The myth of Pegasus and the chimera - Iseult Gillespie
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- Discover the myth of Bellerophon, the hero who battled and killed the Chimera monster atop the winged horse Pegasus.
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Shielded from the gorgon’s stone gaze, Perseus crept through Medusa’s cave. When he reached her, he drew his sickle and brought it down on her neck. From Medusa's neck sprung two children. One was a giant wielding a golden sword; the other was the magnificent, winged horse, Pegasus. No bridle could contain him- until one fateful day. Iseult Gillespie details the myth of the hero Bellerophon.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Karina Forero, Lucy Animation Studio.
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I am in awe of how Greeks made up a story to explain a constellation with so many twists and turns.
me waiting for my phone to charge
it’s probably because most of the constellations the Greeks had stories about were made up by the Babylonians and brought over through trade.
I'm more in awe how they managed to see a freaking horse in the sky
@@bigsmall246 that needs a seperate video in itself
Literally almost every civilization has extensive fairytale to explain everything that was around them, you just got to try and find it
Pegasus was allowed into Olympus because he was the main source of Bellerophon's greatness. He wouldn't have been able to do many of those feats without pegasus, even as a great warrior.
Pegasus is literally Bellerophon's 99% power.
@@dangle3392 has a short cool down too...
Without Bellerophon, Pegasus wouldn't have done any of these things. Zeus just loves to mess with everything, often out of spite.
Also, Pegasus was the child of Poseidon, so he could be allowed entry to Olympus by right of his divine blood.
@@Bruced82 It doesn't matter, the fact is Pegasus did most of the work, so he was the one that was rewarded and not Bellerophon.
Imagine one night, a Greek person looked up at the stars and said "you know what, those stars look like a horse to me". And thus, a story was created.
Person who created the Capricornus constellation: g o a t
with wings!!!
The Greeks did not create constellations, lol the constellations were named way before the Greeks.... 😅😅😅
The version of the chimera fight I heard was that Bellerophon made a spear of lead, and when he threw it, the chimera instinctively breathed fire on it, causing it to drink molten lead, which burned through its stomach, killing it.
That’s Amazing.
Brutal, but Amazing.
If this was an RPG game it would have recovered 100% of the damage dealt.
Lead*
I heard that he lodged it into its mouth and when it breathed fire, it melted to its mouth
Yeah, that's a much cooler version. Of course, I'm sure this story was also much longer than 5 min 40. lol
It gets really funny when you realise that Bellerophon was the secret son of Poseidon, and Pegasus was the son of Medusa and Poseidon, hence he was technically riding his brother😂
, the PoseidonXmedusa was a roman variant, im sure
@@trla6505 no, it was even in Hesiod Theogony, in there it says something like this "Poseidon meet Medusa with love in a meadow of flowers". The romans (the poet Ovid) changed the history to make Medusa being forced by Poseidon, but the greeks belived that Medusa was always a monster (daughter of the sea gods Phorcis and Keto), and she laid with Poseidon with consentment, thus leading to Pegasus and Crisaor when she was killed.
@@sonofcronos7831 ohhh thanks also nice name
That's normal in Greek mythology
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7, now how do we distinguish these people? Matthew 7:19-20 Jesus says Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
God bless.😊😊
Ah yes. The undoing of every Greek hero ever: Hubris
Perhaps they just weren't awesome enough, unlike me.
yeah rip them, but I'm built different
You’d think they’d have learned their lesson
Except for Heracles and Perseus
That sure is a funny way to spell Zeus
Zeus is the villain in most of these stories lol
Zeus is cold af
Not in thus story. He just defending his home from unwelcomed stranger.
@@Kisamon You.......are not wrong....
Nah I feel like he did Pegasus a favor, that guy felt entitled but you don’t just fly up to the gods and demand a spot in their realm because you did some regular people stuff. He only killed one monster most demigods slay dozens.
@@demonteburns269 that was Pegasus
There are many stories in Greek myth about mortals who fail in their endeavor to reach the gods. Bellerophon, Icarus, Phaeton. I see it as a metaphor about individuals who their reach exceeds their grasp. In my view, their failure isn't a bad thing, what matters is daring greatly. The American classicist and teacher Edith Hamilton offered this as Phaeton’s epitaph:
Here Phaeton lies who in the sun-god’s chariot fared.
And though greatly he failed, more greatly he dared.
Ovid wrote this, not Edith Hamilton
Hey TedEd, again I want to suggest a myth from my country, its a myth about Badang, the strong man in southeast asia. I hope you guys can tell the story to us all. Also, as always thank you for sharing these myths with us
Reign pfp, W
Can you tell me more please?
Are u Malaysian or Singaporean?
@@limkailuen3022 Im Malaysian, but do have close family in Singapore
I see , cause I’m singaporean so that’s why I immediately thought u were either one , cause badangs myth is most prominent there
"The mark of a true hero is humility."
-Master Shifu
But not the jerkass gods, obviously. There's nothing humble about the powers that be.
You mean Dustin Hoffman
It's interesting that Pegasus was also a warrior in all the battles. Maybe they just thought he did more.
People often forget that Athena is also the goddess of war, however she’s different from Ares as she represents the better sides of war like tactics and such while Ares represents the horrible things
Ares is more of the Common man's war, the brutal, bloody, and torturous aspects of war that you cannot just avoid
It’s like a package deal , u get both even if u don’t want one of them
@@conejitorosada2326 that’s a good way to put it
anyways really glad they mentioned Athena being goddess of war as well
Your video games are not history.
Athens also wrote Ares worse because Athena is their patron city god. So most stuff from Athens is biased.
I truly am fascinated with any mythology and I would binge a series going over the reasons and logic of each cultures mythologies.
you should check out overly sarcastic production’s channel. they have a whole playlist of videos dedicated to describing different myths and legends
Definitely, overly sarcastic productions is best for this!
If you're just starting out for Greek mythology, watch their video about Hedios' Theogeny and then you can practically watch any of the other miscellaneous myths videos.
Have fun!:)
I too am here to shout out Overly Sarcastic Productions!
0:27 ah yes. Children springing from someone's neck. Greek mythology always amuses me with stuff like this. It's so much more inventive than a stork xD
I mean knowing where the Minotaur came from, children appearing out of necks is pretty tame
@@daforkgaming3320 I’m not sure, but I think some king pissed Zeus? Or some god off, so said god made his wife (the queen) fall in love with a bull
then Minotaur was born
Bellerophon: I will earn my place on Mount Olympus with nothing to stop me
Pegasus: Hold my golden bridle...
Bellerophon: I'm TRYING! Will you stop bucking me- AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! *thud*
Bellerophon: I think not. *Dies*
Welp I had no idea Pegasus came from Medusa’s severed neck in Greek mythology. That’s an interesting component of the story. Great video and animation!
A month and a half ago I visited the "tomb of Bellerophon", in Tlos, modern Turkey (Is a Lycian tomb/temple)
An amazing place few people visit, by the way!
Always in awe of the story telling and stunning visuals here ❤
I'd love if you guys made videos about the Yoruba mythology, it's really interesting and rich. I once read a book about it (more specifically, about candomblé mythology, candomblé being a brazilian religion with strong african/yoruba roots) and the tales I read were really funny, creative and different from what we're used to. I'm an atheist, but I hold a deep respect for this religion.
He deserves a film or a series about him!
The storytelling and animation style is unmatched
i absolutely love this narrator. this channel is so amazing and i love it.
Amazing illustration and fantastic narration. I also heard an alternate story in which Bellerophon was brothers with Pegasus (or half brothers. Poseidon was the father for both), and they had an unbreakable bond of kinship. Philia. Bellerophon was still a tale of Hubris in the end, with the same fate, but originally, in this telling, he really started off as just a cool dude.
Bellerophon is such a creative noble phantasm
Ah the classic Ted Ed myths are back 🖤
Awesome. More Greek myths please.
Bellerophon: Alright, time to claim my place on Mount Olympus!
Zeus: Woe, Gadfly be upon ye.
You know, Zeus could have handled better Bellerophon's attempt to reach Olympus, for example he could have just said him no or sabotage his attempts without killing him.
Except hubris was considered like THE worst sin in Ancient Greece. It's more than just having excessive pride; it's pride to the degree of opposition of divine will. Also, the earliest sources say he survived the fall, but he was either blinded or crippled and lived out the rest of his life forsaken by men and gods alike.
or have him do some missions without pegasus. He trained lots, went to countless battles, so I assume it's likely he really was as powerful in combat as your classic greek hero even on foot.
Zeus might have even let him come to Mount Olympus if he was only there to visit (he's done it before - tantalus and a few others) but because Bellerophon considered himself to be equal to the gods it was an insult and he had to be punished
@@CadanL Well, mortals aren't normally allowed on Mount Olypus. Tantalus was one of Zeus' sons, and a well liked one among the Olympians at that; that is, until he had the bright idea to invite them to dinner at his place and serve up his son, Pelops, as din-din.
The most funniest part is how thr narrator disrespect Bellerophon at the end 😂 "Bellerophon defeats Chimera? _Sure,_ but Heracles beat Hydra for his Labors." As if Zeus' take Pegasus instead of Bellerophon is not enough to salt his wound 😂
Zeus should invite Iseult Gillespie to Olympus; it's high time she's immortalized as a legend.
I don't pay that much attention to classes at school but Ted-Ed always holds my concentration from first to last.
OMG, this animation is so good!
I honestly love this channel I love the empire ones the most but honestly I love Pegasus
I love this myth.
I love mythology and wish I could force other people to love it too!
i read about this myth in stephen fry's book called 'heroes' (10/10, definitely recommend!!), and it is definitely one of my favourite myths of all time!!
Would be really cool if you guys covered the Iranian myths and legends as well! Like for example the travels of rostam and esfandiar (shahname)
Gotta say Bellorophon is actually one of the more enjoyable heroes.
Making it really weird that I never heard this before
Thanks Ted-ed!
Its even sadder ted ed didnt even mention his name in the title imo
I love your greek mythology animations
I would love to see a movie based on this story.
One of the best Greek myths, keep up this Mythic Series!
this information is from greek mythology I am amazed how greek made up stories it has a lot of challenges but the one I really like to apollo and athena by the way great content and I love your videos
This is the ultimate “no one is ever self made” story
Defeated several warriors, the chimera and got defeated by fly
This really shows the position of Zeus
I love this series ❤! It is so fun to watch yet informative at the same time! Please never stop making it!
Ok thanks
Great video...👍👏
I hope your next myth video centers on Medusa herself, faithfully retelling the mistreatment she suffers from Poseidon and Athena, her transformation into the snake-haired Gorgon, and explaining why she remains such an iconic tragic figure.
You should also recommend writer Lauren J. A. Bear's debut novel, Medusa's Sisters.
Ted Ed can you please make more videos about Indian mythology? Like the great Mahabharata or Ramayana, tales of Krishna, Or whatever you think is the best.
Yes
This was a good video. Can you make a video about the story of perseus🗡🛡 and Medusa🐍 since it was mentioned in the beginning.🙂👍🏛
You had me from the quote.
I’ve never heard this story but I’m just glad Pegasus made it out okay 👌 I was about to throw hands
I love this
Woah! What a MONSTROSITY!!! 2:53
Some version said Bellerophon fell into a thorny bush, and lost his sight. He become a beggar, wandering with his stick until Thanatos got his life.
I read that in middle-school library, TED-Ed things seems different
They didn't even get the chronology of events right. Bellerophon taming Pegasus and aspiring to be a god didn't come until much later in the story! By putting it prematurely in the story, TED-Ed has mislead viewers into thinking the gods cheated Bellerophon out of a life long dream instead of Bellerophon being the one to overstep his boundaries! It's honestly upsetting to see such misinformation be spread.
@@videogollumer Some CZcamsrs got the wrong information purposive, some haven't know and make it incidentally, even with big channel. TED-Ed was no exception
Nice video
love it
Injustice to Bellerophon
no peggy was 99.99 percent of his power, justice to peggy
Wow wow just wow 😮
Frankly I'm glad the horse got the credit
Did you guys intentionally animate Pegasus to look similar to the Disney version or was that a happy accident? Either way it still looks good 👍
I am pretty sure he went to Elysium though which where all heroes went. So he wasn't completely shunned.
no one has written a better story ever since.
"I was not Icarus, but Bellerophon, ultimately doomed."
Key lesson from the story for every human being is manage your expectations...
When will someone make a faithful adaption of all these incredible myths? It could be called like GEU (Greek mythology Extended Universe) 😂
Yea I always think they would work great in an anthology style tv series
Nice loot
That was the Best! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Need to make video about eleusinian mysteries
AH! MY HUBRIS!
0:31 wait...
Wasn't Chrysaor a Winged Boar?
where did chrysaor go?
The magnificent Pegasus 🔥
신화가제일재미납니다.
whenever i’m feeling down, I read the TedEd comments section
Can Kaspersky or Eset detect and remove the Pegasus????
I just remember Anya Forger's Chimera stuff toy.
Zeus: Nah you can’t be “holier” than me
Pegasus reminds me of the Lorax now
I missed 2D animation like this in T.V.
Bellerophon: "imma be a God"
Zeus: "Bet"
Mission Impossible 2:
Bellalophon & Chimera
I don't why i suddenly want to see TedEd animated "Malin Kundang" Folklore...
I really like TedEd videos, so kind of want to see story that i know while growing up in TedEd version
I often wonder how anybody saw the Pegasus constellation and thought: that looks exactly like a horse with wings.
I thought Hercules rode Pegasus, my dreams have been crushed😢
I don't think you're using the word "dream" in the right context.
This is the second story I’ve heard where the hero refuses the advances of the local queen, only then for that queen to accuse him of being the aggressor.
Do you think we’d remember these stories differently if they were written after the MeToo movement?
(The first story was Joseph from Genesis)
Yes. Stories are always influenced by politics the time they were told.
So basically Zeus sent a fly or mosquito to bite a greedy dude’s hand and a winged horse yeets him XD
those who strive to become heroes end up becoming villains.
In one version it was pegasus and a boar with wings but it changes alot
Zeus is like Winston Churchill. Mainstream media paints him a hero, but in reality was one of the biggest jerks out there.
Yeah, but he really wasn't in this instant; Bellerophon overstepped his boundaries.
Wow the anination is BEAUTIFUL!!! Bravo!!!👍💜🙏
One of a million versions of this story ive heard lol
was I the only one feeling shocked at that STRONG start to the video? chops medusa's head and two children come out of her neck!? not even literal children but a giant and a winged horse...!?
The moral here is that to work on dodge rolling with the zwiehander and generally git gud instead of relying on meta exploits and glitches
but nobody talks about Pegasus's brother...
and you can see what became of him (at least, Rick Riordan's version) in the Heroes of Olympus books
“A todos los que lean esto: ¡Les deseo lo mejor que su vida les pueda dar! 💚💚”
Disney basically took Bellerophon's story and horse, gave it to Hercules.
Poseidon: Seaweed Brain, promise me your head does NOT get anything like THIS son of mine's! As for Pegasus? I think you know him already!
Fun fact , the name bellaraphon , means killer of Bellos , this is because he accidentally killed a guy called bellos when he was younger .
who would name his kid after years of birth and an accident?
He was called something else before the accident, but after he killed the guy the nickname stucked , it’s kinda like if u killed a guy named Rick astley , and people started calling u , I killed Rick astley
Was that a Percy Jackson reference?
Top 10 betrayal
Ted-Ed, have you ever heard of the myth of Kratos?