The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
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In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods. Many know the classic story of Midas's golden touch, but the foolish king was also known for his unusual pair of ears. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of King Midas.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, animation by TED-Ed.
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Midas: gives pan a compliment
Apollo: yo, wtf
nah he dissed apollo by saying pan was a better musician than the god of music
@@Andy-iq9pz tbf, Pan is the god of rustic music, and Midas might just be into it. Apollo is more like a god of the Arts
I love that Apollo just stares at the camera like: "You hearing this?"
he's pansexual :/
all that bc apollo can't stand a god damn opinion :/
*digs a hole*
*whispers "Have a nice day"*
I hope this works.
I hope it does
It does works !! Thnx!!!
This is the sweetest thing I've ever seen. Have a nice day, Sub. I hope this reaches you well :)
I don't know if i should be fluttered or scared that i might have schizophrenia
It works!
3:04 Dhar Mann: RICH KING INSULTS GOD OF MUSIC AND SUN, INSTANTLY REGRETS IT
LOL
ikr whats with that Dhar Mann
LOL
LOOOL THAT WAS GOOOODD
here's a gold star 🌟
Imagine it. You're taking a nice afternoon nap, when suddenly...
*Midas has asses ears*
IKR 😂🤣
😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜
LOL
LOL
BRUH-
In many versions of the tale, his daughter stayed gold
The first version I read had it this way anyhow
Sans Yeux maybe a more PG version like a family friendly Ver
I’ve heard these variations too. Also his wife knew about his ears in most versions I’ve heard. I don’t think there is a singular ‘correct’ story but rather they convey the same message albeit sometimes in a darker manner.
Thats sad
I was dissapointed she diddnt
Imagine one day you're minding your own damn self then all of a sudden out of nowhere you hear...
*MIDAS HAS ASSES EARS*
ancient shitposting
I’d laugh my ears off
And then the reeds rustled and said *"Awesomesavage Possumcabbage has no ears!"*
I would lose it... Then freak out
hahah
Midas: Pan is a better musician
Apollo: And I took that personally
In my defense, Pan really is a better musician
@@MidasRah @Apollo
@@Username-or9nr 😂
@@MidasRah yo
@@apollo4847 👀
This dude is the person in minecraft who builds their house with gold blocks.
Edit: i dont even remember commenting thx for the likes
A.k.a seven yr old me
Everything you mine turns to diamonds
Aka me when I was 6
IT IS THE ONLY THING I CAN TOUCH ANYWATS SO WHY NOT!?!?!?!?
-King Midas
like trump
Heck! I would too chuckle if I suddenly hear... _"Midas has asses ears..."_
But also be terrified, if I suddenly hear something, when nobody is nearby...
Schizophrenia much!?
very Hallucinations?
Such whisper my come from the cursed.
From whom one sees.....
Imagine hearing that at midnight,home alone
@Chilly Nation I'd run screaming into the night in search of holy water
Wut if he touches the ground?
Earth: Mr. Moon I don’t feel so good
The Rainbow Marshmellow lol u deserve more likes!Sub Swap?
Lol
Under rated 😂
he’s touching his clothes, the ground, his insides were still fresh. there are many loopholes to this curse tbh
lol XD
Nobody:
Barber: *digs a hole to bury his words* 😂
Ikr?
Since no one has said it-
I really loved this art/animation style
It is very saddens how you people are always waiting for someone to say something why don't you say yourself and and stop making reference to others to do it. Period. Stop looking for validation
@@nicolajames5037 wtf
This gives me the old disney animation vibe
@@nicolajames5037 what if the sussy is fard
Same! I was hoping other people liked it too! At first I thought it was going to be far from my cup of tea, but I honestly enjoyed it
Just take a moment to appreciate the creativity of old myth. The barbers whispered into the ground and it grew a weed that his words would blow off of it into the wind. It's the kind of thought to make intangible things solid
Well turns out Midas was a real person and it's likely this myth has some basis in reality although magic powers were not real lol.
@@TechnoMinarchistBall cap, magic actually did exist according to calculations
@@nathanabraham2261 …no
@@nathanabraham2261i saw it happen i was the donkey
0:32 Dunno why this caught my attention, but the mirror blinked after she did
Moon Moon its possesed!
Yassss queen 👑
Attenti
Rolling shutter!
Bad connection, the mirror was lagging.
Interestingly, the daughter isn't mentioned in the original story of King Midas and we're not really sure when she was added to the story but Nathaniel Hawthorne chose to include her in his telling if the story in "the wonder book for girls and boys" so it's possible that he came up with her. I love the fact that dispite it not being historical accurate to the antiquity, we retell the myth with the daughter cause it makes it a better story.
Bonus: her name is marigold
marigold is not an ancient greek's name. the variation where the daughter was added was traced only back to 1853
@@vuongminhe.p1998 yeah...that's what I said mr "um actually"
@@vuongminhe.p19981851 to be a pedant, but yeah, it's fairly recent. I'm happy there are some people who know this stuff in the comments.
As an ancient history teacher, I would love it if TED-Ed would cover the myth of Persephone and Demeter!
They did
King Midas: I am amazing! But... not too many people know me. ):
Epic Games: I can help with that.
Myles Universe epic cancer*
gaypex
Battle royale sucks anyway, I hate them all
I’m just makin’ a gosh dang diddly darn joke!
(Sorry for the language.)
JakeTheSn4ke939 I mean we all played the game at one point so don’t turn your back to it now cuz u have a slight advantage
"All that is gold does not glitter..."
There seems to be a dozen variations of this quote
All that glitter is gold! Only shooting stars break the molds.
Mahir Cave "all thats gliter is not gold"
Mahir Cave how are you here??
Mahir cecen!
Wattpad
I actually watched this 6 months ago i had to search my whole history because i wanted to hear this again midas has asses ears
2:38 is that the "no" sound affect that plays when you lose a level in Plants Vs Zombies?
YES
YES
Yep exact same one. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that found out.
I think it is just slower
Midas: Pan is the best musician ever!
Apollo: *I'm about to end this king's life.*
*midas...has....asses....ears*
You have made my day
wow over a thousand likes and not even 1 comment oh wait
@@blackwoodstudiosproduction7185 i literally would not have known this got over 1k likes if it wasnt for you commenting 😂
@@xxExoticButterzxx of course i see that theres a few comments exept 3 >:)
4 comments boi
You made my day! Thx. 🌌
What if midas said..
"I want to control everything i touch into gold"
Then he would be Superhero
he would win every battle
Or even non organic stuff so he can hug or lay down on his bed.
Midas: Touches air
Air: *The Golden Wind*
Yes, this is a JoJo’s Reference pls don’t hate me
I hate you..
*jk*
Nice
i, king midas have a dream
Ah,a man of culture as well
NIIIICEEE
Daughter: *turns into frozen ana*
Midas: *crazy Dave scream intensfies*
a golden Ana
Golden zombies
Olf
So basically i can dig a hole, say anything i want in the hole, burry it and it will make a plant?
EPIC
*digs a hole* WHO HERE SELLS WEED
*digs hole* yoouuuurrrr moooommmmmm
Digs a whole: I cheated on an exaaaaaam!
*Digs a hole* : Communism is better than democracy
Do that a couple times and name it the whispering garden.
0:04 If you look closely, it's probably the opposite of the quote you expected. It's not "All that glitters is not gold", it's "All that is gold does not glitter"
yes same childhood
When tf did I write this? I don’t remember lol.
The second part of the myth (when Midas gets donkey ears) was made into a Portuguese fairytale called "Prince With Donkey Ears". In the version that I read, a king and a queen have a son, and they invite fairies to bless him with abilities (like Sleeping Beauty). The first two fairies blessed him with good stuff, and then, the third fairy is just like "I want you to have donkey ears."
The legend says he lives now in Omaha turning demigods in golden statues
hahaha this is from novel
Percy Jackson series
The responses feel like broken English but I love Percy Jackson!
Sorry English isn’t my primal language
APO.ツ oh no not you, the others lol
In fact you did very good
Midas then: Golden touch, asses ears
Midas now:
*jolly jolly oh what fun*
*king midas now has a gun*
And the keycard to the vault
And is professional at destroying walls
AHHAAHAH JOLLY JOLLY OH WHAT FUN I DIED
**realises he doesn't have the battle pass and season 3 is coming soon**
I don't get it.
*Midas compliments Pan's musical skills
Apollo: "And I took that very personally "
2:40 is it just me but that sounds like crazy Dave’s scream when you get a game over
Lol PVZ
@@Raiwillnotbeabletoparticipate ye
This second half of the story is very similar to a story named "the king and the tamarind drum" that I have heard before, a king who was so fond of himself that he said that he looks better than all the gods. Enraged at this statement the god made deformed him(donkey's ears), but he kept this as a secret and only his barber knew and the barber out of the wish to tell someone shouted it in a tree trunk. Sometime later the tree was made into a drum and as soon as it started playing, it shouted "our king has donkey's ears".
I know one where the instrument was a flute
I think
The one I read had the king with horns instead
@@blackholeofcolours i read it from tinkle lol
Cool!
“All that is gold does not glitter...”
Smash mouth: *I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that*
All that glitters is gold!
Actually his description in fortnite is All That Glitter Is Yours.
HEY NOW YOU'RE AN ALL STAR GET YOU GAME ON GO PLAY
Jordan Robshaw Nah the description is “All that glitters is yours.”
Thank you so much
When I was small, someone told me that midas died of starvation because everything he touched turned to gold. I always wondered why he didn't ask his servants to feed him. Guess that person was wrong
I guess even stuff his mouth or skin at all touches turned into gold
@@hannahquintua quite possible
@@hannahquintua i mean in this story when he put his head on the pillow it turned to gold, unless I missed a part where he touched it with his hands
In Terry Prachett's Discworld, the Seriph of Al-Ybi was cursed and everything he touched turned into Glod - a small and angry dwarf called 'Glod' from a another part of the world. This is because there was a typo when the cursing was done.
I’ve never laughed so hard in my life.
I lost it at *midas...has....asses....ears*
It so petty, and it’s funny to see.
Yuni Aniceto me too 😂😂😂
hahaha omg i laughed so hard
I loved so hard too HAHAHA
the modern day twitter shitpost
I was looking for this comment lmao
Midas-a master mind with the golden touch.
I get that
He is way thinner in fortnite
Fortnite is the only reason this got recommended lol
@@storm8498 same.
Well the character in Fortnite named "Midas" from the battle pass when reaching tier 100 is based off of the real King Midas from greek mythology so not totally wrong their.
3:17
Ted Ed, you made your very first do not pause moment, congratulations. You truly are the best
These stories are fantastic 😃 Thank you, Ted-Ed
Accidentally touches earth
“Uh oh”
Oh
That would end poverty at least
Stinky
I somehow doubt Dionysus blessing ( or curse ) would affect Gaia
Hold on something isn’t right here
I expected that when he put his hands in the river, it would turn into gold and trap his hands
And then all the oceans turn into gold and everyone dies of dehydration
me too
@Elbert Yu
Water dissolves everything.
@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx tell that to my mental instability.
@@kingquality1484
Water cleans everything.
@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx _tell that to my mental instability_
thanks for this! my school is learning about this story so it was really helpful to have a bit of a headstart :D
I love Greek mythology. Please keep doing them
Just like the saying: "Be careful what you wish for!"
True
Reas bible,,,,,,,
lol I needed a moral for school thx
If you wish to be smart: you learned something you might regret
If you wish to be beautiful: rivalry and annoyance increases
If you wish for money: you'll just get greedy
If you wish to become immortal: keep in mind, you will feel depressed because you can't die for too long
If you wish for a ps5: you will probably care less because you take for granted
Is there's something you wanna add here?
.
ThEy CoPiEd tHe ForTniTe TieR 100 SkiN
*cancer tier 100 skin*
Fortnite actually is the copycat (no more wooshes)
R/wooosh
You friggin nerd
ye
"Ight bruh, imma take a nap"
*Midas has asses ears*
”💀💀💀💀💀"
3:48 - 4:16
That’s some Spongebob level shit lol
???????? Is it that one episode that when the wind went through Spongebob and it made a tune?
-_- no how they say stuff into bubbles and they float then pop and say what he said
P -Mac oh makes sense
Uriah Siner w
Uriah Siner Sa
4:11 I feel bad for the narrator.
Lol
i bet my money the narrator had to refrain from laughter
why
Why?????
Midaaasss hassss assssesssss
0:25 why are the gods like my parents looking at me listening to rap
Read the bible,,,,,,,.
@@Liza42181 c9mmunist moment
@@isakayyik966I can not
You remember the skittles advert where he turns everything to skittles, the cooler version of this story
Midas: I HAVE LEARN LEARNED MY LESSON!
also Midas: *Sike*
“You thought”!
Imagine being a kid harvesting wheat and you just hear
*Midas has ASSES ears*
Wait HE CANT BEAT HIS MEAT WHAT IS THIS
*G O L D M E A T*
@@zararara841 *HEHEBOIII*
He'll become a gold member.
Hard as a rock
Midas has assess eeears
I learned about donkey-eared Midas in history class, the video is exactly as my teacher explained, thank you for your effort. If you come to Turkey one day, the place where Midas washed his hands is in Manisa. The villagers claim that there is still a glow there and that it is due to the gold flowing from Midas' hand.
Please please do some videos on Indian mythology too! There are a plethora to pick from and it would be really helpful! We need it.
And amazing to watch from Ted-Ed as usual!
Myth videos are the only reason I'm subbed
(Well, that and the riddles)
Onlime you aren't alone
SAME
XD I think those are their best series of videos
Onlime history vs series is also pretty good.
You should see history vs X
"Midas...has.....asses......ears"
XD
Middle school
love these short videos!
"All that glitters is gold"RB Gongonza
It would be really funny to see you telling that Norse myth where a giant steals Thor's hammer, and he has to dress like a bride to get it back
Maria Ventura grover😂😂😂
Maria Ventura yeah he dresses up as Freya. I live in scandinavia and really enjoy norse mytology so it would be awesome!
Oh I love that story, the first time I read, I laughed imagining Thor in Marvel wearing a dress.
So this the man that aimbots me with a drum gun
yes and hes also my fiancée
@@nonst0pdisco wait what?
super crazy blood wdym what? we've been dating since uh the start of season 2 and he proposed to me like uh a few weeks ago, and we're having a HUGE wedding at the end of quarantine, no biggie. also, i'm marigolds mother.
No lol Fortnite
copies this
@@nonst0pdisco uhh you know hes not real right
This was a bed timestory for me , ohhh after how many days i listened to this story 😢😢
As stories involving the ancient Greek Gods go, this is probably one of the most benign ones. No deaths, no gruesome eternal punishments, Dionysos even revived Midas' daughter. And donkey ears are probably the least cruel punishment I ever heard an ancient Greek God inflict when angered. Had it been Zeus, he'd probably have him chained to the inside of a giant salpinx which, for the rest of eternity, would be played every day for hours by the least musically talented giant Zeus could muster.
4:11 *Midasss hasss asss earssss*
*Midas has assus ears
Ano_nymous ;}
Ano_nymous lmfao
Asus
😂😂
A crossover between Oedipus and King Midas would be pure motherfcking gold
Decode Channel stop yourself.
I feel so proud for understanding that joke.
u my dawg
😂😂😂😂
You should feel bad for making that pun.
I should feel bad for laughing at it.
so far, this has been my fave myth
This is where Aladdin comes in the hand of Midas it was like a Greek tale but in Aladdin they referred it to a hand. In English translation it basically means to make anything into money and people usually refer that to gold. It's nice to see where the origin came from and it's actually put into alot of movies especially pirate movies but named differently
I'd be interested to see Ted-Ed's animated version of the Chinese Classic "Journey To The West"
i think it already exists
_窮 oooooo ya
REEEEEEED WHEN WILL YOU MAKE PART 5
I would love to watch that video. The Chinese stories are awesome, like Greek ones.
2x2leax ikr
My favorite myth is probably the Norse story of how Thor dressed up as a bride to get his hammer back.
Really? XD
Thor: the original bridezilla
ahhhhh, I remember that!
Yeah that one is funny
I love Norse mythology, it’s so...special and ....quirky
Oof the animation of the satir hoping around was very impressive 👍
Could've said "i wish to turn anything to gold and back any time I want"
I don’t think he asked for a golden touch , he just asked for more gold and the god chose this way to grant his wish
So it doesn’t seem like he had any customisation available for his powers that were granted to him by the gods
@@Sean.R well the gods should've given him some kind of thing to change his power anytime he wanted
@@al-jannahjackson541 yeah tell that to a god’s face 😂😅
“ you should have gave him a choice “
@@Sean.R If I was standing in the face of god I would do that
Hearing the narrator saying asses is so funny
Alright then. •
everybody gangsta until midas kills everyone in agency
Great work!
These videos are soo coool, why had i just notice it just yet.
More Greek myths!! They’re so interesting and entertaining
Most Ancient Rulers: Rule with an iron fist
King Midas: *Rules with a golden fist!*
@Jordan Celis Lol. Also I hope nobody hates you
Legend of King Midas: *exists*
Epic Games: "WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!!!!"
ikr
Reminded me of a scene from the movie "in the mood for love" where the main character told a story that in the old days if someone had a secret they didn't want to share they went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.
Mom:"don't touch anything"
Me: 1:47
Literally every kids
Literally every kids
Literally every kids
Literally every kids
Literally every kids
1% of the comments: oh this story is pretty good
99% of the comments: OMG MIDAS!! I KNOW HIM FROM FORTNITE
None of the comments say that
There jokes so woooooosh
Yeah
Shut up
General grievous are you blind most of the comments say that
Bro, this story is gold
"all that is gold does not glitter"
Let's have a moment of silence for the people who don't get it
Well, the moments of silence start coming and they don't stop coming.
"The expression, in various forms, originated in or before the 12th century"
Bruh why doesn’t he just eat his food like a dog
200 IQ
yea
it did say the grapes turned to gold in his mouth so I'd assume that any part of his body will turn things to gold
@Enzo Laniger Well he isn’t wearing any footwear so... basically the entire earth turns to gold
@@wabbit4936 No, He turned it to gold cuz he touched it
Am i the only one that thinks Midas looks a lot like Donald Trump in this??
Was he president when this video came out?!
No u fcking idot red the coments4
Not only you
Dalmain J he was
Yep. And that daughter look like Ivonka.
This guy has the best voice for narrating.
lmao, when the video started, king midas looked like trump.
did they intentionally make midas here look like trump
he doesn't though
Crystal Moonlight yes he does
Phosnub He does a little
I don't see it
help
OMFG THATS WHO HER REMINDED ME OF!! 😂
This guy turns all my guns to gold thanks for the likes
Danner Fortnite and more yeah because his ability like that
Tier 100 Midas ghost or shadow
Shadow duh
Minecraft man 217 shadow. It’s much better
Shadow obviously
Good job!
Please make one illustrating the greek myth about the origin of eyes on the peacock's feathers!
What if he touched the wrong river
River: mr.land, I don't feel so good
Blazing thunder 006 i like how mr.land is a link
this is copied.
@@a4dio580 mr.land
its not
mr.land
In some versions he had three kids. Lityerses, a dangerous swordsman who killed travelers but was eventually beaten by a hero (I think Heracles) Zoe, his most well known and favorite child who was the daughter in the story and a second daughter who did not really do much.
Also I always liked myths involving Artemis.
same fave myths
can we talk about the beautiful art style!
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
I am in love with narrator's voice😍
Vaishnavi best Ted-Ed narrator for me.
We all do Hhh Addison Anderson
Charles Kevin Calipes yeah same he's voice is so appropriate
Yes
Ramayana and Mahabharata,
Pandora,
Hyacinthus,
Hercules,
Perseus,
Atlalanta,
Sisyphus,
Persephone or Proserpina,
Medusa,
Odyssey,
Jason and the Argonauts,
The labyrinth and the Minotaur,
The journey of Ra,
Sekhmet,
Eye of Ra,
Pele,
Momotaro,
Sun Wakong,
Legend of the white snake,
Jade rabbit ~ Chinese,
Chinese and their obsession with dragons,
Chinese creation of the world,
the Hawaiian Legend of Puna
and the Dragon Goddess,
the Norse myth of creation,
the Indian myth of creation,
The Greek myth of creation,
Hawaiian myth of creation,
the Egyptian myth of creation,
Osiris and Isis,
The thing about Apophis and Ra,
The Sphinxes,
the book of Thoth,
the story of Khonsu,
African creation myth,
Cherokee creation myth,
The Japanese myth of creation,
Aborigine creation myth,
Jain creation myth,
Why the gods of Egypt have animal or bird heads.
~The list goes on but I hope you give this list a chance and see what you can do. I hope you know the fact that we all love your mythology series and riddles....Like a lot!~
Lots of Love
oh yes, I can't wait for Medusa's story ^^
Nikita Mandadapu so many myth. please see my video world most OMG thing that have been done by human please 🙏🙏😙
Atlanta?
BRRRRRRRRAAA PANDA I GOT BROADS IN ATLANTA WHOA
Ramayana & Mahabharat is History not myths.
How long did this take to type??
the character design in this one is wild
"I Will make, the greatest deal, that Phrygia ever saw."
-Midas, right before asking for the golden touch
Them: On a scale of 1 to 10, how petty do you aspire to be?
Me: Greek God