Perseus - Plans of Bismarckian Proportion - Greek - Extra Mythology
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Perseus was the undesirable grandchild of the king Acrisius, who wanted him dead--but accidentally just left him alive to float to a new beach. THEN he became the undesirable ADOPTED grandchild of the island's despot, Polydectes, who sent him on a quest to obtain the head of a gorgon...
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The #1 lesson in any mythology: trying to kill your child, in an attempt to prevent your own death, doesn't actually work.
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Accurate can’t deny
Can you send me a link to ur intro theme it's amazing
Extra Credits just because in the title there is Bismarckian as an adjective for bigness, i already know it's gonna be VEEEEEEEERY big
Would you guys ever do a video on the Percy Jackson books?
The versions I've heard say the gray sisters also only had one tooth that was similarly shared between them
Has anyone in Greek mythology had a kid prophesied to kill them and looked at all the examples of how it backfires and just goes 'well I'll raise him as best I can and hope he doesn't kill me...' I mean has anyone tried that option yet?
Nope. What's the fun in that? XD
Not to my knowledge, but knowing how prophesies go in Greek mythology, such a hypothetical person would likely end up killed by accident or as part of a misunderstanding.
fordo007 The real question is, is there anyone in Greek Mythology that has somehow not been impregnated or horrifically transformed by Zeus at one point or another? Dude seems like a real psychopath most of the time, lol.
@@GeneralLuigiTBC - or probably just as an accident in general. I mean in one story the guy lives until the end only to get killed by the man he was told would kill him when the man tossed a discus wrong and hit him in the head with it.
As far as I can recall, the only times that people didn't try to subvert foreboding prophecies was when they were told by Cassandra...
Which was kinda by design and didn't end too well for them.
Gods: Zeus please don't impregnate anyone else.
Zeus already in the form of a horny eagle.
Like today or ....
Other gids : Zeus you are to stay on olympus, you're grounded for impregnating ANOTHER woman
Zeus : Makes "rain"
Why does Zeus always impregnate someone in diffrent forms?!
@@El_Presidente_5337 Variety
Hey, don't kinkshame Zeus, yo.
@@El_Presidente_5337 Hey man, there was a brass sewer grate in the way.
I like how Bismark has become the standard for "Just as Planned"
Translators note: Bismark means Keikaku
@@PregnantOrc "Translators Note: Keikaku means plan"
you see bismark always has a plan
Bismark is a daemon prince of Tzeench confirmed
@@m.i.n.ipekka6347 Bismark ALWAYS has a plan!
Zeus is basically the Walpole of Greek Mythology: Everything was his fault.
Who do you think told Zeus where to find Perseus's mother?
Fault? I am not to be faulted. My great deeds echo across the sands of history.
*Wiggles his eyebrows* ;)
Funny way of spelling Apollo. Pretty much everything horrible involving humans except the Trojan War is his fault through his oracle at Delphi.
_Walpole=Zeus_
Why isn't the solution ever "gosh maybe i should love my kid more so maybe they wont want to kill me"
Fif Gallag becoz no one want to hear that story
What thats nonsense lol
ikr NEVER
too much effort
They can still kill you by accident, which.... well kinda what happens here.
> Sitting near a campfire
> Character eats marshmallows without even roasting them
The true monsters!
They should have been eating acorns
The bastards...
Doesn’t everyone do that a little? It’s much faster, and you can pay more attention to the story!
Guuh
the rest of the patheon: "zeus, don't bang that"
zeus: "toO LATE!"
That face shot of Hermes was priceless
that's the nice part of keeping most drawings low on detail, these kind of shots have a greater surprise/impact this way. You see this excessive detail-thing a lot in Spongebob.
Reminded me of Speedwagon
One episode of Xena had an interesting twist on this one: A certain child was prophesied to take a king's throne, so the king's primary advisor tried to get is to happen so the advisor could then become the child's regent, and knock off the child king at some point. Xena intervenes, after some planning and violence, convinces the king to fulfill the prophecy, which the king is more than happy to do. He does this by marrying the boy's mother. The king has a wife and son, the kingdom has a queen and an heir. the prophecy in satisfied, and the advisor gets exiled I think. The prophecy will come true, because the child will take the king's throne., as his heir.
I imagine another subversion would be that the child grows into a master theif and literally steals the throne
@@Flowtail that one would be funnier.
It feels like almost every other Greek myth involves Zeus impregnating a woman. You'd think a leader of a Pantheon would have little more self-mastery.
Obviously, since history clearly shows: the more power a leader has - the less indulgent and self-aggrandizing he becomes ;)
Most Greek mythology in five words: But unfortunately, Zeus was horny.
Hashtag: Greek Mythology; Hashtag: MeToo lol : )
Zeus: God of one night stands
Bi$harp he was not Master of his Domain
"Bismarckian Proportions"
Oh boy..
The gods have a plan the God's ALWAYS have a plan
Gods...never had a failed plan
Bismark ALWAYS has a plan
Otto von Bismarck step one: bang A women
i wouldve much preferred that those raindrops were giant divine lenny faces
While I agree, I think Zeus himself is the precursor of the lenny face xD
lenny IS zeus.
same
Acrisius: I wonder if those killing boxes float
Perseus: Yes grandpa, they float, THEY ALL FLOAT, and so will you !
We all float down here.
Welp, guess I'm not sleeping tonight.
oh, that went dark pretty fast
“Bismarckian” is now an official word in every dictionary.
I love how this story is just 3x the exact same event just with different people :D
Well duh. That's how epics work. You repeat the same structure several times with some details changed so it's easier to remember in between when writing is lost in the Bronze Age Collapse and when it's reinvented.
“Plans of Bismarckian Proportion”
You had me at hello
I see a frisbee in Acrisius' future.
Correct, or more specifically a discus
Aravaganthus Dude!!! Spoiler alert!!!
(Jk, but seriously, what a dumb way to die :P)
Like Dune in reverse, this story is full of "Plans without plans".
Bismarck ALWAYS had a plan.
Especially if he were ever to be uncovered as being Walpole.
Shh..
Oh, hello Walpole.
@@robertwalpole360 Well well, if it isn't my best friend, myself. Walpole forever!
Wait a sec... there are two Waloples now? Hmmmmm… I wonder which Walpole did it?
Oh, God.
There's TWO of them?!
RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!
Zeus being Zeus... classic ^^
The face of one of the Furies as she says "You're good bro" killed me XD
I am a bit sad that you didn't mention that Zeus visited the future mother of Perseus in the form of a *golden* shower. The internet would have deserved as much! :)
I haven't mentioned it before, but I really like the take on the bean people for this series. It works really well with the mythology angle.
It's humorous but still very epic when it needs to. Many credits who whoever did the drawing or storyboarding.
Sees Bismarck in the title “I need this”
edit: OMG thank you so much for all the likes( 125 are you joking). Also a favorite from senpai.
edit 2: I just looked at it again and.. 150 LIKES OMG THANKS!
Dude, i loved that series
@@teenajohnson6330 It was my favorite
6:59 Mom says it's my turn to use the xbox
Okay now this is epic
"Hey, kid, do you like proving yourself?"
"DO I!"
The image at 1:37 basically sums up all of Greek Mythology.
Clicked because of the title.
Stayed for the story.
Very pleased you're focusing so much on Extra Mythology lately. Extra History is still #1 but I'll be damned if this isn't a close #2
I'm really liking the campfire aesthetic of Extra Mythology.
I was re-reading the Percy Jackson books, and those books reference this myth often. But I’d forgotten the story so then remembered this video existed, and I got to refresh on the myth. Thanks EC!
A fellow Percy Jackson enjoyer, I see!
Could someone pass me the *marshmallows*
i got to say... the thing i like the most of this series (beside the myth itself) is the campfire setting at the beginning of the video, it just works for me ^^
6:58
“OH MY ZEUS, IT’S MY TURN WITH THE EYE.”
“NUH UH, I AINT DONE YET”
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it." Ah yes, irony…
Never has a phrase been more painfully true throughout history than this one.
I have to admit that I'm growing fond of Matt he brings a unique charm to his narration.
"Zeus being Zeus" I love that line lol
I love how "bismarckian" has become an actual word in the EC/EH/EM lingo... XD
I wonder if they'll cover when Perseus meets Andromeda? That'll be great, as he helped her fight off a giant sea serpent sent to destroy her home island because her father bragged that his daughter was, "more beautiful than Poseiden's own daughters." Yeah, the Sea Nymphs weren't happy about that, raced to daddy dearest and he was, like most Gods would be, furious.
Her Mother, Cassiopeia actually.
Also the part when marriage dispute basically solved using mass petrification. 😎
Ancient greeks, the inventors of democracy, philosophy and golden rain. Hehe...
I think you mean *horny* rain
Golden rain is pee. No one's ever gotten pregnant from being peed in.
In some version of the myth, Zeus actually transforms into literal golden rain.
@@monicag.k.tambajong yep I think that one is the myth that Zeus wanted to help a city whose crops,fields and forests were completely dry for years. So he transformed himself into literally golden rain and poured down to the soil. Then plants started to grow and Zeus promised to the people that from now on they will have food, water and forests forever and he also taught them new methods to cultivate their crops better . So that also means that Zeus was also a kind and good (many times) god instead of that jackass you ALL think he was.
Fun fact about Hermes: As the god of travelers and boundaries, his name is derived from the word "herm," which meant "pile of standing rocks demarcating a road or path."
Hermes' names directly translates to "Rocky."
The drawing got better. Idk how such amazing work could get any better, but it did!!!!
Oh my🤗🤗I love what you guys do.. . I an Greek and it means a lot to me that you pay attention to our mythology... Greek mythology has a huge impact on the world and it's the biggest part of Greece's culture.. Such a good job everyone. Thank you so much 👍
Perseus is honestly my favorite of the Greek heroes. Clash of the Titans was one of my first introductions to Greek mythology
Matt's humor this episode was exceptionally well timed. On some of the Game Design videos they can come out of nowhere or take too much time, but here they were well integrated and snappy. Great work!
I am LOVING this campfire story aesthetic going on. Please keep this for future episodes or similar aesthetics, like a bedtime story setting, etc. I'm so intrigued to see more interesting storytelling backgrounds. It adds a bit more mysticism to the stories.
Me: I don't know what to get him for his wedding
Perseus: Hold my Pegasus
So its ancient Greece. And you lock up the most beautiful woman in the world. Who has to be fed, guarded etc. And you expect her not to get pregnant?
And when she did get pregnant: Just point towards the gods :P Kind of what happened with Mary becoming pregnant of Jesus before marriage.
If the openings were so small she would not have been without a god like Zeus transforming to rain.
The new narrator is growing on me, good job dude. You're very ANIMATED in your delivery.
I am loving this story telling around a camp fire thing you got going. It's super cool.
1:43 Zeus smug face XD
I saw the title and I thought of Percy Jackson
Same
Canonically Percy is named after Perseus.
Throwing a box with them on in into the sea and by saying he did not kill them but the sea did.....
GENIUS
I love the fact that extra fingers were animated in right before saying Polydectes name.
"Acrisius.....Theseus....PERSEUS!......A lotta 'yuses."
Ah, Phil! Hilarious!
This is the story you hear while sitting around the fire, roasting marshmallows at Camp Half Blood.
This is the greatest series I ever watched in Extra Cerdits. Great job and keep it up Crew!
Congratulations on releasing the first Extra Mythology episode
>Slay Medusa
>end up living long enough to kill your father with a flying discus
Perseus had a plan, Perseus always had a plan
I knew bits and pieces of this story but didn't realize how weird it truly was can't wait to hear more next week glad this series got continued
Damn, you guys should up the production on this because this is amazing.
It's spelled _Dodona,_ not _Dodana_
Aye, the land of where Dodos are eaten by acorns. That's the one.
But Greek doesn't use our letters so, like many Egyptian names, the vowel is somewhere between a and o
Actually it’s spelled D*acorn*dona
@@senecagordon5472 no they do. that's why it's called the graycan palphamlet. why are you looking at me with eyes that stare as though they are wanting to say "you are spreading misinformation." ...? Anyway, the ole Graycans were historically known for having big-ass chins.......
@@peffiSC2source It's LeviOsa, not LeviosA.
Ah yes, the Greeks, masters of sensible story arcs. Seriously though if the Greeks had a games industry on par with AAA studios I would play the hell out of those games, that's got to be some trippy stuff.
"Zeus being zeus" Hilarious. I love it.
I don't know where you get your information. But in Greece (or in my school at least) we were taught something different, first the myth was shorter and Perseus was helped simultaneously by Hermes and Athena, where Athena gave him her shield and Hermes gave him his flying sandals. Also we were taught that only Medussa had the ability to turn people into stone, the other gorgons just had the privilege of being immortal and hideous.
P.S. Your series is very enjoyable keep it up.
Poor Medusa, she didn't deserve any of the things that happened to her!
Honestly I feel like today is a great day.
cheers barrel
@@jabz1582 thanks mate.
Hey guys, really loving the increased production value youve been doing recently. The drawings and music are awesome!
I absolutely love your storytelling
Seas don't kill people; people kill people.
Bismarckian=Best Adjective
I love this story, it's one of the only Greek myths with a happy ending
Loving the campfire starting! So similar to how these stories were originally shared.
Maybe you should start making videos about Alexander the great
You should do Mesopotamian mythology!
Hermès face in that one moment summarizes the feelings of all of Olympus towards Zeus I feel lol
Keep up the good work the classic tales of old must be retold more and you're doing a fantastic job well done
Soo that's where the rpgs logic come from:
I must do x
well to do x you must find y
well to find y you need to z
etc etc etc
Yay more mythology!!!!! 😃
As if the greek mythology wasn't weird enough, your presentation makes it all the more enjoyable xD
I LOVE IT. THEY ARE LIKE MY UNCLE'S STORIES. (He grew up in Greece)
He should have just gotten the king a Panini press.
Yall need to do Jason and the argonaughts now. Just saiyin.
Darryl Worrell yeah!
i love this animation style, keep up the good work
You Guys do such a great job! Keep up the killer work!
Would you guys ever do a video on the Percy Jackson books?
I'm totally up for that
Yes please.
i like reds retelling better to be honest
For the most part, I can't disagree. I mean... I think. Not sure what you mean...
@@dungheap7995 he is probably talking about the overly sarcastic productions channel.
I love Red, but sometimes she goes a little too fast for me. I know it's her shtick, but still...
I watched your Extra History and EXTRA MYTHOLOGY! I LOVE MYTHOLOGY!
I love these series !
Cause... you know... Zeus.
Where can i get the music?
one does not simply compare one's scheming to Bismark
These series are awesome so far
This all really reminds me of Perseus Jackson
5:00 "His highly straight forward plan
Me a lover a Greek philosophy: " *HAHAHAHAHAHAH*
This is both funny and that made it so enjoyable to learn! Keep it up!
This story must be the basis for every modern video game side guest
YOU CALLED?
Bismarcking hello handsome