The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death - Ilan Stavans

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  • @fnchwzrd3143
    @fnchwzrd3143 3 роки тому +6109

    I love how the narrator manages to keep what sounds like a straight face while saying things like "his skull spat on his hand an impregnated her" that's professionalism eight there.

    • @Saint_DayBreak
      @Saint_DayBreak 3 роки тому +9

      The Gospel of jesus christ
      ua-cam.com/video/qqHUSwmv3gg/v-deo.html

    • @colleen9493
      @colleen9493 3 роки тому +41

      Right, not eight

    • @Saint_DayBreak
      @Saint_DayBreak 3 роки тому +2

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      The Gospel of jesus christ

    • @monochromeart7311
      @monochromeart7311 3 роки тому +76

      @@Saint_DayBreak do you have the Gospel of your lizard overlord, Mark Zuckerberg?
      Edit: typo

    • @Saint_DayBreak
      @Saint_DayBreak 3 роки тому +1

      @@monochromeart7311 ua-cam.com/video/qqHUSwmv3gg/v-deo.html

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus 3 роки тому +7750

    "They survived the House of Cold by lighting a fire."
    *Simple problems require simple solutions.*

    • @gardenhead92
      @gardenhead92 3 роки тому +445

      "They survived the House of Hot by eating ice-cream"

    • @Heyimjustriver
      @Heyimjustriver 3 роки тому +388

      “They survived in the house of dark by turning on the light”

    • @hystericalbroad
      @hystericalbroad 3 роки тому +353

      "They survived the House of Death by living."

    • @MAR_abisal
      @MAR_abisal 3 роки тому +318

      "They survived the House of Hunger by eating."

    • @Alkalus
      @Alkalus 3 роки тому +59

      @@MAR_abisal This...this is the best one I've seen so far.

  • @cyrlllzz__ed
    @cyrlllzz__ed 3 роки тому +7749

    Twins : play with ball
    The Gods: *And we took that personally*

    • @jaars.7532
      @jaars.7532 3 роки тому +112

      Jajaja. En the story the gods are anoyed because they made to much noise playinh

    • @akshayakaivalya3452
      @akshayakaivalya3452 3 роки тому +11

      Nice meme

    • @The-wo4du
      @The-wo4du 2 роки тому +36

      Because They Had the balls to play the ball

    • @TheChamp820
      @TheChamp820 2 роки тому +14

      @@jaars.7532 Zeus making lots of noise:haha thunder go boom

    • @kanrup5199
      @kanrup5199 Рік тому +5

      this is normal. like, you go past two little kids on street throwing up a ball and screaming fury, and you get annoyed...like...why aren't they paying taxes?!? >:(

  • @sixthcavalier
    @sixthcavalier 3 роки тому +2739

    I read this story in highschool, since here in Guatemala you used to be obligated to take mayan language and culture classes and theyd make us read the popol vuh. Its nice to see it narrated and animated. also small correction; the X in mayan languages is pronouned like a SH sound

    • @sixthcavalier
      @sixthcavalier 3 роки тому +87

      @@feitme he said it pretty much perfectly asides from just that minor detail about the X. so basically "ishb-alankeh" with the - representing a glottal stop. there might be variations to his name though, since mayan dialects can vary greatly

    • @373Claudia
      @373Claudia 3 роки тому +25

      You used to study Mayan language in high school? I mean, culture and history sure, but language as you would study English or French? Really interested

    • @enki_guate
      @enki_guate 3 роки тому +49

      @@373Claudia yes, but only certain private schools and some poor schools in the high mayan population cities you can learn it as other language. In the capital you won't learn them un a good way in school. The government said we should know any mayan language but the education system doesn't allow to learn it correctly (English or other international language could be learn better in a private language school but not in the public system) at least since my own experience.

    • @enki_guate
      @enki_guate 3 роки тому +22

      @@feitme the "x" in mayan words you must say the "sh" sound like "she" or "shadow" instead of "ks" like "exit". Ex: Xela (it is a nickname for Quetzaltenango, a big city in the west side of the country) so you should say: "shela" instead of "ksela". That is because in the 16th century the spanish language used to mark the sound "sh" with the letter "x"

    • @itismethatguy
      @itismethatguy 3 роки тому +6

      @@373Claudia it’s kinda normal. Why would they study French… English is used more internationally but why French

  • @rogyx2289
    @rogyx2289 3 роки тому +2516

    It's good thing that *literal Gods* couldn't just put their heads back on, like normal human beings can, or the story would have had a different ending

    • @severalcakes3267
      @severalcakes3267 3 роки тому +100

      Uh, they’re not gods, they’re lords of the underworld 😏 Big difference.
      (This is a joke)

    • @RandomPerson-dr4py
      @RandomPerson-dr4py 2 роки тому +133

      The reason the lords of the underworld couldn’t do it was cus they don’t got flex seal family of products

    • @RandomPerson-dr4py
      @RandomPerson-dr4py 2 роки тому +19

      To show you the power of flex Seal family of products I cut this head in half and reattached it using flex seal family of products

    • @kompatybilijny9348
      @kompatybilijny9348 2 роки тому +66

      @@RandomPerson-dr4py To show you the power of flex tape, I SAWED THIS GOD IN HALF!

    • @RandomPerson-dr4py
      @RandomPerson-dr4py 2 роки тому +7

      @@kompatybilijny9348 lol

  • @number1kenyan
    @number1kenyan 3 роки тому +3731

    0:36 ‘’The skull spat on her hand, and impregnated her’’ *Zeus: Not bad kid*

    • @crimsoninsight97
      @crimsoninsight97 3 роки тому +330

      Zeus: check this out
      Zeus: *impregnates a girl while transformed into a pile of gold coins*

    • @ZOCCOK
      @ZOCCOK 3 роки тому +202

      Zeus: check this out
      Zeus: *impregnates a girl while transformed into a ant*

    • @S0NAL_
      @S0NAL_ 3 роки тому +163

      Zeus: check this out
      Zeus: impregnates a girl while transformed into a snake

    • @suapanpina
      @suapanpina 3 роки тому +142

      Zeus: check this out
      Zeus: impregantes a girl while transformed into a water molecule

    • @derpatel9760
      @derpatel9760 3 роки тому +31

      LOLLLL. DUDE, YOU MADE ME CRY FROM LAUGHTER!!!

  • @grannyscookies5720
    @grannyscookies5720 3 роки тому +2563

    Ixb'alanke: OMG your head, Junajpu...
    him: *replaced his brother's head with a squash and stick the skull back to his brother's body*
    Junajpu: Thanks man-

  • @Root3264
    @Root3264 3 роки тому +2254

    So basically the gods of death screwed the rules and so the twins responded by making up random stuff. Sounds like ancient children's card games to me lol

    • @ElChicoBush
      @ElChicoBush 3 роки тому +50

      This was Space Jam back then

    • @Liberablubly
      @Liberablubly 3 роки тому +34

      It's time to ddddddddddddddddduel!

    • @litrim1285
      @litrim1285 2 роки тому +21

      Heh. “Thousands of years ago, people were very bored because card games hadn’t been invented yet. So in order to pass the time, they started killing each other with magical powers.”
      Then again, even in a world of card games, there’s still danger. Case in point: “I can’t believe I’m actually gonna die in a show about ******* card games!” 😆

    • @spoony8485
      @spoony8485 2 роки тому +13

      Sounds like 2 kids playing with action figures. “I chopped your guys head off so he’s dead.” “No I replaced his head with a squash and put it back on so hes alive now.”

    • @gardnerhill9073
      @gardnerhill9073 8 місяців тому

      The original game of Calvinball.

  • @Mariana16562
    @Mariana16562 3 роки тому +423

    I'm Mexican, I remember they taught us this story in school. This was the Mayans giving the origin story for football soccer. Mexican lore is so cool and dramatic. Like we had gods that threw rabbits at the moon, serpents with feathers that are meant to represent goodness (one of the few mainstream cultures where the snake isn't the bad guy), and a whole lot more weird-sounding stuff that made sense because of course they did.

    • @dreamcanvas5321
      @dreamcanvas5321 2 роки тому +14

      That's so cool, thanks for sharing! You know, ancient Egyptians loved cats, partially because cats are native to Africa but hunted many threats to human civilization. For example, rodents that spread disease. Do you know if snakes were celebrated in Mayan culture because those were the main animals that hunted rodent pests or something?

    • @ConcerninglyWiseAlligator
      @ConcerninglyWiseAlligator 2 роки тому +23

      Well, that's not Mexican lore. The Popol Vuh is the Ki'che version of the creation myth. You have to consider that Mayan civilization collapsed long before the Spanish arrived. And the cultures of each tribe started to diverge. Since the Popol Vuh is the only remaining document about the creation myth, and the Ki'che are from what today is Guatemala, we can't really know what the Mayans in Yucatán believed down to as much detail as we do for the Ki'che. So the Mexican Mayan lore might not agree with what was discussed in the video. Same for the Honduran and most of the Guatemalan Mayans as well.

    • @Mariana16562
      @Mariana16562 2 роки тому +1

      @@ConcerninglyWiseAlligator oh I didn't know that. That's so interesting, do you have any more reliable resources I can watch, I am very interested in learning more about my roots :)

    • @ConcerninglyWiseAlligator
      @ConcerninglyWiseAlligator 2 роки тому +1

      @@Mariana16562 if you want to watch exclusively, the National Geographic has done great documentaries.

    • @Mariana16562
      @Mariana16562 2 роки тому +1

      @@ConcerninglyWiseAlligator ooo, and do you have any book recommendations?

  • @wesleybantugan5604
    @wesleybantugan5604 3 роки тому +6107

    I love casually resurrecting my twin by putting his head back on. It happens all the time 🙄

  • @Dara-lu5ql
    @Dara-lu5ql 3 роки тому +384

    My grandfather told me this story when I was young. I remember there was a time we were sitting around the fire, and listen to Mayan myths. I'm shocked by seeing this story comes to life. From my grandpa to me, Mayan blood flows inside my vein
    .

    • @DavidAguilar-wo6ho
      @DavidAguilar-wo6ho 3 роки тому +2

      Dará YOU ARE CAMBODIAN! Stop lying 🤣

    • @DavidAguilar-wo6ho
      @DavidAguilar-wo6ho 3 роки тому

      @Mike bro, he’s Cambodian, he’s only teasing me since I sent him the video lol

    • @ZAND4TSU
      @ZAND4TSU Рік тому

      Whoa guys settle down

    • @magshdz
      @magshdz Рік тому

      Why is everyone freaking out?? Chill everyone!!

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 3 роки тому +634

    So the whole kissing a girl making her pregnant is true because damn, saliva is dangerous!

  • @greenchapstick7564
    @greenchapstick7564 3 роки тому +4840

    Remember kids: Don't let Satan challenge you to a game of basketball.

    • @Luffy_wastaken
      @Luffy_wastaken 3 роки тому +147

      Thanks for the advice man, almost got killed lmao

    • @danielladuarte8890
      @danielladuarte8890 3 роки тому +87

      Ty but he just challenged me to a game of soccer

    • @greenchapstick7564
      @greenchapstick7564 3 роки тому +50

      does he have goat legs? if he doesn't, he won't be good at kicking the ball

    • @dissapointment
      @dissapointment 3 роки тому +26

      what about beer pong

    • @greenchapstick7564
      @greenchapstick7564 3 роки тому +14

      you're on your own on that one, bud

  • @dropkickcorpse
    @dropkickcorpse 3 роки тому +107

    2:09 Maya-kyuu, the greatest sports anime.
    Complete with the rival team's deception, trials, and the power of brotherly teamwork!

  • @dexter12x70
    @dexter12x70 3 роки тому +279

    The animations and the narration man, it just liven's up my day !

  • @aliciac3123
    @aliciac3123 3 роки тому +285

    I just want to appreciate how TED-Ed posts almost every day

  • @gustavovillegas5909
    @gustavovillegas5909 3 роки тому +49

    I absolutely love the Popol Vuh, it’s a miracle the story hasn’t been lost to us. Thank you for uplifting the stories of our ancestors

  • @dannyhoberman5384
    @dannyhoberman5384 3 роки тому +329

    Bruh if I had a penny for everytime the gods of death were tricked
    I wouldn't be rich, but I'd have quite a lot of pennies...

  • @grayemerald5159
    @grayemerald5159 2 роки тому +47

    The bat that snatched Hunahpu's head actually had a name, he was called Camazotz, and he was no ordinary bat, he was the god of all bats.

  • @allanchiquincc9667
    @allanchiquincc9667 3 роки тому +196

    Good job there!
    But just a few things:
    1) The names of the parents of the twin heroes were Hun Hunahpu and Vucub hunahpu.
    2) They sent the mosquito to know their names because the Xibalba lords change the names to confuse and thus humiliate them more.
    3) It was not a turtle, it was an animal called coati who gave them the pumpkin.
    In the end they took the head of their father and planted it on the ground where the first corn plant comes out and they turned into the sun and the moon being hunahpú the sun and ixbalanqué the moon.
    It is one of my favorite stories because everything happened in my city and its surroundings due to the archaeological finds that are being discovered, there is a ball court in a city called Chisec where it is believed to be the ball court where they played.
    Many believe that this story is a metaphor to describe the maize planting cycle. ^^

    • @b.f.2461
      @b.f.2461 3 роки тому +8

      Virtually every Mayan centre has its own ball court, although the dimensions differ. I imagine it would make the strategy of the game much different on a big court compared to a small one.

    • @MarcoAdventures
      @MarcoAdventures 2 роки тому +1

      You could transition this story into the "You me gas station" script and I wouldnt notice, I love it. I love history.

  • @BallotBoxer
    @BallotBoxer 3 роки тому +226

    **screenwriter takes notes**
    "Space Jam 3 is gonna be wild!"

    • @S0NAL_
      @S0NAL_ 3 роки тому +2

      lmao

    • @serpentmaster1323
      @serpentmaster1323 3 роки тому +5

      That’s what I thought! it’s actually just space jam. Human(s) travel to an other world of immortals to play a ball game where the immortals cheat but the humans win anyways through skill and smarts? It’s actually just spacejam, but thousands of years old and with mosquitoes and rivers of puss.

    • @SupahTrunks7
      @SupahTrunks7 3 роки тому +6

      I can't believe the Mayans invented space jam. Truly such an advanced culture.

  • @combogalis
    @combogalis 3 роки тому +74

    What I love about this is you can figure out their next steps yourself if you just think about it. "oh the gods are gonna burn them to death? hmmm, they've just got to make sure their ashes are dumped in a river so they'll resurrect." It's what I would have done too. Completely logical.

  • @TheBlueArmageddon
    @TheBlueArmageddon 3 роки тому +690

    No idea what the Mayan mythology writers were smoking when they made this, but I want some

    • @yourowndealer
      @yourowndealer 3 роки тому +86

      Ok then writers of Abrahamic, Sumerian, Hindu, Shinto, Aztec, Egyptian, Chinese and more... were also smoking.
      Surely the ones who wrote "God created humans from soil" smoked as well 😂

    • @ZaxorVonSkyler
      @ZaxorVonSkyler 3 роки тому +71

      It's like dream logic that only makes sense when your dreaming.

    • @jakebriggs2292
      @jakebriggs2292 3 роки тому +23

      Probably some datura or mushrooms grown in their jungles that are used for ceremonial/religious events. I mean if you look at the art on their buildings, they look very detailed and intricate like other civilizations across the world.

    • @nai1729
      @nai1729 3 роки тому +19

      @@yourowndealer humans return to dust when they die tho so it wasn’t too off

    • @yourowndealer
      @yourowndealer 3 роки тому +7

      @@nai1729
      And?
      After humans died, that's basically it, if cremated their ash is lifeless and cannot be brought back to life and if buried, their molecules enter other organisms not staying in soil.

  • @jessicajayes8326
    @jessicajayes8326 3 роки тому +114

    My sister is expecting twin boys. Maybe they'll be heroes!

  • @abthedragon4921
    @abthedragon4921 3 роки тому +133

    I was introduced to these guys during an expansion of Civilization 6. Great to see their story in much more detail.

    • @wicodragon4296
      @wicodragon4296 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah me too

    • @zorinzorinzorin5243
      @zorinzorinzorin5243 3 роки тому

      What happens in Civ 6?

    • @alex2005z
      @alex2005z 3 роки тому +5

      @@zorinzorinzorin5243 the twins were added into the game as a hero unit

    • @zorinzorinzorin5243
      @zorinzorinzorin5243 3 роки тому +1

      @@alex2005z cool, thanks.

    • @dreamcanvas5321
      @dreamcanvas5321 2 роки тому +3

      I love how much unique culture stuff I pick up in Civ 6. I always liked the game series in general, but 6 makes it feel like a celebration of all humanity. (It's still a little heavy on conquest as a part of gameplay but I think they've improved a lot in giving other options etc.)

  • @TWStimes
    @TWStimes 3 роки тому +70

    0:36 ‘’The skull spat on her hand, and impregnated her’’
    Zeus: Our battle will be legendary!

  • @casparvoncampenhausen5249
    @casparvoncampenhausen5249 3 роки тому +36

    I like how the lords didn't worry about him having his head back until they realised that what was hanging from the goal was a squash

  • @quetzalcoatl3242
    @quetzalcoatl3242 3 роки тому +150

    Beautiful 🤩. Just a small correction: Ixbalanque is pronounced “ISHbanakeh” no “iksbanalkeh” 😉 It means “little jaguar“ in Maya

  • @sapphirefire7630
    @sapphirefire7630 3 роки тому +22

    This screams "Two heads are better than one" love the story and animation!

  • @smolkeed
    @smolkeed 3 роки тому +20

    The art style is so cute! I like how the artist drew the twins, they look so adorable!

  • @mistingwolf
    @mistingwolf 3 роки тому +7

    This was a great tale! Loved the malicious compliance with the torch. XD

  • @jibberwocky4054
    @jibberwocky4054 3 роки тому +43

    always amazing content from TED-ED. i’m glad we live in an age where we can receive external education like this :)

  • @firewall5189
    @firewall5189 2 роки тому +4

    wow, this brings me back: i used to be super into world mythology when i was younger, and the mayans' tales were amongst my favourites. i completely forgot about this story up until now!

  • @user-lt3nz8yr8t
    @user-lt3nz8yr8t 2 роки тому +8

    One word "wow", with no doubt this video is professionalism at its finest. I loved it! 👍

  • @preeyanshtibrewal7397
    @preeyanshtibrewal7397 3 роки тому +7

    This whole story can be made into a series!
    I would love to watch it!!

  • @josecarvajal6654
    @josecarvajal6654 3 роки тому +14

    Really interesting how recurrent twins are in native American mythology. The Taino from the Caribbean had fourtuplets, TEDed also made a video about them

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables 2 роки тому +5

    Wow, what an awesome tale 😃 There's some serious depth in this 1 & I love the message at the end about not tormenting the people of the surface world to feel a need of performing ritualistic sacrifices ❤🙏🏽

  • @gigiology
    @gigiology 3 місяці тому +27

    Who's here after watching Ashikai's video about Natlan

    • @LiuElmeira
      @LiuElmeira 3 місяці тому +1

      Searched the newest comments just for this lol

    • @catstailbartender3866
      @catstailbartender3866 2 місяці тому +1

      I watched this before back at 2020 and now I'm back with genshin lore in mind lol

    • @Lad871
      @Lad871 Місяць тому +1

      I really hope the Genshin's Xbalanque is playable.

  • @BuildinWings
    @BuildinWings 2 роки тому +3

    Ok this feels like a MUCH longer story than what we have here. Thanks for the starting point, this looks cool & I'ma dig into it now.

  • @classicle420
    @classicle420 Рік тому +23

    0:12 Imagine balling so hard you summon devils

  • @enbyfrogz6766
    @enbyfrogz6766 3 роки тому +5

    this is an absolute acid trip of a story, and i love it

  • @Hoozelfitz
    @Hoozelfitz 3 роки тому +4

    I think I'm most amazed by Lord's of Death being impressed by resurrection
    Like, you have one job, death, and seeing it undone made them so happy they got tricked to death

  • @chesstactics5796
    @chesstactics5796 3 роки тому +24

    3:17
    Was not expecting that. You are telling me that he was alive with out his HEAD?? And he fixed it like a screw being rotated to drill into a wall?? So these people are like demigods or something? No disrespect intended, but it just doesn't add up!!

    • @karlacastillo6838
      @karlacastillo6838 3 роки тому +11

      They were God's, don't know why Ted Ed led that detail out

    • @SrMurci
      @SrMurci 3 роки тому +11

      Maybe because they were in the god's domain, because it said that there were different rules in that place.

    • @b.f.2461
      @b.f.2461 3 роки тому +3

      They’re children of the Maize God, destined to become the Sun and Moon, so yeah, they don’t play by normal biology.

    • @Luisa-xr2jf
      @Luisa-xr2jf 2 роки тому

      1:22

  • @tokyo5351
    @tokyo5351 2 роки тому +3

    2:43 The fire music in the background

  • @fluxasyt
    @fluxasyt 3 роки тому +14

    "So how did you guys die?"
    "Random gods where pissed of us becaus where playing ball"

  • @vipwirelesscominthru
    @vipwirelesscominthru 3 роки тому +2

    OMG, the timing! I just finished school and we were learning about Maya myths!!!

  • @pr3ll351
    @pr3ll351 3 роки тому +66

    Wait, so that game in Eldorado was real? Huh, cool to know

  • @craftyartist6091
    @craftyartist6091 3 роки тому +78

    Wait... so let me get this straight. Twins were playing with a ball so the gods got mad at them?
    Also, awesome video! Love all the mythology episodes :)

    • @b.f.2461
      @b.f.2461 3 роки тому +11

      Unfortunately a lot has been lost that wasn’t written in the Popul Vu. For example, there are repeated scenes of someone setting fire to the “Baby Jaguar God” in Mayan art, but we don’t know the context for this myth.
      Imagine trying to recreate the basis of Christian theology if we had nothing but artwork to go by.

    • @Hakorai
      @Hakorai 3 роки тому +5

      These Gods are Karens xD

    • @e.k.d6181
      @e.k.d6181 2 роки тому +5

      Not exactly gods. They are kind of bullies of the town.

  • @theguystealingyourinternet3712
    @theguystealingyourinternet3712 3 роки тому +22

    ah yes I hate when my game of basketball gets interrupted by the death gods

  • @Egbert758
    @Egbert758 3 роки тому +12

    00:20 well that was fast

  • @justsomeguy2211
    @justsomeguy2211 3 роки тому +10

    This story takes the cake - weirdest and most illogical myth I ever heard!

  • @tristanrouse6150
    @tristanrouse6150 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for doing this story, Ted-Ed. It has always been one of my favorites

  • @ahmadburhanhabibi
    @ahmadburhanhabibi 3 роки тому +4

    Great post by Ted Ed as usual ! Maya's culture is fascinating 🤩

  • @pyrofreezer
    @pyrofreezer 3 роки тому +10

    1:32 Next time, bring a mosquito when you wanna play hide and seek

  • @amadeus6987
    @amadeus6987 3 роки тому +7

    1:17 animator totally played hades

  • @richardlopez2932
    @richardlopez2932 3 роки тому +2

    This is the best rendition of the Aristocrats I've heard yet! Keep up the great work!

  • @Ramosd87
    @Ramosd87 3 роки тому +9

    The Popol Vuh is an amazing piece of literature.

  • @tristanrouse6150
    @tristanrouse6150 3 роки тому +5

    I've been waiting for this one! These are always amazing, and I just knew that you guys would do this one! You should do High John the Conqueror next!

  • @meddlecat
    @meddlecat Місяць тому +4

    Genshin lore fans flocking to this video after Natlan looking for any possible outcomes

  • @TheFirstAifos
    @TheFirstAifos 3 роки тому +2

    This was almost certainly the legend that inspired the story of Hunoch & Xiboch in Indivisible! Pretty nifty to find their origins!

  • @sidm1993
    @sidm1993 3 роки тому +5

    Amazing story and intriguing animation! 😍♥️

  • @men_del12
    @men_del12 3 роки тому +1

    Wow, our stories full of tricking Death & Firemakers. Loki must be proud seeing all of these.

  • @NiffirgkcaJ
    @NiffirgkcaJ 3 роки тому +3

    I just love the mind-bending physics and logic mythologies of countless civilizations have. XD

  • @elliotyong2331
    @elliotyong2331 3 роки тому +9

    Hunahpu: "Mom, how are babies made?"
    Xquic: "Well..."

  • @azeemusshaan5836
    @azeemusshaan5836 3 роки тому +8

    Amazing video, as always Ted ED

  • @IonsonMars
    @IonsonMars 3 роки тому +4

    Love the Mythological series Ted-Ed :)

  • @buildertherobloxian4731
    @buildertherobloxian4731 2 місяці тому +3

    How the Heck does a Game of Ball Result in _THIS!?_

  • @sadworms3849
    @sadworms3849 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve never heard this story before but there is a character(s) based on the twins in the video game Indivisible!! That’s so cool!!!

  • @SkyBrightGames
    @SkyBrightGames 3 роки тому +11

    0:47 I can't prenounce the names myself.

    • @yourowndealer
      @yourowndealer 3 роки тому +1

      I can 😏, possibly because I speak a "consonant rich" language.

  • @pallepuaruna6970
    @pallepuaruna6970 3 роки тому +1

    You r amazing Ted and the people who see ur channel are amazing too💖

  • @hades2659
    @hades2659 2 роки тому +3

    Awe no mention of Camazotz. In the original tale camazotz (another god of the underworld and ruler of the bat demons) was the one that tore off the brother’s head and brought it to the other underworld gods to play a game with it.

  • @MasterCivilEngineering
    @MasterCivilEngineering 3 роки тому +12

    Its the God who always Tricks us!

  • @psychoticcoconut4047
    @psychoticcoconut4047 3 роки тому +8

    Who's fever dream was this😂😂😂

  • @mandevillaredmandevillared4224
    @mandevillaredmandevillared4224 3 роки тому +1

    love how the totem pole says "totem." that's some good branding right there

  • @krochetwithkrissy
    @krochetwithkrissy 3 роки тому +13

    1:06 "knowing what had happened to their fathers"... Do you mean father and uncle? I just want to make sure.

  • @PMIII
    @PMIII 2 роки тому +1

    Damn....this should be a movie.

  • @randomstuff101
    @randomstuff101 3 роки тому +14

    i love these amazing videos they're posting so frequently 🥰

  • @bitronic1
    @bitronic1 3 роки тому +2

    Fascinating... But one question remains... How did the brother gain such wisdom being only one generation apart from their father?

  • @prettycheep
    @prettycheep 2 роки тому +2

    I can imagine them giggling deciding what performance they’re gonna do like ‘haha okay okay what if- no stop laughing!- you cut off my head, revive me AND THEN- Ixb’alanke stoppp 😆 you’re killing meee’

  • @davidlloyd3116
    @davidlloyd3116 3 роки тому +1

    …and all we have is some bloke nailed to a cross and resurrected. This one’s brilliant!

  • @Luffy_wastaken
    @Luffy_wastaken 3 роки тому +10

    And the father is still, till this day, hanging on the tree

    • @Snotlingfondler
      @Snotlingfondler 3 роки тому +5

      Actually the brothers ressurect him, they just didn't include that part. He becomes the god of maize and regeneration.

    • @AmitM_15
      @AmitM_15 3 роки тому +1

      Ayo!! Your pfp!!

  • @2im36
    @2im36 3 роки тому +4

    In all of the worlds' myths, there's one thing that remains constant:
    Death is very incompetent.

  • @sanquiem324
    @sanquiem324 3 роки тому +2

    This video felt like a fever dream

  • @jjijq
    @jjijq 3 роки тому +3

    I love these mythology videos

  • @tomk4632
    @tomk4632 2 роки тому

    Glad they put this out there. Teaches people to have a good head on their shoulders

  • @krzysiekbudzisz4572
    @krzysiekbudzisz4572 2 роки тому +3

    "When challanging Death to a game of cards, there is only one thing you should never do: win" - The old man from nowhere

  • @StarlightNkyra
    @StarlightNkyra Рік тому +2

    This leaves a lot of questions concerning the dead lords of the underworld. What happened to them? Did they go to the underworld 2? If so what would happen if they died again? How many layers are there? If they didn't go to a sub-level of the underworld then wouldn't they just respawn like a video game character? Because if they did this story would have a very different ending.

  • @J1P2K
    @J1P2K 3 роки тому +3

    I remember hearing a bit of this story from Onyx Equines.
    I’m sure I misspelled the title.

  • @mythologyandbeyond
    @mythologyandbeyond 3 роки тому +2

    Interesting myth, cool animation. Well done!

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 3 роки тому +3

    A bat ripped off his head.
    “It’s but a scratch.”

  • @Yojiswife
    @Yojiswife 3 роки тому +2

    I literally LOVE THESE VIDS!!!

  • @vanivanov9571
    @vanivanov9571 3 роки тому +5

    4:20 ...Well, THAT sure didn't work out. I guess the blood sacrifices went to other gods. It's interesting, as it hints the Mesoamericans had a love-hate relationship with sacrifice, and possibly it was banned for a while; until the new religion claimed that blood was needed to keep the world turning.

  • @ninahouse1209
    @ninahouse1209 3 місяці тому +1

    The twins are so smart; I can't believe it❤❤❤❤❤❤💖💝

  • @Benni777
    @Benni777 3 роки тому +3

    This is hilarious since Colleen JUST gave birth to her twins!! 😂😍

  • @monetj40
    @monetj40 2 роки тому +1

    This would be a great movie

  • @Kaizassin
    @Kaizassin 3 роки тому +2

    This sounds very believable, impregnated by a skull, resurrected by puting the head back on the body, and ressurected again by having remains thrown in a river. I'll take this as solid advise as of what to avoid to not get pregnant and how to cheat death, thank you

  • @pratibhasharma9679
    @pratibhasharma9679 3 роки тому +1

    Best UA-cam channel ever

  • @halimalnami1560
    @halimalnami1560 3 роки тому +4

    When you play ball with your twin but death says
    No

  • @vido7027
    @vido7027 3 роки тому +1

    The animation on that dance is so smooth.

  • @kurts.world96
    @kurts.world96 3 роки тому +5

    “A bat but his head off”
    “He put his head back on”
    WAS HE STILL ALIVE

    • @b.f.2461
      @b.f.2461 3 роки тому

      He’s a godling. Of course he was.

    • @glamorgirl911
      @glamorgirl911 Рік тому

      well the hero twins are gods/demi gods/semi gods