The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie

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    Before the creation of humanity, the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans. Most Titans were destroyed or driven to the eternal hell of Tartarus. But the Titan Prometheus, whose name means foresight, persuaded his brother Epimetheus to fight with him on the side of the Gods. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Prometheus.
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  • @romaniangypsy3640
    @romaniangypsy3640 4 роки тому +14264

    Zeus:why do the humans have fire
    Prometheus: whouldnt you like to know weather boy

  • @Death_Korps_Officer
    @Death_Korps_Officer 3 роки тому +12145

    Let's not forget he had the power to see the future. He knew exactly what would happened to him, and yet did it anyway. Absolute mad respect for him.

    • @chamgod007
      @chamgod007 2 роки тому +213

      Could that also be fate? He had no free will to make that choice cause the future dictated his actions.

    • @Death_Korps_Officer
      @Death_Korps_Officer 2 роки тому +520

      @@chamgod007 Fate would have let humans living in darkness and fear. Prometheus challenged fate by giving them, or well us, the power of fire.

    • @Death_Korps_Officer
      @Death_Korps_Officer 2 роки тому +167

      @Amritpal Singh yeeeaahh...no.

    • @vinnytran5204
      @vinnytran5204 2 роки тому +38

      @Amritpal Singh are you religious?

    • @clashcloud5720
      @clashcloud5720 2 роки тому +23

      Like Eren Yeager

  • @aimansyahmidzulkhairy909
    @aimansyahmidzulkhairy909 4 роки тому +4558

    "wounded his pride"
    More like wounded his massive ego.

    • @ivymuncher
      @ivymuncher 4 роки тому +82

      Aiman Syahmi Dzulkhairy same thing :/

    • @wsgmayn
      @wsgmayn 3 роки тому +17

      lmao true

    • @vinlaurent_mariano
      @vinlaurent_mariano 3 роки тому +73

      Ikr🙄feels like Zeus is just like nobles before taking advantage of their powers😑

    • @laetitiapohl138
      @laetitiapohl138 3 роки тому +40

      massively fragile ego

    • @chrisixdigit
      @chrisixdigit 3 роки тому +60

      Ppl use to fear hades but he was the most chill one. But Zeus oh boy this guy the worst

  • @johntitus5604
    @johntitus5604 2 роки тому +2878

    So, let me get this straight -
    - Prometheus means "Foresight"?
    - He and his brother joins the Gods to defeat the Titans
    - Prometheus creates humans and later gives them "Fire" (Or the means to no longer need the Gods)
    - He is imprisoned and tortured
    - Later he is freed by the son of the one who locked him up
    - Centuries/Millennia have passed and humans almost no longer worship the Greek pantheon
    - Greek Gods now seen as nothing more than myth and legend
    Did this Chad just play the long game in bringing down the Greek Gods?

    • @kosiak10851
      @kosiak10851 2 роки тому +189

      wow, never thought of it this wat.

    • @ianhogben3472
      @ianhogben3472 2 роки тому +218

      And us honored to this day via the Olympic flame

    • @Madvillany807
      @Madvillany807 2 роки тому +53

      Built diff

    • @desistarktm7270
      @desistarktm7270 Рік тому +73

      Greek gods norse gods Roman gods were forgotten becoz of militant and missionary Abrahamic faiths.

    • @uncanny3637
      @uncanny3637 Рік тому +27

      My guy is built different

  • @Lakhshamana
    @Lakhshamana 6 років тому +8486

    Brometheus, the First Bro.

  • @markg8125
    @markg8125 6 років тому +5640

    'Chill Zeus bro, it was just a prank'

  • @_Dr_Fate
    @_Dr_Fate 3 роки тому +4864

    Fun fact:when Hercules had do his 12 labors, one of them was to kill the bird that attacked prometheus every day, after Prometheus was freed, Zeus didn't imprison him again since Hercules was his son and probably reputation, so Prometheus was saved by Hercules

    • @gillettematch3188
      @gillettematch3188 3 роки тому +706

      fun fact: you are wrong, killing the bird wasn't one of the labors but rather a side quest he just happened to cross close to where prometheus was, killed the bird and unchained prometheus without knowing who he was later zeus informs him that he cannot let prometheus escape his punishment unless someone takes his place then the centaur chiron gives his inmortality away in exchange for prometheus freedom.

    • @Skadi609
      @Skadi609 2 роки тому +144

      @@gillettematch3188 Are you sure? From the version I read, Prometheus was to be bound forever to the mountain, so he wore a ring crafted out of the metal of his chains topped by a piece of rock(rock from the mountains). The death of Chiron was unrelated to this event.

    • @gillettematch3188
      @gillettematch3188 2 роки тому +202

      @@Skadi609 differents version from different authors

    • @shivanshgarewal2833
      @shivanshgarewal2833 2 роки тому +10

      Oh thank you for telling that fact

    • @arjunjmenon844
      @arjunjmenon844 2 роки тому +43

      *Heracles

  • @krasotabella9675
    @krasotabella9675 3 роки тому +419

    0:50 🥺 he shapes that human’s face so tenderly,,,

    • @okaywhynot4728
      @okaywhynot4728 3 роки тому +21

      I just saw oh my god 🥺

    • @thatsalot3577
      @thatsalot3577 3 роки тому +9

      @@okaywhynot4728 oh my god😂

    • @jeffcarroll1990shock
      @jeffcarroll1990shock 2 роки тому +14

      No offense, but if this is what we look like than God looks weird.

    • @deygnymedes9827
      @deygnymedes9827 Рік тому +3

      @@jeffcarroll1990shock if someone did create the universe then I doubt they would look like us

    • @S_--
      @S_-- Рік тому +1

      ​@@jeffcarroll1990shock I mean, god probably doesnt need ears or a nose, or eyes, or a mouth. Because if god is perfect he wouldn't need mere organs to experience senses, he would be able to experience them at will.

  • @brendontipene
    @brendontipene 4 роки тому +9942

    Screw raiding Area 51, lets save the bro Prometheus

    • @reaper-pz1gd
      @reaper-pz1gd 4 роки тому +55

      @Time Lord lol

    • @manuchulliat
      @manuchulliat 4 роки тому +191

      Hercules saved him, too late.

    • @voidpickle5684
      @voidpickle5684 3 роки тому +72

      @m i l k y w a y s Heracles,not Hercules

    • @michikomanalang6733
      @michikomanalang6733 3 роки тому +218

      BROMETHEUS

    • @polaryu
      @polaryu 3 роки тому +8

      @@voidpickle5684 im pretty sure THATS not even his real name

  • @merubindono
    @merubindono 6 років тому +10289

    The Greek gods are so petty. They're more human than humans. Prometheus acts more like a god than Zeus.

    • @spartanprometheus8309
      @spartanprometheus8309 5 років тому +635

      Tofu Kingpin yes but this is the beutty of greek mythology.The gods can love ,become angry,cheat on each other etc.something that depicts us and that was giving some reasons to think about human nature,that the gods sometimes do mistakes etc.Also you must know that greeks were and still are very confident persons who thought can think before they act.We are learning those myths to become better people in our lives!That is the beuty of greek mythology!:)

    • @kenshii_jim
      @kenshii_jim 5 років тому +125

      It depends on your definition of GOD.

    • @Latoos976
      @Latoos976 5 років тому +7

      He is the best

    • @eduardogutierrez4698
      @eduardogutierrez4698 5 років тому +72

      So, Kratos (protagonist of "God of war") could be a hero for killing all the gods.

    • @retosius7962
      @retosius7962 5 років тому

      agreed.

  • @MattJasa
    @MattJasa 2 роки тому +268

    What's interesting is the liver actually does have amazing regenerative properties. It's said you can lose up to 49% (about half of your liver) and have the entire thing grow back.

  • @galacticminis8134
    @galacticminis8134 3 роки тому +254

    Prometheus be like: Humans take this its dangerous to go alone.
    Zeus: Get nae nae'd

    • @ultimatebishoujo29
      @ultimatebishoujo29 3 роки тому +1

      So true

    • @wsgmayn
      @wsgmayn 3 роки тому +1

      XDXDDDDDDDDDDD

    • @ricardoneves1916
      @ricardoneves1916 3 роки тому +1

      The university of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in your interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

    • @azeroath8018
      @azeroath8018 2 роки тому

      GREEK MYTHOLOGY 3D ANIMATED SHORT FILM--HOPE OF PANDORA ua-cam.com/video/uyzEnT9Hfss/v-deo.html

  • @ethanawaao1291
    @ethanawaao1291 5 років тому +9390

    Poor Prometheus, he just wanted to protect his children

    • @user7863
      @user7863 5 років тому +61

      True

    • @Leo-iZ177
      @Leo-iZ177 4 роки тому +22

      should have started with what's on you pick that would have been funny although i read it that way

    • @ibouchoukenemokrane478
      @ibouchoukenemokrane478 4 роки тому +5

      Hahahahahaha glory to zeus

    • @cj-zm3xe
      @cj-zm3xe 4 роки тому +2

      look at his pfp

    • @maturegambino9476
      @maturegambino9476 4 роки тому +3

      How this had 1.5k likes but like 4 comments

  • @notiancel
    @notiancel 5 років тому +12778

    Prometheus.
    Not the hero we deserve.
    But the hero we need.

    • @cutiebunnyamber3447
      @cutiebunnyamber3447 4 роки тому +25

      No replies? Ok.

    • @aamirrazak3467
      @aamirrazak3467 4 роки тому +63

      The hero we deserve

    • @stefanbohr4419
      @stefanbohr4419 4 роки тому +18

      ...I can see a sort of "guidance for beeing a better human" in Prometheus bahavior - with similar DNA
      whistleblowers like Edward Snowden don't break - but hangout the 6th years in Moscow.

    • @ougintoga7195
      @ougintoga7195 4 роки тому +30

      Why don't we want him?

    • @user-zo3wy4we3t
      @user-zo3wy4we3t 4 роки тому +6

      The hero to make us heroes. :D

  • @dawsonglawe5810
    @dawsonglawe5810 4 роки тому +279

    God: "Do this in this way."
    Person: Does it in that way, but with a twist that still obeys the rules.
    God: "I'm going to start torturing you now."

    • @ricardoneves1916
      @ricardoneves1916 3 роки тому +2

      The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in your interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

  • @nefelin3438
    @nefelin3438 2 роки тому +63

    Prometheus also had the power to see the future. Hundreds of years later, Heracles happened to meet him on his way to the 11th labor. He killed the bird and broke the chains. Prometheus helped him with the labor in return.
    But when Zeus punished Prometheus, he cursed him to be chained on this rock forever and now he couldn't take his words back. He (Zeus) asked Hephaestus to make a ring using metal from the chains and put a little piece of the mountain inside. In this way Prometheus could now live free despite the curse :)

    • @JESUSISLORD.........
      @JESUSISLORD......... 7 місяців тому

      But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
      1 Samuel 16:7, now how do we distinguish these people? Matthew 7:19‭-‬20 Jesus says Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
      God bless.😊

    • @justananonymouspotato
      @justananonymouspotato 3 місяці тому +2

      @@JESUSISLORD.........that's crazy bro

  • @mehhhhh421
    @mehhhhh421 5 років тому +2454

    Prometheus is best dad

  • @vineeth547
    @vineeth547 5 років тому +8458

    Can I get the location of the cliff of Prometheus.. Going to a rescue mission..who else wants to join?

    • @leahalexander6847
      @leahalexander6847 5 років тому +87

      Vineeth Paul Moi!!

    • @koreukii
      @koreukii 5 років тому +71

      @@leahalexander6847 Moi aussi!!!

    • @oopsalleyes
      @oopsalleyes 5 років тому +412

      No need! Heracles beat you to it

    • @andrewomara5163
      @andrewomara5163 5 років тому +12

      Me!

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon 5 років тому +96

      I just remember, Herakles have saved him

  • @mycatcoco2603
    @mycatcoco2603 4 роки тому +196

    Zeus: No fire
    Prometheus: I am about to end this god's whole career
    Zeus: *Chains him to a cliff*
    Heracles: I am about to save this man's whole career.
    Credit to Doctor Steven Vincent Strange for the first half, I just expanded upon it.

    • @ricardoneves1916
      @ricardoneves1916 3 роки тому +1

      The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in on interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

  • @MordoYT
    @MordoYT 9 місяців тому +19

    "Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this, he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity."

    • @paradise89
      @paradise89 7 днів тому

      he wasn't tortured for eternity though-

  • @ayyybraham6629
    @ayyybraham6629 5 років тому +5118

    Prometheus got released when Hercules had to do his 12 labors

    • @Niiue
      @Niiue 5 років тому +48

      ayyybraham ! how?

    • @phantochu3456
      @phantochu3456 5 років тому +14

      👍

    • @Niiue
      @Niiue 4 роки тому +41

      Agis oh cool

    • @shinji5217
      @shinji5217 4 роки тому +49

      @Agis then Zeus imprisioned him again

    • @raptormage2209
      @raptormage2209 4 роки тому +169

      He wasn't part of Heracle's labors. it just happend .similar to how he freed Theseus

  • @thecourtjester2610
    @thecourtjester2610 5 років тому +2647

    Prometheus is my hero, he gave up everything and then some, he was in constant pain, but he never regretted giving humans a chance to live.

    • @user-sp3yu1ft6y
      @user-sp3yu1ft6y 4 роки тому +15

      in the continuation he was saved from this punishment when one of the greek heros came and broke the chains and let him out go google but yes he was a real hero

    • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
      @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 4 роки тому +15

      In return we must not kill ourselves, and reunite as one human civilisation

    • @user-sp3yu1ft6y
      @user-sp3yu1ft6y 4 роки тому +3

      @@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 i mean not really in greek mythology they dont truly believe in freedom and peace more of who dominates

    • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
      @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 4 роки тому +1

      @@user-sp3yu1ft6y
      Well we should definitely have 1 leader, world would be in chaos if everyone made a decision, we would go nowhere.
      Either we fight and lose ourselves as a whole, or go to separate ways and suffer alone.

    • @user-sp3yu1ft6y
      @user-sp3yu1ft6y 4 роки тому +2

      @@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 im not saying you are wrong as talking in the present time i said that back in ancient greece they did not believe in what you believe

  • @bobbobson8087
    @bobbobson8087 9 місяців тому +34

    Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man.
    For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.

    • @josefstalin3394
      @josefstalin3394 9 місяців тому +2

      *For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity

    • @usmanturnbull5216
      @usmanturnbull5216 9 місяців тому +1

      gave me chills man

    • @juneru2
      @juneru2 Місяць тому

      *He was cast to the bowels of the Earth and pecked by birds.

  • @yourknightalyn712
    @yourknightalyn712 3 роки тому +34

    In Greece, this myth is part of what we have to learn to write in our uni entrance exams. Ancient Greek grammar and syntax is tiring but philosophy always calms be down. I guess I am thankful that we have such amazing stories to learn. Along with the cave myth or however it's called in English by Aristotle where the chained human got free and saw the beauty of the outside.

  • @kanishmaray
    @kanishmaray 5 років тому +5902

    Prometheus: The God We Deserved

    • @imdanielmartinez
      @imdanielmartinez 5 років тому +130

      Sadly, hes a titan

    • @aglneo212
      @aglneo212 5 років тому +105

      @@imdanielmartinez Titans can be fellow gods or first gods

    • @froggdoggs8551
      @froggdoggs8551 5 років тому +63

      Sadly, he was a story
      Sadly, he's not perfect
      We don't even deserve the God we have because we're not perfect

    • @grsgrtfjygjdrz4349
      @grsgrtfjygjdrz4349 5 років тому +49

      @@froggdoggs8551 theres no evidence that we have a god

    • @riatortilla9906
      @riatortilla9906 5 років тому +19

      Connar Mackinnon Just because there’s no proof does that mea it’s not real?

  • @juliacarpscasnotious9834
    @juliacarpscasnotious9834 4 роки тому +492

    Prometheus seems like the best mix between an older brother and a dad.

    • @mthercrow3818
      @mthercrow3818 2 роки тому +14

      Brometheus or Papametheus
      I feel like Brometheus is better

    • @pustota7254
      @pustota7254 Рік тому +1

      Error 404 likes not found

    • @hanbigim
      @hanbigim Рік тому

      he's better, according to literally everyone in these comments

  • @stevensantiago5733
    @stevensantiago5733 9 місяців тому +54

    I just saw Oppenheimer and OMG what similarities of a Greek myth to real life history!

    • @dentangaji6161
      @dentangaji6161 9 місяців тому +6

      "you gave them the power to destroy themselves"

    • @degiguess
      @degiguess 9 місяців тому +9

      Honestly hate the Oppenheimer-Prometheus comparisons. Prometheus gave humans a necessary tool for survival, Oppenheimer gave us a bomb that killed hundreds of thousands of people and condemned many more to constant agonizing pain and birth defects

    • @budii76
      @budii76 9 місяців тому +13

      ​@@degiguessif not him someone will invented it, and nuclear energy is the most strongest energy

    • @JJean64
      @JJean64 9 місяців тому

      @@degiguess Well, without him we won't have nuclear power plants

    • @degiguess
      @degiguess 8 місяців тому +1

      @@JJean64 Yes we would he didn't discover nuclear energy he just turned it into a bomb. People already knew it was a good source of energy.

  • @varunsambaragimath7195
    @varunsambaragimath7195 9 місяців тому +24

    Now i am become death, destroyer of worlds.

  • @thecourtjester2610
    @thecourtjester2610 5 років тому +658

    Wow, he was a true hero. He gave everything. He never regretted his acts as they helped so many lives, even in his eternal anguish.

  • @cyberwolfy37
    @cyberwolfy37 4 роки тому +456

    what make prometheus extra admirable is that he must've had the foresight to know what his fate would be if he defied zeus, yet he does it anyway because that's how much he care for humanity.

    • @Munsterkitteh
      @Munsterkitteh 2 роки тому +10

      If he had foresight he also would have seen Herakles coming to save him

    • @angelofthedeath2433
      @angelofthedeath2433 Рік тому +2

      @@Munsterkitteh tbf it's in some versions of the myth.

    • @johndoe5432
      @johndoe5432 8 місяців тому

      It's a prime example of doing what's right even in the face of dire consequences. A reminder that justice often necessitates self sacrifice.

  • @innertubez
    @innertubez 3 роки тому +27

    Prometheus: Hey vulture, what's your favorite movie?
    Vulture: My favorite movie is Groundhog Day.
    Prometheus:

  • @calvinposumah6474
    @calvinposumah6474 3 роки тому +24

    Gods: *are immortal*
    Also gods: hey i could have choked with that bone!

  • @Root3264
    @Root3264 6 років тому +2252

    The animation is so so so good!

    • @ChamaraVFX
      @ChamaraVFX 6 років тому

      Root3264 FilmRiot fan??

    • @luhed
      @luhed 6 років тому +1

      I was just about to comment this honestly 00:53 - 1:06

    • @thevirtuoso3883
      @thevirtuoso3883 6 років тому +1

      ikr? the transition between scenes is so good that it makes you want to pay full attention to each and every one of them

    • @MR-nl8xr
      @MR-nl8xr 6 років тому +1

      Root3264. Long live Prometheus!

  • @anasofiapamaldeleon814
    @anasofiapamaldeleon814 6 років тому +432

    1:53 "Fuming, Zeus forbade the use of wifi on Earth".

    • @rickysusetio2763
      @rickysusetio2763 6 років тому +48

      And humanity perish soon after

    • @Cyrillus_EX
      @Cyrillus_EX 6 років тому +2

      Sofía Pamal uh why don't you just play offline games?

    • @fulcrum2951
      @fulcrum2951 6 років тому +7

      There's offline games?!

    • @Cyrillus_EX
      @Cyrillus_EX 6 років тому +1

      fulcrum 29 yes suprisingly

    • @econguyph
      @econguyph 5 років тому

      fire not wifi

  • @kannavsharma2
    @kannavsharma2 2 роки тому +10

    1:43 he wanted to knew if zeus was a god or just another guy with power... And he succeeded in knowing that zeus was just another guy with power

  • @bbysenii
    @bbysenii 6 років тому +195

    3:11 "heh. Worth it."

    • @kevin_2942
      @kevin_2942 5 років тому +1

      Retro Bit Baby RBB 😭😭😭

    • @vanillarice6163
      @vanillarice6163 5 років тому +9

      More like
      little did the thunder man know that his son would free me for some yellow apples

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 5 років тому +2

      He must have loved us a great deal, however.... 😢

  • @guardian9744
    @guardian9744 5 років тому +2523

    To anyone who hates Zeus don’t worry kratos killed him

    • @seaseaseaseaseaseaseasea
      @seaseaseaseaseaseaseasea 4 роки тому +91

      @@sebasmsmsm That's irony for ya

    • @amarisrosalette3694
      @amarisrosalette3694 3 роки тому +26

      Y a y

    • @aideng-0.033
      @aideng-0.033 3 роки тому +13

      Good to know

    • @uniqueglow9541
      @uniqueglow9541 3 роки тому +51

      The story of Prometheus has been misinterpreted and modified in the last two centuries especially by romantic writers to make Prometheus look like a hero or benefactor.
      In short, for centuries since Antiquity Prometheus has been viewed by poets, writers and authors as a lowly, jealous trickster who did not help or benefit anybody by his actions. He stole fire by hubris and envy, he hid it or misused it without helping anyone, and he was justly held accountable and punished, and when the time was right he was justly released by Herakles/Hercules under the instructions or with the permission of Zeus.

    • @uniqueglow9541
      @uniqueglow9541 3 роки тому +9

      The violent, inaccurate, senseless god of war game will be dealt with appropriately in the next few decades.

  • @Ratstalgic
    @Ratstalgic 2 роки тому +5

    4:07
    Frankenstein’s monster: butterfly beautiful
    Frankenstein: *proceeds to turn into the Mettaton*

  • @ooftygoofty5711
    @ooftygoofty5711 3 роки тому +6

    3:35 From here till the end it sounds like he could be describing the doctor.
    "Never be cruel never be cowardly"

  • @marmalik1848
    @marmalik1848 5 років тому +1508

    *Kratos wants to know your location*

    • @roqueloza4829
      @roqueloza4829 5 років тому +7

      Oh gods no 😂

    • @lonelyrattle9215
      @lonelyrattle9215 5 років тому +32

      *BOI INTENSIFIES*

    • @indigofenrir7236
      @indigofenrir7236 5 років тому +3

      So do I.

    • @BleuEri
      @BleuEri 5 років тому +5

      Thank god Kratos free him.

    • @Death_Korps_Officer
      @Death_Korps_Officer 5 років тому +12

      @@BleuEri Plot twist: In the original mythology, he was the one who chained him up and put in there in the first place :P

  • @smtanviralam1658
    @smtanviralam1658 4 роки тому +839

    Hercules unchained him later but he didn’t inform Ted-Ed!

    • @trill9733
      @trill9733 3 роки тому +7

      Underrated comment

    • @georgejoestarii9469
      @georgejoestarii9469 3 роки тому +5

      The God of the Bible: Hey. Let my people go. 👊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊👊👊👊👊👊✊👊✊✊✊✊✊✊
      Zeus: 😵😵😵😵🤕🤕🤕☠️

    • @deathbringer4128
      @deathbringer4128 3 роки тому +6

      No Hercules killed the bird who was actually Zeus himself and then broke the chains binding Prometheus

    • @smtanviralam1658
      @smtanviralam1658 3 роки тому +6

      @@deathbringer4128 That's what I mean bro...

    • @jasonmacdonald8057
      @jasonmacdonald8057 2 роки тому +6

      when the video ended I was like "hey, that's not how it ends, Heracles freed Prometheus". because yes, since we are talking about the original Greek version of the myth, its Heracles, Hercules is the Roman version of Heracles, Hercules is the son of Jupiter, Heracles is the son of Zeus.

  • @rexappleby4731
    @rexappleby4731 Рік тому +11

    Full respect to a powerful man who worked to give people power rather than eternally holding it over them and forcing them to submit to him.

  • @BryceDoesLife
    @BryceDoesLife 4 роки тому +3

    I've been wanting this series to exist for so long thank you ted ed

  • @jastinemontecillo7311
    @jastinemontecillo7311 6 років тому +2364

    I'm really beginning to like Zeus less and less. 😕😑

    • @user-gg3td9gt9s
      @user-gg3td9gt9s 5 років тому +195

      zesus is actually reallybad so

    • @eduardogutierrez4698
      @eduardogutierrez4698 5 років тому +163

      Try playing "God of War 3" , in that video game, you'll have the opportunity to kill zeus and the other olimpian gods.

    • @melaniebishop05
      @melaniebishop05 5 років тому +38

      Welcome to the bus honey,and by the way it’s still running

    • @marmalik1848
      @marmalik1848 5 років тому +87

      *Kratos wants to know your location*

    • @alexanderthegreat445
      @alexanderthegreat445 5 років тому +8

      Dads gonna be pissed

  • @razoredge8256
    @razoredge8256 6 років тому +254

    "with fire human could care for themselves with food and warmth. and but, they could also forge weapons and wage war".
    Ares gonna be dancing for the wage war part.

    • @CyberLance26
      @CyberLance26 5 років тому +3

      Yea did Ares exist before this?

    • @Vertutame
      @Vertutame 5 років тому +10

      In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a wise craftsman who taught humans many useful skills, including navigation, writing, and architecture.
      and he gave human ability to eat meat so... You meat eaters... you have Prometheus to thank for that because if he didn't you would be eating bone by now.
      Read more: www.mythencyclopedia.com/Pa-Pr/Prometheus.html#ixzz5SkPbgwOx

  • @Mudafukka404
    @Mudafukka404 3 роки тому +9

    1:11 Zues be like "They aight"

  • @venari2024
    @venari2024 7 місяців тому +2

    Great video, I truly enjoyed! Thanks for always being there for me when no one else is. Literally.

  • @tristanjourney1459
    @tristanjourney1459 5 років тому +260

    What I find really interesting about this myth is that the ancient Greeks chose, specifically, his liver to regenerate, when we now know it’s one of the few or only organs that can entirely regenerate itself.

    • @jandresfg
      @jandresfg Рік тому +2

      why is that?? it seems too much of a coincidence for me

    • @saucevc8353
      @saucevc8353 Рік тому +29

      @@jandresfg Idk, maybe they saw that people who were injured around their liver area died less than people injured in other places, while still being a fleshy part of the torso?

    • @elvis5384
      @elvis5384 Рік тому +6

      @@jandresfg vultures really like eating the liver of their prey

  • @orangesodastudios9734
    @orangesodastudios9734 5 років тому +4040

    I feel bad for Prometheus,
    ( One like saves Prometheus)

    • @biangkisen
      @biangkisen 5 років тому +52

      He was already saved by hercales (Hercules)

    • @thalespro9995
      @thalespro9995 5 років тому +3

      Biangkisen Hlichaal how

    • @biangkisen
      @biangkisen 5 років тому

      Thales pro999 Don’t know?

    • @thalespro9995
      @thalespro9995 5 років тому +1

      Biangkisen Hlichaal how do u know he was saved then

    • @toshvaldez1944
      @toshvaldez1944 5 років тому

      @@thalespro9995 google

  • @GodsGrieff
    @GodsGrieff 3 роки тому +2

    The animation and sound effects of this video are just...WOW!

  • @lucashoudini3532
    @lucashoudini3532 9 місяців тому +2

    damn the quality of these animations are unmatched

  • @cosminblk8359
    @cosminblk8359 4 роки тому +1669

    "He shaped the first human out of mud, giving them the image of the gods"
    -Sounds familiar ?

    • @johnnygyro2295
      @johnnygyro2295 4 роки тому +130

      @Trollerlel009
      That was in the Epic of Gilgamesh, correct?

    • @inigo137
      @inigo137 4 роки тому +34

      @Trollerlel009?
      It could be the other way around

    • @isaguima9731
      @isaguima9731 4 роки тому +246

      Those similarities are due to cultural exchanges between different civilizations when they had contact with each other. Merchants, immigrants and travellers would likely share language, culture, religion, experience and general knowlege whenever they travelled to other places. So of course this would cause similarities and reinterpretations of stories and myths.

    • @zoisantonopoulos7999
      @zoisantonopoulos7999 4 роки тому +103

      Jews copied a lot of ancient greek mythology. This is a perfect example.

    • @zotaninoron3548
      @zotaninoron3548 4 роки тому +23

      @@johnnygyro2295 Yes. The character in the Epic of Gilgamesh is Utnapishtim.

  • @Marielmak
    @Marielmak 6 років тому +6252

    Man the gods where just mean

  • @kanakmagdum155
    @kanakmagdum155 3 роки тому +1

    I loved the animation and the way they explained in this video😘. Way to go, Ted ed!!!!!!!!

  • @tarmanpreetsinghdhillon7970
    @tarmanpreetsinghdhillon7970 3 роки тому

    Really good editing and animation effects, well done

  • @aloke6456
    @aloke6456 5 років тому +418

    1:56 the guy on the far right is doing jumping jacks 🤣👌🏼

  • @shafickrahman88
    @shafickrahman88 6 років тому +644

    Cool Story Brometheus

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables 2 роки тому

    Wow, these are incredible 🙏🏽 I am so glad that I found them 😃

  • @adeleaslan8182
    @adeleaslan8182 3 роки тому +12

    Zeus wouldn’t let humans have anything because he wanted to feel special by having someone lower than him. What a massive ego

  • @catherine2740
    @catherine2740 4 роки тому +927

    Prometheus: Humans deserve to have fire!
    Humans in 2019: sets Amazon forest on fire
    Prometheus: I had to be imprisoned and have my gut eaten everyday for THIS?!

    • @geetaagarwal4622
      @geetaagarwal4622 4 роки тому +16

      Humans did not directly set Amazon fire.

    • @phantochu3456
      @phantochu3456 4 роки тому +18

      Me: sadly yes...

    • @zotaninoron3548
      @zotaninoron3548 4 роки тому +58

      @@geetaagarwal4622 Ahh. Yes they did. The fires start because they're clearing the Amazon to farming land by burning.

    • @changsiah2
      @changsiah2 3 роки тому

      somewhat but ok

    • @aytj2073
      @aytj2073 3 роки тому

      @@zotaninoron3548 no

  • @apollon1
    @apollon1 6 років тому +295

    It was Zeu's eagle not a vulture that was eating his liver. What's interesting is that the liver is the only organ that can fully regenerate after being damaged.

    • @Ms13unknown13
      @Ms13unknown13 6 років тому +13

      apollon1
      skin is an organ.
      Is it not?

    • @paultremblay4836
      @paultremblay4836 6 років тому

      apollon1
      How did they known that

    • @miserykun1274
      @miserykun1274 6 років тому

      DisinfoHasbuiltAnarmyofidiots era of ignorance. good question

    • @mertbayulger620
      @mertbayulger620 6 років тому

      Paul Tremblay The liver regenerated because Prometheus is not a mortal and he can regenerate

    • @mikeyunovapix7181
      @mikeyunovapix7181 5 років тому +13

      the liver can grow back but it won't be as great as the original. there is actually a limit on how many times your liver can regrow before it can't work well enough.

  • @Arlondev
    @Arlondev 2 роки тому +9

    Prometheus: Created man, could see the future, knew exactly what would happen to him, but sacrificed himself for his creation
    God: Created man, could see the future, knew they would eat from the tree in eden, put it there anyway, punished them for it

  • @OYJluv
    @OYJluv Рік тому +4

    Such a heartwarming story. ❤️

  • @karenmkrtchyan5701
    @karenmkrtchyan5701 6 років тому +618

    This was fantastic! The animation is just unreal and the narration is as always mesmerizing, I can’t express how grateful I am that you keep spreading knowledge in such a graceful way. Thank you so much!

    • @harry_west
      @harry_west 6 років тому +2

      Couldnt agree more.

    • @MrSiddthecampionite
      @MrSiddthecampionite 6 років тому +1

      It's like you stole my words

    • @samiraa.8917
      @samiraa.8917 6 років тому

      Surreal*

    • @JESUSISLORD.........
      @JESUSISLORD......... 7 місяців тому

      But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
      1 Samuel 16:7, now how do we distinguish these people? Matthew 7:19‭-‬20 Jesus says Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
      God bless.😊😊😊

  • @gotfan7749
    @gotfan7749 6 років тому +247

    This is the proof that Greeks knew about regeneration capacity of liver...in medicine our textbook mentioned about Prometheus in very first sentence of chapter on liver...

    • @rachitagrawal625
      @rachitagrawal625 6 років тому +1

      GOT Fan Really? What did it say?

    • @sunilrampuria7906
      @sunilrampuria7906 5 років тому +8

      Just because one can imagine so doesn't mean they were able to do so. 1000 years later people like you would pick up Harry potter books or marvel comics and say "Our ancestors knew so much more than how much we know today and were so powerful".

  • @pv0711
    @pv0711 2 роки тому +8

    Fun Fact: In another version of this myth, Zeus does not get intervene to the creation of man. This version suggests that Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus, wasted all luxury and enforcements to the other animals and when finally it is the humans' turn to be finalized, he has nothing left to give to them (Epimetheus' name means the opposite of Prometheus', thinking after acting). So, when Zeus throws heavy cold on humans to punish Prometheus for siding with them instead of the Gods, Prometheus steals a coal from Hephaestus' forgery and it is him who teaches humans how to use fire!

  • @eduardoreyes2988
    @eduardoreyes2988 2 роки тому

    the art is beautiful, but that Frankenstein's monster is something else!! loved the video

  • @nevaehhamilton3493
    @nevaehhamilton3493 5 років тому +745

    Zeus: We could play a board game!
    Me: No.
    Zeus: Why not?
    Me: I think you need to go into anger management before I play another game with you.
    Zeus: .... Oh, anger management? Name one time! That I!!! HAD!!! *ANGER PROBLEMS!!!!!!!*

  • @nursepls4110
    @nursepls4110 4 роки тому +156

    Prometheus: gives humans life and civilisation
    Zeus: am I a joke to you?

    • @ricardoneves1916
      @ricardoneves1916 3 роки тому

      The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in on interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

    • @ElusiveMoth5
      @ElusiveMoth5 2 роки тому +1

      @@ricardoneves1916 Hey stop spamming

    • @wisteria8152
      @wisteria8152 2 роки тому +3

      prometheus: yes

    • @-Athena-29
      @-Athena-29 2 роки тому

      @@ricardoneves1916 thank you.but how can I get to read it full in English

  • @thenerdycousins9099
    @thenerdycousins9099 2 роки тому +59

    I did this myth for a project in school, where we had to draw comics of a myth of our choice. This was the only one I heard of from the options we were given. I knew it would get violent at the end, so I had to ask my teacher “Can I draw someone’s liver being ripped out?”

    • @pustota7254
      @pustota7254 Рік тому +4

      What did the teacher answered?

    • @hanbigim
      @hanbigim Рік тому +3

      of course! just tell them it's cranberry jam :)

    • @thenerdycousins9099
      @thenerdycousins9099 Рік тому +5

      @@pustota7254 the teacher said as long as it was accurate to the story

  • @khalid6930
    @khalid6930 2 роки тому

    The music in the end is everything 🫀

  • @justinraphael3959
    @justinraphael3959 6 років тому +284

    I know nothing about Mythology, but I see TED ED, I click. Simple.
    Always an amazing learning experience.

    • @aydensimpson6337
      @aydensimpson6337 6 років тому

      Take Latin, there's many more exciting myths to be heard!

    • @sairaiqbal4786
      @sairaiqbal4786 6 років тому +1

      Read PJO.

    • @dodo_worryfrog
      @dodo_worryfrog 6 років тому

      This is wrong, read Percy Jackson

    • @alessioballoi5876
      @alessioballoi5876 6 років тому

      Oh of course Percy Jackson is definitely a more reliable source than TedEd.........

  • @theokchannel2081
    @theokchannel2081 6 років тому +2930

    Didn't Hercules free him in one myth

    • @insearch.
      @insearch. 6 років тому +791

      theokchannel He did, though that happened thousands of years after Zeus hung him on that cliff.

    • @theokchannel2081
      @theokchannel2081 6 років тому +170

      Maria Κιrigιri ok cool wasn't sure

    • @faultydriver7637
      @faultydriver7637 6 років тому +246

      *Heracles (this is the gre
      ek version, using zeus, not jupiter)

    • @theokchannel2081
      @theokchannel2081 6 років тому +143

      GameChest Gaming Channel Fair then it should be *Herakles

    • @kaishadowninja5989
      @kaishadowninja5989 6 років тому +21

      theokchannel nope , Google it

  • @grassgeese3916
    @grassgeese3916 2 роки тому

    What a beautiful animation style for this story

  • @dawnglianapachuau6433
    @dawnglianapachuau6433 3 роки тому +5

    The way Zeus condescendingly point fingers is humourous.😂

  • @TheaterRaven
    @TheaterRaven 6 років тому +1336

    Ugh, people in the comments comparing Prometheus to Lucifer.
    First of all, those two characters' motivations are completely different: Prometheus rebelled to benefit humanity while Lucifer rebelled to benefit himself.
    Secondly, stop trying to fit stories that developed in pre-Christian cultures into Abrahamic cookie cutters. Not all mythologies are "Christianity dressed in a different skin".

    • @leandrobrazao5380
      @leandrobrazao5380 6 років тому +97

      Yeah, i don't get this people, Prometheus is this myth created human kind and loved us, gave us fire to take care of ourselves and Lucifer is the complete opposite

    • @martiqueheisler5959
      @martiqueheisler5959 5 років тому +2

      Exactly.

    • @MsPotro51
      @MsPotro51 5 років тому +13

      TheaterRaven both are myths so...

    • @e.matthews
      @e.matthews 5 років тому +41

      I'm pretty sure everyone knows that the Greek mythos predated Christianity as we understand it by thousands of years. Most intelligent people also know where Christianity as we know it comes from, and that the Greeks were a major cultural exporter across the mediterranean area and far beyond. Many also acknowledge that the cosmos are a big part of early mythopoeia, and Venus is a symbol tied (though I'm not sure how tenuously) to both figures.
      This isn't about cookie cutters, or about making Abrahamic religion more relevant than it already is. It's about recognizing the transference of information, and the persistence of both archetypes and narratives.
      Do what you will. I'd like to read some good-spirited discussion on the matter.
      For your consideration, a quote from "Prometheus-Demon" by Henry Lanz, for the journal of Slavic Studies, 1997: "As it is characteristic of Christianity, in the development of this particular theme as in everything else, the ancient Greek tradition joins hands with Hebrew speculations concerning Creation, and thus gradually Prometheus is transformed into Lucifer, or Satan, or Mephisto, or Cain, or whatever other name he may assume." Also, in more depth, the book Lucifer and Prometheus: a study of Milton's Satan by Werblowsky.

    • @luciisladica7060
      @luciisladica7060 5 років тому +1

      @@leandrobrazao5380 like maui

  • @jcliff8415
    @jcliff8415 5 років тому +293

    Prometheus, the inventor of compassion and care based on his quality compared to the greek gods...

    • @phantomwalker8251
      @phantomwalker8251 3 роки тому

      this story is much older than the greeks,it comes from sumer.our real beginnings,,prometheus is possibly marduk.who saved us from the flood.WORLD WIDE. after our creators left & we were no further use to them,.isnt it wierd,how mt vesuveus,covered 2 cities on 2 different sides of the mountain,coincidence,??..or orcastrated..

    • @theblade1251
      @theblade1251 3 роки тому

      Hestia and him are fhe only few that are kind and good

  • @tru_710
    @tru_710 2 роки тому +3

    I remember hearing about another part of this myth that supposedly was not included. It was after Prometheus had stolen the fire and gave it to mankind, he was forced to watch them burn down a forest with the same fire he gave them. Even tho he was able to teach them something new and provide something that made their lives better and easier, he could not control what they did with it after and he could not take back what he had given them.

  • @millyli912
    @millyli912 3 роки тому +4

    What a beautiful story! I love it! :]

  • @CalebJMartin
    @CalebJMartin 5 років тому +98

    I'd love to see a story following the exploits of Loki & Prometheus as they work together to frustrate the plans of the Greek and Norse pantheons 😅

    • @Yesyesirh
      @Yesyesirh 3 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @ricardoneves1916
      @ricardoneves1916 3 роки тому

      The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in our interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

    • @gabrielapanjaitan3306
      @gabrielapanjaitan3306 2 роки тому +1

      Ok i agree

  • @chrisa4588
    @chrisa4588 4 роки тому +173

    Πανελλήνιες 2019
    Greek student here! 😄❤️❤️
    .. Years later Hercules saved him from his punishment..

    • @nicolep.6516
      @nicolep.6516 4 роки тому +2

      Οταν είσαι θεωρητική και τα έχεις μάθει απ' έξω ξέρω γω
      😅

    • @ricardoneves1916
      @ricardoneves1916 3 роки тому +2

      The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in on interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

    • @coriefeinerpoetry
      @coriefeinerpoetry 2 роки тому +1

      δροσερό! Ο Ηρακλής τον έσωσε!

  • @magnusg207
    @magnusg207 3 роки тому +7

    This animation makes him look so pretty and kind 🥺

  • @riches3581
    @riches3581 4 роки тому +6

    I do not regret my love for your kind
    - Prometheus , Rise Of The Argonauts

  • @shuraevans7624
    @shuraevans7624 6 років тому +14

    This animation style is beautiful! Especially the part where ''To some, he gave flight, to others the ability to move through water, or race through grass. He gave the beasts glittering scales, soft fur, and sharp claws.''

  • @Somebody02594
    @Somebody02594 4 роки тому +33

    Dear Prometheus,
    Thank you for your courage and kindness😞🧡🧡🙂.

  • @leeeeeen9534
    @leeeeeen9534 4 роки тому +2

    I’m in love with this series

  • @digantosaha4645
    @digantosaha4645 2 роки тому

    Is no one gonna talk about the simple yet
    elegant animation? Respect to the animator..the color combinations are awesome too.

  • @ContinualImprovement
    @ContinualImprovement 6 років тому +1496

    How cool would it be to be a Greek God for a day?

    • @732pizza
      @732pizza 6 років тому +76

      Continual Improvement play god of war

    • @ReaperEOD
      @ReaperEOD 6 років тому +33

      Or you know, Smite, the battleground of the gods.

    • @sanjanasoni2262
      @sanjanasoni2262 6 років тому

      You appear on every ted ed video comment section

    • @gustialt
      @gustialt 6 років тому +3

      which one you want?

    • @zkhdillard
      @zkhdillard 6 років тому +25

      Heck no, the Greek gods are messed up individuals

  • @lihaoluart
    @lihaoluart 5 років тому +7

    2:12 That fennel stalk looks like a head massager

  • @djtarif2177
    @djtarif2177 3 роки тому

    Beautiful video & helpful, prometheus
    Thanks for shearing video

  • @leifhelland6313
    @leifhelland6313 3 роки тому +1

    Dude, the animation was amazing

  • @mars5101
    @mars5101 6 років тому +198

    I am learning so many new things...thank you so much😀

    • @mohammedbakri9858
      @mohammedbakri9858 6 років тому +1

      roa sinda this is a lie tho

    • @augustinedaudu9203
      @augustinedaudu9203 6 років тому +6

      mohammad Bakri but she's learning Greek mythology, which is a good thing because it's always good to learn other people's history and how people's lives were affected by it

    • @abeegator
      @abeegator 6 років тому

      I see that your bias is Jimin 😏

    • @MinYoongi-vs7zw
      @MinYoongi-vs7zw 6 років тому +1

      Okay

    • @trithaopham9301
      @trithaopham9301 6 років тому

      Jimin

  • @akashsaxena3267
    @akashsaxena3267 6 років тому +372

    Prometheus didn't see that coming
    ;p

  • @ophelia2936
    @ophelia2936 2 роки тому

    Appreciating the transition of visuals😌

  • @elizabethingram9784
    @elizabethingram9784 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, that was very interesting.

  • @dewrimsirine
    @dewrimsirine 5 років тому +80

    In real life we must be a Prometheus to create big change in our life and other life.
    We have that potential ıf we notice our core and good people deserve this efforts. Firtly before we trying this, we have to discover ourselves.

    • @SnowRose-wn6gj
      @SnowRose-wn6gj 3 роки тому +2

      Yes we does, but it would be fine if we skipped that _hanging on a mountain_ part

    • @dewrimsirine
      @dewrimsirine 3 роки тому +2

      @@SnowRose-wn6gj absolutely

  • @imagoodgirl18
    @imagoodgirl18 6 років тому +19

    I wonder why it wasn't mentioned that Prometheus finally got free with help of Hercules. It seems to be a big part in his story.

  • @ashfaqtahmeed194
    @ashfaqtahmeed194 Місяць тому +1

    I dont know why I got a shiver down my spine. I really connected to the story. The representation of Prometheus as the symbol of divine and peak moral values. A charecter that stands with the good foreseeing the eternal pain it will bring.

  • @Randomsass
    @Randomsass 8 місяців тому

    What a good day to start a day a daily dose of Greek mytology ted ed