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Tantalus: *Oh boy my dad's coming* , _let's cook my son_
Happens to the best of us
@@rymle to true 😞
Zeus: HOW DARE YOU
Hey what are you doing here?
Epic 100% galaxy brain pro gamer move by Tantalus there. I give it a 420/69 grandchildren cooked and served to their grandpas.
his father did not approve of his "offering" but his grand father certainly would.
Facts 🤣🤣
Psshhh.....That's *dark* dude. But Kronos only ate his kids cuz he wasn't sure which one would kick him out of his throne!??!
But Tantalus must have lost his marbles to just chop up and roast his son as if the Gods wouldn't figure out a single thing!?!?XD
@@rogueflare4929 deception was not his intent , didn't you see how proud he was ?
@@riches3581 Exactly what I meant by *"lost his marbles"* cuz if there's No. 1 Top Tier taboo in Ancient Greece,It was *NO* killing family members whatsoever even if they were evil. And if there was a 2nd one,It was Cannibalism.
Each one is already JUST as bad. Doubling down is just double *BAD* ?!?!😥😧
@@rogueflare4929 the question is why
Why would you do that
Huh!!!
And now I know where the term "Tantalizingly close" comes from
Fancy seeing you here Underdawg 👋
Learn something new everyday huh
Well well well
i skipped that word cuz I haven't figured out how to say it even in my head
That's from a disney movie, but which one
Zeus : My Grandson! What have you done to him?
Demeter : Tastes like chicken.
😂
I was your 1k like
@@ahmadhwidy812 Thank you! I've never had anything close to that number before.
Actually according to reports from cannibals human meat tastes kinda like pork. I don't know why I know that piece of trivia.
Yes, idk where or when I heard of it but.. Yeah.. Apparently human taste more like pork.. :)
Meanwhile, no one ever talks about the trauma poor Pelops must have suffered after being murdered by his own dad and then resurrected.
He could talk it over with Nyctimus, they got that one in common
1k
He's a demi-demi god. I'm sure he got over it.
What trauma he was a man he didn't spend his time bitching there was no time for trauma
Yeah, like an Ancient Greece demigod would suffer from "trauma" like a 21st century soy drinking millennial 😂
For a change, I feel like this time, the gods were perfectly reasonable and fair with their justice.
100% just because Pelops was Zeus' grandson. They are in no way invested in justice
@@Texicus_Reddicus Yeah but the dude deserved it, that's what I mean
@@Texicus_Reddicus and Tantalus was his son so your logic kindof fails here.
@@Simply_Dark47 my logic wasn't that Zeus loves all of his children. The video makes that obvious. My point was that if Pelops wasn't a descendant of zeus, he would never have been saved. Zeus doesn't care for humans unless they are his relatives or traditional heroes
@@Texicus_Reddicus im sure he would still be angry that someone tryd to give him human meat
"I can't wait to meet my grandson"
"Oh, you'll meat him alright"
I died from wheezing
Bah-dum tssssss
He is dying to see you.
Tibia honest, it was quite the family meal
Oh, you'll (m)eat him alright
"the gods have omniscience"
"demeter ate the stew"
"she felt sick after learning what it was"
huh??
Ask the dudes who made the myth
Her senses were clouded, as she was grief stricken by the loss of her daughter. Yes, that's official.
I never heard of the Olympian gods having omniscience. I thought they were beholden to the fates as all of us.
zeus went at him right away so he knew
Demeter was eaten by her father Kronos and grew up in Kronos’ stomach. Tantalus had the cooks make the stew out of his son’s flesh so when Demeter ate the stew she was almost doing the same act as what Kronos did to her.
Yeah, the children of Rhea would undoubtedly be angered by this, considering most of them were eaten by their own father
FE3H?
BVJSH- AHHAGAGAHA
@Diotato Brandomato right, most of them were swallowed whole by their father Cronus
@@coffeech.1838 PROFESSOR
@@coffeech.1838 Lol I also immediately thought of Fire Emblem: Three Houses
I like how I hated history in high school and now im just litteraly watching it for fun like: Alright new video, new lesson, why not
Yes, definitely learned something new. This is the first time I've ever heard the claim that Tantalus was king of Phrygia. Every version of this myth that I've read claims that he was king of Thebes. Still, very well narrated and the panels are well drawn. Splendid work my friend I look forward to future episodes. Here here, 🍻
I agree! For me, it's because in school we were kinda forced to learn stuff but this time I am making the choice to learn and what I want to learn.
Thats because history in high school was boring.
@@giljua6191 Perhaps for some people. Personally, I found it to be very enjoyable. I guess having the right teacher makes all the difference.
@@antoniosessa6521 oh yeah right teacher can definitely make a huge difference. I was never lucky to have a teacher that i enjoyed when it came to history.
Zeus: "Hey sis, remember when dad ate you?"
Demeter throws up again
what?
@@fishyweeb6436 I believe that references the titan Chronos eating his children, the olympians.
Not really out of character for zeus to do that really 😂
Hahahaha..
@@milocarteret8770 Kronus, not Chronos. Kronus is the Titan of Harvest and father to the Olympians, while Chronos is the embodiment of time. The two are often confused and sometimes syncretized.
Son of Zues
Me: Oh boy here we go again
Zeus is literally 99.9% of all problems of greek mythology 😒 ⚡
He can’t keep it in his pants
@@NARNONDU 🤣🤣
@@guidinglight6968 Facts n likes to have beef with anybody.
Yup.
Zeus: Where is my grandson?
Tantalus: You're looking at him
I wonder what crossed his mind to think “ ah yes, serving up my son as a stew would be a great idea”
Probably ultimate power, i dont think its far away from reality considering african dictators used to serve cooked human meat to foreign guests and that wasnt long time ago
It isn’t that farfetched, Tantalus said so himself it’s the greatest sacrifice. Kings are often prideful of their lineage and the most valued members of a family are the father and the first born son.
Not to mention the meat is a luxurious delicacy.
Put two and two together and the best meats would be the flesh of a royal family member with the blood of gods in them.
It ddn't happen, the liars and perverts made this up to cover up what they have done; an ignorant human distraction from reality.
Aztec gods : what wrong with these olympians.
Underrated comment
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
It's like we totally didn't cut off the skin of our victims and wear it while our family ate the flesh!
Bruh these Greeks be making mountains out of molehill just chill and eat my mans
Other myths: What the fck is wrong with greeks, anyways lets grab a popcorn.
Another reason for why this act was so insulting, was because Demeters father Kronos had devouvered her and let her grow up in his belly.
Only demeter posiden hades hera hestia
Spelling
I believe there were a few more
@@narc2.036 no that was it. Those were all the gods inside Kronos
Demeter was supposed to not be eaten and Zeus was supposed to turn into mutton but Zeus's mother switched them, I am surprised no feminist is calling her sexist xD
It's Cronus. Kronos is the personification and god of time.
@@kyrios0307 Cronus is their Greek name and Kronos is their Roman name. Cronus and Kronos are the same person. Also he is a Titan, not a god.
It's alright, Demeter. It could have been worse than just a shoulder. Much worse...
Yup she coulda ate the sausage or meatballs
Imagine the scene when they resurrected Pelops lol
Pelops: "where the f*ck is my 'bird'!?"
Demeter: "Uughh... i think i'm going to puke again."
And so Pelops are also known as "The King With an Ivory D*ck".
Why he did it, in case anyone was wondering, is because he wanted to test the Gods powers of omnicience.
What's omniscience??
@@asl3151 The power to know everything
i feel like there are much better ways than sacrificing your son into a meal
@@brandon9089 He could have really done the trick of hidding one coin in one of his hands and ask where it was or even better, don’t hide a coin at all in his hands but in like, his shoe but still ask the question, if they do know the answer, they will probably say it and laugh it off (they literally let him do worse, what’s a coin trick to stealing food from them?) if they don’t know, well, theory proved, lie it was in the other hand but don’t open it or something
@@plaguedoctor2882
They’ll still punish him for disrespecting them.
The art is amazing, best I have seen from these stories so far.
It's kinda similar to Amar Chitra Katha
Yeah, I only watched this for the art. I already knew this story I just wanted to see the art in the thumbnail
Is mythology not stories
Reminds me of marvel comic
Yeah that was my favorite thing about this actually.
Zeus: I wanna meet my grandson!
Tantalus: Meat of your grandson? Already done!
Zeus: What?
Tantalus: What?
He definitely deserved this punishment he killed his son, roasted him and served the dish to the gods as an offering thinking that they would rearward him in return. But he wrong plus he is just a horrible father and king
Then you realize they were also eaten by their dad. I wonder if demeter went vegan after this.
He didnt want reward, he just wanted to troll them knowing their father eat them alives, triggering their trauma. Thats what makes them very angry.
You don't have a clue, this cartoon story is ignorant. There are NO "gods" in human bodies; that is an insult to GOD; this is totally ignorant BS.
@@MF-sk8ww Ma'am this is Greek *mythology* . You're being a Karen.
@@MF-sk8ww uhm... you do know this is a video on greek mythology, right? plus not everyone worships your god.
So, basically, this guys who party with gods themselves didn't know that they don't enjoy human meat?
Right!?
Who would have guessed?
Especially since they had ptsd from chronos
No, he knew, he wanted to test the gods omniscience. Thats why they are so mad as it is not a simple misunderstanding but a direct insult.
@@NeostormXLMAX your correct but it was kronos the titan of time not chronos the primordial god of time
There was actually a third part to Tantalus' torment, the gods hung a large rock over him that always looked like it was about to fall on him, so he could never relax either.
One of the few times Zeus was actually a good guy.
99% problems in greek myth is because zeus cant keep it his pants.
I'd say 95.05% is Zeus.
4.90% it's the other Olympians.
75% of that 4.90% is justified
The remaining .05% is humanity's.
@@bloodbrawler1438 what is the last .1% is
@@flames2267 humans
Imagine tartarus chilling there and thinking: how should I punish this guy
In Greek mythology, Tartarus is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans.
@@akashafofo6939 But also a living, sentient primordial. Idk if those two are separate entities, but it's worth knowing.
@@DCapybara
Perhaps, but that doesn't mean that it has a will. There is no evidence that it can make decisions.
@@omniavanitas7893 Fair enough
@@omniavanitas7893 I assume it’s akin to Gaia or Uranos meaning it would have a will. They all came from chaos so why wouldn’t they be similar?
This is one of few stories in which the gods were reasonable and justified in punishing a mortal. Why did he think cooking his son and feeding him to the gods was a good idea? Tantalus is cracked.
Yes indeed, in this myth Zeus did something good for once. LOL
There are more, you are just too negative to see.
I would have just served them normale banquet stuff and one unusual thing and then ask them what they thought it was.Simple way to test them without getting punished.
@@hubertdenise3100 what would the unusual thing be though?
Tantilus = Tantilize. The fruit continuously tantalized Tantilus for eternity. His punishment is to always want but never have.
Tantalus be like: let's feed my firstborn son to Zeus, whose father tried to eat him, and Demeter, whose father ate her. That's a really good plan.
It seems everyone is a son of Zeus
Yeah he got around
Oh, yes. He had a lot affairs.
Zeus slept with all his brothers and sisters and kids it's a F up family tree
also all the white people are descendants of charlemagne
@@gillettematch3188 that's funny
Zeus be like: "I have no qualms about cannibalising my cousin and unborn child, but I draw the line at eating human flesh."
Probably because it was his own grandson that was the meal :( and Zeus likes people being related to him
Well, I'd say it was mostly because his idiotic son (reppeatedly) violated the laws of hospitality. Xenia was a big deal for the ancients in general and for Zeus in particular, in his role as protector of the rights of guests and all that stuff. He also clearly hated it when someone tried to outwit and make a fool of him, so...
The fact that the meal was related to him is pretty irrelevant, considering that he has eaten family members before with no hesitation or remorse.
@@omniavanitas7893 yeah that also makes sense
Zeus : Where is my grandson ?
Tantalus : But he's already here My Lord !
Zeus : Looks around confused
Tantalus : *points to the stew* Here my Lord
Demeter : Terrified
Tantalus : Takes off mask to reveal he's Arya Stark
What is meaning of Arya Stark
@@anhilatorofignorance2584 I think that is a game of thrones character
@@anhilatorofignorance2584 If you're not familiar with Arya, I should warn you that this comment is a spoiler for the show. Research this joke at your own peril.
Demeter: iugh!
Then takes another bite.
Arya Stark the Mary Sue
I don't even have to watch, he shouldn't have tried to feed literal gods his own child. Who in their right mind thinks "hmmmmmm I don't think the gods are actually all knowing....!! I know Ill feed them my son and see if they figure it out" there are worse things in mythology but I could never get over this mans stupidity
Kronos, Zeus's father, ate him and his siblings as a child. Myths are myths, tho we wouldn't have been able to tell easily if we were born in an era when this was believed to be true, it's only because we have already established this as a myth that we are able to discern its unlikeability.
So this is where the word “tantalize” comes from🤔
OH MY F@CKING GOD
😨
Wow you're a genius
Indeed and also likely where a chip on ones shoulder comes from
What tantaloze means
@@hellatze it’s means just as tantalus’ punishment entails, to be so close to something only not to be able to reach it.
Demeter literally pulled a "can we have you for dinner"
In another Version, he got this punishment, not because he killed and served his Son to the Gods but because he wanted to test if the Gods are really omniscient.
Sounds like the story of jesus, synchronisity
@@oftin_wong what story of jesus have you heard?
@@degeneratesupreme860 many
@@oftin_wong pls inform me what story sounds like this?
@@degeneratesupreme860 killing your son, RE abraham making his sacrifice in the OT and the 'son of a God' thing..but also, anything sacrificial, you can see similarities in ancient myth and biblical stories
The Greeks had some crazy stories
If they were omniscient they'd know what Tantalus was up to even before he did it
They probably just wanted to see if he'd change his own fate beforehand.
Since its been found by the Fate Sisters that fate can be changed by a significant decision.
Though they figured, it was punishment time nonetheless
At many points on Greek lore the gods are not omniscient. Maybe they only have pseudo-omniscience?
@@agamerdoesthings9317 I always considered their omnicence to be more like what happens when they focus. Most of the time they simply either dont care or are distracted.
@@Gr3nadgr3gory Ooh I like that.
@@agamerdoesthings9317 What a concept!
His punishment was so brutal but at the same time he deserved every second of it for what he did to his son. It's so messed that he killed his own son and then fed him to the Olympian Gods. It's so gross. 🤮
Great Idea: Offering a god who survived being eaten by his father a dish made up of his grandson.
Tantalus order his servants to make food out of his son to satisfy the gods? That’s messed up 🤢 🤮
Never happened. All total BS.
@@MF-sk8ww your full of it
what if he did this..
When he was hungry the punishment states that the fruits will be out of he's reach. What if he grabs the fruits before he's hungry and eat it later.
The water will go down when he he'll reach it. What if he reach the water with his hands? (the hand was under the water)
According to the story, he was always starving and in deep thirst. No break periods...ever. And if he tried to reach for either, they would go away. So regardless this man was bound for limitless suffering
The water would evaporate from his hand.
@@Gr3nadgr3gory that would be the fruit. If he managed to grab it that is.
Btw, the reason for serving them a meal with his sons flesh was Tantalus’ way of seeing if he could trick the gods and prove that they weren’t completely omniscient.
Yeah there’s a million better ways he could’ve done that
Zeus be like: "Aight, imma just chill with my son here while my grandson's boiling in the kitchen".
Don't you mean *puts Sunglasses on* "Chilli"?
I kinda like the version where Tantalus was banished from olympus for stealing the ambrosia. Due to that news spreading, he was mocked by his people even by his very own family. He got so angry that deviced a develish plan as a revenge. Inviting Zeus and the other gods to dinner serving his own family. Then Zues threw a thunderbolt at him after finding out the truth of the disappearance of Tantalus' family and the fact that what they ate was human. Bringing up their trauma caused by Chronos, by eating them. Thus, one of worst punishment ever was created.
I like that version too
_Tantilus: Dads coming!_
_Also tantilus: Let's cook_ *my SON*
Chef: why your son?!
“Son of Zeus”
... DO YOU KNOW HOW LITTLE THAT NARROWS IT DOWN?
Never would've happened if Zeus just kept it in his pants.
That's Greek mythology in a nutshell next to "Hera is angry at being a side chick"
Most of his sons/daughters were heroes or gods so.
As soon as I heard “stew” I knew what was going on....
Bro Greek mythology is crazy. Love it
Demeter ate that kid's entire shoulder in one bite. I think the depression was really getting to her.
Stress eating, for sure.
man what is with evil kings serving their first borns to the gods? it never goes well you think they would learn.
They were no longer kings anymore.
when Zeus is disgusted with your actions , you know you have a problem
This is so amazing! I used to watch stories like this as a child in the 80s-90s😁
Amazing art and the commentary..!! Thank you for the update, See U in History..! :) Mythology rocks..!!
Just discovered this channel and WOW I’m already in love...
Awwww the poor son, being killed by his own dad
A King of greed.
What was Tantalus thinking when he killed and then served his own son to his dad for dinner.
*Where is the lamb sauce?*
@@hansbloodsmith9943 bruh lol
Amazing! Great art! So entertaining, enjoyable and informative! Keep up the great work! 😉👍🏾👌🏾
Very well told, yet short and interesting. Instantly subscribed.
So that was the origin of the phrase, "so close yet so far."
This was a great video...the art was top notch too👍👍👍
This is an amazing video and very useful for general knowledge; Many thanks friend
A good lesson to teach people in tougher times what kind of things the gods do NOT expect of their believers
Another great story man and I could be wrong but if you would do a story on Gilgamesh
We have that book in my college... it complicated to understand so a video would be nice.
Isnt that a mesopotamian deity?
@@kuwarikutti yes
@@kuwarikutti I think so but not sure
@@kuwarikutti No he's not a deity, he's a Demigod and the first king (according to Sumerian Mythology).
wow, who can guess that serving your own son to your parent and relatives, the same relative who killed their father, who known to eat his own children could possibly end well. boy i wonder.
Man these Greek myths are so amazing great video bro :))))
also can you guys do napoleon bonaparte in a future video pls
I really love your videos and if you could can you do Chinese, African, Mexican gods and goddesses folklore
Look up hometeam history and history with no chaser
@@jashardwallington thanks
This is why I run the menu by guests before a dinner party.
Perfect as always.
Nice video! You sir just gained another subscriber.
Love this!!
Totally ignorant nonsense, it never happened like this cartoon claims; not even close. BS.
Not what I was expecting when he told his son to go get ready to meat, oh wait, meet" his grandfather haha
I love the art and your content.
Awesome video ! Keep it up
Pelops: Hey dad! What’s for dinner? :)
Tantalus: Funny you should ask! 😈
So this is the reason many people even after having huge amount of money suffer terribly.
Mostly due to the greediness and ungratefulness for what they have. Otherwise, the rich people won't need to feel "unsatisfy" by what they can just have on their daily life. So yeah, it's ironic since they already have plenty.
the art is amazing..... seriously.... awesome
I love the BGM in this video.
Love these episodes! Do you all have West African mythology?
I feel like some of these stories have a truth. What if the Olympians WERE true in a sense. We know some cultures worship their kings AS gods. Maybe there was a Zeus and other Olympians who walked the earth.
Aliens...
I love the drawing and how the story telling are made
Tantalus got the worst punishment ever.
*Of being made fun on internet for all of eternity.*
_Legends says that he is still reaching for those Berries_
Zeus: "Where is my grandson, you said he would be among us?"
Me, who knows enough about Hellenic myths to recognise the patterns: "Oh, no... here we go again..."
I learned something new. Thanks
Tantalus: *made Demeter eat Pelops part*
Kronos: I like this kid, nice job
Would love to see Hades next especially since theres a popular game of the same name now!
Lessons here: don't think you can get away without facing consequences. Taking everything for granted just because you have been given a title.
In honesty, he did deserve such for a perverted actions, one the gods did not approve of.
awwww man i might’ve found my new binge channel
That got me, I'm subscribed 😁
This shows that even Gods have conscience unlike the psychopaths that we have around us.
Zeus flooded the world because he wanted to start over from scratch. I think he just doesn't want to eat humans
True.The gods might be ultimate hypocrites,but that does not make us any better for being narcisstic,trash psychopaths we are.
@@audreysinggih697 Greek God's just feel like what normal people would do if they had magic powers. Go nuts and let there emotions take over
@@daraghokane4236 to be fair Zeus flooded because he saw rampant cannablism which struck him because of what his own father did to his older siblings and would have done to him if not for his mother
Noah would have liked that..
Honestly out of all the people the greek gods punished.
This guy actually deserved it.
Zeus: I want to meet my grandson.
Tantalus: Meet him? I thought you said you wanted to eat him.
This is my third time replaying this while falling asleep.
I like the tie in that Demeter was depressed from searching for Persephone and thats the reason she didnt notice the shoulder
Omg I’m just wanting to cry for that son. He didn’t deserve such a horrible father.
Edit: Yay the son is back 😎
Whoa this is amazing
thx i needed to read abt tantalus for history but watching youtube is more fun
I had to do a poem about him and have props it was fun I had a stick with an orange tied to it. This was for English class FYI my teacher was Greek 😂
Cool