The myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue

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    Psyche was born so beautiful that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love. But human lovers were too intimidated to approach her, and Apollo recommended her father abandon her on a crag where she would marry “a cruel and savage, serpent-like winged evil.” But Psyche’s story ended up being much more interesting. Brendan Pelsue shares the myth of Cupid and Psyche.
    Lesson by Brendan Pelsue, directed by TED-Ed.

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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Před 6 lety +3890

    Thank you so much to everyone supporting us on Patreon! You are helping make our series "Myths From Around the World" possible! If you'd like to learn more about how to get involved, check out our Patreon page: bit.ly/2BiA6C6

    • @weslykaryanto8067
      @weslykaryanto8067 Před 6 lety +12

      Medusa please, i like her story...

    • @wonyoungstansincepd4889
      @wonyoungstansincepd4889 Před 6 lety +11

      TED-Ed Can you please do Philippine myths, too? I feel like myths from my country are underrated.

    • @simplifysimple1423
      @simplifysimple1423 Před 6 lety +3

      TED-Ed make Japanese myths

    • @greekmythology9538
      @greekmythology9538 Před 6 lety +1

      TED-Ed I wonder what the world would do if one was found living in this time undetected 🤔🤔🤔🤔 until she discovers herself reveals her identity , just asking

    • @greekmythology9538
      @greekmythology9538 Před 6 lety +2

      Voixtalks Mos es Japanese myths but Japanese people still exist how can that be 🤔🤔🤔

  • @SilverStaticcc
    @SilverStaticcc Před 5 lety +7941

    Psyche: “Beauty is a curse.”
    Yet she tries to steal/keep MORE beauty for herself.

    • @robenkhoury7079
      @robenkhoury7079 Před 4 lety +166

      Yeah that's contradictory

    • @krishafyme
      @krishafyme Před 4 lety +15

      !!!!!

    • @aumacharya3869
      @aumacharya3869 Před 4 lety +497

      Every Greek hero has an imperfection in them which causes their demise i believe it was psyche's insecurity that caused her downfall

    • @qtpa2tie998
      @qtpa2tie998 Před 4 lety +252

      Maybe that's why she thinks it's a curse. You keep wanting more for yourself. The exact same case with both Psyche and Venus.

    • @ARay-xj6de
      @ARay-xj6de Před 4 lety +69

      I mean she did do all those impossible things, she must have felt like she deserved it and I don't blame her.

  • @jesusbronze85
    @jesusbronze85 Před 5 lety +17900

    Mothers-in-law: Complicating their offspring's love life since mythology

  • @explolsivecake2045
    @explolsivecake2045 Před 4 lety +8734

    When someone says “Cupid and “ but doesn’t finish the sentence
    *say psyche right now*

  • @lemyamagzoub329
    @lemyamagzoub329 Před 4 lety +10425

    psyche: beauty is a curse
    also psyche: looks into to a box wanting to take some of presophinas beauty

    • @Ayasa.
      @Ayasa. Před 3 lety +88

      LMAO

    • @raylevi5343
      @raylevi5343 Před 3 lety +369

      Temptation is a funny thing

    • @itchyeyelids0_0
      @itchyeyelids0_0 Před 3 lety +83

      *persephone

    • @vortex2967
      @vortex2967 Před 3 lety +399

      It says in other versions of the story Psyche wanted to acquire some of Proserpina's beauty so she could be more "worthy" of Cupid...

    • @defugiwater7594
      @defugiwater7594 Před 3 lety +77

      @@itchyeyelids0_0 perserpine is Persephone's Roman name

  • @lmnop6865
    @lmnop6865 Před 5 lety +16401

    Where tf are all the ants at when im tidying my room?

    • @i_am_me1238
      @i_am_me1238 Před 5 lety +248

      Yeah Bro!
      You just took out the Main Point from the Whole Video!
      Where are the MF ants?!

    • @thatrandomamazingperson4119
      @thatrandomamazingperson4119 Před 5 lety +208

      The ants were sent by the gods to help the lover so unless you were ya know in love with mortal beings I don't think that would work for you buddy

    • @i_am_me1238
      @i_am_me1238 Před 5 lety +42

      @@thatrandomamazingperson4119
      😂

    • @danhengsqueen
      @danhengsqueen Před 4 lety +9

      😂😂

    • @mintsuga2473
      @mintsuga2473 Před 4 lety +54

      Idk if I want a bunch of ants in my clothes

  • @didosauce6008
    @didosauce6008 Před 5 lety +11959

    Man the Greeks love their impossible tasks

  • @sophie-pp1ke
    @sophie-pp1ke Před 4 lety +16096

    Gods: stabbed but okay
    Also gods: oil burn, I’ll just leave my pregnant girlfriend alone for weeks

  • @LannasMissingLink
    @LannasMissingLink Před 4 lety +3852

    Wait a minute you forgot the part that she was content to not know who her husband was, but she was tricked and persuaded by her jealous sisters

    • @cozybeatsretreat
      @cozybeatsretreat Před 3 lety +78

      Thank you, I was looking for this comment :)

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink Před 3 lety +65

      @@cozybeatsretreat I only knew it cause of Stephen Fry's book "Mythos". This stuff is so cool and interesting!

    • @tenchobarros
      @tenchobarros Před 3 lety +11

      I agree and I'm reading the second one of Fry, Heroes, if you haven't read yet.. You should

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink Před 3 lety +7

      @@tenchobarros I havent, must give it a go though! Thanks for the recommendation

    • @r.weidmann7931
      @r.weidmann7931 Před 3 lety +23

      Yep, I've just read this story on Edith Hamilton's 'Mythology' and that part is missing. And it's important.

  • @SugarViv_
    @SugarViv_ Před 4 lety +7538

    Narrator: they named her pleasure
    Baby: *shimmies seductively*

  • @helenakim6408
    @helenakim6408 Před 6 lety +13518

    "And she, Psyche, and Cupid have been complicating people's love lives ever since."
    This explains everything.

    • @padmabalaji9283
      @padmabalaji9283 Před 5 lety +311

      Actually, that's Aphrodite's job... Psyche is the goddess of the soul.

    • @science5061
      @science5061 Před 5 lety +33

      Padma Balaji
      Thor ragnorok Goddes of death HELA!

    • @bho9444
      @bho9444 Před 5 lety +24

      Helena Ravenclaw I was waiting for someone to say it! Thank you!

    • @h0lyhell534
      @h0lyhell534 Před 5 lety +6

      Helena Ravenclaw facts

    • @cukiecon5826
      @cukiecon5826 Před 5 lety +7

      I THOUGHT THE S A M E

  • @day6atemywallet78
    @day6atemywallet78 Před 4 lety +1965

    Narrator: *beauty is a curse*
    Me being a potato: *CoMe AgAiN*

  • @caladaley5248
    @caladaley5248 Před 4 lety +1673

    "how can i raise a baby with a man she has never seen" ok but this is perfectly reasonable

    • @delilah28100
      @delilah28100 Před 4 lety +118

      Well, she repeatedly slept with a man that she never saw. 🤷‍♀️

    • @agnestong5505
      @agnestong5505 Před 3 lety +158

      It is also reasonable to me since Cupid knows who she is, sees her face and gets impressed by her beauty, while Psyche knows nothing about him. Psyche may enjoy spending nights with him but this does not means she can entrust her child to a stranger and share her life with him. I think love does not exist without trust.

    • @mnbvcxz9385
      @mnbvcxz9385 Před 3 lety +64

      In one of the versions, it was her two jealous sisters who influenced her to find out. She later tricked them into jumping off a cliff.

    • @emmasuniverse7710
      @emmasuniverse7710 Před 3 lety +14

      Ah how do you think blind people done it 😒

    • @homaenun
      @homaenun Před 2 lety +30

      @@emmasuniverse7710 That's the thing, Psyche isn't blind and there's a choice for her to see the man. Blindness is another story, you don't have a choice when you are blind, But when you can perfectly see, you are going to want to see your spouse.

  • @burodadu9434
    @burodadu9434 Před 6 lety +4865

    "Three of them have been complicating people's love lives ever since."

    • @gonzzceli
      @gonzzceli Před 6 lety +19

      Buro Dadu 😂

    • @betabug_0044
      @betabug_0044 Před 6 lety +245

      They mean that like
      Venus/Aphrodite=Soul
      Cupid/Eros=Lust
      Pleasure= ...well doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out 🤣

    • @shwnshts9469
      @shwnshts9469 Před 6 lety +254

      MiniDoe psyche means soul as in the mind/head. Cupid is heart/body. When u can marry those two there will undoubtedly be pleasure

    • @ok-wi7kt
      @ok-wi7kt Před 6 lety +96

      Buro Dadu And then you realise you have no love life

    • @idrlc2123
      @idrlc2123 Před 6 lety

      Buro Dadu

  • @NAVEMAN3
    @NAVEMAN3 Před 6 lety +4418

    A greek story that doesn't end in Tragedy.

    • @thomaswest4033
      @thomaswest4033 Před 6 lety +147

      Its a roman story. :)

    • @NAVEMAN3
      @NAVEMAN3 Před 6 lety +215

      Considering that Rome copied Greece, I considered it all Greek stories.

    • @thomaswest4033
      @thomaswest4033 Před 6 lety +19

      That doesn't make any sense. If the story was made in Rome, then it is a Roman story, right?

    • @annoyingbookgirl
      @annoyingbookgirl Před 6 lety +1

      well not for her sister... read till we have faces

    • @enbi5440
      @enbi5440 Před 6 lety +38

      theres also another story that doesnt end in tragedy.. perseus one of the famous greek heroes

  • @alishayin4279
    @alishayin4279 Před 3 lety +2877

    Psyche's sisters actually poisoned her thoughts, but okay. Also, the ants were there because of Demeter, whose temple Pysche had cleaned on the way while finding Eros(Cupid). She also cleaned Hera's temple, so it wasn't a river god, it was a pile of reeds that told her the answer to the second task. There were actually four tasks, the underworld task being the 4th task. The third task was to get a pitcher of Styx water. Oh well. it was a good animation though, and I loved it.

    • @fionatheja
      @fionatheja Před 3 lety +124

      i think what u’re talking about is the greek version. and this is the roman one? idk lol

    • @treehugger0241
      @treehugger0241 Před 3 lety +252

      If there's one thing greek myths are bad at, it's consistency.

    • @ukulelepaperplane
      @ukulelepaperplane Před 3 lety +132

      Yes this is part of the story. But I think they did the Roman version bec. They called Aphrodite, Venus.

    • @RecklessInternetting
      @RecklessInternetting Před 3 lety +9

      Yeah but animators aren't free so some tactical editing has to happen

    • @bryanaureliuskho4406
      @bryanaureliuskho4406 Před 3 lety +21

      Yeah and didn't psyche took revenge on her sister and trick her to jump of a cliff

  • @faizanquraishi4126
    @faizanquraishi4126 Před 2 lety +335

    I love how the gods don't say no to anything. They just give you a series of impossible tasks. How polite.

    • @ssahnkim1703
      @ssahnkim1703 Před 9 měsíci +9

      most turn out to be possible, though. all the better for stories!

  • @Lastabite
    @Lastabite Před 5 lety +6185

    Are we just going to ignore the fact that the Queen of the Underworld tried to flat-out murder Venus

    • @Didartie
      @Didartie Před 4 lety +263

      try reading their myths, you'll find out why

    • @magpie0_026
      @magpie0_026 Před 4 lety +450

      @@reinarouge8381 lmao ' harmless prank' idk why it's funny but it sounds funny to me

    • @lockandloadlikehell
      @lockandloadlikehell Před 4 lety +195

      Can someone explain how Venus, a Roman goddess, was present in ancient Greece.
      She's Aphrodite's counterpart

    • @pinacardinale1492
      @pinacardinale1492 Před 4 lety +223

      @@lockandloadlikehell they are the same goddess but just with different names

    • @loony6357
      @loony6357 Před 4 lety +85

      *Queen of the underworld, since Hades is technically God of the Underworld, not the Dead although he can control the dead but Thanatos is Angel(ik it's not god but still) of Death

  • @glass916
    @glass916 Před 6 lety +3935

    I think this is the first time there was a happy ending in an ancient myth

  • @aurelia_aurora
    @aurelia_aurora Před 3 lety +657

    The version I read, stated that psyche loathed how beautiful she was because it isolated her from the world. Cupid had fallen for her not just for her looks, but for the way she handled it: she didn't want to be beautiful, she just wanted to be loved for who she was.

    • @jramtvvlog2511
      @jramtvvlog2511 Před 2 lety +9

      Why did psyche experienced those hardships!

    • @sidvacant9382
      @sidvacant9382 Před rokem +21

      Being good looking but hard to find someone who genuinely loves you, even back then it was still relevant.

  • @clarence3205
    @clarence3205 Před 3 lety +365

    no one:
    cupid: and who am i? that's one secret I'll never tell... you know you love me. XOXO

  • @heehe7668
    @heehe7668 Před 5 lety +2745

    "What should we name our daughter?"
    "hmm.. PLEASURE!"
    "sureeee"

  • @melrae7295
    @melrae7295 Před 5 lety +6901

    so this is why i cant get a boyfriend
    psyche been messin with my love life smh

  • @rowen381
    @rowen381 Před 4 lety +496

    Me: Expecting a nice quote or something at the end of the video
    TED-Ed: aND ShE, cUPID, ANd, pSHyCHe hAVe BeEN COmpLICaTING pEOplES lOve LiVeS evER sENse!!!

  • @hijadokisaudagar
    @hijadokisaudagar Před 4 lety +140

    1:47 is the most perfect eye roll I've ever witnessed

  • @beesinmypants1186
    @beesinmypants1186 Před 6 lety +2325

    Falls in love with a girl.shoots himself with an arrow
    *seems legit*

    • @cecilevandenabeele5271
      @cecilevandenabeele5271 Před 6 lety +68

      tofu the poodle From what I read in a book a few years ago Eros was bemused by Psyche's beauty and scratched the back of his neck with an arrow.

    • @aabhapassi3612
      @aabhapassi3612 Před 5 lety

      tofu the poodle Tt

    • @ThyRandomGuy
      @ThyRandomGuy Před 5 lety +26

      He didn't shoot himself, he *accidentally* hit himself

    • @2-dsynctium773
      @2-dsynctium773 Před 5 lety +54

      You're all wrong. He just didn't want to pay for child support.

    • @bquecha7526
      @bquecha7526 Před 5 lety +5

      Cupid made us all complicated lmao

  • @kyungiebaby6183
    @kyungiebaby6183 Před 5 lety +5449

    So, persephone dropped "sleep" when asked for her beauty because you need a "beauty sleep" to be like her ? OK

    • @froggdoggs8551
      @froggdoggs8551 Před 4 lety +600

      actually, Persephone gave her sleep because she was annoyed at Aphrodite and was playing a joke on her

    • @_uh._.no_
      @_uh._.no_ Před 4 lety +174

      Damn, that must've caused Sleeping Beauty -2000

    • @ElysiumStudios_
      @ElysiumStudios_ Před 4 lety +63

      Oh. Okay. I thought it was because the beauty of the dead *is* sleep. Thks for the tip ;)

    • @eleniplevriti3304
      @eleniplevriti3304 Před 4 lety +57

      Prosopina is persephone?

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon Před 4 lety +35

      @@eleniplevriti3304 yes, same, only a little bit different version of name

  • @yenmanlam1389
    @yenmanlam1389 Před 4 lety +170

    Cupid's arrows always cause tragedy for everyone (including his mother), except for him.
    Cupid and Odyssey's stories are two rare ones that have happy endings :]]

    • @jaehyunluvr
      @jaehyunluvr Před 2 lety +1

      wait how i just dont get it could u explain to me 😭

    • @im_a_hooman3599
      @im_a_hooman3599 Před 2 lety +10

      @@jaehyunluvr Meaning the only successful love story pricked by Eros' arrow were his.

  • @crazyeeveelady3636
    @crazyeeveelady3636 Před 3 lety +153

    Psyche: *Beauty is a curse*
    Also Psyche: I'm going to steal some of this extra beauty for myself-

    • @inessladia5747
      @inessladia5747 Před 3 dny

      do you guys have bad media literacy? she was insecure, she wanted to feel pretty for eros

  • @TMPreRaff
    @TMPreRaff Před 4 lety +3802

    "...she heard an unseen voice say..." All voices are unseen.

  • @missmoonbug
    @missmoonbug Před 6 lety +1745

    Psyche thought beauty was a curse but in the end she became immortal and lived happily. Can I be cursed too?

    • @rivaldoniofantariousnelson1491
      @rivaldoniofantariousnelson1491 Před 6 lety +77

      well Judging from your profile pic you are already cursed.

    • @geraldgrenier8132
      @geraldgrenier8132 Před 6 lety +21

      You Real want Aphroditie/Venus's as your Mother in law? [though It could be worse it Could be Hera/Juno]

    • @irockusuck234
      @irockusuck234 Před 6 lety +12

      Rivaldoniofantarious Nelsonium bye this is so cute get married!!!

    • @Nearhhh
      @Nearhhh Před 6 lety +8

      Ambrosia my child, Ambrosia, find it. Claim your immortality.

    • @missmoonbug
      @missmoonbug Před 6 lety +1

      Rivaldoniofantarious Nelsonium haha you're too sweet

  • @pomegranate10017
    @pomegranate10017 Před 3 lety +132

    Psyche: "Beauty is a curse."
    Me: If that's so, then I'd have blessings wherever I go.

    • @mehtadeepika78
      @mehtadeepika78 Před 2 lety +2

      Lmao 😂

    • @mehtadeepika78
      @mehtadeepika78 Před 2 lety +1

      This isn't my comment but I did think of this when the narrator was telling the myth but someone told something like so I'm not trying to copy.
      Psyche: Beauty is a curse.
      Also her: Maybe I should take some of the beauty I got from the underworld and use it on myself.

  • @paige3928
    @paige3928 Před 3 lety +49

    "...they been complicating people's love lives ever since" they said it with such happiness like bruh!

  • @obscurity6558
    @obscurity6558 Před 6 lety +10459

    Still a better love story than....
    your love story

  • @jerrie1533
    @jerrie1533 Před 6 lety +4735

    Better love story than Twilight.

  • @17mazes17
    @17mazes17 Před 2 lety +15

    So many interesting parts of this beautiful story were left out creating a lot of holes. And it feels real good that a lot of viewers are filling in these holes! And i could not resist sharing the very painful and moving parting words Cupid uttered as he flew away from his beloved . He said, " I inflict no other punishment on you than to leave you for ever. Love cannot dwell with suspicion." Surely, in matters of relationship, love cannot truly live or bloom without the calming and reassuring presence of trust.

  • @benhoddie
    @benhoddie Před 3 lety +47

    Cupid deceives his mom by not letting her know about his wife, and he deceives his wife by not letting her know about himself.

    • @letsomethingshine
      @letsomethingshine Před 2 lety

      Zues to Cupid: We Olympians are omnipresent because of our own might, we see you
      Cupid to himself: Oh so then I just need to turn off the lights.

  • @coal9908
    @coal9908 Před 5 lety +17281

    She did all of this while pregnant?!?? Man that’s effort. : edit so I’m saying that she is putting so much effort to be with her loved one while risking the baby’s health and her sim not saying her baby is a sorrow I’m saying she’s super strong and a warrior ( ps ty for all the likes!)

    • @pricklypear7516
      @pricklypear7516 Před 4 lety +154

      Pregnancy is neither injury nor illness. Women--and their mates--who treat it as such . . .reap what they sow.

    • @kishiakaik6513
      @kishiakaik6513 Před 4 lety +88

      Prickly Pear This is still a baby.....

    • @swapnaraje9661
      @swapnaraje9661 Před 4 lety +138

      Women do have to be extra careful

    • @user-ys6dr8ub2i
      @user-ys6dr8ub2i Před 4 lety +69

      Man.... that's dangerous....super risky

    • @charlesroberts3650
      @charlesroberts3650 Před 4 lety +78

      All Hail to our Mothers and Motherhood. Women are naturally Heroic, taking care of us children, their husbands and GIVING BIRTH, a Herculean task.

  • @yukioh5631
    @yukioh5631 Před 5 lety +4493

    Lmao must be nice to have wings, just fly away when you accidentally get a girl pregnant

  • @grownwoman777
    @grownwoman777 Před 4 lety +57

    me: **has three assignments, two of which are done**
    me also: **goes to do the third assignment** in hopes to get high score
    queen of death: here's your good grade
    me: yes finally
    queen of death: sike that's some good sleep you need

  • @halloooo1duuuuu
    @halloooo1duuuuu Před 3 lety +33

    This is giving me goosebumps all over. What a beautiful story! And the way it is told, the words, the narration, the animation

  • @bekkamel5217
    @bekkamel5217 Před 5 lety +2946

    Cupid = Eros?
    Venus = Aphrodite?

  • @kahhoegoh1557
    @kahhoegoh1557 Před 5 lety +5927

    I never regretted finding your channel.

  • @josefsbeach
    @josefsbeach Před 4 lety +33

    I'm from the Philippines and we have some funky creature myths (kapre, mananggal, tikbalang) with interesting back stories! I'd love to see one up on season 2!

  • @monika-127
    @monika-127 Před 9 měsíci +6

    i watched the cool with you MV so now i had to watch this

  • @h3x131
    @h3x131 Před 6 lety +2572

    Please, do more ancient myths videos, from all around the world

    • @camellias.7106
      @camellias.7106 Před 6 lety +1

      +1

    • @lyraelalyn
      @lyraelalyn Před 6 lety +1

      Yesssss!

    • @KR-jk6vx
      @KR-jk6vx Před 6 lety +3

      You should check out miscellaneous myths it's really good and has many myths from everywhere

    • @amerinic92
      @amerinic92 Před 6 lety

      You should see Crash Course - Mythology. They have made many videos of mythology around the world: czcams.com/play/PLEb6sGT7oD8G8nPbyvObaZUNdfV6kitZQ.html

    • @hrf6548
      @hrf6548 Před 6 lety

      Aerys Targaryen Crøw trueee

  • @supercanadian0640
    @supercanadian0640 Před 6 lety +2469

    Better love story than Twilight

    • @alkatron768
      @alkatron768 Před 6 lety +40

      better than a lot of love stories

    • @parvoux
      @parvoux Před 6 lety +51

      everything is better than twilight

    • @s3cr3tpassword
      @s3cr3tpassword Před 6 lety +18

      2 tooth brushes in a cup on your bathroom counter is a better love stiry than twilight -.-

    • @SharpDesign
      @SharpDesign Před 6 lety +6

      I would watch a movie of this more than I would Twilight

    • @thomasshealy962
      @thomasshealy962 Před 6 lety +9

      This myth is so legendary and inspiring it makes Twilight look like a horror movie.

  • @Pukiub
    @Pukiub Před 10 měsíci +15

    im here because new jeans new son cool with you and this myth XD

  • @vileenavinayan6514
    @vileenavinayan6514 Před 3 lety +3

    What an exciting story you have shared with such beautiful illustrations.... Thankyou so much Ted ed.....Hats off to the entire team behind this successful venture......

  • @JinxxSphinxx
    @JinxxSphinxx Před 6 lety +1110

    She wasn't pregnant, she had two younger sisters who where jealous and made her doubt her husband.
    But I am familiar with the Greek version, maybe the Roman (which this video told) is different in those aspects.

    • @JinxxSphinxx
      @JinxxSphinxx Před 6 lety +21

      LagiNaLangAko23 I can't remember did they came to her, or vice versa, but either way they were pretty envious and were telling Psyche that her husband is a monster and that she should be scared so she must check how he looks. Yeah, they did fall off a cliff !

    • @kesleta7697
      @kesleta7697 Před 6 lety +4

      Jinxx Sphinxx same I have never here's it from the Roman side like in this video

    • @thenormann3773
      @thenormann3773 Před 6 lety +1

      If a religion like the mormon church came to exist from a fanfic of the bible, what keeps a bunch of greek immigrants who are not exactly athenians, like most the stories you'll ever know, to modify lightly a story that they never had written until this guy in Rome and some other in Athens

    • @JinxxSphinxx
      @JinxxSphinxx Před 6 lety +11

      That's true! And it especially comes to play with older myths and tales;
      errors in translation, change based upon personal preference, a bit of
      an exaggeration to make it more 'spicy'.... you end up with a hundred
      versions of one story.

    • @elmi4310
      @elmi4310 Před 6 lety +4

      Also, in the version that I was first aquatinted with, she had slightly different challenges she had to face, and on the end, she died.

  • @debbieaguilar5498
    @debbieaguilar5498 Před 6 lety +1918

    Any plans on making Hades-Persephone myth?

    • @irondraco3020
      @irondraco3020 Před 5 lety +33

      I want that too

    • @iryanivlogs
      @iryanivlogs Před 5 lety +4

      was waiting for that too until now

    • @valkyrieworthy6760
      @valkyrieworthy6760 Před 5 lety +96

      One day Hades, God of the Underworld, saw Persephone and instantly fell in love with her.
      Hades confided his secret in his brother Zeus, asking for help, so the two of them concocted a plan to trap her. As the girl (Persephone) played with her companions, they caused the ground to split underneath her.
      Persephone slipped beneath the Earth and Hades stole her to the Underworld where he made her his wife.
      The myth says that Persephone was very unhappy, but after much time, she came to love the cold-blooded Hades and lived happily with him.
      A Different Version Of The Myth Of Hades And Persephone
      The myth of Hades and Persephone also has a different version; in this one Demeter was present when Persephone was kidnapped by God Hades but was tricked by Zeus and Hades.
      That morning when Demeter descended on Earth with her daughter Persephone , she left her to play with the sea nymphs called Nereids and the Naiads who were the freshwater nymphs of the lakes, springs and rivers.
      *Persephone And Flower Narcissus*
      Demeter went to supervise her bountiful crops. As Persephone engaged in play and with the rest of the group, her attention fell upon the potently fragrant valley nearby and she couldn’t take her eyes of the yellow flower narcissus. She called upon her playmates to accompany her, but they couldn’t possibly go with her as leaving the side of their water bodies would result in their death.
      The flower Narcissus was planted there by Gaia, who was following the orders of Zeus. The goal was to enchant Persephone and attract her, away from her guides.
      So, Persephone danced her way to the garden alone and tried to pluck the narcissus from the bosom of Gaia. It drained her energies as the narcissus only came out after a lot of pulling. But suddenly, to her utter fright, she saw the tiny hole from which she had drawn out the flower shaft, began to rapid grow in size until it started to resemble a mighty enormous chasm.
      Hades Kidnapping Persephone
      From this came the vigorous galloping sounds of multiple horses and such sudden happenings only froze the frail beauty to her feet. Out of all her friends only the naiad Cyane tried to rescue the crying Persephone but she was no match for the powerful Hades. Bereaving her friend’s kidnap, Cyane melted into a pool of tears and formed the river Cyane at the spot.
      *Goddess Demeter Trying To Find Persephone*
      Demeter rushed back to where she had left her daughter and found only the Cyane river there with the other nymphs weeping. Worried as she was, she asked all as to the whereabouts of her beloved daughter.
      Nobody could tell her anything at all and furious that they couldn’t protect her child, she cursed all the nymphs into becoming heinous women with plumed bodies and scaly feet, called the sirens. It was only the river Cyane who helped her by washing over the belt of Persephone, indicating that something gravely wrong had happened.
      Demeter went mad and hunted for her daughter everywhere. The myth says that she even disguised herself as an aged lady and with lighted torched in her hands roamed the Earth for nine long days and nine long nights.
      Finally, she met Hecate, the deity of magic, witchcraft, spirits and crossroads, at the dawn of the 10th day who had pity at her dismal condition and asked her to seek help from the all seeing Helios, the sun god. Helios told Demeter all about how Hades had dragged Persephone into the underworld.
      *Persephone In The Underworld*
      Persephone’s mother, Demeter, begged her brother Hades to allow Persephone to come back to the livings, denoting that the young Persephone was not supposed to live in the underworld. Hades consulted with Zeus and they both decided to allow Persephone to live on earth for six months each year, while the rest of the time she would be on his side in the Underworld.
      Before leaving the underworld, Persephone had been persuaded to eat four seeds of a pomegranate. In ancient mythology, to eat the fruit of one’s captor meant that one would have to return to that captor or country, so Persephone was doomed to return to the underworld for four months of the year. But she was allowed to spend the remaining two-thirds of the year with her Earth Mother, Demeter.
      The myth of Hades and Persephone is associated with the coming of Spring and Winter: When Persephone comes to the Earth, it’s springtime. When she descends to Hades, it is winter...

    • @knifekink9298
      @knifekink9298 Před 5 lety

      I too wish to see that

    • @RRRREALbadman
      @RRRREALbadman Před 5 lety +6

      @@valkyrieworthy6760 wow

  • @leeknaurrrr
    @leeknaurrrr Před 9 měsíci +10

    boom boom boom shimjangi twaedo get it like boom boom boom get it like boom boom boom boom boom ahh

  • @benhoddie
    @benhoddie Před 3 lety +14

    I imagine Cupid comes over late one night, and Psyche would just have to not see him come flying in

  • @kawaiisomething9489
    @kawaiisomething9489 Před 6 lety +1167

    Psyche is Greek and Cupid is Roman. Eros is supposed to be in this story, not Cupid. Venus is also Roman, Aphrodite is supposed to be in the place of Venus. This story is supposed to be a Greek myth, not Roman. And it is Persephone, not Proserpine.

    • @lurkerofthenight
      @lurkerofthenight Před 6 lety +101

      Kawaii Something thank you, I was going to type the same thing. I cringed at the names so hard.

    • @lurkerofthenight
      @lurkerofthenight Před 6 lety +105

      Also I believe their kids name is Hedone, the story was supposed to represent the unity Eros (Love) and Psyche (The human soul) to create Hedone (Joy)

    • @amapiria
      @amapiria Před 6 lety +150

      Kawaii Something
      1. "Psyche is Greek and Cupid is Roman." ✔️
      2. "Eros is supposed to be in this story, not Cupid."- Cupid and Eros are one and the same. Both of their names mean "desire."
      3. "Venus is also Roman, Aphrodite is supposed to be in the place of Venus." ✔️, but this story is of Roman origin, so Venus is used.
      4. "This story is supposed to be a Greek myth, not Roman."- This story is told by Apuleius, a Latin writer, as part of Metamorphoses. Yes, the characters are based from Greek mythology, but as aforementioned, the story itself is of Roman origin.
      5. "And it is Persephone, not Proserpine."- See #3.

    • @amapiria
      @amapiria Před 6 lety +26

      lurkerofthenight xx Hedone is a Greek name, Voluptas is Roman. Both mean "pleasure."

    • @graypaint
      @graypaint Před 6 lety +2

      the way you explained this is so convoluted FOH

  • @kevin080592
    @kevin080592 Před 6 lety +1703

    Fun facts..Not only does Psyche means soul (Psychology,Psychiatrist,Psychometry,Psychosocial..) it also means butterfly, so no wonder the college org symbolism for psych students looks like a butterfly, and btw the latin form for their daughter.. Pleasure is actually Voluptas which is the origin of the word.. voluptuous meaning sensually arousing. :) -I love the classics!

    • @natnuss98
      @natnuss98 Před 6 lety +10

      Kevin Navalta it's a beautiful name of you know that

    • @aifan6148
      @aifan6148 Před 6 lety +8

      Sensual arousing is very different from pleasure. The former seems shallow and animal like. Reminds me that I was a chimpanzee in the savanna not too long ago.

    • @moltrescompany
      @moltrescompany Před 6 lety +3

      Oh, that would explain why Tapu Lele is a butterfly.

    • @MR-nl8xr
      @MR-nl8xr Před 6 lety +3

      Kevin 080592. My voluptuos pleasure is directed by my physce and whatever feelings the gods decide to make me feel that day, no wonder i don't get laid.

    • @giwrgos_perdi
      @giwrgos_perdi Před 6 lety +8

      This is a Greek myth which was translated in latin, and maybe adopted by the Romans. Psyche (ψυχή) is the soul, the spirit, the fire that lies within us, everything that makes us alive. Volupta is the translation in latin, the actual name was Pleasure.

  • @sleepylilspiderz
    @sleepylilspiderz Před 4 lety +11

    PSYCHE: beauty is a curse
    ALSO PSYCHE: *tries to steal some more beauty for herself*

  • @gypsy5269
    @gypsy5269 Před 2 lety +4

    I enjoyed the narration of this piece, calm and soothing. Very nice bedtime story.

  • @LiveingSoundtrack
    @LiveingSoundtrack Před 6 lety +1561

    More myths please.

    • @e.r.8383
      @e.r.8383 Před 6 lety

      I’d like to see the one about the girl Mira who was in love with her own father

    • @grayellison5243
      @grayellison5243 Před 6 lety

      agree

  • @arnoviktordorian6017
    @arnoviktordorian6017 Před 5 lety +828

    Finally a rational explanation for the question "why i was single"

  • @Elard404
    @Elard404 Před rokem +7

    I like this story cause it shows the extent at which human sympathy can help people overcome hardships but also that our combined efforts are always stronger then individual acts.

  • @AloisAgos
    @AloisAgos Před 8 měsíci +3

    The lesson here: Love takes work. If you are not willing to go above and beyond for your partner, perhaps it is not a love worth pursuing.

  • @digitalghost1118
    @digitalghost1118 Před 5 lety +416

    Soul + Love = Pleasure (thanks for clearing that up)

  • @d_wang9836
    @d_wang9836 Před 6 lety +2987

    Who else never heard of this before?

    • @cateyfrier4402
      @cateyfrier4402 Před 6 lety +83

      [Yoshikage_Kira] I read about it in Percy Jacksons Greek Heros

    • @nikhilbaishkiyar821
      @nikhilbaishkiyar821 Před 6 lety +6

      Catey Frier me too

    • @d_wang9836
      @d_wang9836 Před 6 lety +10

      Catey Frier I should read that at one point

    • @imCyanne
      @imCyanne Před 6 lety +9

      Never have. It was an interesting story! Btw
      is ur name a damn jojos reference?!!1?11

    • @ChannelCzarovski
      @ChannelCzarovski Před 6 lety +2

      you cause you dunno love, you only know hands XD

  • @vin-emon
    @vin-emon Před 10 měsíci +14

    youtube recommended me this after newjeans cool with you 😅

  • @angelsambition2179
    @angelsambition2179 Před 10 měsíci +10

    New Jeans brought me here, great story

  • @satnamo
    @satnamo Před 6 lety +835

    love cannot survive where there is no trust

    • @halimceria
      @halimceria Před 6 lety +38

      if love cant survive when there's no trust, then the story already ended when Cupid left her after she looked at his face. That scene literally show how both of them have no trust

    • @dionettaeon
      @dionettaeon Před 6 lety +22

      True, but there are still 'need to knows', like who it is you're sleeping with and fathering your kid. I wonder why Eros didn't shapeshift. She wouldn't have to know who he really was or even be given a name but she could at least have the satisfaction of not being completely left in the dark, literally.

    • @henrie.c
      @henrie.c Před 6 lety +1

      I say this all the time

    • @eventplanner461
      @eventplanner461 Před 6 lety +7

      Well from the start Cupid was in the wrong for not wanting her to see his face

    • @Twocryingkittens
      @Twocryingkittens Před 6 lety +6

      cupid was the one who couldn't trust- he didn't believe they could be lovers as both mortal and god and so forced Phyche to meet unrealistic requirements

  • @euuutopia
    @euuutopia Před 4 lety +460

    Her beauty made gods and creatures help her...what a curse😂

    • @Mualskii
      @Mualskii Před 4 lety +32

      actually in one version of the story, it was actually cupid telling the ants and the river gods and stuff to help her

    • @Mualskii
      @Mualskii Před 4 lety

      @@ralphbaldez6408 um... a graphic novel about it I read in grade 5 lol

    • @Mualskii
      @Mualskii Před 4 lety +2

      ​@@ralphbaldez6408 Psyche & Eros: The Lady and the Monster : a Greek Myth
      Book by Marie Croall and Ron Randall

    • @aanshimistry717
      @aanshimistry717 Před 3 lety +13

      The video covers half the story, Psyche was helped not because of her beauty, but because she cleaned the shrines of Demeter (the ants) and Hera (River God's help) and cupid realised what she was going through was wrong

    • @andromedaAndy
      @andromedaAndy Před 2 lety

      Not as big of a curse as your ignorance, it seems. Hope you've read some books recently.

  • @cadanceamore3248
    @cadanceamore3248 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm always watching myths from these Chanel and then our lesson was about these so I was really excited and happy

  • @user-hk6kb4mn2c
    @user-hk6kb4mn2c Před 9 měsíci +8

    Cool~~~with you cool~~with you (gotta tell me now)

  • @AkshayKumarX
    @AkshayKumarX Před 6 lety +986

    1:15 didn't know I was watching an erotic fanfiction

    • @LughSummerson
      @LughSummerson Před 6 lety +58

      *cupidic

    • @lot0pie
      @lot0pie Před 6 lety +4

      Lugh Summerson ayy

    • @summerghost6551
      @summerghost6551 Před 6 lety +1

      Akshay Kumar lol

    • @TheMizpah2000
      @TheMizpah2000 Před 6 lety +97

      Akshay Kumar I'm not gonna lie this is the least erotic story in Greek mythology compared to all the things Zeus did this is just adorable.

    • @chinnychan326
      @chinnychan326 Před 6 lety +7

      you mean 1:33?

  • @charmainewyll
    @charmainewyll Před 6 lety +293

    Her face when giving birth 😂 😂 😂

  • @shanebalano7136
    @shanebalano7136 Před 4 lety +2

    I remember this story. It was my most favorite Greek Myth story. I loved their story.

  • @shoeless7604
    @shoeless7604 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for such wonderful content. Beautiful animation.

  • @cripplingdepression213
    @cripplingdepression213 Před 6 lety +296

    Well.... should I blame those three for what my life is now?

  • @mika1060
    @mika1060 Před 6 lety +840

    Cupid is Latin(Roman) and Eros is Greek. Psyche is Greek. So why do people keep calling this pair Cupid and Psyche. Just because Cupid is more iconic doesn't make that right.

    • @Bharatyadav11
      @Bharatyadav11 Před 5 lety +179

      cross border romances, if she could go to the underworld couldn't she just apply for a visa you think?

    • @rlshare05
      @rlshare05 Před 5 lety +25

      Bharat Yadav This is an underrated comment.

    • @Bharatyadav11
      @Bharatyadav11 Před 5 lety +7

      haha, thanks :)

    • @cobysmith8124
      @cobysmith8124 Před 5 lety +5

      I honestly think you cupid and psyche sound better together

    • @raymondcongo1725
      @raymondcongo1725 Před 5 lety +42

      The complete story is from a Latin author named Apuleius. In his work, Apuleius used the names Cupid & Psyche. The Romans would often use Greek names in their writings.

  • @imaginethatravens7815
    @imaginethatravens7815 Před 4 lety +38

    Smh, mother in laws been interfering since the time of gods.

  • @victoriabitong760
    @victoriabitong760 Před 3 lety +22

    When this guy Narrates he uses both the Roman and Greek names.
    Venus= Roman
    Zephyr/Zephyros= Greek

    • @aldebaranredstar
      @aldebaranredstar Před 3 lety +1

      This is from the original story, written in Latin in the second century, by Apuleius. It’s in his novel called “Metamorphoses.” He is using “Zephyrus.” (The West Wind)

  • @Suite_annamite
    @Suite_annamite Před 6 lety +390

    Is this a mistake? Because *the name pairings are wrong...*
    To the Romans, they were called "Cupid"/"Amor" and "Anima", but *the Greeks originally paired them as "Eros and Psyche".*

    • @raymondcongo1725
      @raymondcongo1725 Před 5 lety +25

      The complete story is from a Latin author named Apuleius. In his work, Apuleius used the names Cupid & Psyche. The Romans would often use Greek names in their writings.

    • @catudraws8497
      @catudraws8497 Před 5 lety +1

      Raymond Congo)) This is a Greek story. I know this because they don’t say Venus’ son.

    • @naha2153
      @naha2153 Před 5 lety +1

      Catu Draws They literally do call him Venus’s son....

    • @friendusesthisaccountnocom9928
      @friendusesthisaccountnocom9928 Před 5 lety

      Catu Draws this is the Roman version

  • @victornoagbodji
    @victornoagbodji Před 6 lety +154

    these myths are so captivating.

  • @m_irall2011
    @m_irall2011 Před 10 měsíci +18

    Whos here because of NewJeans😭😭😭

  • @user-sx6tg2kd9r
    @user-sx6tg2kd9r Před 4 lety

    Pleas post more of this, this is so good!! Please give me the links of other vids talking about Greek Mythologies.

  • @avantikaroy5146
    @avantikaroy5146 Před 4 lety +427

    When you truly love someone with all your heart, even the universe starts working to bring that person close to you or you close to them.

    • @grownwoman777
      @grownwoman777 Před 4 lety +20

      meanwhile there is millions underground wondering what they did wrong

    • @nate7603
      @nate7603 Před 3 lety +5

      AV Roy this is so uplifting. Thank you!

    • @fuyuyashioriko3489
      @fuyuyashioriko3489 Před 3 lety

      i want to qoute this

    • @mahimakadam00
      @mahimakadam00 Před 2 lety +2

      Your comment reminds me of 'The Alchemist ' ❤️

    • @ratpoison2227
      @ratpoison2227 Před 2 lety +4

      is this from om shanti om

  • @CinnamonYates
    @CinnamonYates Před 6 lety +941

    Isn't it Eros, Aphrodite and Persephone? I swear the names used were from Roman mythology?

    • @maisyleigh7680
      @maisyleigh7680 Před 6 lety +109

      Cinnamon Yates the ones you used are the greek forms of the ones they used

    • @steffij9775
      @steffij9775 Před 5 lety +102

      They are using Roman names as the romans basically just copy pasted greek myths and changed the names and a few other stuff

    • @CinnamonYates
      @CinnamonYates Před 5 lety +59

      I was confused because they used the Roman names whilst mentioning it as Greek mythology if I remember so I was a tad puzzled.

    • @aicordeliaris8861
      @aicordeliaris8861 Před 5 lety +66

      Psyche and Persephone were different tho....

    • @agooseamoose6524
      @agooseamoose6524 Před 5 lety +50

      Psyches name wasn't changed. Cinnamon is referring to persephone the goddess of the underworld since the name was prosperitis or whatever it was.

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables Před 2 lety +4

    Such a beautiful tale, thank you for sharing this wonderful animation with us 🙏🏽📖❤

  • @JoZaddy101
    @JoZaddy101 Před 10 měsíci +17

    pov: you are a new jeans fan

  • @anapaulapedro7025
    @anapaulapedro7025 Před 6 lety +1182

    Anyone know this story from Overly Sarcastic Productions?

    • @applejoos1255
      @applejoos1255 Před 6 lety +22

      Ana Paula Pedro ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :DDDDDDD

    • @cake_crumb
      @cake_crumb Před 6 lety +16

      Exactly what I was thinking!!

    • @jeanelleagyem9417
      @jeanelleagyem9417 Před 6 lety +9

      I know right?

    • @roninelenion4805
      @roninelenion4805 Před 6 lety +17

      I love Overly Sarcastic Productions, but I read the story in a book about Greek myths that used a several of the Roman god names.

    • @Warlusism
      @Warlusism Před 6 lety +16

      I love Overly Sarcastic Productions

  • @user-gx2pn6jp9o
    @user-gx2pn6jp9o Před 5 lety +85

    from the style of illustration to the voice of the narrator and the story itself, this video is damn beautiful.

    • @annajared9782
      @annajared9782 Před 5 lety +3

      I believe Cupid is Eros' Roman counterpart.

  • @threeormorecharacters666

    I loved watching these types of videos back then.

  • @moueejoo2078
    @moueejoo2078 Před 4 lety +10

    Rick Riordan: Lmao that's one of the many versions but okay

  • @nkc2666
    @nkc2666 Před 5 lety +185

    Ya know, I really liked how they said "and they've been *COMPLICATING* people's love lives ever since."
    😂😂🤣 now THAT'S what you call accuracy.

  • @tigerofthewest8
    @tigerofthewest8 Před 6 lety +312

    I thought she had sisters?

    • @I.amtali
      @I.amtali Před 6 lety +30

      LagiNaLangAko23 percy jackson fannnn

    • @mackerronie
      @mackerronie Před 6 lety +5

      Talisha Swamber yasssss rick riordan FTW

    • @Boss_Isaac
      @Boss_Isaac Před 6 lety +12

      +Nevaeh West
      She did; two of them. They of them visited Psyche and grew envious of her luxurious lifestyle. So they waited on the edge of the same cliff Psyche did before she was taken to Eros and jumped in the hopes that Zephyros ("The West Wind") would lift them. Unfortunately, Zephyros did not favor them and they fell to their deaths thousands of feet below.

    • @tbizzle2023
      @tbizzle2023 Před 6 lety +1

      In other versions, their daughter is also named Joy, not Pleasure.

    • @cabizzz3890
      @cabizzz3890 Před 6 lety

      Nevaeh West they tought they were going to a water park and was going to do a cannonball

  • @jellyabi6408
    @jellyabi6408 Před 3 lety

    Thank you !
    This helped a lot❤️

  • @anubisgodess2353
    @anubisgodess2353 Před 3 lety +1

    As a current reader of the webtoon lore of Olympus this sets my bar of Hope super high!!

  • @mafic3351
    @mafic3351 Před 6 lety +75

    Anyone else just watched this again and again? The story is beautiful

    • @0613apobangpo
      @0613apobangpo Před 5 lety

      I personally think it’s the storyteller in this video ‘s voice being so calm

  • @blackberiii2183
    @blackberiii2183 Před 6 lety +511

    I know this story because of the book "Greek gods" by Rick Riordan

  • @demonschnauzer1555
    @demonschnauzer1555 Před 2 lety +4

    1:08 lmao you could say she is “psyching herself up”

  • @shan3622
    @shan3622 Před 3 lety

    We were learning about this in our Online Class and I’ve understand this Story more than the one our teacher was telling us

  • @tobitukuru5613
    @tobitukuru5613 Před 6 lety +620

    I guess you could say he was...
    Cupid for thinking they couldn't love as equals.
    I'm sorry.

    • @panayitolis1
      @panayitolis1 Před 6 lety +11

      Get Out!

    • @mayatheo5135
      @mayatheo5135 Před 6 lety +43

      Blubberblat Apollo-gy accepted.
      Forgive me...

    • @LughSummerson
      @LughSummerson Před 6 lety +26

      Juno what? I thought it was funny.

    • @ayeshakhanum4654
      @ayeshakhanum4654 Před 6 lety +26

      Maya Theo
      I said that though... well, I guess people couldn't Hermes.
      ...you know, hear me, Hermes? ...I'll leave

    • @tobitukuru5613
      @tobitukuru5613 Před 6 lety +2

      Ayesha Khanum this is all perfect

  • @sketchynuggets5581
    @sketchynuggets5581 Před 5 lety +59

    Finally one Greek story that doesn’t have a sad ending!

  • @iamtrinity8089
    @iamtrinity8089 Před 3 lety

    *LOVE YOU*
    THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS 🧡
    WHOLENESS AND BALANCED VIBRATIONS