The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - Brendan Pelsue

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    The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was heralded as the perfect union. Anyone could tell the couple was deeply in love. So when their wedding ceremony ended in Eurydice's untimely death, Orpheus had no choice but to venture into the underworld to try to reclaim his lost love. Brendan Pelsue shares the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
    Lesson by Brendan Pelsue, animation by Anton Bogaty.
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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Před 6 lety +4269

    Thank you so much to everyone who has started supporting our mission on Patreon! You asked for more myths, and here they are! If you'd like to learn more about how to get involved, visit our Patreon page: bit.ly/2APSQow

    • @yasmingarcez3668
      @yasmingarcez3668 Před 6 lety +6

      TED-Ed That was amazing

    • @sachinsundaresann3406
      @sachinsundaresann3406 Před 6 lety +7

      I've never heard a story like this before, very nice work.

    • @blueissonice4566
      @blueissonice4566 Před 6 lety +7

      Thank god you guys are still making videos. I always learn so much from them, thank you!

    • @Michael-xm4ux
      @Michael-xm4ux Před 6 lety +3

      Do an episode on the story of Edipussy, Atapussy, Eatapussy. I don't know how to spell but you get the idea

    • @MedatonOrtano
      @MedatonOrtano Před 6 lety +1

      Ah, I love this myth so much.

  • @crescent_foxx1014
    @crescent_foxx1014 Před 5 lety +11263

    BOI SHE'S A GHOST OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T HEAR HER FOOTSTEPS

  • @rosalie_m7305
    @rosalie_m7305 Před 5 lety +21766

    “Turning to look back at her as often as he likes” I love that

    • @cosmix4460
      @cosmix4460 Před 4 lety +322

      Moral:Kill snakes

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon Před 4 lety +34

      Love it

    • @steampunkastronaut7081
      @steampunkastronaut7081 Před 4 lety +112

      @Lara SCHROEDER Poor Charon is all loneliness in his eternal servitude.

    • @ramonalzate
      @ramonalzate Před 4 lety +34

      @@steampunkastronaut7081 WELL tbh he always has company with all the dead people he has to take back I'm pretty sure hes heard everyone life story by now

    • @ramonalzate
      @ramonalzate Před 4 lety +4

      @Lara SCHROEDER I didnt catch that thanks

  • @blob7800
    @blob7800 Před 3 lety +9050

    Every mythology story: *do the only freakin thing that they were not supposed to do*

    • @aditithakur4692
      @aditithakur4692 Před 3 lety +139

      Mostly Greek

    • @TheMarkSasuke64
      @TheMarkSasuke64 Před 3 lety +118

      @@aditithakur4692 Garden of Eden as well.

    • @hahahahs
      @hahahahs Před 3 lety +67

      in real life i am supposed to study but don't .......

    • @vishnu3196
      @vishnu3196 Před 2 lety +16

      If they didn't it wouldn't be a mythological tale

    • @aoikemono6414
      @aoikemono6414 Před 2 lety +26

      There's typically some moral or life lesson to explain why something is taboo. Or if it's Greek, typically just fun nonsense.

  • @nizzletapewormlicker3350
    @nizzletapewormlicker3350 Před 3 lety +7400

    Ellen: so I hear you want your wife back
    Orpheus: omg u didn’t
    Eurydice: *walks onto stage*
    Orpheus: *turns around*
    Eurydice: *disappears*

  • @amandapatterson1331
    @amandapatterson1331 Před 5 lety +3908

    A simple “Marco polo” would have done

    • @lily-ib6hp
      @lily-ib6hp Před 5 lety +47

      Amanda Patterson i- hVHDJABAK

    • @janellehale6686
      @janellehale6686 Před 4 lety +145

      in hadestown the musical she's literally screaming at him

    • @amandapatterson1331
      @amandapatterson1331 Před 4 lety +28

      Janelle Hale I know😂 I’m a huge fan of the musical, Twas a joke 😂😂

    • @julycingolani
      @julycingolani Před 3 lety +3

      JAJAJA

    • @calisophie3635
      @calisophie3635 Před 3 lety +50

      Orpheus couldn’t hear her. Thats a part of the test

  • @tarrute
    @tarrute Před 4 lety +5667

    Nobody:
    Snake: I’m about to ruin this mans whole career.

  • @kritrom
    @kritrom Před 3 lety +2737

    OR
    He could just be talking to her as they climb.
    "Yo you there?"
    "Yea."
    "Kay cool."

    • @yuuablewon
      @yuuablewon Před 3 lety +279

      He couldn’t hear her either 😞

    • @operationstarwars
      @operationstarwars Před 3 lety +164

      he could just get a mirror and look behind him... they said don't turn back to look, nothing about using a mirror :P

    • @koirvne
      @koirvne Před 3 lety +92

      @@operationstarwars Mirrors are expensive and most of the time, it's just polished metal...

    • @jansen_music
      @jansen_music Před 3 lety +70

      @@koirvne He is the son of Apollo so could afford it.

    • @koirvne
      @koirvne Před 3 lety +38

      @@jansen_music Yeah... not really~ the only way I have ever read about mirrors (if you can call them that) in Greek myths is in Narcissus story and that Bronze shield thing

  • @romanimations7170
    @romanimations7170 Před 2 lety +965

    There's another version of the story I believe where Eurydice fell and when Orpheus heard, he turned to help her. Which is far sadder, because it shows that he loved her so very much that his first instinct was to help.

  • @coffin_qt
    @coffin_qt Před 5 lety +9785

    Way down, Hadestown, way down under the ground.

    • @njblackbird3148
      @njblackbird3148 Před 5 lety +261

      Lover tell me if your able whose gonna lay the wedding table? Times being what they are, hard and getting harder all the time...

    • @sofie7949
      @sofie7949 Před 5 lety +79

      i was looking for this

    • @ellacoleman4204
      @ellacoleman4204 Před 5 lety +208

      WAIT FOR ME! IM COMIIIN! WAIT IM COMIN WITH YOU

    • @jesm5698
      @jesm5698 Před 5 lety +81

      AIM FOR THE HEART SHOOT TO KILL IF YOU DON’T DO IT THEN THE OTHER ONE WILL

    • @sockeye13
      @sockeye13 Před 5 lety +66

      Hey little songbird

  • @mis_l5858
    @mis_l5858 Před 5 lety +27090

    Moral of the story: The people you love are always right behind you, even if you can’t sense them

    • @danicorrea9334
      @danicorrea9334 Před 5 lety +1289

      Just Misk wrong. The real moral is learn how to play the lyre

    • @bulabubu
      @bulabubu Před 5 lety +134

      @@danicorrea9334 agree

    • @SureshKumar-nk2ok
      @SureshKumar-nk2ok Před 5 lety +36

      @@danicorrea9334 how to play lyre in the moral story?

    • @force3413
      @force3413 Před 5 lety +24

      Just misk, that's not the moral of the story lmao

    • @mis_l5858
      @mis_l5858 Před 5 lety +11

      Force is it to play the lyre?

  • @LOSERWITHACAUSE
    @LOSERWITHACAUSE Před 2 lety +1474

    “Perhaps he makes a choice. He chooses the memory of her. That’s why he turns. He doesn’t make the lover’s choice, but the poet’s.”
    ― Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    • @jisookim7347
      @jisookim7347 Před 2 lety +9

      :(((

    • @michaelscottoriginal
      @michaelscottoriginal Před rokem +20

      Thank you. Someday, this line will haunt me in a beautiful way

    • @olufemidavies2135
      @olufemidavies2135 Před rokem +7

      This comment made me check out the film and I can’t thank you enough 🙏🏾

    • @lalalazarus
      @lalalazarus Před rokem +7

      One of the greatest movies out there

    • @isham1m1
      @isham1m1 Před rokem

      @@lalalazarus couldn't agree more. it's so underrated, but maybe i like it better that way.

  • @raqueljardim5966
    @raqueljardim5966 Před 3 lety +338

    I've read a version in which Eurydice did not 'suddenly' fall by the bite of a snake, but rather while running from a man in the woods that wanted to ask her for directions. She was terrified of Orpheus' jealousy towards other men (probably rooted in insecurity) and ran desperately, stepping on a snake and getting bitten. Orpheus's mistake when turning his head to see her was supposed to be a parallel with her death, showing that his insecurity had (once more) made him lose his wife.

    • @KMervJr
      @KMervJr Před rokem +15

      This just touched me deeply

    • @Maria-sv2jo
      @Maria-sv2jo Před měsícem +6

      According to Virgil and many others, that man (Aristaeus) was actually trying to assault her, and while she was running away she didn't see a snake in the grass and it bit her. Also many others think that Orpheus actually turned to look at her on purpose, so he could have something more to sing about.
      Of course, I prefer the more romantic ones haha

    • @fernandovaca7733
      @fernandovaca7733 Před 19 dny +1

      There is also another version where it is said that Eurydice, when she danced happily at her wedding, accidentally stepped on the snake and that is why it bit her and that Orpheus failed to not look back because the evidence said that he could only look back when they were already outside the house. underworld so he only looked back when both were already out of the underworld but unfortunately one of Eurydice's feet was still in the underworld so they failed the test.
      Therefore, many believed that this was an opportunity for Orpheus to find the love of his life since it was believed that Orpheus failed the test because he did not really love Eurydice, but Orpheus proved that he did love her when the group of women called Maenads murdered him because This rejection, his love, Orpheus did not defend himself (even though he was very strong, having been an Argonaut, if he defended himself he would surely win) and he let himself die to be reunited with Eurydice.

  • @sheentheexplorer3859
    @sheentheexplorer3859 Před 5 lety +6125

    Eurydice is such a beautiful name

  • @farexe1797
    @farexe1797 Před 4 lety +6272

    Me: *about to cry after that beautiful story*
    Video: tED-ED IS A NON PROFIT ORGA-

  • @arcticital
    @arcticital Před 3 lety +155

    hades: dont turn around
    Orpheus: *turns around anyways*
    Eurydice: *falls*
    Hades: _you weren't supposed to do that_

  • @Ash-iu4qw
    @Ash-iu4qw Před 3 lety +349

    Ok but can we talk about how beautiful of a love story this was-

    • @RealisticLazerMinecraftMore
      @RealisticLazerMinecraftMore Před 2 lety +5

      bro i was just here for a school essay lmaooo

    • @snaketooth0943
      @snaketooth0943 Před rokem

      @@RealisticLazerMinecraftMore was it on Greek mythology? I feel like that's probably the answer but people reference Greek mythology in other contexts a lot.

    • @RealisticLazerMinecraftMore
      @RealisticLazerMinecraftMore Před rokem +2

      @@snaketooth0943 nah it was an essay about this specific story

    • @snaketooth0943
      @snaketooth0943 Před rokem

      @@RealisticLazerMinecraftMore cool.

  • @alexandrakotanidou2814
    @alexandrakotanidou2814 Před 3 lety +10829

    Fun Fact:
    A different version of the myth says that when he lost Eurydice the second time, Orpheus completely avoided women and focused on playing his music even more. He was so good that the men warriors of the territory would leave their weapons and listen to his music, enchanted. But their wives grew jealous cause they felt like he was depriving them of their husbands and decided to run up and kill him. They actually attacked and cut him in pieces and threw the parts of his body in the river Evros. But somehow his head magically stayed alive and he continued singing for ever.
    I'm actually taking an exam in archeology and this is one of the stories that is depicted on an attic pottery piece that I'm studying and I got too excited so I decided to share😌

    • @Marietonilamont
      @Marietonilamont Před 3 lety +330

      Thank you for sharing, This myth is also portrayed in the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire which I suggest you watch, if not for fun. :)

    • @hanami741
      @hanami741 Před 3 lety +124

      there's also an Ovid's version where Orpheus starts liking young boys too much xDD

    • @yuuji3795
      @yuuji3795 Před 3 lety +115

      what a chad

    • @allad7n
      @allad7n Před 3 lety +54

      Did you do well on the exam?

    • @alexandrakotanidou2814
      @alexandrakotanidou2814 Před 3 lety +187

      @@allad7n yeah I scored 9/10 and I'm glad I passed it

  • @dizzinessends
    @dizzinessends Před 4 lety +8243

    I always like the version where Orpheus doesn’t turn around because of doubt, but because he takes one step out into the world and turns around too quickly to greet her in his joy. Just the heart-wrench of what face he must’ve made as she got sent back to the underworld OOO

    • @nathan8750
      @nathan8750 Před 3 lety +566

      bruhhh that's even more tragic dammm why u like this one just curious lol

    • @dizzinessends
      @dizzinessends Před 3 lety +675

      @@nathan8750 idk, it feels less like the fault of man as insecure and fearful and more like the fault of man as hopeful and naive... if you’re gonna be a Greek tragedy, might as well have bad things happen to hopeful people to really go full ham, right? I also like the lesson more of being precautious than of blinding trust/confidence. Either way, there’s no winning though ig...

    • @giovannafernandes5562
      @giovannafernandes5562 Před 3 lety +109

      That version let the tragedy even worse, but somehow amazing lol luv it

    • @nathan8750
      @nathan8750 Před 3 lety +79

      @@dizzinessends you just won me over that was a good argument I like that ending better now

    • @dizzinessends
      @dizzinessends Před 3 lety +10

      @@nathan8750 :)

  • @kxyyd3n378
    @kxyyd3n378 Před 3 lety +442

    The video: lets learn about the tragedy of Orpheus and Eurudice
    Hadestown fans: 👀

  • @jayceegarrido6724
    @jayceegarrido6724 Před 3 lety +412

    It’s an old song
    It's an old tale from way back when
    It's an old song
    And that is how it ends
    That’s how it goes
    Don't ask why, brother, don't ask how
    He could have come so close
    The song was written long ago
    And that is how it goes
    It's a sad song
    It's a sad tale
    It's a tragedy
    It's a sad song
    But we sing it anyway

    • @Aneelalala
      @Aneelalala Před 3 lety +4

      Who wrote this?

    • @superruff9000
      @superruff9000 Před 3 lety +13

      @@Aneelalala Anais Michell

    • @sophiebarnes8717
      @sophiebarnes8717 Před 2 lety +15

      HADESTOWN YES PLS

    • @justincharles2185
      @justincharles2185 Před rokem +3

      @@Aneelalala it’s from the musical Hadestown. It takes this story and sets it in a depression era New Orleans jazz club type of setting

  • @shuk0rina444
    @shuk0rina444 Před 4 lety +5529

    "please bring my gf back"
    "okay but don't turn around"
    "okay"
    **turns around**
    **she dies**
    *:O*

  • @janehervilla7143
    @janehervilla7143 Před 6 lety +1951

    WHY DID HE HAVE TO TURN AROUND

    • @michaellewis2105
      @michaellewis2105 Před 5 lety +141

      Because he had trust issues.

    • @juliawburn2352
      @juliawburn2352 Před 5 lety +74

      Hades is pretty tricky, ya never know with him

    • @sinatraforeign
      @sinatraforeign Před 5 lety +17

      Well Hades is the god of the underworld after all.

    • @plaguedoctor2882
      @plaguedoctor2882 Před 5 lety +50

      Jane Hervilla It’s the thing about tragedies. It’s what makes them beautiful and heartbreaking. And everytime you just want them to please, don’t turn around, don’t go to Tebas, give Poseidon a proper sacrifice, don’t let the horse in, and so on.

    • @giannacrisha7526
      @giannacrisha7526 Před 5 lety +10

      RIGHT? I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE FRUSTRATED

  • @packman852
    @packman852 Před 3 lety +424

    Good riddance
    To all the thieves
    To all the fools that stifled me
    They’ve come and gone
    And passed me by
    Good riddance
    To all

  • @testerwulf3357
    @testerwulf3357 Před 3 lety +37

    4:20 for some reason this got me..he looks back as if she’d be gone any minute to check if she’s there and the animation of him running to her and embracing her is just too cute! He’s happy she’s still there.. Love like you’ll never be able to love again, if you love someone express it as much as possible as you never know when the day will come where you’ll be separated by deaths hands.

  • @shannonweiss7424
    @shannonweiss7424 Před 5 lety +4114

    "It's a sad song, but we sing it anyway. Cause, here's the thing:
    To know how it ends, and still begin to sing it again. As if it might turn out this time."

    • @panwithoutaplan7559
      @panwithoutaplan7559 Před 4 lety +57

      shannon w I learned that from a friend of mine

    • @victorym744
      @victorym744 Před 4 lety +27

      Lol I need therapy

    • @goodjobeli
      @goodjobeli Před 4 lety +11

      noooooooooooo

    • @micahmcjunkin4961
      @micahmcjunkin4961 Před 4 lety +11

      I cried so hard

    • @annarose932
      @annarose932 Před 4 lety +10

      I really don't understand that reason, for why they sing it again. Its not a story that ends and begins just like a cycle. I want to kow what Anaïs meant by that.

  • @glowworm2
    @glowworm2 Před 6 lety +4563

    I love how despite the bittersweet ending, this version ends on a happy note as Orpheaus is finally reunited with Eurydice after his own death.

    • @Glace1221
      @Glace1221 Před 5 lety +14

      Spoiler alert

    • @nahidbethehonoredone
      @nahidbethehonoredone Před 5 lety +21

      Yup, I can't really call it a tragic end

    • @MegaMGstudios
      @MegaMGstudios Před 5 lety +36

      @@Glace1221 that's the risk you take if you read the comments before watching the video

    • @glowworm2
      @glowworm2 Před 5 lety +46

      Brojak To be honest, this is a well known Greek myth. Also, most Greek myths tend to end tragically with a few rare exceptions.

    • @rajababy2009
      @rajababy2009 Před 5 lety +10

      which motivated people for suicide after breakup not a good end

  • @cavinyeo815
    @cavinyeo815 Před 3 lety +107

    Fear not, best man Zagreus has made them reconciled again.

    • @scarlettskipper9352
      @scarlettskipper9352 Před 3 lety

      Wait, really? How?

    • @cavinyeo815
      @cavinyeo815 Před 3 lety +14

      @@scarlettskipper9352 oh I was actually referencing a recent game called "Hades", which the fictional character Zagreus (son of Hades) helps reunite the two. If you are interested, you can check out the game (one of the best game in 2020 too!) or just search it out on CZcams.

    • @scarlettskipper9352
      @scarlettskipper9352 Před 3 lety

      @@cavinyeo815 Ah, okay. Thanks for info!

    • @uria3679
      @uria3679 Před 2 lety

      I reunited them 😊

    • @luisrogelio98
      @luisrogelio98 Před 2 lety

      I see you are a gamer of culture as well

  • @avalavecchia3255
    @avalavecchia3255 Před 3 lety +154

    heres some time stamps for kids doing schoolwork to this.
    0:12 Orpheus and Eurydice who they are / what they are
    0:22 Eurydice death
    0:40 Orpheus decision
    0:55 Cerberus ( Three headed dog )
    1:03 Charon
    1:15 Hades And Persephone

    • @veiledprincessw
      @veiledprincessw Před 2 lety +1

      You're a life saver!

    • @captlanc
      @captlanc Před 24 dny

      This is a 4-minute video. Why are we dumbing down children?

  • @bayareajokester9456
    @bayareajokester9456 Před 6 lety +7266

    Curiosity killed the cat.

    • @heroboystudios4684
      @heroboystudios4684 Před 6 lety +336

      Abyssinia Empire but satisfaction brought it back

    • @farhanahmed2508
      @farhanahmed2508 Před 6 lety +141

      Abyssinia Empire No, Schrödinger did.

    • @royalradish9412
      @royalradish9412 Před 6 lety +236

      Doubt killed Orpheus, not curiosity

    • @jmbec62
      @jmbec62 Před 6 lety +16

      Are you sure? Maybe someone should check

    • @wesjales5578
      @wesjales5578 Před 6 lety +23

      Curiosity made the cat a technological God.

  • @RosyRosie42
    @RosyRosie42 Před 5 lety +4341

    The real question is: Who is nOt here from Hadestown?

    • @londongirl2768
      @londongirl2768 Před 5 lety +109

      42RosyRosie I think this is in my recommendations because of Hadestown but I’m here because I like Greek myths so I don’t know really

    • @kristhealayson4949
      @kristhealayson4949 Před 4 lety +27

      I was, a year ago when this vid was released and then I discovered Hadestown haha 😅

    • @wendy4324
      @wendy4324 Před 4 lety +26

      42RosyRosie I’ve never heard of it

    • @rocketgarcia5245
      @rocketgarcia5245 Před 4 lety +7

      Me

    • @coffeeandmilk5684
      @coffeeandmilk5684 Před 4 lety +14

      haha im here for both hadestown and some good greek myths

  • @r_s7540
    @r_s7540 Před 2 lety +39

    I played the part of Eurydice in a school play! This is by far one of my favourite love stories. Good job TED-Ed for telling this story the way it is :)

    • @ruzspruce9984
      @ruzspruce9984 Před 2 lety +1

      was this play hadestown

    • @r_s7540
      @r_s7540 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ruzspruce9984 It was actually The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza
      the play itself is a humorous version of Greek myths, but in order to play the role of eurydice well, I did lots of research on the story

    • @ruzspruce9984
      @ruzspruce9984 Před 2 lety

      @@r_s7540 i see, congrats to you by the way!

    • @marlonmoncrieffe0728
      @marlonmoncrieffe0728 Před rokem

      I played one of the chorus in 'Eurydice' by Sarah Ruhl!
      Yeah, it is a great love story-which is why it has been retold for thousands of years!

  • @bringmethatcoffee5235
    @bringmethatcoffee5235 Před 3 lety +21

    I love one of the morals of the story: a lot of things are like his walk out of the Underworld. If you turn around right before the end it is all for naught. Like, for example, marriage. If you start to do what YOU want simply bc YOU want to do that, you risk to lose everything.

  • @trafalgarlaw152
    @trafalgarlaw152 Před 5 lety +3726

    WAIT FOR ME I’M COMING TOO

    • @user-ez4or2jy3f
      @user-ez4or2jy3f Před 5 lety +40

      THIS CAME ON MY RECOMMENDED AND LIKE CZcams KNOWS I’M A THEATRE KID [well my watch history is all musicals so]

    • @KISando
      @KISando Před 5 lety +23

      WAAAIIT I"M COMING WITHHHH YOU!!

    • @trafalgarlaw152
      @trafalgarlaw152 Před 5 lety +7

      Katie Jewelcrafter but there’s no turning back

    • @KISando
      @KISando Před 5 lety +8

      @@trafalgarlaw152 (stops singing) ... is that a joke about Eurydice?

    • @snakeofeden6667
      @snakeofeden6667 Před 5 lety +7

      I’m here because I want to go into mythological studies and not everyone is here because of Hadestown.

  • @nyah5159
    @nyah5159 Před 5 lety +2085

    **busts through door**
    WAAAAIT FOR ME
    IM COMIIIIN'
    **smashes face into table**
    WAAAIT
    I'M COMING WITH YOU
    **throws bookshelf**
    WAAAAIT FOR ME
    I'M COMIIIIN' TOO
    I'M *COMIN'* TOO

    • @aleciawilliams3692
      @aleciawilliams3692 Před 5 lety +13

      Apollo Enjolras what is this dude plz tell me explain what that was u wrote

    • @nyah5159
      @nyah5159 Před 5 lety +63

      It's a musical based on this myth called Hadestown. It's soooo good

    • @aleciawilliams3692
      @aleciawilliams3692 Před 5 lety +4

      Apollo Enjolras ohhhhhhhhhh hey u seen my channel

    • @esmedowns6146
      @esmedowns6146 Před 5 lety +50

      THE RIVER STYX IS HIGH AND WIDE
      OF CINDERBLOCKS AND RAZOR WIRE
      WALLS OF IRON AND CONCRETE

    • @internetstranger5112
      @internetstranger5112 Před 5 lety +11

      HADESTOWN

  • @jamesfoster5458
    @jamesfoster5458 Před 3 lety +108

    Hades players where you at?

  • @Annesglitter
    @Annesglitter Před 3 lety +111

    Me: mom, I want to watch hadestown!
    Mom: we have hadestown at home!
    Me: sounds good!
    **after watching **
    *us crying *

  • @xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395
    @xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 Před 5 lety +2744

    They missed a very important detail about why Hades did it actually. When Orpheus comes into the palace, Hades cried “No more cheap minstrel tricks. I am a god. My rages are not to be assuaged, nor my decrees nullified. No one comes to Tartarus without being sent for. No one has before, and no one will again, when the tale is told of the torments I intend to put you to.” We all know he loved Persephone very much, and in the original myths, Orpheus actually “sang a song that conjured up a green field and a grove of trees and a slender girl painting flowers and all the light about her head, with the special clearness there was when the world had just begun. He sang of how that girl made a sight so pleasing as she played with the flowers that the birds overhead gossiped of it, and the miles underground- until the word reached even gloomy Tartarus, where a dark king heard and went up to see for himself. Orpheus sang of that king seeing the girl for the first time in a great wash of early sunlight, and what he felt when he saw that stalk-slender child in her tunic and green shoes moving with her paint pit among the flowers; the fever that ran in his blood when first he put his mighty arm about her waist, and drank her screams with his dark lips and tasted her tears; of the grief that had come upon him when he almost lost her again to her mother by Zeus’s decree; and of the joy that filled him when he learned that she had eaten of the pomegranate. Persephone was sitting at Hades’ side. She began to cry. She leaned forward and whispered to him swiftly. The king turned to Orpheus. Hades did not weep, but no one had ever seen his eyes so brilliant.” He doesn’t listen to Orpheus’s request because Orpheus asked him, nor because Orpheus moved him, but because of Persephone. This video is actually pretty far from the original myths, but that’s alright, it’s art.

    • @xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395
      @xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 Před 5 lety +161

      ohh, alsooo because the Erinyes (Furies) beg Hades to let her go since they are also moved

    • @dmrg345
      @dmrg345 Před 5 lety +21

      i am not sure..about what your story but enyways

    • @KarishmaChanglani
      @KarishmaChanglani Před 5 lety +386

      "original tale" I am pretty sure that there at least 20000 versions of this story since mythology gets twisted with time and there are no more "true myths" anymore.

    • @TheMsLollidella
      @TheMsLollidella Před 5 lety +217

      Theres probably many different versions , this being one of them, but it would make sense. Hades loved persephone so her asking him and him listening would be normal

    • @ikawangtanan
      @ikawangtanan Před 5 lety +127

      I think this version was made for children. This one is so light that one would assume it's a fairytale. Greek mythology is always dark and heavy.

  • @rory7993
    @rory7993 Před 4 lety +861

    I literally heard the “la la la la la la la” from epic iii when the video said “and he began to sing”

    • @joejoejoeil3165
      @joejoejoeil3165 Před 3 lety +23

      Hadestown!!!

    • @anneliesemuttaqee821
      @anneliesemuttaqee821 Před 3 lety +13

      I love Hadestown 😄♥️♥️I just finished listening to the musical for the first time and I love it

    • @Victoria-_
      @Victoria-_ Před 3 lety +5

      YESSS! HADESTOWN 😂

  • @somebdy1173
    @somebdy1173 Před 2 lety +5

    That freaking background music though it was sooooooo good you can't even disagree!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @itssofiee4631
    @itssofiee4631 Před 3 lety +28

    Orpheus: *turns around*
    Me: damn, Orpheus u got trust issues *continues to eat popcorn*....

  • @ClairandHerImaginaryCat
    @ClairandHerImaginaryCat Před 4 lety +476

    The moral of the story: Ted-Ed is a non-profit

  • @billyk8397
    @billyk8397 Před 6 lety +2202

    I say this about every video but the animation in this is amazing

    • @bayareajokester9456
      @bayareajokester9456 Před 6 lety +9

      My most favorite Ted ed animation is the " I'm bat man" video, but I digress.

  • @fayesirico9455
    @fayesirico9455 Před 3 lety +15

    4:22 that’s so freaking wholesome I love them sm 🥺💝💖💗💕

  • @anubhavgupta1769
    @anubhavgupta1769 Před 3 lety

    Just a perfect story narration with background music and the speakers voice blending perfectly with the images 💯.

  • @Paws.of.Justice
    @Paws.of.Justice Před 6 lety +955

    To be loved is divine
    To be sad is human .

  • @musicaltheatrefan4504
    @musicaltheatrefan4504 Před 4 lety +1757

    Orpheus, don’t come on too strong-
    Orpheus: COME HOME WITH ME :D

  • @audreydimmel6674
    @audreydimmel6674 Před 2 lety

    One of my favorite myths. Lovely presentation! Thank you!

  • @EbrimaGaye-qj2zn
    @EbrimaGaye-qj2zn Před 11 měsíci +3

    This guy’s music and voice was so beautiful that my dad came back from the store to listen😂😂😂

  • @lydiah8101
    @lydiah8101 Před 6 lety +610

    In the version of this story that my mother always told me, Orpheus resists temptation to look back all the way up to the world of the living. However, upon stepping out into the light, he turns around to see Eurydice, only to realise that SHE has NOT finished the climb yet, having been a few steps behind him. So she is thrown back to Hades.
    A small difference, but I've always preferred it because it strengthens the tragedy of the story, and that even though Orpheus did all as he had been instructed, there was no possibility for bringing the dead back.

    • @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx
      @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Před 5 lety

      @Idk what my name should be, okay
      So Apollo prevented his daughter?

    • @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx
      @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Před 5 lety

      @Idk what my name should be, okay
      I meant that Apollo never wanted his daughter, Eurydice married to another man.
      A typical overprotective parent would do what Apollo did.

    • @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx
      @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Před 5 lety

      @Hail
      Yes,
      so that she could become the goddess.

  • @sr.l8366
    @sr.l8366 Před 5 lety +786

    "... a place from wich no living creature had ever returned"
    *Laughs in greek*

  • @HM-tz1or
    @HM-tz1or Před 3 lety +3

    Hi Ted Ed, I really love watching these kind of amazing vids of yours about myths. I hope you guys can upload more interesting videos , like about Achilles or the other stories that gives us more knowlegde, thanks!

  • @hannahdawg6829
    @hannahdawg6829 Před rokem +6

    Some also say that Orpheus plays his lyre in the court of Lord Hades, entertaining the Stygian Lord of the Underworld for all eternity.

    • @johndoe5432
      @johndoe5432 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Indeed, it is also rumored that Eurydice will lend the wayward young God Zagreus aid in his attempts to depart the Underworld. 😏

    • @hannahdawg6829
      @hannahdawg6829 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@johndoe5432 perhaps the young lord will also bring him and his love back together

  • @twobroschillininahottub215
    @twobroschillininahottub215 Před 6 lety +1835

    I’m very interested in Greek and Roman mythology!! Please make more videos about it

    • @irondemon1989
      @irondemon1989 Před 6 lety +33

      Any Skywalker hmmm and what is it ? Ofc it is greek. Do some research at least before u comment.

    • @musiccinme
      @musiccinme Před 6 lety +11

      The myth is Greek, but Orpheus himself is Thracian. Maybe that's what she meant.

    • @twobroschillininahottub215
      @twobroschillininahottub215 Před 6 lety +3

      Any Skywalker I said that I’m INTERESTED in it

    • @ChrisPPotatoIDC
      @ChrisPPotatoIDC Před 6 lety +14

      Read Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. Orpheus is explained in it as one of them.

    • @hemantakhatiwada874
      @hemantakhatiwada874 Před 6 lety

      twobroschillininahottub i

  • @wyrmur727
    @wyrmur727 Před 6 lety +2511

    If you guys are into music and this particular Greek mythology, I'm here to recommend a musical to you. It's called Hadestown and it's simply beautiful.

    • @Firedust-mi3uk
      @Firedust-mi3uk Před 6 lety +46

      Hadestown is my favorite musical!

    • @imaginat7856
      @imaginat7856 Před 6 lety +32

      I'm late to the party, but hello fellow Hadestown fan!! :D

    • @snakeoil2155
      @snakeoil2155 Před 6 lety +13

      yES

    • @freilina6
      @freilina6 Před 6 lety +8

      THE_NATE_PROJECT Wow. I can't thank you enough for this.

    • @alexalson645
      @alexalson645 Před 6 lety +52

      🎶WAAAAAAAIIIIIIT for me,
      I'm COMIIIIIIIIIIING🎶

  • @magicalmilimi894
    @magicalmilimi894 Před 3 lety +18

    Love how Hades, the video game, presented their story

  • @nicolephilippot6672
    @nicolephilippot6672 Před 3 lety +16

    I read a couple lines of “A thousand ships” and somehow made the connection from this story to the movie “The book of life” . I’m so proud of myself!! I never even heard about it either

  • @IamJay
    @IamJay Před 6 lety +2588

    Amazing animation. It makes you feel interested in watching the video.

    • @EyeLean5280
      @EyeLean5280 Před 6 lety +1

      The drawings are lovely, indeed.

    • @emeraldlair7262
      @emeraldlair7262 Před 6 lety

      But the story is a lie in his words(he told the story wrong(well most of it )if you seen my comments(the ones saying three things wrong about the story and more(how he told it (most of it )))then you get it(if you actualy know the story)you realy will but you will get confused about this part of the comment)

  • @danoneall4013
    @danoneall4013 Před 6 lety +3448

    Orpheus is a typical dude
    Couldn't follow simple directions

    • @apophisxo4480
      @apophisxo4480 Před 6 lety +168

      I know right....Just like Adam and that ridiculous apple! Come on guys!

    • @kokidramdan9741
      @kokidramdan9741 Před 6 lety +59

      you've won the comment section dude, lol

    • @49automedon
      @49automedon Před 6 lety +46

      Replace Orpheus with me, and Eurydice with food, and you have my life

    • @danoneall4013
      @danoneall4013 Před 6 lety +4

      +SuperSwagSenpai - I can relate.... Substitute Hershey chocolate or chocolate truffles from Costco or Sam's Club & I'm not looking back for ish!!

    • @danoneall4013
      @danoneall4013 Před 6 lety +2

      +Ratri - ouch my man

  • @ay-pl6vn
    @ay-pl6vn Před 3 lety +8

    I’m so glad it ended like that. It always breaks my heart when true lovers are separated forever in stories.

  • @stuckonaslide
    @stuckonaslide Před rokem +3

    it sucks for him but now I can blast "wait for me" in the car

  • @juliaholzschuher
    @juliaholzschuher Před 4 lety +969

    “Oh a liar AND a player too! I’ve met too many men like you”

    • @saphiralucifera2366
      @saphiralucifera2366 Před 3 lety +63

      Oh no I'm not like that

    • @joRA848
      @joRA848 Před 3 lety +59

      Jillian Eyre he’s not like any man you’ve meet. Tell her what you’re working on

    • @bilnik6593
      @bilnik6593 Před 3 lety +46

      It isn't finished yet

    • @bwayagnes2452
      @bwayagnes2452 Před 3 lety +50

      @@bilnik6593 but when it's done, and when I sing it,
      Spring wil come again

    • @rahul0000nm
      @rahul0000nm Před 3 lety +35

      @@bwayagnes2452 and the sun will shine and the Godesses will dance

  • @chandniarun2595
    @chandniarun2595 Před 6 lety +1399

    you guys are amazing ...this is art

    • @berdgar
      @berdgar Před 6 lety

      its been art for a few thousand years....so yep

  • @twilightkingtron4388
    @twilightkingtron4388 Před 2 lety +1

    Now I want to hear about the other stories.. The myths of ganymede and venus sound interesting and I find myself so interested in the way you guys tell the story. MAKE MORE !

  • @fayeangelie796
    @fayeangelie796 Před 2 lety

    I love how this video showed up when I exactly needed it

  • @coachmcguirk6297
    @coachmcguirk6297 Před 6 lety +3104

    Poor Persephone. All she did was eat a pomegranate seed.

    • @MochYee
      @MochYee Před 6 lety +348

      *6 pomegranate seeds. Or one-third of a pomegranate, depending on the version.
      But yeah, poor Persephone. (Unless you prefer the more modern interpretations, like me, where she did eventually fall in love with Hades)

    • @khatabalrawi158
      @khatabalrawi158 Před 6 lety +372

      Persephone did fall in love with Hades in most of the stories of mythology
      No need to feel sorry

    • @masodemic4509
      @masodemic4509 Před 6 lety +339

      In most version of the myth, Persephone did fall in love with Hades and their relationship was really chill

    • @thalassous
      @thalassous Před 6 lety +424

      And Hades, no matter how Disney tries will always be a decent guy with a sucky job.

    • @vanceadrianeangayan4127
      @vanceadrianeangayan4127 Před 6 lety +141

      anyone else thinking of the teacher yelling "NO POMEGRANATES! NO NO NO NO POMEGRANATES!"
      Only me? okay..

  • @Irene-ji8gh
    @Irene-ji8gh Před 4 lety +301

    I love the part where he says “it was as if Orpheus’ own loss and love allowed him to see into the hearts of Gods and people everywhere,” I felt that.

  • @surajsahoo89
    @surajsahoo89 Před rokem +1

    The music in this video is just marvelous. I wish I can hear it without the voice over

  • @BambinaSaldana
    @BambinaSaldana Před rokem +2

    1:12
    Charon: Dang bro that's a banger. Need a ride?

  • @theocean1973
    @theocean1973 Před 5 lety +849

    "...sometimes, he takes the lead, turning to look back at her, as often as he likes."
    What, I'm not crying! YOU'RE crying!

  • @nevereverr
    @nevereverr Před 6 lety +797

    a greek myth with an actually happy ending? impossible!!

    • @Nicoder6884
      @Nicoder6884 Před 5 lety +55

      Cupid and Psyche has a pretty good ending.

    • @borislavaivanova328
      @borislavaivanova328 Před 5 lety +4

      This myth is NOT from the Greek Mythology.It's from the Bulgarian Mythology,Orpheus was thracian and it's prooved.Educate yourself.Many people think that he was greek but he wasn't.Read sth 'bout it🙂

    • @borislavaivanova328
      @borislavaivanova328 Před 5 lety +1

      @Gang Wu You know,I'm not American so it's completely normal to make mistakes.But I didn't want my comment to sound rough anyway.

    • @glowworm2
      @glowworm2 Před 5 lety +13

      Perseus has a happy ending--unless your name just so happens to be Medusa.

    • @phuongvu527
      @phuongvu527 Před 5 lety +8

      Borislava Ivanova that's why you should educate yourself. to not sound rude and rough

  • @orlandojunior9584
    @orlandojunior9584 Před 2 lety

    I've never ever seen a tale so well telled like that one.

  • @madisonsilva1069
    @madisonsilva1069 Před 3 lety

    I come back to this video at least monthly, my favourite myth and this video is just so beautiful

  • @abigailgracie
    @abigailgracie Před 5 lety +3938

    WHO’S HERE BECAUSE OF HADESTOWN???

  • @HajiIe
    @HajiIe Před 5 lety +256

    At the end Charon was like
    “Those two love birds again, get a room you too”

  • @NurulFahira
    @NurulFahira Před 3 lety

    this is so calming to watch...

  • @randomgamer6352
    @randomgamer6352 Před 3 lety +13

    Everyone talking about Hadestown while I get this recommended again because I was listening to Good Riddance too much.

  • @cecefernandes5657
    @cecefernandes5657 Před 6 lety +619

    Hadestown the musical.
    You're welcome.

  • @markherzog5494
    @markherzog5494 Před 6 lety +125

    The beginning was sad when his wife died but then I'm filled with great happiness at the end when he says "sometimes, he takes the lead, turning to look back at her as often as he likes." Looking back at her as he was leaving the underworld was the reason why she couldn't leave, but now he look back at her beautiful face as much as he likes. :)

  • @carodoesstuff5624
    @carodoesstuff5624 Před 3 lety +6

    I read a version of the myth that said he did get out of the underworld, and looked back at Eurydice in joy that they made it but she hadnt crossed yet so she had to go back anyway
    And I thhought the story couldnt be more soul crushing:,)

  • @25kubalok
    @25kubalok Před 2 lety +1

    I just love this myth and the animation, damn... It's just so gorgeous!!!

  • @lflores.
    @lflores. Před 4 lety +914

    I recently watched a movie called Portrait of a Lady on Fire and at one point they read this story and then they try to get the meaning behind it. One of them said that Orpheus should have trusted more and shouldn’t have looked back even in temptation. The other said that maybe Orpheus meant to look back not because of love but because of poetry. And the other said that maybe it was Eurydice who told Orpheus to turn around...it was something like that, I don’t exactly remember how they said it lol but it left me thinking a lot and then the end of the movie came and I cried waterfalls this time:’(

    • @anaantonijevic8304
      @anaantonijevic8304 Před 3 lety +51

      AND TURN AROUND when Marianne was leaving

    • @MadisynTerrell
      @MadisynTerrell Před 3 lety +9

      Ana Antonijevic ugh ik that part was perfect

    • @jahnavipadsala6949
      @jahnavipadsala6949 Před 3 lety +70

      even at the end , it seems that marianne could run to heloise at the theatre , she instead chose the memory of her and made ' the peot's choice , not the lover's . ' ... agree ??

    • @anaantonijevic8304
      @anaantonijevic8304 Před 3 lety

      @@jahnavipadsala6949 definitelyyy

    • @pragyapriya1768
      @pragyapriya1768 Před 3 lety +17

      He made the poet's choice, not the lover's. :) And oh, "Turn around." That moment from the movie will never escape my heart.

  • @thecomrade1349
    @thecomrade1349 Před 6 lety +956

    Still a better love story than twilight

  • @mara_moon13
    @mara_moon13 Před rokem

    So beautiful, it made me cry a little.

  • @terrabyte3881
    @terrabyte3881 Před 3 lety +10

    Everyone: from hadestown
    Me, expecting, PJO, Hades, and Persona fans: BrUh

  • @prosperouspudding7409
    @prosperouspudding7409 Před 4 lety +95

    " 'Til death do us apart ", but in here, death brought them together. That's quite beautiful.

  • @alikis88
    @alikis88 Před 5 lety +391

    He should've held Eurydice's hand when they walked out of the underworld. That way he would've known that she was behind him.

    • @BaboFighting
      @BaboFighting Před 5 lety +84

      He wasn't allowed to hold her though..it was another condition hades gave him

    • @firstcanonkill1767
      @firstcanonkill1767 Před 4 lety +71

      @@BaboFighting he wasn't allowed to touch to, look at, talk to or even make a noise that she could return to prove she was there.

    • @sometimessnarky1642
      @sometimessnarky1642 Před 4 lety +2

      @Hunter Velinov all he had to do was follow the directions. It isn't Hades being cruel when Orpheus turned to look back. (Now whoever sent the snake to bite her in the first place is a different story.)

  • @aerodyte6908
    @aerodyte6908 Před 2 lety +1

    The ending brought tears to my eyes
    It’s beautiful

  • @instantramen4588
    @instantramen4588 Před 2 lety +9

    It's uncanny how similar Orpheus and Eurydice's tale is similar to Izanagi and Izanami's.

  • @amandac9894
    @amandac9894 Před 6 lety +515

    Persephone and Hades next?

  • @cranesolacehilbero9687
    @cranesolacehilbero9687 Před 6 lety +487

    One of the most iconic couple i've ever read.

    • @liezelanne777
      @liezelanne777 Před 6 lety +1

      lol Namjoon 😂😂😂

    • @erynnegriffin5219
      @erynnegriffin5219 Před 6 lety +1

      Maybe you should not read Antigone...

    • @---kj5ig
      @---kj5ig Před 6 lety

      Crane Solace Hilbero RM

    • @lindayantilindayanti2585
      @lindayantilindayanti2585 Před 6 lety +1

      What about Hades and Persephone? Their love story was beautiful

    • @montaabigailbeatriceg.5564
      @montaabigailbeatriceg.5564 Před 6 lety

      +Jasmine Fantasy yeah, being basically imprisoned in hades' realm is goals haha. she wanted to get out, remember? but she ate the pomegranate seeds so she had to stay till mum n hades had an agreement

  • @nikabichinashvili4038
    @nikabichinashvili4038 Před 3 lety +1

    This story is just beautiful I cried like a baby

  • @thehappylemon8327
    @thehappylemon8327 Před 3 lety

    I LOVE your myths! You are so smart, TED-ED! How do know so much?

  • @CharlieBoyyy696
    @CharlieBoyyy696 Před 4 lety +114

    IM COMING WAIT FOR ME
    I HEAR THE WALLS REPEATING
    THE FALLING OF OUR FEET, IT SOUNDS LIKE DRUMMING
    AND WE ARE NOT ALONE
    I HEAR THE ROCKS AND STONE
    ECHOING OUR SONG
    IM COMING

  • @DerpySquiddles4043
    @DerpySquiddles4043 Před 6 lety +278

    'wild women' that really made me laugh

  • @doink4997
    @doink4997 Před 2 lety +1

    Going through a breakup. This made me cry. I still love her.

  • @anurabracey2666
    @anurabracey2666 Před 2 lety +8

    “he chooses the memory of her, that’s why he turns. he doesn’t make the lover’s choice, but the poet’s” (portrait of a lady on fire)

  • @zsuzsaw
    @zsuzsaw Před 6 lety +1872

    Top 10 anime deaths

  • @giantyam
    @giantyam Před 6 lety +321

    who else just freaking loves history? especially greek mythology

  • @pabloyotrosbichos
    @pabloyotrosbichos Před 3 lety +16

    People: What a beautiful legend
    Me: Wait, this is the same animation of the video of toxoplasmosis