter. Not abandoning her father

  • @kalgarc
    @kalgarc 7 місяців тому +7

    Every Greek knows the tragedy of the Theben King.
    -Kratos, God of War Ragnarok

  • @KalosNinja_Unite
    @KalosNinja_Unite Рік тому +21

    So according to my understanding Jocasta was Oedipus real mother isn't that right🤔?

  • @thekillalfashado
    @thekillalfashado Рік тому +13

    Please bring this to your spanish channel along The Oresteia ❤

  • @Marley417
    @Marley417 Місяць тому +2

    Bro we read this in class and it made zero sense. I wish school would allow videos in class instead this helped me so much

  • @Vxoleg
    @Vxoleg 10 місяців тому +7

    amazing video

  • @RCGmusic
    @RCGmusic 10 місяців тому +10

    Thats it. The sin of the father is the burden to the son. This maybe an example of what a generational curse is.

  • @samym1694
    @samym1694 6 місяців тому +7

    Here after Ted-ed's own vid about Oedipus & yours is better

    • @SeeUinHistory
      @SeeUinHistory  6 місяців тому +1

      That was a high praise, my friend! Thank you!

  • @jaif7327
    @jaif7327 7 місяців тому +4

    poor oedipus this made me cry and the last time i cried was months ago

  • @GamzeenMakara
    @GamzeenMakara 11 місяців тому +16

    Wait… Does this mean if Oedipus had told his adoptive parents that he got this prophecy they could have told him that he was adopted??? And then he could have never came to that crossroad??

    • @psyche.9262
      @psyche.9262 11 місяців тому +5

      nah it's meant to happen even if he knew he was adopted

    • @ItzSamkele
      @ItzSamkele 10 місяців тому +6

      He would have somehow fulfilled the prophecy, you cannot run away from fate😂😂

  • @axelrenesuzuki9334
    @axelrenesuzuki9334 Рік тому +10

    wow that's very beautiful history The Story of Oedipus (Complete) - Greek Mythology well so much sadly yup with 😮‍💨😢😭💔company with music classic but....well mm anyway ..i love your video my brother my father.

  • @ivaldi9353
    @ivaldi9353 Рік тому +14

    I bet it was an eye opening experience 😏

  • @adyseven1
    @adyseven1 Рік тому +11

    A Complex story no doubt 😊

  • @nightshadebrown7593
    @nightshadebrown7593 Рік тому +8

    Similar to the king Darius story king of Persia he was left in the woods to die and a shepherd saved and raised him. And he became king and freed the jews and god called him a shepherd he was mentioned by Isaiah the prophet over 150 years before his birth.

  • @Storifiedyt
    @Storifiedyt Місяць тому

    there cannot be a more tragic story than this weaved by fate

  • @AriadneMayers
    @AriadneMayers 3 місяці тому +2

    "one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it"

  • @damienlarson4145
    @damienlarson4145 3 місяці тому +2

    I heard about this guy because he's the main inspiration for Oh Dae Su from Oldboy.

  • @ningthemyumnam8931
    @ningthemyumnam8931 Рік тому +8

    15:05 if u insist that will be the only title u will carry in your life...The prophecy of Gods...
    May such phophecy doesn't exist in real life, how can God despise such a young man in his life.. Every one is God's own child

  • @christianchauhan23
    @christianchauhan23 Рік тому +12

    ❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

  • @frostghost75_6
    @frostghost75_6 11 місяців тому +4

    You do not want to be over at his house at the holidays. It’s awkward.

  • @jonahharris912
    @jonahharris912 8 місяців тому +3

    Great explanation

  • @uria3679
    @uria3679 11 місяців тому +4

    I’m glad that he was able to get a happy ending in Hades

  • @JenniferSanama
    @JenniferSanama 3 місяці тому

    Thanks to this haha i hopw i will pass my exam on Monday ❤

  • @courtesyontv
    @courtesyontv 11 місяців тому +9

    So Jocasta was Oedipus’ biological mother, fulfilling the prophecy?

  • @timettes
    @timettes Рік тому +7

    So I work for a brewery called Oedipus, and this is NOT the story I tell them about our name hahaha. Still makes sense though

  • @reyhanv.u
    @reyhanv.u 7 місяців тому +1

    do you have the story of Antigone?

  • @rohanmenon8570
    @rohanmenon8570 Місяць тому +1

    L'histoire de Oedipus est vraiment triste. Même s'il a essayé à s'échapper sa prophétie qui disait qu'il épouserait sa mere et tuerait son pere, cela s'est réalisé, malgré tout ses efforts. Sa mere est même morte des qu''elle decouvert qu'elle a epousé son fils. Si cruel.

  • @greekmythology-369
    @greekmythology-369 7 днів тому

    Waiting a long video about Oedipus

  • @Violetwise2291
    @Violetwise2291 5 місяців тому +2

    I feel sorry for him, how could he have known. 🥺😔😔🥺🥺🥺

  • @Daniel-cn5pd
    @Daniel-cn5pd 9 місяців тому +6

    In real life, the sons of Oedipus and Jocasta would be anormals.

  • @LemonPepperLife
    @LemonPepperLife 7 місяців тому +3

    No words ❤

  • @gautamsandeepkumar1185
    @gautamsandeepkumar1185 3 місяці тому +1

    Very sadful tragedy, I'm feeling too sad for Oedipus Rex as well as his Mother Jocasta and illias 😢😢😢😢

  • @Cebuano_Edc
    @Cebuano_Edc Рік тому +19

    The OG MF 😩

  • @jawaheralnozili9633
    @jawaheralnozili9633 8 місяців тому +1

    where can I get the pdf version on the complete story? I need to cite lines for a project I have

  • @DaughterofAnubis
    @DaughterofAnubis Рік тому +2

    Here’s the thing: the Oracle actually walked to the King and Queen and field the prophecy.

  • @MidnightBolter
    @MidnightBolter 7 місяців тому +3

    One often meet his destiny to path he takes to avoid it…
    - M.O. 🐢

  • @kiranreddy5728
    @kiranreddy5728 7 місяців тому +4

    Who is here after blink movie 🤩

    • @VP-bq3et
      @VP-bq3et 7 місяців тому +2

      Me! Watch predestination movie!

  • @ThegoldenFang20
    @ThegoldenFang20 Рік тому +6

    Great story of his awosme I love it

  • @SA-xu4co
    @SA-xu4co Місяць тому

    The daughter dropped this 👑

  • @SyedaHumaKashmiri
    @SyedaHumaKashmiri 2 місяці тому

    The kind Oedipus doesn't deserve this 😢

  • @luvylu1
    @luvylu1 11 місяців тому +3

    Isn’t fate just cruel?

  • @rajeshpt2424
    @rajeshpt2424 7 місяців тому +2

    Its so unfortunate what happened to him.

  • @SuperUnknownNetwork
    @SuperUnknownNetwork Рік тому +1

    Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his

  • @Queen_D777
    @Queen_D777 8 місяців тому +2

    No comment ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @redacted_yt
    @redacted_yt 2 місяці тому

    wait so what happened to that one guy who escaped oedipus while he killed his dad and the other guys?

    • @momi_d
      @momi_d 2 місяці тому

      Maybe it's tiresias

  • @PochoNieves
    @PochoNieves 11 місяців тому +4

    Why isn't this a movie?!

    • @psyche.9262
      @psyche.9262 11 місяців тому +4

      the whole greek mythology could be a netflix series. idk what's stopping them 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @gxblinbxi
      @gxblinbxi 4 місяці тому

      Well there is movie base on ths story called edipo re

  • @CdsStudyAc
    @CdsStudyAc 8 місяців тому +1

    6:43

  • @ma.cleofebelcina8092
    @ma.cleofebelcina8092 4 місяці тому

    If only the king and queen didn't allow their son to be away from them,then the horrible prophecy might not be fulfilled...

  • @nitinthakur801
    @nitinthakur801 5 місяців тому +2

    Came here after watching terror in resonance 😅

  • @girlunderthespellofmusic
    @girlunderthespellofmusic Рік тому +16

    My god this is so messed up

  • @sargam7052
    @sargam7052 11 місяців тому +2

    Greek gods were watching a tragic film up there
    Only intervening to make things worse

  • @alis-anime5484
    @alis-anime5484 9 місяців тому +4

    Ignorance is bliss

  • @rolandlabelle188
    @rolandlabelle188 Рік тому +6

    This mythology tells you of greed,cowardism of man ,wanting more never being satisfied with oneself not gods

  • @heartz4deidara
    @heartz4deidara 3 місяці тому +1

    This is why you tell kids they’re adopted

  • @theresachilufya818
    @theresachilufya818 10 місяців тому

    Ouch my eyes 😭 All Tragedy

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Рік тому +6

    It really is a messed up story but a lot of them were back then

  • @temporalteleporter2874
    @temporalteleporter2874 10 місяців тому +3

    Thats a twisted execution, especially for a baby.

  • @deliciouspotato2623
    @deliciouspotato2623 Рік тому +8

    Journey to the west day 8

  • @saranpatel1114
    @saranpatel1114 4 місяці тому +1

    Thats one shouldnt go to soothsayers, fortune tellers etc😂😂😂

  • @FrankDBoyce
    @FrankDBoyce 11 місяців тому

    I feel bad for this man 😢

  • @ThomasTodd-o6l
    @ThomasTodd-o6l 3 місяці тому +1

    Wilfrid Orchard

  • @Daysgaming07
    @Daysgaming07 6 місяців тому +2

    Catharsis...

  • @MrCombatmedic00
    @MrCombatmedic00 9 місяців тому +2

    When karma finally comes around

  • @BongBoy-l9f
    @BongBoy-l9f 4 місяці тому

    man..poor Odiepus

  • @leopard6554
    @leopard6554 Рік тому +5

    Like 👍

  • @mercury4metal
    @mercury4metal 3 місяці тому

    What I get from this story is, is that life is unfair.

  • @Bernie_777
    @Bernie_777 5 місяців тому

    Such a sad destiny! Cruel and unfair destiny!