The Minotaur was also expected to feed on 7 male and 7 female children. When death (especially death of children) was so common, a story to explain that death would be helpful to the surviving parents, siblings, relatives.
@@manfromnantucket9544 you see usually these people would go down as heroes or even legends I guess this would make the family feel like their death was meaningfull making their mortality abit easier
@@manfromnantucket9544 I mean yes, no one wants to hear that their child got gobbled up by a horrifying beast, but it gave closure on the fates of their children.
There are two ways to pronounce Minotaur. "min-oh-taur" or "my-no-taur" I prefer the second pronunciation because the name Minotaur came from Minos (pronounced "my-noss") and Taurus, because the Minotaur was the son of King Minos that was part bull (taurus).
Hoda Oops, you're right! The bull was owned by Minos, however, and Pasiphae is Minos's wife, so the Minotaur's name was given. His real name was actually Asterion/Asterius, according to some Greek myths, but everyone called him the Minotaur, the bull of Minos. Also, for clarification, I think Minos can be pronounced "mi-noss" or "my-noss," which is why Minotaur also has two different was of pronunciation. -_- --> I'm looking more into it, and I do prefer the "mi-no-tor" pronunciation better than "my-no-tor," despite what my first comment said. :P
Melkhiordarkblade i don’t remember much tbh it was like 5/6 years ago but the bit on vampires was interesting, it was linked to the ‘saved by the bell’ phrase, basically people would ‘die’ (but like they werent actually dead they just werent v good at working out if people were dead lol) so they would get buried then wake up in a coffin and panic and claw at the coffin so people would dig them up and they would have suffocated but would be in a different position to how they were buried and there were scratch marks so people panicked and thought they were vampires and then they started to build bells into coffins so if people woke up they could ring the bell and (hopefully) be dug out
As a Hawaiian myself, I would like to point out that Hawaii is actually under a "hotspot" which causes our earthquakes, much different than the Crete's ones. These hotspots are created deeper into the planets core and since there's no or thin tectonic plate, they create small underwater volcanoes before they break the surface.
Actually, this is only a part of mythology's area of reach. There were other subjects involved as well, such as political propaganda from athenians against cretans wich might have influneced the imagery of the minotaur. Also, the minoans worshiped bulls and had maze-like patterns in their cities, there's even a partially man-made labyrinth below Gortyn. Why isnt any of this mentioned in this video? It feels like its not taking into account the whole picture.
Bruno Franco The Minoan civilization had reached its peak many years before the Athenians rose to biggest power in Greece ( 5th century BC ). It is actually one of the first big civilizations that existed in the Mediterranian ( 2600 - 1500 BC ) and was destroyed by a huge volcaninc explosion at Santorini that created a tsunami ( 2600 - 1500 BC ). So by the time Athens got powerful the Cretans were not such a big threat. Something like that could be possible, but it is only a small factor.
MrArgy333 Still, the cretans didnt worship a man-bull as far as i can recall. The imagery of the bull was often used in myths such as one of hercules's twelve labors to represent minoan rule prior to its fall, because cretans worshiped bulls. The athenian myths spread in popularity as greeks gained power, and that is when the minotaur began to be told as a story, its a symbol of the bovine imagery of the cretan's religion beign used to represent their defeated.
This video was specifically about the "scientific" origins of the minotaur, specifically focusing on how early civilizations used myth to rationalize natural disasters. Youre talking about cultural origins, which while interesting were not the focus of this video. This video wasnt meant to be even a slightly complete history of the minotaur.
I heard another explanation for this myth. Greek culture glorified human beauty, that can be seen on statues, but there was few of people that weren't beautiful. They had physically defects and that they were hidden from other people, that were disgusted seen them
gsom7 there's no archaeological evidence for that. Plus, the bull (because not everybody had the minotaur myth) was regarded as the 'earth shaker' even outside Crete. Although what you said probably did happen in lots of places throught (ancient) history, which is visible in folklore of many places
I just realised a really cool hidden detail! the pencil at 1:06 (pause it) says Daedalus on it. Daedalus is the one who made it possible for the breeding to happen. he was an amazing inventor in Greece.
here in Indonesia, home of some of the largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions ever recorded of the last 400 years, we've also got so many folklore regarding these natural phenomenon, one of the most widely documented and get told to children is the legend of Antaboga and Basuki Dragons of Hindu- Javanese mythology
I do like Greek and roman mythology, I do believe that the myths are surprisingly unique. A divine place that you go to when you die, not only does not keep you there, but is simply a "waiting room," for you to be reborn. Very different from the religious beliefs today.
Across Earth yet people dismiss it as "child's fantasy". Question is: if they so say there's no proof it is true, then do they have proof it is false? Do they know exactly what happens when we die?
That's not how it works, the burden of proof is on the person claiming that there is an afterlife. You don't have to disprove something that hasn't been proven in the first place
I was thinking about that too. Upon a bit of research, it turns out that neither Te Fiti nor Te Ka are in Polynesian myths, but it makes 100% that they were both derived from Pele.
I guess they chose the minotaur as the beast who causes destruction because the greeks in that time lived a long with bulls, in the farms, in the castles, in the markets. and the bulls are very big and strong, they can be sometimes unpredictable, so it can cause a roots of fear in them from this large animal. it was sometimes even dangerous and im sure there was sometimes attacks by the bull going on while the greeks lived next to them on daily bases. the only way that people had advantage and can tame the bulls its their intelligence. and a strong bull mixed with a human is a terrifying idea for them because the Minotaur has the human intelligence next to his strengh.
I feel like the connection between bulls and earthquakes was influenced by Poseidon, who played a huge role in the creation of the minotaur by causing Queen Pasaphae to fall in love with Minos' favorite bull. Bulls were sacred to Poseidon, and during the Mycenaean age, Poseidon was worshipped as a god of earthquakes rather than a god of the sea.
Coming to theaters in 2018: Tale of the Minotaur. One man-bull's uplifting story of his life trapped in a labyrinth by a tyrannical king who only uses him to dispose of unwanted suitors of the princess, whom of course the Minotaur secretly loves, but who betrays him for a handsome young warrior named Theseus. He dies heart-broken but willingly gives up his life that his true love might live happily ever after. Starring Tom Cruise as Theseus, Kristen Stewart as Ariadne, Liam Neeson as King MInos, and Ron Perlman as the MInotaur. [This film is not yet real.]
Danielle Robinet Well if you are interested I can share it, sure. Basically the Greek civilization, that started roughly 2800 years ago (and had their summit 2500 years ago), really looked up to the Mycenaean and the Minoan, civilizations that had their summit 3200 years ago, much before the Greeks. They felt they were the heirs to their greatness, and thought that massive constructions as this one that I am going to link, where made by the gods. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mycenae_lion_gate_dsc06382.jpg Mycenaean cities were always built on top of hills, that is why the Greek holy areas, as the acropolis, where always on hills as well. I think this is enough to prove how much the Greek linked those ruins of prior civilizations with the Gods, with mythology. The Minotaur might have an easier explanation than just the seismic activity of the island... The Palace of the King Minos of Crete, if you look at the floor plan, literally looks like a labyrinth! Look at it here: www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/noticias/201312/05/Media/foto2.jpg Funny enough, the throne room of that palace is always referenced as an inspiration for some Greek temples. In any case, they found in that Palace many paintings of people riding bulls, and some types of festivity or celebration that involved bulls. All of it together is the most logic and pretty interesting explanation of the myth. Every Greek myth has some truth behind, the one of how Athens chose Athene to be their goddess over Poseidon is pretty awesome as well.
That was Fascinating! I always love hearing about other peoples theories and speculations, because it can change your perception on the topic. I can tell that you're as crazy about Greek mythology as I am, and very informed.
Danielle Robinet hahah I am glad you liked it! My professor is one of the most knowledgeable people I've ever seen in my life. In any case it was all related to the History of Architecture, as it is my field, so I still have much to learn about Greek mythology. In any case yes I do love it and read a lot ;)
It might all be circumstantial, but looking at the Minoan and Mycenaean art plus the archaeological evidence is pretty convincing for this connection--more so than anything biblical (though Mycenaeans might have been the Philistines of the bible). Tying the Mycenaeans to Atlantis via earthquakes might be a better use for this kind of speculation. There was a lot of art depicting rodeo-like rituals with men leaping over and maybe even riding bulls and a labyrinthine palace. Hmm... but if not for earthquakes we wouldn't have the Minotaur myth?
Oh my days what a video. I could watch this all day with my lovely grandkids. Due to the fact that a squared plus b squared equals c squared the minotaur in the video would bounce off the wall using the equation speed = distance/time and that is why i am the goat and why this video should have a billion views
people have religions because they are afraid, they can't understand things that science explains,nor hasn't explained. so they seek a source of info to believe in, at least that's how i intepret it.
Commenting Otaku But that's only a rudimentary perception of religion. Religion played an important part of history. It creates complex and beautiful cultures and inspired architectural feats, it brought people under a common group and lead to philosophy and mathematics. It allowed empires to grow and expand passively. In the modern western culture, religion doesn't seem as relevant as it used to be because we became more independent and diverse, which is a good thing; but we often forget about our history and cultural ties.
They're mainly people like you, who only see the surface of things and refuse to acknowledge the possibility of their first impression, guided by someone else, is wrong.
David Lam Killing people is a part history too. Would you say killing people contributed to beautiful cultures? I tend to sway in the direction that culture, art, philosophy, etc would be just as beautiful and progressive with different subjects and inspirations.
Disclaimer: Great Video, taught me a lot about the science behind it. After that thought, I am taking a Greek Course in World History, and I would like to point out that there was a massive earthquake on an island that was north from Crete, that caused a massive tsunami, and I would like to know if the Mycaneans thought that the Minotaur had caused such destruction, as you had mentioned Uplifts in the island before.
The thought of a beast living underground that is so angry powerful that it shakes the ground you walk on as it bellows is so badass. Scary if your an average greek citizen trying to live your life, but cool nonetheless.
I've also read that the later bull elements of the Minotaur myth comes from mainland Ancient Greek contact with the war-happy Minoan Bull Cult. The Greeks already had a beast to explain earthquakes, and when they were attacked and pillaged by a violent cult, their most feared monster took on the face of their most feared enemy.
@@Rachel-fi4sc In 1979 Peter Warren excavated Knossos and discovered children's bones with knife marks that suggested the flesh was cut off. Also the Minoan site Anemosphilia had likely sacrificed remains.
The MAZE shown in the beginning is a MAZE, not a labyrinth: Labyrinths are identifiable for having only one possible path, whereas mazes have many different, branching paths.
You're definitely overthinking this. The Greeks typically attributed earthquakes to the actions of Poseidon, the Minotaur is far more likely to be a folk memory of the bull-worship practised by the pre-Greek Minoans.
BUT was the mythology fully developed during the Minoan-Mycenaean civilization when the Minotaur is told to exist? Also during the Dark Ages when stories were told via oral tradition could we trust the ancient people to be cognizant or totally wary of discrepancy/contradiction? ALSO could the Minotaur and Poseidon not have worked in conjunction to mysteriously terrorize the subduction-zoned Crete island more often than anywhere else on the Hellas? Or maybe the Minotaur was responsible for more minor quakes and sounds while Poseidon was attached with overall destruction?
Similarly, the myth of the Chimera of Lycia is based off of geological figures as well. In Lycia, there are permanent gas vents that emit gases such as methane that burns. As such, the Chimera was known to breath fire.
I now agree when someone said TED-Ed answers questions I didn't know I have. I came here wanted to know if the Minotaur myth I heard before is any different with this but got other new knowledge involving the scientific explanation of the myth instead. This is super cool.
You forgot to mention that the Labyrinth itself may have been influenced by Minoan architecture during the Bronze Age, particularly the palace of Knossos itself. It's very labyrinthine and it messed with the Greeks' sense of symmetry. You gotta remember that the Greeks loved symmetry. Moreover, there is also archaeological evidence that the Minoans did practice cannibalism at one point so the myth of the minotaur was also designed to demonize the Cretans, not only for their architecture but also for their barbarism, coupled with the fact that Crete dominated over Greece before the Mycenaean civilization.
Adam Craig It may not logically follow that one wrong religion makes the rest wrong, but at least science is updating itself, whereas religion is always a shot in the dark, as far as anyone knows.
Adam Craig I didn't mean that God has to constantly update himself, I meant our knowledge of him must update according to new information. But not only does that not happen, religious people claim (rightly so, because it's in the Bible) that God isn't to be tested, but rather, we should believe without testing. That just makes religion impervious to criticism, thus unable to be checked for truth.
***** You should check out the story of Jesus' temptation in the desert. The devil, or some other demon-like person tells Jesus to jump off a wall to see if he'll float down unharmed, as it says would happen to believers in the old testament, but Jesus directly says God should never be tested.
The Minoans did engage in some serious bull worship, they were the major trade and political centre in the region and they probably performed at bull-leaping where several, probably young performers would carry out several risky acrobatics in a court with a bull. Furthermore, Minoan palaces are fairly labyrinthine in their design. So it seems more plausible that these historical elements worked their way into the later mythology (and even merged with other stories in the process).
This is so true, not because we dont have a scientific explanation of things (yet) make them unreal or myths legends or even crazy. I hope one day spirituality and science become united in a conscious way.
I was expecting a little more specific examples. Because to be honest I already anticipated the result and was mainly watching for specific parts of different myths being transferred over to a probable reason for it's creation.
Small problem with this story is that a labyrinth is a maze and therefore by definition can not be inescapable. If there truly is no entrance or exit it is not a labyrinth.
Currently reading Circe and just came to a part involving this myth and Daedalus and Icarus, along with some other myths. I HIGHLY recommend reading Circe!
The Minotaur was the child of Minos' wife and his Prized bull. Daedalus created a Hallow Wooden bull for Minos' wife and she fooled the Bull thats why they created the Minotaur. Daedalus created This cause Minos' wife begged him to help her seduce the bull. She fell in love in the cow cause of Poseidon's Curse.
I love these scientific observations about the myth, but I would point again to the presumption of "earliest written records" of these myths. The earliest versions of these myths come from oral tradition, myths weren't written down. This is a wonderful video, but I would also caution the potential student of myth to not stop investigating a myth as soon as a scientific explanation appears. For example, the video claims that the shape and form of the Minotaur is unimportant, I'd say that isn't true. Greek mythology as it comes down to us come during the Iron Age, at a time when myths about man-made cities became dominant. The fact that we have written accounts of the myths are in itself present in the themes. But Greek mythology before this carries with it the strongest echoes of an agricultural mythology from the Neolithic (new-stone age) period. Hence, the myth of the minotaur is about overcoming the monster and stopping him, no less in part by using Daedalus' divine powers of architecture -- another echo of the Iron and Neolithic era. The tradition of half-man and half-animal beings date even further back, stretching to the paleolithic myths where hunters and gatherers were adamant about finding a unification between human beings and their spirit animals. Myths about frightening animal warriors existing deep within the caves were part of those rituals and initiation rites where a young hunter would be given the task to travel down to the core of mother Earth, confront his or her greatest fears, and rise up as a transformed champion who embraces his or her greatest phobia and is at one with the animal that is to be hunted. If that sounds like Batman, it's only because psychologists and myth scholars like Carl Jung and C.G. Kerenyi believe that we inherit those archetypes. This is the very foundation of the hero's myth. The fact that we have a Minotaur in an Iron Age mythology suggests a) A pre-existing mythology that is being deconstructed as monstrous or barbaric, and b) A hint at an existing culture around Crete that predates its earliest agricultural settlements.
The Minotaur is the ancient version of The Hog Rider card which is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a very fast building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy. Strategy His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand. The Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though be wary of spells. A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if you place something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will damage the Hog Rider and hit the card in front of it more. The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up Zap or Giant Snowball. However, this strategy isn't very effective against buildings as the Hog Rider will take a while to destroy the building, giving the opponent ample time to articulate another counter. Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible. It is not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value. In a deck with several low-cost cards, it might be worth it to simply send the Hog Rider against one building. These decks shuffle their card rotation quick enough, that they will arrive to their next Hog Rider before the next building arrives in the opponent's card rotation. Long-ranged troops like Musketeer and Flying Machine can snipe those buildings, preserving some of the Hog Rider's health, possibly allowing it to get some Tower damage. When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings. Passive buildings such as spawners and Elixir Collector have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building. Defensive buildings have a smaller hitbox than a passive building, which means if that if a defensive building was placed three tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, a Hog Rider placed at the very left or right side of the Arena may be able to bypass it due to its smaller hitbox. If the player has a building already placed down in the center of the arena, and the opponent tries to bypass it with a Hog Rider at the edge of the arena, they can use certain air troops to push the Hog Rider towards the building as it jumps over the river, effectively denying the bypass attempt. They must be already hovering over the correct placement, as very quick reflexes are required to correctly perform this technique. For Bats, Skeleton Dragons, and Minion Horde, they should be placed right in front of the Hog Rider as soon as it is deployed. For Minions, Skeleton Barrel, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Electro Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Balloon, and Lava Hound, stagger the above placement one tile to the right if the Hog Rider is placed on the left side of the arena, and vice versa. They can also use ground troops to achieve the same result. Something like an Ice Golem deployed at the Hog Rider’s landing spot will obstruct his path and force him to go around the unit, which causes him to be closer to the building instead of the Crown Tower. The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push. A Tornado placed on the second tile front of the player's King's Tower and staggered two tiles towards the Princess Tower will activate it without any damage dealt to the Princess Tower, helping them in defending future pushes. This can also be a method of mitigating all damage dealt to a Princess Tower, but doing this more than three times may result in the King's Tower's health being low enough to be targeted directly, opening up the possible threat of a back door three crown. A better alternative is to pull the Hog away from the Princess Tower into the attacking range of all three Crown Towers, which will negate all damage as long as none of them are already distracted A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower. This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower. The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it. A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. However, a Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower. Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense. The Hog Rider can be paired with the Lumberjack as both a swarm bait and damage combo. It is a very fast combo with an extremely high damage output potential, so the enemy will likely try to counter it with a swarm. If this happens, use a spell like Arrows to render the opponent defenseless. If they manage to defeat the Lumberjack, the dropped Rage will make the Hog Rider even more dangerous than it normally is. A fast and deadly combination is the Hog Rider and Mini P.E.K.K.A. combo. Both units are fast but the Mini P.E.K.K.A. does much more damage and does not attack only buildings so the Mini P.E.K.K.A. can deal with troops like the Executioner and Musketeer. However, this combo can be defeated with swarms like Skeleton Army, which will defeat both of them since neither of them can deal area damage. They are also unable to target air troops, so the Minion Horde can stop this easily. A risky play is to deploy the Hog Rider at the bridge as soon as the match starts. If the opponent does not react fast enough, the Hog Rider will deal a significant amount of damage to the Princess Tower. This can also allow the player to quickly scout the opponent's deck if they happen to react to him fast enough.
I wouldn’t be suprised that the tale of the Minotaur was in reality someone with a physical deformity combined with the subduction zones and uplift and Boom the myth of the Minotaur
Evolution of the Minotaur 2000 BCE: Giant cow-human hybrid that could only be killed using godly weapons (Greek Mythology) 2019: Giant shielded robot with a cannon that can be killed using a simple assault rifle (Destiny 2: Forsaken)
Also, don’t downplay the influence of Athenians creating the myth. I always saw the story of Minos’ wife on all fours as a way of attacking the Cretan royalty
Dissecting is a sure path to not having a holistic understanding. There are profound lessons in the mythology, highly philosophical ideas related to man's place in the world, as well as Gods and the realm of enlightened. To view it as the primitives explaining thunders is denigrating the ancient civilization and their wisdom.
james maze They weren't imprisoned in the maze, they just created it. But king Minoas was so pleased with their work that forced them to stay in his palace and create whatever he wanted. Then they gathered the feathers that were falling on their rooms window, created wings and escaped by flying.
So Deadulus carved out the maze underneath Crete which turns out to be the fissure between the Nubian and Continental plates, and that is where the Minotaur resides and roars to unleash the devastation above? That is quite an interpretation, I like it ^^
Well, unless if there was some freak chance that you can get a bull/human hybrid from having sex with a bull, getting a bull/man hybrid would be near impossible.
The closest I could see to the creature being real would be if there was an extremely large, incredibly intelligent bull. Not a hybrid, of course, but the unusually high intelligence would explain why the myth would describe it as being half human.
Super late comment but I would say yes, it would be possible (provided it existed in the first place). It would probably need more blood pumped into a larger head, which means more heartbeats per minute and likely a shorter lifespan, though. Mind you, this is only speculation.
***** No it doesn't it. It's pure conjecture, and not even all that interesting conjecture, I mean, it certainly isn't very convincing. What it does it it draws a parallel between earthquakes and the earthquakes the monster is supposed to have made. This, however, entirely misses what's interesting and memorable about the minotaur: The idea of a monster pacing up and down the corridors of a labyrinth. This is the core. Really, I didn't even know that the minotaur was supposed to have caused earthquakes.
Villads Sieling Well, that likely has something to do with the fact of how mythologies are retold by those left to tell them. The modern Minotaur is known for being a bull-headed man who guards a labyrinth. Meanwhile the original tellings don't mention the Minotaur's form. It is people who came later and said "hmm. Man and Taurus (bull). Must look like a man-bull." Then comes the ever so iconic battle axe. Then, it becomes a generic term for a type of creature that likes to roam mazes, rather than this specific creature, and the origin is lost on modern culture. Clearly the "lore" of the Minotaur isn't scientific, but its origins (as in the actual way the story even started) is, if we are too assume what this guy says is true. Makes enough sense.
eh apparently to lore the wife of the king got put under a curse by the gods making her fall in love with a bull so she dresses up as a female bull and then the minotaur is born the king is furious demands to build a maze underground so the minotaur cant escape the end.
The town plan of ancient Bronze Age Greek towns like Skarkos reminds one very much of a circle labyrinth, and I wonder whether that isn't the origin of the labyrinth myth.
Lemme get this straight: There used to be a natural phenomenon called ‘The Minotaur’s Roar’, and we changed its name to *Earthquake* ?
lol
Scientists can be a disappointment sometimes.
Precisely hahaha
Exactly that’s like turning the name “sea dragon” to “water worm”
(Btw a sea dragon is a kind of fish)
Bad
Ah, the feeling of finally finishing the royal harbor and suddenly the entire island raises 30 feet.
#firstworldproblems
#OhNoILeftMyChildOnTheBeach #TimmyWasAdoptedAnyway
+Crick1952 #oldworldproblems
do you live on Crete?
#thatfeeling
Loved the "Daedalus HB" pencil
I want
Yes, give
Owh yeah
Are you have "Icarus HB pencil"
Kidding
Same
i need that pencil.
idc if im late
The Minotaur was also expected to feed on 7 male and 7 female children. When death (especially death of children) was so common, a story to explain that death would be helpful to the surviving parents, siblings, relatives.
Being explained how our dead were killed and feasted upon by a monster in a labyrinth would not be comforting to me.
@@manfromnantucket9544 you see usually these people would go down as heroes or even legends I guess this would make the family feel like their death was meaningfull making their mortality abit easier
If you want the full story read Percy Jacksons Greek myths the Theseus chapter
@@manfromnantucket9544 But it did help them to bot be so obsessed by the death for long and resigned that it's inevitable.
@@manfromnantucket9544 I mean yes, no one wants to hear that their child got gobbled up by a horrifying beast, but it gave closure on the fates of their children.
Narrator: "Mine-oh-tar"
Me: *offended*
Just using you to post a comment when documentaries are auctly fun to watch
There are two ways to pronounce Minotaur.
"min-oh-taur" or "my-no-taur"
I prefer the second pronunciation because the name Minotaur came from Minos (pronounced "my-noss") and Taurus, because the Minotaur was the son of King Minos that was part bull (taurus).
yeah but Minos in Greek is always pronounced "mi-nos" so the fist choice seems better
Narrator: Pay-lay
Me: Disgusted and offended
Hoda Oops, you're right! The bull was owned by Minos, however, and Pasiphae is Minos's wife, so the Minotaur's name was given. His real name was actually Asterion/Asterius, according to some Greek myths, but everyone called him the Minotaur, the bull of Minos.
Also, for clarification, I think Minos can be pronounced "mi-noss" or "my-noss," which is why Minotaur also has two different was of pronunciation. -_-
--> I'm looking more into it, and I do prefer the "mi-no-tor" pronunciation better than "my-no-tor," despite what my first comment said. :P
Fun fact: I once did a science project on ‘the science behind mythological beasts’
Fun fact: we didn’t win
I’m still salty
Oof
Melkhiordarkblade yea
It's ok. This video sucked too. Probably for the same reason.
Who won?
Melkhiordarkblade i don’t remember much tbh it was like 5/6 years ago but the bit on vampires was interesting, it was linked to the ‘saved by the bell’ phrase, basically people would ‘die’ (but like they werent actually dead they just werent v good at working out if people were dead lol) so they would get buried then wake up in a coffin and panic and claw at the coffin so people would dig them up and they would have suffocated but would be in a different position to how they were buried and there were scratch marks so people panicked and thought they were vampires and then they started to build bells into coffins so if people woke up they could ring the bell and (hopefully) be dug out
As a Hawaiian myself, I would like to point out that Hawaii is actually under a "hotspot" which causes our earthquakes, much different than the Crete's ones. These hotspots are created deeper into the planets core and since there's no or thin tectonic plate, they create small underwater volcanoes before they break the surface.
Which explains the goddess Pele
Interresting
Actually, this is only a part of mythology's area of reach. There were other subjects involved as well, such as political propaganda from athenians against cretans wich might have influneced the imagery of the minotaur. Also, the minoans worshiped bulls and had maze-like patterns in their cities, there's even a partially man-made labyrinth below Gortyn. Why isnt any of this mentioned in this video? It feels like its not taking into account the whole picture.
Bruno Franco The Minoan civilization had reached its peak many years before the Athenians rose to biggest power in Greece ( 5th century BC ). It is actually one of the first big civilizations that existed in the Mediterranian ( 2600 - 1500 BC ) and was destroyed by a huge volcaninc explosion at Santorini that created a tsunami ( 2600 - 1500 BC ). So by the time Athens got powerful the Cretans were not such a big threat. Something like that could be possible, but it is only a small factor.
MrArgy333 Still, the cretans didnt worship a man-bull as far as i can recall. The imagery of the bull was often used in myths such as one of hercules's twelve labors to represent minoan rule prior to its fall, because cretans worshiped bulls. The athenian myths spread in popularity as greeks gained power, and that is when the minotaur began to be told as a story, its a symbol of the bovine imagery of the cretan's religion beign used to represent their defeated.
Bruno Franco This video is not about the final edition of the minotaur story its about the origins.
Vezerai I know, and it didnt really do a good job.
This video was specifically about the "scientific" origins of the minotaur, specifically focusing on how early civilizations used myth to rationalize natural disasters.
Youre talking about cultural origins, which while interesting were not the focus of this video. This video wasnt meant to be even a slightly complete history of the minotaur.
And that's what makes mythology so awesome! It shows the ingenious imagination of these cultures in coming up with explanations of natural phenomena.
Yes.
Teacher: Today we're going to learn about Greek Mytholo--
Percy Jackson fans: *graduates college*
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Oh please
Shadow same lol
we all have read the entire series. Ask me any question and I will most likely answer correctlt
Me: "Just one short video, then i'll do my homework."
Two hours later:
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I heard another explanation for this myth. Greek culture glorified human beauty, that can be seen on statues, but there was few of people that weren't beautiful. They had physically defects and that they were hidden from other people, that were disgusted seen them
gsom7 there's no archaeological evidence for that. Plus, the bull (because not everybody had the minotaur myth) was regarded as the 'earth shaker' even outside Crete.
Although what you said probably did happen in lots of places throught (ancient) history, which is visible in folklore of many places
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I just realised a really cool hidden detail! the pencil at 1:06 (pause it) says Daedalus on it. Daedalus is the one who made it possible for the breeding to happen. he was an amazing inventor in Greece.
here in Indonesia, home of some of the largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions ever recorded of the last 400 years, we've also got so many folklore regarding these natural phenomenon, one of the most widely documented and get told to children is the legend of Antaboga and Basuki Dragons of Hindu- Javanese mythology
I do like Greek and roman mythology, I do believe that the myths are surprisingly unique. A divine place that you go to when you die, not only does not keep you there, but is simply a "waiting room," for you to be reborn. Very different from the religious beliefs today.
Across Earth
yet people dismiss it as "child's fantasy". Question is: if they so say there's no proof it is true, then do they have proof it is false? Do they know exactly what happens when we die?
That's not how it works, the burden of proof is on the person claiming that there is an afterlife. You don't have to disprove something that hasn't been proven in the first place
I honestly am intrigued more by norse mythology but greek mythology is always epic
I like how I learned a bit about Moana in this. Secret bonus.
polenisian (spelling is really bad for me) would find that offensive but i like the moive moana too
I was thinking about that too. Upon a bit of research, it turns out that neither Te Fiti nor Te Ka are in Polynesian myths, but it makes 100% that they were both derived from Pele.
@@cuckoophendula8211 i'll help you out, it's Polynesians
isn't Moana from Polynesia?
isn't Moana from Polynesia?
I guess they chose the minotaur as the beast who causes destruction because the greeks in that time lived a long with bulls, in the farms, in the castles, in the markets. and the bulls are very big and strong, they can be sometimes unpredictable, so it can cause a roots of fear in them from this large animal. it was sometimes even dangerous and im sure there was sometimes attacks by the bull going on while the greeks lived next to them on daily bases. the only way that people had advantage and can tame the bulls its their intelligence. and a strong bull mixed with a human is a terrifying idea for them because the Minotaur has the human intelligence next to his strengh.
by the way sorry if I had some grammer mistakes or such..
I feel like the connection between bulls and earthquakes was influenced by Poseidon, who played a huge role in the creation of the minotaur by causing Queen Pasaphae to fall in love with Minos' favorite bull. Bulls were sacred to Poseidon, and during the Mycenaean age, Poseidon was worshipped as a god of earthquakes rather than a god of the sea.
I love the animation style on this one- as well as the explanation!! Great episode
This is the first time I heard of the labyrinth being underground. I always thought it was a maze on the surface.
“PREPARE THYSELF”-King Minos from ultrakill
“THY END IS NOW!”
“JUDGEMENT”
You should do more on other Greek myths!
I love the visual style and a story of this video! Great job!!
The explanation I have always heard is "it was the story made about earthquakes" but I like this explanation so much better, it's more interesting
Coming to theaters in 2018: Tale of the Minotaur. One man-bull's uplifting story of his life trapped in a labyrinth by a tyrannical king who only uses him to dispose of unwanted suitors of the princess, whom of course the Minotaur secretly loves, but who betrays him for a handsome young warrior named Theseus. He dies heart-broken but willingly gives up his life that his true love might live happily ever after. Starring Tom Cruise as Theseus, Kristen Stewart as Ariadne, Liam Neeson as King MInos, and Ron Perlman as the MInotaur. [This film is not yet real.]
"The truth is they're just two sides of the same coin"
Okay now I'm going to make a Minotaur Mele Coin
Well TED-Ed, my university classes of Art History taught me something quite different, that actually makes much much MORE sense....
....was that just a statement, or do you want to tell us your idea? I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject
Danielle Robinet Well if you are interested I can share it, sure.
Basically the Greek civilization, that started roughly 2800 years ago (and had their summit 2500 years ago), really looked up to the Mycenaean and the Minoan, civilizations that had their summit 3200 years ago, much before the Greeks. They felt they were the heirs to their greatness, and thought that massive constructions as this one that I am going to link, where made by the gods. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mycenae_lion_gate_dsc06382.jpg
Mycenaean cities were always built on top of hills, that is why the Greek holy areas, as the acropolis, where always on hills as well. I think this is enough to prove how much the Greek linked those ruins of prior civilizations with the Gods, with mythology.
The Minotaur might have an easier explanation than just the seismic activity of the island... The Palace of the King Minos of Crete, if you look at the floor plan, literally looks like a labyrinth! Look at it here:
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Funny enough, the throne room of that palace is always referenced as an inspiration for some Greek temples.
In any case, they found in that Palace many paintings of people riding bulls, and some types of festivity or celebration that involved bulls. All of it together is the most logic and pretty interesting explanation of the myth.
Every Greek myth has some truth behind, the one of how Athens chose Athene to be their goddess over Poseidon is pretty awesome as well.
That was Fascinating! I always love hearing about other peoples theories and speculations, because it can change your perception on the topic. I can tell that you're as crazy about Greek mythology as I am, and very informed.
Danielle Robinet hahah I am glad you liked it! My professor is one of the most knowledgeable people I've ever seen in my life. In any case it was all related to the History of Architecture, as it is my field, so I still have much to learn about Greek mythology. In any case yes I do love it and read a lot ;)
It might all be circumstantial, but looking at the Minoan and Mycenaean art plus the archaeological evidence is pretty convincing for this connection--more so than anything biblical (though Mycenaeans might have been the Philistines of the bible). Tying the Mycenaeans to Atlantis via earthquakes might be a better use for this kind of speculation. There was a lot of art depicting rodeo-like rituals with men leaping over and maybe even riding bulls and a labyrinthine palace. Hmm... but if not for earthquakes we wouldn't have the Minotaur myth?
Oh my days what a video. I could watch this all day with my lovely grandkids. Due to the fact that a squared plus b squared equals c squared the minotaur in the video would bounce off the wall using the equation speed = distance/time and that is why i am the goat and why this video should have a billion views
thank you! this was very interesting and beautifully written and animated. :)
0:12 thats a maze, but the minotaur roamed in a labyrinth, which has 1 route and no dead ends, while a maze can have many routes and dead ends...
For real? I've always wondered what the difference was between a maze and labyrinth.
You learn something new every day if you're not careful!
Well in the myths the labyrinth actually changes paths and has moving walls and traps
Tbh, I solved the maze 😊
He has to go down and up...
I did it :)
Unbelievable that people still believe in religions..
FuranDuron That explains it.
people have religions because they are afraid, they can't understand things that science explains,nor hasn't explained. so they seek a source of info to believe in, at least that's how i intepret it.
Commenting Otaku But that's only a rudimentary perception of religion. Religion played an important part of history. It creates complex and beautiful cultures and inspired architectural feats, it brought people under a common group and lead to philosophy and mathematics. It allowed empires to grow and expand passively. In the modern western culture, religion doesn't seem as relevant as it used to be because we became more independent and diverse, which is a good thing; but we often forget about our history and cultural ties.
They're mainly people like you, who only see the surface of things and refuse to acknowledge the possibility of their first impression, guided by someone else, is wrong.
David Lam Killing people is a part history too. Would you say killing people contributed to beautiful cultures? I tend to sway in the direction that culture, art, philosophy, etc would be just as beautiful and progressive with different subjects and inspirations.
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Sun Belief *But The Minotor Does Not Look Like A Bacon Creature!*
Disclaimer: Great Video, taught me a lot about the science behind it. After that thought, I am taking a Greek Course in World History, and I would like to point out that there was a massive earthquake on an island that was north from Crete, that caused a massive tsunami, and I would like to know if the Mycaneans thought that the Minotaur had caused such destruction, as you had mentioned Uplifts in the island before.
The thought of a beast living underground that is so angry powerful that it shakes the ground you walk on as it bellows is so badass. Scary if your an average greek citizen trying to live your life, but cool nonetheless.
I've also read that the later bull elements of the Minotaur myth comes from mainland Ancient Greek contact with the war-happy Minoan Bull Cult. The Greeks already had a beast to explain earthquakes, and when they were attacked and pillaged by a violent cult, their most feared monster took on the face of their most feared enemy.
They were also cannibals
@@Jim-Mc I hadn't heard that! Where'd you learn about cannibalism?
@@Rachel-fi4sc In 1979 Peter Warren excavated Knossos and discovered children's bones with knife marks that suggested the flesh was cut off. Also the Minoan site Anemosphilia had likely sacrificed remains.
@@Jim-Mc Okay, the budding anthropologist in me is fascinated. The modern human is horrified.
Thanks for the information!
This was made exceptionally well.
The MAZE shown in the beginning is a MAZE, not a labyrinth: Labyrinths are identifiable for having only one possible path, whereas mazes have many different, branching paths.
You're definitely overthinking this. The Greeks typically attributed earthquakes to the actions of Poseidon, the Minotaur is far more likely to be a folk memory of the bull-worship practised by the pre-Greek Minoans.
Or rather, oversimplifying.
BUT was the mythology fully developed during the Minoan-Mycenaean civilization when the Minotaur is told to exist? Also during the Dark Ages when stories were told via oral tradition could we trust the ancient people to be cognizant or totally wary of discrepancy/contradiction? ALSO could the Minotaur and Poseidon not have worked in conjunction to mysteriously terrorize the subduction-zoned Crete island more often than anywhere else on the Hellas? Or maybe the Minotaur was responsible for more minor quakes and sounds while Poseidon was attached with overall destruction?
Similarly, the myth of the Chimera of Lycia is based off of geological figures as well. In Lycia, there are permanent gas vents that emit gases such as methane that burns. As such, the Chimera was known to breath fire.
I like how more than half of this video was about geologic activity and not the minotaur.
I now agree when someone said TED-Ed answers questions I didn't know I have. I came here wanted to know if the Minotaur myth I heard before is any different with this but got other new knowledge involving the scientific explanation of the myth instead. This is super cool.
“Mino-Tar” NOOOO WHY?!!
THY END IS NOW - King Minos
You forgot to mention that the Labyrinth itself may have been influenced by Minoan architecture during the Bronze Age, particularly the palace of Knossos itself. It's very labyrinthine and it messed with the Greeks' sense of symmetry. You gotta remember that the Greeks loved symmetry. Moreover, there is also archaeological evidence that the Minoans did practice cannibalism at one point so the myth of the minotaur was also designed to demonize the Cretans, not only for their architecture but also for their barbarism, coupled with the fact that Crete dominated over Greece before the Mycenaean civilization.
anyone else notice the pencil erasing the minotaur at 1:01 was Daedalus brand lol
I’m pretty sure Minos caused the earthquakes with his Judgement! Dropkick of death
Oh boy... I'm not even gonna look down there... Cue religious debate...
BleuSkiddew Are there even people seriously worshiping ancient Greek myth anymore?
George Cataloni allow me to answer your question with the following statement; there are people out there who believe they are vampires...
Adam Craig It may not logically follow that one wrong religion makes the rest wrong, but at least science is updating itself, whereas religion is always a shot in the dark, as far as anyone knows.
Adam Craig I didn't mean that God has to constantly update himself, I meant our knowledge of him must update according to new information. But not only does that not happen, religious people claim (rightly so, because it's in the Bible) that God isn't to be tested, but rather, we should believe without testing. That just makes religion impervious to criticism, thus unable to be checked for truth.
***** You should check out the story of Jesus' temptation in the desert. The devil, or some other demon-like person tells Jesus to jump off a wall to see if he'll float down unharmed, as it says would happen to believers in the old testament, but Jesus directly says God should never be tested.
The Minoans did engage in some serious bull worship, they were the major trade and political centre in the region and they probably performed at bull-leaping where several, probably young performers would carry out several risky acrobatics in a court with a bull. Furthermore, Minoan palaces are fairly labyrinthine in their design. So it seems more plausible that these historical elements worked their way into the later mythology (and even merged with other stories in the process).
Another absolutely amazing video! Thank you, Ted Ed!
I smell a series coming...
I love this kind of unravelling .
Beautiful illustrations. Great video
This is so true, not because we dont have a scientific explanation of things (yet) make them unreal or myths legends or even crazy. I hope one day spirituality and science become united in a conscious way.
If i would have to choose a religion it would be either buddhism(most peaceful) or ancient greek(most interesting).
Viktor6665 Unfortunately you can't choose it. You'll have to be mormon from now on.
jktomas Noooooo:( Anything, but the mormons.
Viktor6665 Shinto is more peaceful than Buddhism.
Viktor6665 i think taoism religion is the most peaceful.
*cough cough* Myanmar riots
If you read Percy Jackson you'll be so pleased they made this video
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Drawing Life u r da bomb lol 😂
Drawing Life was waiting for a percy jackson reference
i was waiting for a pj reference
Drawing Life true
I was searching the comment section for this 😂😂
WELL EXPLAINED. WELL MADE.
Thanks for upgrading my mythological project :)
Happy New Year to the few people that read this😃
Him: Mine-a-tar
Me: Oh, now I remember why I hate this myth
I was expecting a little more specific examples. Because to be honest I already anticipated the result and was mainly watching for specific parts of different myths being transferred over to a probable reason for it's creation.
Small problem with this story is that a labyrinth is a maze and therefore by definition can not be inescapable. If there truly is no entrance or exit it is not a labyrinth.
There has been a human-bull hybrid. Donald Trump, because all he says is bull.
Josie Novo
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We can now finally meet.
+Pokedel Asel Damn........that was a cool joke!
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Thanks, it's my only cool joke.
Pokedel Asel I wasn't kidding! I was on the floor laughing my ass off.
minecraftace123 Also, is that ... in your first comment a place to put my name, cos it would say Damn Daniel that was a cool joke.
I know Shit because of Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
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Percy Jackson butchers the myths just saying, but Percy Jacksons Greek gods is a nice book now I know everything about them 👌
Nice job - really enjoyed this.
Currently reading Circe and just came to a part involving this myth and Daedalus and Icarus, along with some other myths. I HIGHLY recommend reading Circe!
The Minotaur was the child of Minos' wife and his Prized bull. Daedalus created a Hallow Wooden bull for Minos' wife and she fooled the Bull thats why they created the Minotaur. Daedalus created This cause Minos' wife begged him to help her seduce the bull. She fell in love in the cow cause of Poseidon's Curse.
They already knew that, this video only tells why the Ancient Greeks wrote this myth.
I love these scientific observations about the myth, but I would point again to the presumption of "earliest written records" of these myths. The earliest versions of these myths come from oral tradition, myths weren't written down. This is a wonderful video, but I would also caution the potential student of myth to not stop investigating a myth as soon as a scientific explanation appears. For example, the video claims that the shape and form of the Minotaur is unimportant, I'd say that isn't true.
Greek mythology as it comes down to us come during the Iron Age, at a time when myths about man-made cities became dominant. The fact that we have written accounts of the myths are in itself present in the themes. But Greek mythology before this carries with it the strongest echoes of an agricultural mythology from the Neolithic (new-stone age) period. Hence, the myth of the minotaur is about overcoming the monster and stopping him, no less in part by using Daedalus' divine powers of architecture -- another echo of the Iron and Neolithic era.
The tradition of half-man and half-animal beings date even further back, stretching to the paleolithic myths where hunters and gatherers were adamant about finding a unification between human beings and their spirit animals. Myths about frightening animal warriors existing deep within the caves were part of those rituals and initiation rites where a young hunter would be given the task to travel down to the core of mother Earth, confront his or her greatest fears, and rise up as a transformed champion who embraces his or her greatest phobia and is at one with the animal that is to be hunted. If that sounds like Batman, it's only because psychologists and myth scholars like Carl Jung and C.G. Kerenyi believe that we inherit those archetypes. This is the very foundation of the hero's myth. The fact that we have a Minotaur in an Iron Age mythology suggests a) A pre-existing mythology that is being deconstructed as monstrous or barbaric, and b) A hint at an existing culture around Crete that predates its earliest agricultural settlements.
In Chinese, earthquakes also called 「地牛翻身」,which means a giant bull turns over underground and cause the earth's surface shocking.
I like the werewolf origin theory that puts Michelangelo as the modern known werewolf. It is really interesting.
Who else actually tried to solve that maze in the beginning?
The Minotaur is the ancient version of The Hog Rider card which is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a very fast building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy.
Strategy
His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand.
The Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though be wary of spells.
A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if you place something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will damage the Hog Rider and hit the card in front of it more.
The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up Zap or Giant Snowball.
However, this strategy isn't very effective against buildings as the Hog Rider will take a while to destroy the building, giving the opponent ample time to articulate another counter.
Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible.
It is not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value.
In a deck with several low-cost cards, it might be worth it to simply send the Hog Rider against one building. These decks shuffle their card rotation quick enough, that they will arrive to their next Hog Rider before the next building arrives in the opponent's card rotation.
Long-ranged troops like Musketeer and Flying Machine can snipe those buildings, preserving some of the Hog Rider's health, possibly allowing it to get some Tower damage.
When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings.
Passive buildings such as spawners and Elixir Collector have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building.
Defensive buildings have a smaller hitbox than a passive building, which means if that if a defensive building was placed three tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, a Hog Rider placed at the very left or right side of the Arena may be able to bypass it due to its smaller hitbox.
If the player has a building already placed down in the center of the arena, and the opponent tries to bypass it with a Hog Rider at the edge of the arena, they can use certain air troops to push the Hog Rider towards the building as it jumps over the river, effectively denying the bypass attempt. They must be already hovering over the correct placement, as very quick reflexes are required to correctly perform this technique.
For Bats, Skeleton Dragons, and Minion Horde, they should be placed right in front of the Hog Rider as soon as it is deployed.
For Minions, Skeleton Barrel, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Electro Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Balloon, and Lava Hound, stagger the above placement one tile to the right if the Hog Rider is placed on the left side of the arena, and vice versa.
They can also use ground troops to achieve the same result. Something like an Ice Golem deployed at the Hog Rider’s landing spot will obstruct his path and force him to go around the unit, which causes him to be closer to the building instead of the Crown Tower.
The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push.
A Tornado placed on the second tile front of the player's King's Tower and staggered two tiles towards the Princess Tower will activate it without any damage dealt to the Princess Tower, helping them in defending future pushes. This can also be a method of mitigating all damage dealt to a Princess Tower, but doing this more than three times may result in the King's Tower's health being low enough to be targeted directly, opening up the possible threat of a back door three crown. A better alternative is to pull the Hog away from the Princess Tower into the attacking range of all three Crown Towers, which will negate all damage as long as none of them are already distracted
A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower.
This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower.
The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it.
A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. However, a Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower.
Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense.
The Hog Rider can be paired with the Lumberjack as both a swarm bait and damage combo. It is a very fast combo with an extremely high damage output potential, so the enemy will likely try to counter it with a swarm. If this happens, use a spell like Arrows to render the opponent defenseless. If they manage to defeat the Lumberjack, the dropped Rage will make the Hog Rider even more dangerous than it normally is.
A fast and deadly combination is the Hog Rider and Mini P.E.K.K.A. combo. Both units are fast but the Mini P.E.K.K.A. does much more damage and does not attack only buildings so the Mini P.E.K.K.A. can deal with troops like the Executioner and Musketeer. However, this combo can be defeated with swarms like Skeleton Army, which will defeat both of them since neither of them can deal area damage. They are also unable to target air troops, so the Minion Horde can stop this easily.
A risky play is to deploy the Hog Rider at the bridge as soon as the match starts. If the opponent does not react fast enough, the Hog Rider will deal a significant amount of damage to the Princess Tower. This can also allow the player to quickly scout the opponent's deck if they happen to react to him fast enough.
I wouldn’t be suprised that the tale of the Minotaur was in reality someone with a physical deformity combined with the subduction zones and uplift and Boom the myth of the Minotaur
Evolution of the Minotaur
2000 BCE: Giant cow-human hybrid that could only be killed using godly weapons (Greek Mythology)
2019: Giant shielded robot with a cannon that can be killed using a simple assault rifle (Destiny 2: Forsaken)
Also, don’t downplay the influence of Athenians creating the myth. I always saw the story of Minos’ wife on all fours as a way of attacking the Cretan royalty
Dissecting is a sure path to not having a holistic understanding. There are profound lessons in the mythology, highly philosophical ideas related to man's place in the world, as well as Gods and the realm of enlightened. To view it as the primitives explaining thunders is denigrating the ancient civilization and their wisdom.
I was looking for this comment. Well-done and well-said!!
I love the little hint to Deadulus with the pencil
*"You should always listen to the Minotaurs. Anybody with four stomachs has to have a firm grip on reality."*
-Catheryinne M. Valente.
But then how did Theseus slayed the Minotaur in his maze?
Thinker then how did daedalus and icarus escape the maze if it was underground?
james maze They weren't imprisoned in the maze, they just created it. But king Minoas was so pleased with their work that forced them to stay in his palace and create whatever he wanted. Then they gathered the feathers that were falling on their rooms window, created wings and escaped by flying.
Thinker It doesnt matter because that was not in the original telling.
did you notice that the pencil said Daedalus hb at 1:06
This video taught me the logic of earthquake better than my science teacher.
Love Matt Kaplan's books! Reading "Science of the Magical" right now. Great read!
"As far as we know, there have never been human-bull hybrids" - No shit.
i was so distracted by the dubious accent....
I'm trying to place it, but it seems stuck somewhere in the Atlantic
still, mythology has been an limitless inspiration for creation of lots of artists :)
So Deadulus carved out the maze underneath Crete which turns out to be the fissure between the Nubian and Continental plates, and that is where the Minotaur resides and roars to unleash the devastation above?
That is quite an interpretation, I like it ^^
this is supposed to be titled as scientific origins of minotaur and friend.
*Searching for a minotaur*
Sed fact:All we found was a cow
Beautifully explained.. good job 👏
1:06 Did anyone else notice the name Daedalus on the pencil? Wasn't he the one who built the cow suit that the Minotaur's mother wore?
0:35 now I know where the blm sign was from
But this isn't the "origin". I wanna know if the Minotaur is scientifically possible. (based on the original myth on how it was made)
Well, unless if there was some freak chance that you can get a bull/human hybrid from having sex with a bull, getting a bull/man hybrid would be near impossible.
there is another ted ed on hybrids , no
The closest I could see to the creature being real would be if there was an extremely large, incredibly intelligent bull. Not a hybrid, of course, but the unusually high intelligence would explain why the myth would describe it as being half human.
Super late comment but I would say yes, it would be possible (provided it existed in the first place). It would probably need more blood pumped into a larger head, which means more heartbeats per minute and likely a shorter lifespan, though. Mind you, this is only speculation.
Wow omg i had never noticed such a beautiful connection between acoence and mythology ypur channnel is worth it
Excellent Video! Thank you for the new information (to me) and the comparison.
I wachted this video just because my name is Minodora , name that cams from the famous minotaur, ofen friends colling me so
Minodora is a cool name it kind of sounds like mini Dora tho 😂
This has almost nothing to do with the Minotaur and more to do with earthquakes
RiotFire88 This video isn't really about the lore of the Minotaur, it explained how real life events, earthquakes, inspired the beast.
***** No it doesn't it. It's pure conjecture, and not even all that interesting conjecture, I mean, it certainly isn't very convincing.
What it does it it draws a parallel between earthquakes and the earthquakes the monster is supposed to have made. This, however, entirely misses what's interesting and memorable about the minotaur: The idea of a monster pacing up and down the corridors of a labyrinth.
This is the core. Really, I didn't even know that the minotaur was supposed to have caused earthquakes.
Villads Sieling well now you know
Villads Sieling Well, that likely has something to do with the fact of how mythologies are retold by those left to tell them. The modern Minotaur is known for being a bull-headed man who guards a labyrinth. Meanwhile the original tellings don't mention the Minotaur's form. It is people who came later and said "hmm. Man and Taurus (bull). Must look like a man-bull." Then comes the ever so iconic battle axe. Then, it becomes a generic term for a type of creature that likes to roam mazes, rather than this specific creature, and the origin is lost on modern culture.
Clearly the "lore" of the Minotaur isn't scientific, but its origins (as in the actual way the story even started) is, if we are too assume what this guy says is true.
Makes enough sense.
eh apparently to lore the wife of the king got put under a curse by the gods making her fall in love with a bull
so she dresses up as a female bull and then the minotaur is born
the king is furious demands to build a maze underground so the minotaur cant escape the end.
The labyrinth may also be inspired by geology as there are numerous caves on the island of Crete.
The town plan of ancient Bronze Age Greek towns like Skarkos reminds one very much of a circle labyrinth, and I wonder whether that isn't the origin of the labyrinth myth.
“..And Crete is in Uplift Central.”
Me: ...
Me: Poor Crete.
What’s up with the narrators’ fake British accent? It distracted me the whole time.
Love the flow of the animation.
I love that Deadalus pencil- these videos are excellent.