The Most Misunderstood Monster of Greek Mythology

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  • @jeffiot
    @jeffiot  3 місяці тому +45

    thanks for watching!
    Use code REALAMBROSIAHOURS50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at bit.ly/4dCzjLz!
    I know these animated videos aren't for everyone, but sometimes i just have a need to torture myself for a couple of months, and this is the result of that. please consider the patreon!

    • @RowieFox
      @RowieFox 3 місяці тому

      story time 🤩

  • @barkbarkbunny
    @barkbarkbunny 3 місяці тому +458

    Jeffiot falls squarely in that category of creator that I will stop whatever I'm doing to watch the latest masterpiece.

    • @XxCrystalPhoenix
      @XxCrystalPhoenix 3 місяці тому +6

      Exactly. No offense to any of the other outstanding creators out there, but Jeffiot is the only one I sub to on Patreon ❤

    • @welp-yg3tu
      @welp-yg3tu 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes.

    • @SusieSideEye
      @SusieSideEye 3 місяці тому +4

      I’m an idiot who has premium and usually listen to UA-cam while doing other stuff. Not with Jeffiot. Spliff gets rolled and I settle down to watch and inevitably laugh my arse off.

    • @VictorSantos-gs3rk
      @VictorSantos-gs3rk 2 місяці тому

      That's absolutely true

    • @GPismymom
      @GPismymom 2 місяці тому +2

      I'm in school right now and I Still started watching it the moment I saw

  • @jazzymoth
    @jazzymoth 3 місяці тому +195

    I should say; one interesting aspect of the minotaur myth is that it's based on something much older than the Greek myth itself. Crete had a pretty ancient civilisation on the island, the Minoans, who used a LOT of bull iconography in their paintings and sculptures, which were left behind in ruins the Greeks would have known of, ancient even to them. It's thought that the Greeks based the minotaur on the depictions of bull-headed men, and used it to slander the people of Crete as barbaric given the unpleasant details of the story. In fact, you can read the whole story as metaphorical with Theseus representing the Greeks and the minotaur representing the Minoans! They did the same with the cyclops myth, basing that on mammoth skulls.

  • @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084
    @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 3 місяці тому +159

    35:54 fun fact here Ariadne while abandoned on this island, apparently looked so sad that Dionysus, the god of wine said "Ay bro wtf up with my family" took pity on her and tried to save her from the island, they got married some years later, with her taking ambrosia and becoming the lady of the labyrinth. It is famously and ironically, the only relationship that doesn't cheat on each other, in the entirety of greek mythology, even hades gets one.
    BONUS CONTENT
    This is I assume every night that they live together
    "Honey I'm home"
    a very drunk Ariadne "I MADE 15 LABYRINTHS AND I'M PUTTING THE GODS IN THEM"
    "I love you"
    "LOVE YOU TO NOW GET IN THE LABYRINTH"

    • @imjustdandy9799
      @imjustdandy9799 2 місяці тому +26

      There is actually one tale where dionysus cheats on ariadne and as an apology creates a constellation of stars for her (the crown or diadem) but theres an alternate version where the constellation was a wedding present, no cheating involved. I choose to believe that one is “canon”

    • @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084
      @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 2 місяці тому +7

      @@imjustdandy9799 never knew about that, what a bummer, but i choose to believe in the latter one too tbh

    • @ElvenTinuviel
      @ElvenTinuviel 2 місяці тому +1

      Dionysus, god of wine and debauchery and epic orgies, doesn't cheat? That's hilarious to consider. But there are so many versions of Greek mythology that you could probably find one or two other faithful couples....

    • @Andre-c6z
      @Andre-c6z 2 місяці тому

      There is a version where Dionysius threatened Theseus to abandon Ariadne because he wanted her for himself and mind wipes Theseus memory of her.

    • @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084
      @aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 2 місяці тому

      @@Andre-c6z It's the guy that made the ariadne and the medusa retellings isn't it, he also made hades and persephone cheat on each other so I wouldn't be surprised

  • @veggiedragon1000
    @veggiedragon1000 3 місяці тому +365

    "Zues is not that reliable" is the coldest possible Greek mythology take from someone who does know a lot of those stories.

    • @vivixion
      @vivixion 3 місяці тому +36

      downright frigid lmao, dare I say absolutely zero

    • @KaptajnKaffe
      @KaptajnKaffe 3 місяці тому +34

      You can't trust any of the gods - you are their plaything, they do whatever they want to you!
      Sometimes I really get why ancient people saw the old testament to be mercifull compared to the "old gods" 😂😂

    • @RedTail1-1
      @RedTail1-1 2 місяці тому

      Who is Zues?...

    • @KaptajnKaffe
      @KaptajnKaffe 2 місяці тому +11

      @@RedTail1-1 Zeus younger not as well known brother.
      He made a great country album btw.

    • @Irish_Enderman
      @Irish_Enderman 2 місяці тому +3

      That's the joke

  • @rodrikforrester6989
    @rodrikforrester6989 3 місяці тому +101

    Don't forget the coolest thing about King Aegeus killing himself - since he threw himself into it, he's the namesake of the Aegean Sea!

  • @Irish_Enderman
    @Irish_Enderman 2 місяці тому +44

    The first Poseidon and Zeus bits are even funnier when you consider that he's Zeus' brother, so Minos decided to ask his uncle for help over his father

  • @foolsenigma
    @foolsenigma 3 місяці тому +146

    Very clever of jeff to ensure the youth will learn ancient greek mythology by finding a way to tie it to fortnite

    • @willr563
      @willr563 3 місяці тому

      With how furries are a thing, it’s very important to show the ramifications of fucking a bull 🐂

  • @fish_in_distress
    @fish_in_distress 2 місяці тому +31

    British: Mai-nos
    American: Mih-nos
    Jeff:"So King Mee-nos"

  • @cousinacademylogan6868
    @cousinacademylogan6868 3 місяці тому +161

    rubbing my hands together like a fly

  • @bareakon
    @bareakon 2 місяці тому +22

    "I didn't want to come crawling to daddy..."
    So I guess he comes crawling to his uncle Poseidon instead.

  • @cikapasi
    @cikapasi 3 місяці тому +40

    I wish Pasiphaë and Mr. Hands had the chance to meet one another, they'd have been best friends. Also, congratulations on the sponsorship

  • @witch_bird_jmh
    @witch_bird_jmh 3 місяці тому +110

    Chronos and Cronos are two seperate greek mythological figures often confused for each other. I'm cultured and a party pooper explaining the joke... (loved the video Jeff you are on a roll)

    • @ManaphyandManaqua
      @ManaphyandManaqua 3 місяці тому +13

      Crono is the person, Chrono is the egg

    • @witch_bird_jmh
      @witch_bird_jmh 3 місяці тому +3

      @@ManaphyandManaqua A+ comment

    • @rynvail521
      @rynvail521 3 місяці тому +26

      While they were two separate figures, the confusion between them and sometimes deliberate identification between them dates all the way back to Ancient Greece. So even when trying to talk about "accurate" mythology, conflating the two isn't necessarily incorrect, since the confusion occured even then.
      (To be clear, I'm not correcting you, just expanding more on your explanation)

    • @jamieloomas347
      @jamieloomas347 2 місяці тому +4

      may i have one primary source please

    • @Jacob-Sophia
      @Jacob-Sophia 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@jamieloomas347You want the original untranslated greek manuacripts?

  • @Harpeia
    @Harpeia 3 місяці тому +52

    Knowing how the names are pronounced in Greek and nearly the entirety of the Mediterranean area, this video receives a gloriously unseen segue from comedy to tragicomedy.

    • @gguioa
      @gguioa 2 місяці тому +3

      zoos

  • @juanjuri6127
    @juanjuri6127 2 місяці тому +16

    7:19 "great choice, athena"
    guy sounds like he wants to settle this with a knitting competition

  • @samlogsdon
    @samlogsdon 3 місяці тому +50

    Zeus as pick up artist is a correct take, I say this as a Greek and mythology geek.

  • @mmtherapy2517
    @mmtherapy2517 2 місяці тому +44

    My favorite part of this myth is that Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of twine which in ancient Greek is clew and this is where the modern word clue comes from 😊😊😊

    • @ZanesFacebook
      @ZanesFacebook Місяць тому +1

      I doubt the validity of this

    • @reasonpeason847
      @reasonpeason847 Місяць тому +4

      @ZanesFacebook It’s half right as it’s from the word “clew” which does means ball of twine, but it’s not a Greek word, it’s from middle English (the root of the word being from Germanic).
      It’s likely the word used in a *translation* of the Greek myth, not originating from Greek itself. From some very very brief searching, it would be “νήμα“ (pronounced “nêma”) in Ancient Greek.

  • @liamwaddleton
    @liamwaddleton 2 місяці тому +3

    12:39 " I COULD HAVE WATCHED AFTER EFFECTS CRASH EIGHT TIMES IN THAT TIME" Is a hell of a line and is a sentence that I unfortunately relate to.
    Banger video as always, looking forward to more. The hard work really shows off.

  • @lichqueenlilith5694
    @lichqueenlilith5694 3 місяці тому +98

    The true tragic figure of the story is Asterion, he didn't ask to be born a bloodthirsty monster

    • @ao1778
      @ao1778 2 місяці тому +3

      Pretty common take.

  • @mysticthemanakete
    @mysticthemanakete 3 місяці тому +25

    The editing of this is a fucking delight. 😂

    • @KaptajnKaffe
      @KaptajnKaffe 3 місяці тому +1

      Internet Historian esque

  • @TheLetsPlayChaos
    @TheLetsPlayChaos 3 місяці тому +13

    Troys'r'us was an absolute masterpiece of subtle comedy!!! 😂😂

  • @astralshore
    @astralshore 3 місяці тому +15

    Ah yes, those beach bulls. We have them here, too.

  • @Galvann6
    @Galvann6 2 місяці тому +5

    That fish minion has the energy of mad professor in Conker's Bad Fur Day

  • @linkin2363
    @linkin2363 3 місяці тому +11

    i just discovered your saw video and watched it over the course of several days and watched a few more last night. very glad to be here for a fresh upload! this channel seems like top tier youtube content and i am very excited to be part of the club now.

  • @HauntedBonesYT
    @HauntedBonesYT 3 місяці тому +4

    Water-related gods seem to be related to bulls in Greek myth, like the Potamoi (river gods) who could transform into them. I wonder if that informed the whole Zeus transformation escapade and Poseidon's chad bull situation. As a fun side note, Dionysus (who rescues and marries Ariadne in some versions of the myth) is sometimes called a bull, bull headed, or horned, and is sometimes depicted with horns. I've even seen theories that the Ariadne/Dionysus pairing is an echo of an earlier Cretan myth about the union of an earthly queen and a divine bull, and that Theseus and the labyrinth were a later insertion by conquering mainlanders. I don't have an opinion on what version is "correct" as I'm no expert, but it's certainly interesting!

  • @KitsuneShika
    @KitsuneShika 2 місяці тому +3

    I am on my knees begging for more story summaries like this

  • @caittails
    @caittails 2 місяці тому +2

    I thought this channel didn’t really have a cohesive theme (which is totally fine with me), but I just realized the theme is “storytelling in general” and I’m so thrilled. ❤

  • @helloofthebeach
    @helloofthebeach 3 місяці тому +7

    14:18 "This isn't going end well, is it?" It's Greek mythology. Nothing ever ends well.

    • @jeffiot
      @jeffiot  3 місяці тому +10

      tell that to the bull

    • @helloofthebeach
      @helloofthebeach 2 місяці тому +2

      @@jeffiot The best case scenario is for everyone to get distracted and move on without you. It worked for Odysseus.

  • @motherofthetans
    @motherofthetans 3 місяці тому +12

    As an irl Phaedra I cannot tell you how weird it was to hear my name 😂 I do know the origin, of course, but still

  • @ashleyc-p7893
    @ashleyc-p7893 3 місяці тому +13

    The bull had "udder" things on his mind.

  • @CptnMcDoobie
    @CptnMcDoobie 2 місяці тому +3

    Since I got to see some of the editing during twitch chat, it made it even funnier. I couldn’t stop laughing. Fantastic job to both of you. Well worth the wait :)

  • @Zudac
    @Zudac 3 місяці тому +6

    glad to say i was in twitch chat for a portion of this videos creation. it is Zeus who's disguised himself as a bull!

  • @joshk4325
    @joshk4325 3 місяці тому +3

    i can't believe there are still good videos on youtube

  • @typicallucas
    @typicallucas 2 місяці тому +2

    "I'm gonna stick with King Minus because that sounds more natural to me. So anyway King Meenos..."

  • @blanktm228
    @blanktm228 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for putting in all the work that clearly went into this silly "little" video
    It was a pleasure to witness!

  • @c3cil3
    @c3cil3 2 місяці тому +2

    Love your style 😊 I'm keeping this video to watch when I have time to enjoy it but thanks for your work. From your almost neighbor in Iceland.

  • @BoliVic96
    @BoliVic96 3 місяці тому +8

    a lot of Zeus turning into animals is to hide his cheating from his wife lol

  • @Wavyhill
    @Wavyhill Місяць тому

    That was, by far, the best ad read I've seen in any UA-cam video. Your comedic timing is perfect.

  • @Romashka_Sov
    @Romashka_Sov 2 місяці тому +1

    7:50 I'm going with minus one, because that feels most natural to me
    *Proceeds with Meenos*

  • @TheBatotsu
    @TheBatotsu 2 місяці тому +1

    Jeff, I love your content, both here and in the other channel, it truly fills me with inspiration. Yet I have to ask... Were you watching internet historian lately? Because it's screaming his uncanny style. I love it.

  • @jacktadash
    @jacktadash 2 місяці тому +1

    Loved learning about King Minus/Minnows.

  • @Jennaros1ty
    @Jennaros1ty 3 місяці тому +7

    I woke my cats up to watch with me.

  • @Aidan1488
    @Aidan1488 2 місяці тому +2

    Gotta give it to Daedalus. The man was very open-minded. Didn't even question it. You wanna be with a bull, you go he with that bull...

  • @StargazerSkyscraper
    @StargazerSkyscraper 2 місяці тому +1

    Seeing clips from The Court Jester out in the wild always brightens my day. Just a little, but it counts. : )

  • @caphcat
    @caphcat 2 місяці тому +1

    Zeus was like "Ya know whatll get these girls attention? A bull!"

  • @Cionic-Compound
    @Cionic-Compound 3 місяці тому +6

    9:56 MINOR SPELLING MISTAKE, NUKE JEFF FROM ORBIT

  • @bronaghmachaulaige6865
    @bronaghmachaulaige6865 2 місяці тому

    Jeff, my man... i am SO GRATEFUL for this video because I've just started watching Kaos on Netflix and am recognising SO many names but was a little lost on the mythology of Krete and King Minos

  • @EliotehSh33p
    @EliotehSh33p 2 місяці тому +1

    This is max tier effort and fabulous results from the Jeef😂🎉❤

  • @ZRovas117
    @ZRovas117 Місяць тому

    Jeff. I never imagined I would learn so much about Greek mythology. I desperately want you to cover the other myths in this manner.

  • @farrowking37
    @farrowking37 2 місяці тому

    I've been falling in love with your content, and only in returning to your Blair witch video did i learn you also made 10tapes. I thought that series was so cool and effective at what it was trying to do!

  • @Feralsquirrel
    @Feralsquirrel 2 місяці тому

    I love the way your videos are just about whatever you feel like doing at the time.

  • @blobofdespair
    @blobofdespair 2 місяці тому

    Even the ad is good. Another banger, Jeff. Always a great writer!

  • @TheRealBlueJay
    @TheRealBlueJay 3 місяці тому +3

    The moment you said “Asterion” I was like EXCUSE ME ITS NAME WAS W H A T

  • @OlyChickenGuy
    @OlyChickenGuy 3 місяці тому

    This was the most beautiful work of art I've seen in all month. I loved it.

  • @beble895
    @beble895 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you jeffiot for teaching people about the often overlooked Greek god, Advertises

  • @andythedishwasher1117
    @andythedishwasher1117 2 місяці тому

    Your animations rock dude. Well played.

  • @autismrizzard
    @autismrizzard 2 місяці тому +1

    YAY MORE JEFFY

  • @tori_girlonline800
    @tori_girlonline800 2 місяці тому

    Fun fact, at one point a ball of yarn was called a "clew." Because of this specific story, the word "clew" came to mean a hint to a problem's solution, giving us the new word and spelling "clue"

  • @theDeanDanger
    @theDeanDanger 2 місяці тому

    i love the absolute unhinged variety in your videos

  • @hhwilly-ng
    @hhwilly-ng 2 місяці тому

    History is really funny and interesting! Thank you

  • @roman200000
    @roman200000 2 місяці тому +1

    Nobody can tell me you wouldn't try to fool the gods by just getting a shittier bull as an offering, I legit thought that would work

  • @saveforth
    @saveforth 3 місяці тому +2

    Oh hell yeah, new jeffiot video

  • @CandGoods
    @CandGoods 3 місяці тому +6

    see, I knew Theseus had to survive because he hadn't built the ship yet, how can you have a Ship of Theseus without a Theseus to build the Ship of Theseus?

  • @blanebeats8647
    @blanebeats8647 2 місяці тому

    I could listen to Jeff tell any story in this format fr

  • @marchingham
    @marchingham 3 місяці тому +1

    Excited to hear you talk about Zeus and all his wiles. Let's goooo

  • @Oona_Mae
    @Oona_Mae Місяць тому

    I love this video and I'm cranky that it didn't make more of a splash with viewers because I crave more.

  • @levioppo4588
    @levioppo4588 2 місяці тому

    You’ve very quickly become my favorite UA-camr

  • @talleyturtle6506
    @talleyturtle6506 2 місяці тому

    "Zeus was my... buddy..."
    - Poseidon distancing himself from his brother's shenanigans

  • @GreenZinfidel
    @GreenZinfidel 2 місяці тому

    The illustration of Daedelus' wooden cow had me shrieking with laughter when I paused the video to examine in.

  • @sephnitomsol2294
    @sephnitomsol2294 2 місяці тому

    Love the animation, i dunno why but it's very much like yourself in videos

  • @colorsofdoom
    @colorsofdoom 3 місяці тому +1

    thus awesome, i would love more of these

  • @TheHopperUK
    @TheHopperUK 3 місяці тому +1

    Would love more like this!

  • @howitworks3607
    @howitworks3607 2 місяці тому

    The chicken crossing the road joke is possibly the funniest thing I have ever heard

  • @MrCytree
    @MrCytree 3 місяці тому +1

    Goshdarn that was some fancy editing and some amazing storytelling, of this wacky tale filled with hijinks and tomfoolery. Ten out of ten. Would recommend.

  • @jakearnold5754
    @jakearnold5754 2 місяці тому

    Very frisky dingo during the poseidon part. Good shit!

  • @yllejord
    @yllejord 2 місяці тому +1

    In my hometown's archaeology museum there's this krater with the cutest depiction of Ariadne with Dionysus, she's doing fine.

  • @TindraSan
    @TindraSan 2 місяці тому +2

    had this video saved on a tab for like three days and both title and thumbnail changed like twice within that time lmao

  • @williamfelker3201
    @williamfelker3201 Місяць тому

    I desperately hope there will be many more of your retellings of mythology in the future.

  • @raiden6307
    @raiden6307 3 місяці тому

    god i love your content

  • @ConeNore
    @ConeNore 2 місяці тому

    so many animation styles holy shit you are crazy. this was sick

  • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
    @DUKE_of_RAMBLE Місяць тому

    What is this animation?! 🤣🤣
    Jeffiot, you really went all out this time!
    _(though, admittedly, I do kinda miss the 90s application/website backdrop lol)_
    Whose face was Europa and Minos? Just folk from an image stock?
    I only ask cuz they look familiar for some reason... _(Minos looks like a young Tom Hiddleston, the guy who plays Loki)_

  • @dariushawkins2085
    @dariushawkins2085 2 місяці тому

    This video is amazing, how do you even come up with this stuff Jeff are you Zeus?

  • @joshuaneilson
    @joshuaneilson 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks jef

  • @maidenlessjessofchaos4484
    @maidenlessjessofchaos4484 3 місяці тому +2

    New vid let's go!

  • @pepperonicici
    @pepperonicici Місяць тому

    What silly editing ! I love it ;3 ❤

  • @oliver1784
    @oliver1784 2 місяці тому

    Hooly shit u just keep improving vids ❤ UA-cam RECOMMEND THIS VIDEO FFS DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION

  • @SullivanDnB
    @SullivanDnB 3 місяці тому

    I absolutely love this!

  • @wolflower666
    @wolflower666 2 місяці тому

    incredible storytelling 10/10

  • @AranLoth
    @AranLoth 2 місяці тому

    thank you for this delicious greek meal jeff my boy

  • @superhetoric
    @superhetoric 2 місяці тому

    the animations were extremely enjoyable

  • @Verl0reneSeele
    @Verl0reneSeele Місяць тому

    31:14 Oh, so that's what the twilight forest's red string comes from.

  • @bacon.cheesecake
    @bacon.cheesecake 2 місяці тому

    This has some serious internet historian second channel vibes, and I'm all here for it

  • @beckstheimpatient4135
    @beckstheimpatient4135 3 місяці тому

    This was... unique. I enjoyed it thoroughly! *ahem* Please, may I have some more?

  • @Pr4Hypertrophy
    @Pr4Hypertrophy 2 місяці тому +1

    32:23 i know that sound! I hear it in my dream! The gizzly himself! 🫡

  • @cb-ev1tz
    @cb-ev1tz 2 місяці тому

    The visuals are such a treat 😂

  • @Kamarovsky_KCM
    @Kamarovsky_KCM 2 місяці тому

    I love happy endings!

  • @bluegamemc1403
    @bluegamemc1403 3 місяці тому +1

    My phone's about to die but I'm watching this instead of charging it

  • @andrewrodgers313
    @andrewrodgers313 2 місяці тому

    jeffiot I love you

  • @joevuch7981
    @joevuch7981 3 місяці тому

    incredible animations

  • @blueturtle2010
    @blueturtle2010 3 місяці тому +2

    we're jeffiot guys of course we watch the newest upload