The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins

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    In mythological ancient Greece, Icarus flew above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers, defying the laws of man and nature. To witnesses on the ground, he looked like a god, and he felt like one too. But, in his society, the line that separated god from man was absolute, and the punishment for mortals who attempted to cross it was severe. Amy Adkins explains the myth of Icarus and Daedalus.
    Lesson by Amy Adkins, animation by TED-Ed.

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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Před 6 lety +1987

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  • @eddie246
    @eddie246 Před 5 lety +7901

    "She gave birth to the minotaur"
    Me: *eye twitch*

    • @goestobed2832
      @goestobed2832 Před 4 lety +131

      This update is insane.

    • @moonyekka
      @moonyekka Před 4 lety +245

      Please tell me its horns didnt come in yet...

    • @spooked2104
      @spooked2104 Před 3 lety +19

      Seriously i mean i didnt concieve a minotaur

    • @The-mcnuggit-man
      @The-mcnuggit-man Před 3 lety +52

      @@moonyekka baby bull horns would start growing when they are adults

    • @thyronejayclavel1287
      @thyronejayclavel1287 Před 3 lety +57

      Furry is tolerable. But this...
      *I have enough of this.*

  • @adamstockley9683
    @adamstockley9683 Před 5 lety +15443

    This takes “Red bull gives you wings” to a whole new level

  • @leroyjenkins3744
    @leroyjenkins3744 Před 2 lety +5567

    Daedalus: *genius inventor*
    Also Daedalus: *doesn’t think to fly at night*

    • @darkvoid3153
      @darkvoid3153 Před 2 lety +366

      It was timed if he went later of earlier he would have got caught

    • @v3spertilio
      @v3spertilio Před 2 lety +434

      the winds near the ocean at night are dangerous if you're not an albatross

    • @astronomical926
      @astronomical926 Před 2 lety +242

      it wouldve been pretty dark right? no light pollution so it would be too difficult to see

    • @ZaxorVonSkyler
      @ZaxorVonSkyler Před 2 lety +48

      @@astronomical926 Ever heard of stars?

    • @chisayomoda1321
      @chisayomoda1321 Před 2 lety +9

      XDDDDDDDDDDD

  • @blu2211
    @blu2211 Před 3 lety +5404

    This takes "the sun is a deadly laser" to a whole new level

    • @eattherainq
      @eattherainq Před 3 lety +275

      NoT aNyMoRe ThErE's A bLaNkEt

    • @NoxxSpace
      @NoxxSpace Před 3 lety +119

      Now the animals can go on land, come on animals let’s go on land.

    • @NoxxSpace
      @NoxxSpace Před 3 lety +105

      “Nope can’t walk yet, and there’s no food so I don’t care”

    • @christopherbdeeskamp5323
      @christopherbdeeskamp5323 Před 3 lety +79

      100000 years later. ok Said some BuGs

    • @user-tp7ip8tf8t
      @user-tp7ip8tf8t Před 3 lety +14

      BAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

  • @alexrottlaender3891
    @alexrottlaender3891 Před 6 lety +17527

    she did what

  • @lilywei864
    @lilywei864 Před 6 lety +10075

    feel pretty bad for the minotaur... its not like he asked to be born

    • @eliaseid6723
      @eliaseid6723 Před 6 lety +459

      It was also known as the ancient version of Frankenstein's monster

    • @darlee02
      @darlee02 Před 6 lety +367

      Cadet Grey so did emo teens but you don’t feel bad for them

    • @darlee02
      @darlee02 Před 6 lety +10

      Lol

    • @vaultdweller123
      @vaultdweller123 Před 6 lety +48

      it was an abomination so they imprisoned it trapped on a maze.

    • @rosaurarivera3426
      @rosaurarivera3426 Před 6 lety +22

      Cadet Grey I wannagive him a hug

  • @pv0711
    @pv0711 Před 2 lety +835

    Fun Fact: There is another version of the myth where Daedalus didn't kill his nephew. In this version, his nephew was actually his apprentice and they were both praised in Athens. However, Daedalus' nephew died falling off Acropolis, where he had gone with his uncle to work, by accident and Daedalus was devastated. The Athenians without knowing what actually happened blamed Daedalus for his nephew's death and thus they exiled him to Crete. So in this version, Daedalus is not only not malicious, but even more of a tragic figure since he experiences the death of his beloved apprentices twice in exchange of his skill and freedom. The more you know!

    • @princediop8190
      @princediop8190 Před 8 měsíci +13

      I like this version better.

    • @kilzack2634
      @kilzack2634 Před 7 měsíci +4

      I also remembered he was framed.
      No wonder something felt off.

    • @thenovicenovelist
      @thenovicenovelist Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​​@@kilzack2634Many myths have multiple different versions. I have heard 3 or 4 different versions of the Persephone myth and 3 different versions of how Thoth was created (although in one myth he was always around and laid a "cosmic egg" which created everything including...space time).

  • @itchyeyelids0_0
    @itchyeyelids0_0 Před 4 lety +3037

    No one:
    Hercales: *punches statue thinking its real*

    • @TheCapedArtist
      @TheCapedArtist Před 3 lety +48

      Ah yes, hercales
      Edit: oopsie

    • @kadorin7037
      @kadorin7037 Před 3 lety +79

      Greek:
      Heracles
      Roman:
      Hercules

    • @zeyzeg
      @zeyzeg Před 3 lety +11

      • magiccookiez • wait so y doesn’t everyone say Heracles?
      This is *greek* mythology is it not

    • @kadorin7037
      @kadorin7037 Před 3 lety +24

      A _BC
      I think because it’s easier to say, and the Hercules name has more attention. Heracles is his name as well, it’s like colour / color and grey / gray. Same meaning, different names. :)

    • @apples6116
      @apples6116 Před 3 lety +5

      @@zeyzeg Heracles is greek hercules is roman

  • @ryebread3039
    @ryebread3039 Před 7 lety +8653

    The Greek gods really seemed to have a problem with human progress. They even punished that one guy for giving people fire.

    • @Illuminat3d
      @Illuminat3d Před 7 lety +526

      *Prometheus*- He was a Titan, not a guy

    • @smartcatcollarproject5699
      @smartcatcollarproject5699 Před 7 lety +96

      religion and politics, divide to reign easier !

    • @an0nsaiko890
      @an0nsaiko890 Před 7 lety +80

      Rye they punished him because he took it without permission

    • @umadbro6524
      @umadbro6524 Před 7 lety +43

      Rye u mean Maui from that Moana movie, right?

    • @dantebrosia
      @dantebrosia Před 7 lety +36

      U MAD BRO? no... from Greek mythology

  • @opdarkknight1857
    @opdarkknight1857 Před 6 lety +3671

    She did what with that bull

    • @ajiroclovertail992
      @ajiroclovertail992 Před 5 lety +103

      opdarkknight 185 they made love that created minotaur

    • @MaximillianRobesphere
      @MaximillianRobesphere Před 5 lety +129

      She wanted that bull, cause it was so hung. They did the bumping of the uglies.

    • @Jobe-13
      @Jobe-13 Před 5 lety +41

      Banged

    • @skuglious
      @skuglious Před 5 lety +132

      She just enjoyed red bull

    • @tiffy2355
      @tiffy2355 Před 5 lety +25

      @@skuglious 😂😂😂
      This killed me

  • @KC-xg7gs
    @KC-xg7gs Před 4 lety +1844

    I think my favorite part of this entire myth is how Daedalus just agreed to help the king's wife seduce the bull. No trying to talk her out of it or trying to convince the king to finally sacrifice the darn thing to appease the God he insulted: he just up and created a hollow wooden cow-puppet for her climb into to.

    • @shebopskie
      @shebopskie Před 2 lety +190

      maybe it's a no-questions asked thing. either that or he thought of it as a challenge like "yea i bet i could do a super attractive wooden hollow cow-puppet for u, yea yea no judgement."

    • @needforspeedgaming7148
      @needforspeedgaming7148 Před 2 lety +161

      It was a challenge for him, and being the narcissist that he is , he couldn't resist it.

    • @darkvoid3153
      @darkvoid3153 Před 2 lety +72

      he was trapped as the queen threatened to execute him if he didnt help her

    • @Shayla.r
      @Shayla.r Před 2 lety +54

      I heard a version of a myth where she blackmailed him. If you don't, she would tell her husband that he made a move on her, and who's word would he believe? His wife or the inventor?

    • @coldblackice
      @coldblackice Před 2 lety +6

      That's a story from the bible

  • @Someguy1302
    @Someguy1302 Před 3 lety +1941

    The myth of Icarus and Daedaulus.
    Me: Yeah, yeah. We all know this story.
    Narrator: "So then Daedaulus helped fulfill the Queen's kink to f*ck a bull."
    Me: ... *hold up*

  • @AGrayPhantom
    @AGrayPhantom Před 7 lety +3370

    I knew most of this story, except for the part about the bull. Wow. Did NOT know that's where the minotaur came from.

    • @lavenderpierrot
      @lavenderpierrot Před 7 lety +14

      AGrayPhantom SAAAAME

    • @smartcatcollarproject5699
      @smartcatcollarproject5699 Před 7 lety +139

      I wonder why Poseidon put that spell on her...

    • @joshmccourt9798
      @joshmccourt9798 Před 7 lety +51

      Smart Cat Collar Project Because she was not only a witch but thought she was greater than the gods.

    • @kailey108
      @kailey108 Před 7 lety +100

      Smart Cat Collar Project How I heard it was because Minos didn't kill his prized bull (the same one his wife seduced) and sacrifice it to Poseidon.

    • @smartcatcollarproject5699
      @smartcatcollarproject5699 Před 7 lety +7

      +Hello There Sounds fair... you don't play with Gods. At least he was warned ?
      Authority issues can be a pain.

  • @shantanuroy5974
    @shantanuroy5974 Před 3 lety +307

    Birds in Ancient Greece: “maybe I am a god”

    • @eclecticsoffy
      @eclecticsoffy Před 2 lety +3

      thanks for the laughter this brought upon me

  • @TheClownWhoDecievesTheWorld
    @TheClownWhoDecievesTheWorld Před 4 lety +869

    ''An inescapeable labyrinth "
    Percy Jackson : I 'm 'bout to end this man's whole carrer

  • @sodiumhydroxide2859
    @sodiumhydroxide2859 Před 4 lety +1274

    Icarus died with his eyes open, forever cursed to look at the sun.

    • @nevaaydogdu8665
      @nevaaydogdu8665 Před 3 lety +104

      I think that Icarus was in love with the sun(Apollo)

    • @kinhamid9665
      @kinhamid9665 Před 3 lety +15

      Reminds me of the ending of The Lighthouse

    • @masquerading18
      @masquerading18 Před 3 lety +42

      @@nevaaydogdu8665 Quite a common theory- I've heard poems and songs made on it. I like to entertain the thought

    • @Skaberchlyn
      @Skaberchlyn Před 3 lety +5

      @@kinhamid9665 The Lighthouse is more an allegory for the myth of Prometheus though, but yeah

    • @asueft
      @asueft Před 2 lety +3

      No, he drowned and sunk to the bottom of the deep dark sea

  • @charleswong6523
    @charleswong6523 Před 6 lety +2904

    That's why parachute is important son

  • @michaelstage3175
    @michaelstage3175 Před 2 lety +89

    In the original telling of the myth by Ovid, the Latin actually refers to the fact that Daedalus wasn't really watching his son fly and wasn't even worried about him. He was watching the wings that Icarus was wearing and marveling at his own genius. (Also sidenote: In the Latin, it's hard to judge how old Icarus is. It's possible that he was as young as 7 or 8 when his dad entrusted him with this immense responsibility.)

  • @bliz4967
    @bliz4967 Před 2 lety +38

    "She gave birth to a minotaur"
    *puts down phone and rethinks life decisions that led me here

  • @Roll587
    @Roll587 Před 7 lety +2048

    Wait...the woman tricked the bull to have sex with her by hiding inside a hollow wooden cow?

  • @myfunny6594
    @myfunny6594 Před 5 lety +3986

    Daedalus warned icarus not to fly too high... but thats not all...
    He also warned him not to fly too low...

  • @pisyanggg5473
    @pisyanggg5473 Před 2 lety +53

    This is how I wish online classes are. Cool animations and lasting impact on me. I remember more ted ed vids than a line from textbooks

  • @darxxcyxx
    @darxxcyxx Před 4 lety +210

    “You’ve married an Icarus. He has flown to close to the sun.”

    • @oneofthemgirls
      @oneofthemgirls Před 4 lety +11

      Angelica!

    • @uhhhyeah8455
      @uhhhyeah8455 Před 4 lety +17

      You and your words obsessed with your legacy

    • @arnelarenas1833
      @arnelarenas1833 Před 3 lety +5

      Why are there two identical comments just under each other made by different accounts?

    • @beatriz2364
      @beatriz2364 Před 3 lety +2

      AAAAAAAAAAAAH

    • @beeg4270
      @beeg4270 Před 3 lety +6

      @@uhhhyeah8455 your sentences left me defenseless

  • @kanji7
    @kanji7 Před 5 lety +4861

    So the king's wife was the worlds first furry

    • @thelibrarian7193
      @thelibrarian7193 Před 5 lety +298

      no. more to beasteality

    • @RoxOn413
      @RoxOn413 Před 5 lety +201

      Wtf no :v
      Furry = Someone who likes anthro animals, not specifically romantically
      Not a furry: SOMEONE WHO FUCKS A BULL, unless they also like anthros but you get it

    • @goestobed2832
      @goestobed2832 Před 4 lety +35

      Beastislity got funky.

    • @slandermedic4724
      @slandermedic4724 Před 4 lety +6

      So i started this war for nothing?WAT DA FRI-(ps-i hate furry’s)

    • @Mr22Ohyeah
      @Mr22Ohyeah Před 4 lety +5

      Damn dukking right broo! 😂😂😂

  • @aleaf01
    @aleaf01 Před 6 lety +5102

    The story of iccarus isn't because of being godlike. It's a moral story about listening and not being egotistical

    • @ninjashuriken
      @ninjashuriken Před 6 lety +4

      Al B Right

    • @claramoore9866
      @claramoore9866 Před 6 lety +1

      Ou Mahajan zool.Zoooooo

    • @bababaaa7515
      @bababaaa7515 Před 6 lety +80

      I think its both but okay

    • @Jkirek_
      @Jkirek_ Před 6 lety +133

      The story of Icarus may be, but the story of Daedalus most certainly isn't. If you've read (or translated) this specific part of the metamorphoses by Ovid, you'll notice that the story isn't about Icarus at all. The kid's death was merely a punishment for Daedalus.

    • @TheBagFumbler
      @TheBagFumbler Před 6 lety +6

      Aiko Takahashi lol he clearly did

  • @riri_998
    @riri_998 Před 3 lety +507

    This takes the word "cowgirl" to a whole 'nother level OMG 😂😂😂😂
    *F* to Icarus mah boiii

    • @harjasudaysingh1339
      @harjasudaysingh1339 Před 3 lety +4

      Oh no😂😂hah lmfaooo

    • @_anthrax101_5
      @_anthrax101_5 Před 3 lety +13

      Did you seriously just call a dead kid from ancient Greek mythology "mah boiii"?
      nice

    • @riri_998
      @riri_998 Před 3 lety +8

      @@_anthrax101_5 ...
      thx bro

    • @Yeti-yk8cj
      @Yeti-yk8cj Před 3 lety +2

      You can thank posideon for that

    • @riri_998
      @riri_998 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Yeti-yk8cj thx Poseidon, mah bro

  • @leolor9328
    @leolor9328 Před 3 lety +40

    "Cursed to fall in love with the king bull"
    Me: Hmmm...?
    "She's gets into the bull costume"
    Me: Where is this going?...
    "She conceives a minotaur"
    Me: OH DEAR GOD GO BACK

  • @ramonvalencia5719
    @ramonvalencia5719 Před 4 lety +611

    2:43 Minotaur: I didn't ask to be born!

    • @goestobed2832
      @goestobed2832 Před 4 lety +48

      Mother of the minotaur explaining to the father:It’s just a phase dear.

  • @beatrizcruz2083
    @beatrizcruz2083 Před 6 lety +2219

    SHE SAID 'YOU HAVE MARRIED AN ICARUS. HE'S FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN'

  • @markwhalberg5383
    @markwhalberg5383 Před 3 lety +98

    Daedelous: aye bruh don’t be flying so high g you gon melt
    Icarus: No ❤️

    • @Anonymous-ng7ji
      @Anonymous-ng7ji Před 2 lety

      Daedalus not Daedelous. You replaced A to e while you add U from O. Just correcting your words, I am not annoying you.

    • @thecamocampaindude5167
      @thecamocampaindude5167 Před 15 dny

      Watch yo jet

  • @Stage_Lol
    @Stage_Lol Před 4 měsíci +6

    Icarus and his dad's story is very interesting to me, there's a lot of different versions, and they're all so interesting. There's also one where, as Icarus fell, he laughed. He felt like a god, and as he fell, he laughed. He didn't seem to care he was about to die, he just laughed.

  • @kaitlinhenry7924
    @kaitlinhenry7924 Před 6 lety +1684

    Modern day greedy and jealous:
    I'm going to buy a bigger boat than my neighbor cuz I'm richer
    Greek greedy and jealous:
    M U R D E R M Y N E P H E W

    • @arathimenon6890
      @arathimenon6890 Před 4 lety +7

      Much like the the folktales in Kerala about perunthachan, a highly skilled sculptor who killed his son out of jealousy

    • @adri5446
      @adri5446 Před 4 lety +1

      I’m dead 💀 😂😭

  • @dina7448
    @dina7448 Před 7 lety +2145

    "You've married an Icarus. He has flown to close to the sun."

  • @whildhair83
    @whildhair83 Před 3 lety +35

    "His eyes seemed stone-gazed as he flies on the wings of of a dream. Now he knows his father betrayed, his wings turn to ashes, to ashes his grave"
    Flight of Icarus- Iron Maiden

  • @mathishopper5608
    @mathishopper5608 Před 4 lety +214

    "He watched helpless..."
    You could at least SAY SOMETHING!

    • @queenofrainbowzebras9775
      @queenofrainbowzebras9775 Před 4 lety +13

      He would be ignored if he did.

    • @amirrezashirmast3751
      @amirrezashirmast3751 Před 4 lety +8

      Careful Icarus!

    • @tobiash5886
      @tobiash5886 Před 4 lety +37

      try imagining the speed at which they would have been flying. The wind and the sound of the sea would have drowned out any warning if Icarus had flown too far away...

    • @Ranio_
      @Ranio_ Před 3 lety +3

      He want to have high ground

    • @emmavrijburg6676
      @emmavrijburg6676 Před 3 lety +8

      Like what? "Lmao told ya so" ?💀

  • @sosotik
    @sosotik Před 4 lety +1501

    Deadulus: thinks of creative way to escape
    Icarus: *_lmao sun time_*
    Deadulus: _Am I a joke to you?_

  • @elizabethgillen3660
    @elizabethgillen3660 Před 4 lety +356

    They say that the fall of icarus created such a big splash that an island erupted in the shape of a wing called Ikaria. I used to visit this small island every summer and it was an amazing place.

    • @shivanshgarewal2833
      @shivanshgarewal2833 Před 2 lety +6

      Yeah someone died there and you called it an amazing place

    • @elizabethgillen3660
      @elizabethgillen3660 Před 2 lety +48

      @@shivanshgarewal2833 people die everywhere, doesn't take away from the beauty of the island. Ikaria IS an amazing place. You should look at some pictures.

    • @shivanshgarewal2833
      @shivanshgarewal2833 Před 2 lety +4

      @@elizabethgillen3660 actually I meant that in a funny but I know you still get it Xd

    • @1nfernaldrak356
      @1nfernaldrak356 Před 2 lety +6

      @@shivanshgarewal2833 You tried

    • @shiibabiii1708
      @shiibabiii1708 Před 2 lety

      Ikaria island

  • @animeyahallo3887
    @animeyahallo3887 Před 3 lety +18

    2:18 The *Climax* of the story.

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables Před 2 lety +21

    Wow, there's so much more to these stories than I had previously ever heard 😃 The part about Daedalus being banished to Crete + enabling the creation of the minotaur and how he flew WITH his son simultaneously. So cool! Thanks for sharing these wonderful videos with us all, Ted-Ed rocks! 🙏🏽

  • @kaniyaru117
    @kaniyaru117 Před 7 lety +1110

    Daedalus buried Icarus on an island and named it Icaria in memory of his only child.

    • @Blorboy
      @Blorboy Před 7 lety +41

      Kani yaru Ayyy someone who seems to know Ovids version of the story.

    • @miamackenzie9946
      @miamackenzie9946 Před 6 lety +2

      ONLY child hmmmm?

    • @rootrotruination
      @rootrotruination Před 6 lety +33

      I thought his body was never found but the sea in which he fell was called Icarian Sea.

    • @marklordreyes2945
      @marklordreyes2945 Před 5 lety +3

      Lol hercules is the one who buried icarus

    • @tehreemkazmi7791
      @tehreemkazmi7791 Před 5 lety +20

      And icarly was in memory of this event

  • @Nossody
    @Nossody Před 5 lety +1496

    top 10 anime deaths

  • @user-fp1go9fl7n
    @user-fp1go9fl7n Před 3 lety +5

    Among the many interesting and strange ancient mythologies that come from Greece, but this is one of the most interesting in my opinion. A man who strives to reach into godhood himself and his brash son who learned his lesson the hard way is such a good topic.Thanks for the video.

  • @avaleijten6527
    @avaleijten6527 Před 4 lety +98

    Icarus actually fell in love with Apollo AKA the sun, so that’s why he flew towards the sun

    • @despinasgarden.4100
      @despinasgarden.4100 Před 3 lety +13

      He could also have fall in love with Helios

    • @Star_faring
      @Star_faring Před 3 lety +7

      That could happen in Greek mythology

    • @avaleijten6527
      @avaleijten6527 Před 3 lety +6

      @@despinasgarden.4100 According to legend it was Apollo

    • @nevaaydogdu8665
      @nevaaydogdu8665 Před 3 lety +13

      Icarus was in love with Apollo
      Achilles loved Patroclus
      And i ship Hermes with Apollo
      But it is nearly impossible to find videos or stf about them.....
      (Sorry for my lack of english, i am from Turkey and i refuse to use translate...)

    • @joshuatartar2731
      @joshuatartar2731 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nevaaydogdu8665 your English is really good

  • @gheart4349
    @gheart4349 Před 6 lety +455

    We sure did not talk about the bull seduction part in English😂😂

  • @unknownhorse9123
    @unknownhorse9123 Před 4 lety +1086

    When you’re young you enjoy these stories, but as you get older you learn their meaning

    • @JorgeMendoza-qz4sn
      @JorgeMendoza-qz4sn Před 2 lety +23

      im not old yet so idk what it means

    • @ishasharma9680
      @ishasharma9680 Před 2 lety +6

      Yes .. im young but i can understand the meaning of this story ◇◇◇

    • @AmphiStuG
      @AmphiStuG Před 2 lety +72

      Yeah... the cow part really hits hard.

    • @The_BFG1
      @The_BFG1 Před 2 lety +9

      @@AmphiStuG LMAO

    • @midnightraven9
      @midnightraven9 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah I learned the meaning last year the hard way

  • @aconfusedbat4666
    @aconfusedbat4666 Před rokem +3

    This is one of my favorite tales that i often tell the younger members of my family (That makes me sound old (I am 15BTW)) . I find that it has a lot of meanings in real life and has a lot of warnings to.

  • @keating6155
    @keating6155 Před 3 lety +6

    It is so cool how so much of Greek myths fit together

  • @Titanic-wo6bq
    @Titanic-wo6bq Před 4 lety +392

    1:08 imagine just going up to your statue to see that it's head got punched off by hercules.

  • @marvelfangirl3328
    @marvelfangirl3328 Před 5 lety +424

    *"Man must rise above the Earth- to the top of the atmosphere and beyond- for only thus will he finally understand the world in which he lives."*
    -Socrates

    • @lembas.
      @lembas. Před 4 lety +1

      There is likely a firmament and Earth is not a globe. Earth is a motionless plane.

    • @crazydiamondrequiem4236
      @crazydiamondrequiem4236 Před 4 lety +13

      Lembas nah, the world is a time stopping punch ghost.

    • @KellyCalKelsey
      @KellyCalKelsey Před 4 lety +3

      @@crazydiamondrequiem4236 the star that was made out of platinum would steal that ability

    • @franzsno7019
      @franzsno7019 Před 4 lety +2

      Crazydiamond Requiem the hierophant stained green would suffer a fatal blow from that ability

    • @LordPoompaDoompa
      @LordPoompaDoompa Před 3 lety

      Hehe rocket ship go brrr

  • @thyronejayclavel1287
    @thyronejayclavel1287 Před 4 lety +18

    Icarus: (Flew up the sky, avoiding his father’s warning.)
    Honor thy mother and father, for your days may be long.

    • @bettybrown9706
      @bettybrown9706 Před 4 lety

      Perfect, just perfect.

    • @PixelWAVeStudios
      @PixelWAVeStudios Před 2 lety

      When you use a Bible verse from the ten commandments to break down Greek Mythology.
      (I believe the reference [in case you want to know] is Exodus 20:12).

  • @Alexiety-
    @Alexiety- Před 9 měsíci +13

    a lot of people see icarus's story as a cautionary one, one that warns you about being consumed by ego but i like to think of it more as a story of passion. here's a poem about it that i found
    I am Icarus
    Many people see my death as a tragedy
    That is very wrong
    In my opinion, they did not tell you when Apollo gave me wings
    They did not tell you I knew I would burn in flames
    I knew, you see I knew the agony I would face
    And as I fell, I knew I did it for the sun
    As hot burning wax slithered down my spine, as seductive kisses of agony peppered my skin and muscle
    I laughed
    I laughed as where I saw beauty others saw pain
    I loved it you see, it was addictive
    And even Dionysus would marvel at my insanity
    There is no beauty without pain
    And now as I wait for judgment in the land of Hades
    I ask myself, was it worth the fall for the sun?
    And I answer yes
    Yes it was

  • @mezzodsp121
    @mezzodsp121 Před 6 lety +1079

    And couldn't they just have departed at night??

    • @ian3236
      @ian3236 Před 6 lety +85

      Think about it, there is a reason they didt go at night. It might be just a story but the greeks were intelligent people and their stories are equally intelligent. Can you guess?

    • @the3lusive
      @the3lusive Před 6 lety +227

      They might not be able to see in the dark

    • @juhyuned8439
      @juhyuned8439 Před 5 lety +65

      Common sense is waiting for you

    • @VibeKing799
      @VibeKing799 Před 5 lety +23

      Dusk maybe?

    • @acertainpigeonman9064
      @acertainpigeonman9064 Před 5 lety +18

      That isn’t the point of the story

  • @sagarg3350
    @sagarg3350 Před 7 lety +414

    People take this story too literally, it is about not aiming to low in life (flying low, near water) so that a persons mindset does not become increasingly self-disappointed (wings dampening due to flying low), and at such a low state that they can not climb again (wings to heavy), but also not flying to high that when you fail you feel crushed (flying to high - wings melt) and putting you in the water (wings disintegrating = fall into water), the aim is to 'fly' through life at just the right 'height' so you may successfully make it too the other side.
    Just my 2 cents.

  • @lianarose1384
    @lianarose1384 Před 3 lety +18

    Please please do some videos on Indian mythology too! There are a plethora to pick from and it would be really helpful! And amazing to watch from Ted-Ed as usual!

  • @manjugupta4333
    @manjugupta4333 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you sir for such a nice explanation..understood everything very clearly..thank you so much sie

  • @draftbkshen9088
    @draftbkshen9088 Před 7 lety +463

    Why not fly in the midnight

    • @arielgaray302
      @arielgaray302 Před 7 lety +145

      FirinMaLazaaar
      because she had no gun....?

    • @chr0min0id
      @chr0min0id Před 6 lety +15

      It's cause there would be no thermals from the ocean to keep them up and they would fall from the cool air

    • @caseinnitrate5515
      @caseinnitrate5515 Před 5 lety

      FirinMaLazaaar 😂

    • @adiostoreador9142
      @adiostoreador9142 Před 5 lety +1

      FirinMaLazaaar Yeah, but according to stories back then, moonlight was pretty bright. Bright enough for you to walk out at night, the only possible reasons they wouldn't have went out would be because it was constantly raining, snowing, or some other type of weather messing with the wings. Or because they would've been too tired to fly at night.

    • @acertainpigeonman9064
      @acertainpigeonman9064 Před 5 lety +1

      Cool Cat like he said, it’s only a Greece mythology

  • @SomeGuy-lr7ms
    @SomeGuy-lr7ms Před 4 lety +191

    2:33
    King: YOU SEE THIS ABOMINATION!? WTF WERE YOU THINKING

  • @foxglovefairy7296
    @foxglovefairy7296 Před 2 lety

    Heard the story multiple times as i child, but really love this one as a model to show others.

  • @canihavefrieswiththat1824
    @canihavefrieswiththat1824 Před 2 lety +15

    “The kings wife, Pasiphae, had been cursed by the Greek god, Poseidon, to fall in love with a BULL”
    please even the narrator was like wth am I reading? 💀😭

    • @hellblueboy4
      @hellblueboy4 Před 2 lety +1

      The story was like this:
      The king asked the god Poseidon what animal the god would like to be sacrificed, Poseidon then sent a beautiful white bull to be sacrificed.
      But the bull was so beautiful, it would be shame to kill it, so the king kept the bull and sacrificed another normal bull instead
      Poseidon then said "If you love that bull so much, how about I make your wife to fall in love with it!!".

    • @canihavefrieswiththat1824
      @canihavefrieswiththat1824 Před 2 lety +1

      @@hellblueboy4 Istg Greek gods got absolutely NOOOO CHILL!

  • @jennifereske1216
    @jennifereske1216 Před 7 lety +841

    🎵🎶Icarus is flyying too close to the sun

  • @Heavy_Buddy
    @Heavy_Buddy Před 6 lety +738

    i swear to god if i see one more "YOU HAVE MARRIED AN ICARUS. HE'S FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN" comment-

    • @hi-ot8kf
      @hi-ot8kf Před 5 lety +45

      RelmC you have married an icarus hes flown too close to the sun

    • @honestlyidk2425
      @honestlyidk2425 Před 5 lety +33

      YOU'VE MARRIED AN ICARUS. AND HE'S FLOWN TO CLOSE TO THE SUN.......

    • @neolord1215
      @neolord1215 Před 5 lety +21

      YOU HAVE MARRIED AN ICARUS HE HAS FLOWN TO CLOSE TO THE SUN

    • @hopechr
      @hopechr Před 5 lety +11

      YOU HAVE MARRIED PIT FROM KID ICARUS. HE cannot fly.

    • @gabrielc3040
      @gabrielc3040 Před 5 lety +10

      What’s that mean?

  • @ArjanPaijers
    @ArjanPaijers Před rokem

    That was thrilling! Great story, great message.

  • @alisa3895
    @alisa3895 Před 2 lety +3

    Its only me came to hear about legend of Ikaris, that not once mentioned in eternals?

    • @gcut24
      @gcut24 Před 2 lety

      It was mentioned

  • @radicals-1326
    @radicals-1326 Před 7 lety +63

    You gotta wonder the conversation Icarus had with his dad.
    "Icarus get the fuck down"
    "fuk u dad"
    "Icarus pls"

    • @samuelvine
      @samuelvine Před 6 lety +7

      Icarus: "fuk u dad"
      Daedalus: Fuking is what got us into this damned mess! Now get down here!

  • @sochyvonnnora6035
    @sochyvonnnora6035 Před 6 lety +283

    4:32 i thought there were ants on my screen

  • @Pikach428
    @Pikach428 Před 3 lety +38

    Why didn’t they fly off at night time, so they can fly as high as they want

    • @EmmaThorne
      @EmmaThorne Před 3 lety +9

      AYO HOLD UP U RIGHT

    • @Awsomememes
      @Awsomememes Před 3 lety +1

      Probably because it would be hard to see where you are going?

    • @Pikach428
      @Pikach428 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Awsomememes I think they going straight, and daedulus is smart. He probably can remember every part of the map

    • @Pikach428
      @Pikach428 Před 3 lety +3

      And the moon is kinda bright in the sea

    • @mariannegonzales469
      @mariannegonzales469 Před 3 lety

      fcking makes sense

  • @yagnikbose8973
    @yagnikbose8973 Před 2 lety +2

    I had this myth and the myth about minotaur and a prince who had to navigate through the labyrinth back in my elementary school English text books. Ah the good old days.😊

  • @ardillaspordoquier9
    @ardillaspordoquier9 Před 4 lety +162

    Pacyphe: I want that bull to f me
    Minos: K

    • @youreallinsane
      @youreallinsane Před 3 lety +6

      not minos, daedalus... minos was not ok with it

    • @robertkelly9772
      @robertkelly9772 Před 3 lety +1

      If Pasiphae were living today, she'd probably be driving a Ford Taurus.

  • @supportdoggo8099
    @supportdoggo8099 Před 5 lety +182

    *she did what*
    ●👄●

  • @bennyoc714
    @bennyoc714 Před 2 lety +5

    3:30 just fly at night, now there's no sun and you have more leeway to fly a little farther from the ocean

  • @kalashrestha3251
    @kalashrestha3251 Před 2 lety

    Thankyou sooo much for uploading this video. God bless you

  • @spookyvintage13
    @spookyvintage13 Před 6 lety +259

    This got hella wild real fast HOW YOU GONNA MAKE UP FOR YOUR MAN'S SHORTCOMINGS THROUGH SCREWING A BULL

    • @Jobe-13
      @Jobe-13 Před 5 lety +1

      Camey Conover 😂

    • @PaulGreen11
      @PaulGreen11 Před 5 lety +3

      It happens Everyday.

    • @aacitix1872
      @aacitix1872 Před 4 lety +7

      She was cursed by Poseidon and therefore powerless to stop her attraction to the bull

    • @interloper3138
      @interloper3138 Před 4 lety

      'twas a simpler time

    • @goestobed2832
      @goestobed2832 Před 4 lety

      Bulls have bigger dicks.

  • @sesshomaru123456789
    @sesshomaru123456789 Před 4 lety +86

    Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears
    Looks the old man in the eye
    As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd
    "In the name of God my father, I fly!"
    His eyes seem so glazed
    As he flies on the wings of a dream
    Now he knows his father betrayed
    Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave
    Fly on your way like an eagle
    Fly as high as the sun
    On your way, like an eagle
    Fly, touch the sun

  • @hbikokiechryz9036
    @hbikokiechryz9036 Před 2 lety +3

    1. The author wants us to be content with what we have. To be smart and knowledgeable is not enough if we are not content with it.
    2. I learned that I should listen to my parents and their warnings because they want the best for us. Just like how Daedalus warned Icarus but when Icarus didn't listen something bad happened.
    3. I would recommend this work in my younger brother for he doesn't listen to anything my mother was telling him that's why he encountered many accidents at such a young age.

  • @Slayworld12
    @Slayworld12 Před 2 lety

    So many questions answered in one video. Loved Zubo 😂

  • @ryacoli
    @ryacoli Před 6 lety +410

    *Banned for flying*

  • @oceanman_8370
    @oceanman_8370 Před 5 lety +188

    Every time I hear this myth I imagine Icarus as pit from Kid Icarus

    • @hopechr
      @hopechr Před 5 lety +8

      *burns wings*
      this is why you clone yourself with the mirror of truth before flying for extended periods of time

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 Před 5 lety +1

      [WUT] Hope LMAO

    • @Yee-lt7by
      @Yee-lt7by Před 5 lety +1

      Oceanman _ yeah me too

    • @phantochu3456
      @phantochu3456 Před 5 lety +1

      IKR!?!?!
      I DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ!!!
      *DIES*

    • @NikoNiki_KIZUNA
      @NikoNiki_KIZUNA Před 4 lety +2

      Pit is beauty
      Pit is grace
      Pit never learns how to *READ*

  • @cutelilly1000vedios
    @cutelilly1000vedios Před 3 lety +4

    I find it interesting how similar icarus and lucifers story are. Icarus wanted to fly but flew to high (challenged the gods) causing him to fall. Lucifer wanted to be equal to god (challenging god) causing him to fall as well. Considering the romans took over Greece I wouldn’t be surprised if throughout time Icarus’s story or Lucifiers story got mixed up through time

  • @g30-marianneangelikasalgad56
    @g30-marianneangelikasalgad56 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I LIKE THIS ANIMATION BY TED ED

  • @theangryteddy7941
    @theangryteddy7941 Před 5 lety +112

    The rest of Daedalus’ story is actually really weird. He pushes his own nephew off a tower and a god turns his nephew into a bird. The bull was actually a gift from Posiden who wanted the king to sacrifice it to him, but the king kept it instead. And the Minotaur was eventually killed by a guy who got out of the labyrinth with a spool of string.

    • @dougstyles
      @dougstyles Před 2 lety +7

      Theseus slayed the beast👍

  • @l.tc.5032
    @l.tc.5032 Před 7 lety +433

    Honestly can you really blame Icarus if I was flying I'd want to go higher.

    • @rfkwouldvebeenaok1008
      @rfkwouldvebeenaok1008 Před 6 lety +39

      Why? You are literally flying. Why does the hight matter?

    • @AnteP-dx4my
      @AnteP-dx4my Před 6 lety +3

      RFK would've been A ok more adrenalin
      More guud feels

    • @BlightfulProductions
      @BlightfulProductions Před 5 lety +1

      RFK would've been A ok well lets see.. Oxygen levels decrease and the fact that said wings are being held by wax which will melt sooner if you stay higher to the sun..

    • @imanultrastarwarrior801
      @imanultrastarwarrior801 Před 5 lety +3

      Weed seems better than flying at this point, you get high and fall painlessly

    • @ashrafliton2488
      @ashrafliton2488 Před 5 lety

      Hhh

  • @aninternetuser1978
    @aninternetuser1978 Před 3 lety +9

    "She had been cursed to fall in love with the King's prized bull."
    OH NO I KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING GO BACK

  • @ekogashi
    @ekogashi Před 3 měsíci +1

    the way pasiphae even named her son with the bull "minotaur" like his husband "minos" is insane 😭

  • @sarahh9903
    @sarahh9903 Před 5 lety +40

    I love the narrator's voice. When I read my text books for my college courses I use his voice in my mind the read the text. It makes the concepts easier to understand :) I'm not sure why but it works!
    I love this channel and love watch it grow!!!

  • @georgefrangoudes5951
    @georgefrangoudes5951 Před 7 lety +203

    For any Tolkien fans out there I just had a little epiphany about Gandalf. When he was imprisoned on top of the tower of Orthanc he escaped with the help of the eagles. Does anyone else think this is symbolic of Gandalf's angelic characteristics or is this just a coincidence. My thoughts are that maybe Tolkien got inspiration from the story of Icarus and Daedalus.

    • @FinaleCadence
      @FinaleCadence Před 7 lety +15

      George Frangoudes I think it might be a coincidence. Gandolf didn't distort the world around him (build fake wake wings) he merely called upon the Eagles for help. I think it says a great deal that the eagles were willing to help Gandolf, as opposed to Gandolf taking their feathers to make wings.

    • @matthewhecht9257
      @matthewhecht9257 Před 7 lety +7

      I know Tolkien was mostly inspired by Anglo-Saxon stories, and part of Lord of The Rings was to show that their elements were not inferior to the Greek stories.

    • @snowwonder9814
      @snowwonder9814 Před 7 lety +7

      Maybe... but Tolkien was big fan of other mythologies, so maybe not. Gandalf's appearance and his wandering for instance were in part inspired by depictions of Odin, from Norse myth, and his name comes from Norse myth too. ;) Gandalf is literally an angel in Middle Earth though so that's right on point.

    • @ian3236
      @ian3236 Před 6 lety +1

      The Rohirrim too were inspired by the vikings. Look at their helmets and weapons. Plus the speeches given by the king was very much like going to Valhalla with death as the main source of motivation,

  • @jalenstudios3295
    @jalenstudios3295 Před 8 měsíci +2

    4:23 Did You Know That A Man Named Paul Haggis Was Able To Use The Icarus As The Company’s Mascot Character For The Closing Logo At The End Of The Family Law Show.

    • @jalenstudios3295
      @jalenstudios3295 Před 8 měsíci +2

      So That Is The Reason Why He Got Some Inspiration To Use The Icarus As The Mascot For Free Since He Was The Person Who Made The Logo Featuring His Death At The End Of Family Law For This Tragic Sad Story That Paul Haggis Heard About It Ever Since.

  • @anc301
    @anc301 Před 3 lety +6

    I'd like to think that Icarus laughed as he fell. I mean, the view must have been amazing.

  • @jmelara324
    @jmelara324 Před 6 lety +222

    I stand on the cliffs with my son next to me
    This island our prison, our home
    And everyday we look out at the sea
    This place is all he's ever known
    But I've got a plan and some wax and some string;
    some feathers I stole from the birds
    We leap from the cliff and we hear the wind
    sing a song that's too perfect for words
    But son, please keep a steady wing
    And know your the only one that means anything to me
    Steer clear of the sun, or you'll find yourself in the sea
    Now safely away, I let out a cry
    "We'll make the mainland by noon"
    But Icarus climbs higher still in the sky
    Maybe I've spoken too soon
    Oh son, please keep a steady wing
    And know your the only one that means anything to me
    Steer clear of the sun, or you'll find yourself in the sea
    Won't you look at your wings
    They're coming undone
    They're splitting at the seams
    Steer clear of the sun, for once won't you listen to me?
    O, Gods!
    Why is this happening to me?
    All I wanted was a new life for my son to grow up free
    And now you took the only thing that meant anything to me
    I will never fly again, I will hang up my wings
    O, Gods!
    Why is this happening to me?
    All I wanted was a new life for my son to grow up free
    And now you took the only thing that meant anything to me
    I will never fly again, I will hang up my wings!
    O, Gods!

    • @jannatkl91
      @jannatkl91 Před 6 lety +11

      Did you write this?

    • @jmelara324
      @jmelara324 Před 6 lety +27

      Jannat Ferdous Although I wish I did, I cannot say that I did. It’s written by the lyrical genius who is Dustin Kensrue and performed by his band named Thrice. Daedalus by Thrice from The Alchemy Index Vol. III

    • @jannatkl91
      @jannatkl91 Před 6 lety +1

      +J M (Josh Em All!) nice, thanks! will check it out

    • @gekegeko5946
      @gekegeko5946 Před 6 lety +3

      Jesus..I-I mean Zeus

    • @caseinnitrate5515
      @caseinnitrate5515 Před 5 lety +7

      Damn that’s a good read

  • @laurenbennett7674
    @laurenbennett7674 Před 7 lety +1013

    Yikes.. the Percy Jackson books left the beastiality part out of the story...

  • @faizafatema4707
    @faizafatema4707 Před 4 lety +12

    "The first to ever fly"
    Wright Brothers:Am I a joke to you?

    • @yelyharmony2047
      @yelyharmony2047 Před 3 lety +6

      Even when this is mythology and therefore all fictional...Do you realize this myth is from thousands of years before the Wright brothers were even born?
      What kind of idiotic attempt of a joke was that?

    • @hemutitu1870
      @hemutitu1870 Před 2 lety +1

      @@yelyharmony2047 ok alright, calm down 😂

  • @quemdiriapandinha4286
    @quemdiriapandinha4286 Před 3 lety

    thaks so much your classes are really cool

  • @ShankarSivarajan
    @ShankarSivarajan Před 7 lety +21

    My Material Science professor told us this story as a parable about the limitations of wax as a building material.

  • @ilike2watch151
    @ilike2watch151 Před 7 lety +322

    Daedalus and Icarus were imprisoned in the labyrinth, not a tower, as punishment for Daedalus assisting Ariadne, king Minos daughter, in helping the hero, Theseus, slay the minotaur, not enabling the extramarital affairs of the queen. This was done by the use of a thread. Theseus used the thread or ball of yarn to find his way back out of the maze after killing the monster who had been feeding on the young people of his city. Interestingly, thread is the original meaning of the word clue. Daedalus and his son used wax from bees, not candles. Otherwise great animation and narration.

    • @leahstone9938
      @leahstone9938 Před 7 lety +142

      myths are told differently and have many interpretations as the greeks often didn't know how to write.

    • @Blorboy
      @Blorboy Před 7 lety +38

      iLike2watch In Ovids Metamorphoses, they were in fact trapped in a tower, but the wax was from bees. As mentioned earlier in the responses to this comment, Myths have different veesions.

    • @evichryssou5796
      @evichryssou5796 Před 7 lety +13

      iLike2watch exactly! I live in Greece and this is what we are taught so since it's Greek mythology I think it's more accurate:3 and what you said about the word "clue" coming from the word "thread" it's true because the Greek word for "thread" is very similar to the word "clue". Glad to know there are people like you outside Greece:)

    • @Blorboy
      @Blorboy Před 7 lety +23

      Evi Chryssou Still though, about every myth was passed on orally, so many mythological stories have different versions. There isn't necessarily a "right" or "most accurate" version. 3×5 and 7+8 are both 15, neither are wrong and neither are more accurate than the other.

    • @fishreaper
      @fishreaper Před 7 lety +27

      you do realize that candles can be, and commonly are, made from beeswax.

  • @terrancemaulana4058
    @terrancemaulana4058 Před 2 lety

    guess thats where we get the saying, "careful not to fly too close to the sun" - awesome video!!

  • @dreamkaya641
    @dreamkaya641 Před rokem +2

    Daedalus: I am a genius inventor
    Also Daedalus: no night flights

  • @lpskitten9339
    @lpskitten9339 Před 6 lety +87

    "You have married an icarus. He has flown to close to the sun."

  • @followpopular7415
    @followpopular7415 Před 6 lety +10

    This video is extraordinary! It's summarizing all the greek myth really precisely & really well. I know the story very well and I can say this video can summarize it really well for those who haven't heard at all about it!😉

  • @devinellenwood836
    @devinellenwood836 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Except that according to thermodynamics, the higher the atmosphere you get, the colder it gets. His wings wouldn't have melted.

  • @lewellyncaguingin3627
    @lewellyncaguingin3627 Před 2 lety +3

    1.His purpose is to tell the readers what is god commandments for.To make a character reality’s characterization,intended audience was all mankind, but especially for the youth to understand and follow the laws and nature and what they are told.
    2.I learned that,there’s a limitation in everything even though we’re genius and creative but if we’re not going to use our skills and talents for good is we can’t be comfortable in our life.The part of the story that they are already escape and his son didn’t listen to him,has a affects in my life.We should listen the advice of elders or parents especially we personally know that they’re right.
    3.I believe its good to recommend this story on the people who starting their journey for their career,this story is perfect for them just like how daedalus start.