Metis, the Mother of Athena - Greek Gods Explained

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  • @bintimes
    @bintimes Před rokem +2523

    I like the idea that Zeus just thought too hard and made his mind hurt so bad that a goddess shot out of him

    • @Noah73827
      @Noah73827 Před rokem +176

      In some sources Hephaestus cut Zeus’s head open with an axe because Zeus said it hurt

    • @zeshadow2141
      @zeshadow2141 Před rokem +66

      @@Noah73827 yeah zeus had such a headache

    • @mrapplepie6402
      @mrapplepie6402 Před rokem +7

      Yeah

    • @Jankenstein
      @Jankenstein Před rokem +51

      Implying Zeus thinks

    • @bigclitenergy
      @bigclitenergy Před rokem +28

      "Huh how'd that get in there.."

  • @heathers2581
    @heathers2581 Před rokem +1723

    So if Zues essentially crafted a deity that is his wisdom, or set his wisdom separate from himself as the deity Athena.... this would explain why he's left dictating his actions based on his downstairs brain.

  • @thebaldcat6708
    @thebaldcat6708 Před rokem +922

    Métis is Zeus’s cousin, which ironically makes her one of his least related partners.
    That also makes Athena one of his least inbred children.

    • @cosmopoiesecriandomundos7446
      @cosmopoiesecriandomundos7446 Před rokem

      I would think the random humans and animals he fucked are more distantly related

    • @johnjoestar2465
      @johnjoestar2465 Před rokem +50

      What about his demigod kids, and artemis apollo dionysus and hermes mothers

    • @thebaldcat6708
      @thebaldcat6708 Před rokem +126

      @@johnjoestar2465
      Perseus’s mother Danae is a direct descendant of Zeus (think great x 6 grandpa)
      Heracles’s mother Alcmene is Perseus’s granddaughter, making her Zeus’s great granddaughter
      Artemis and Apollo’s mother Leto is also Zeus’s cousin
      Hermes’s mother the Pliad Maia is the daughter of Atlas and Pleione (who are cousins to Zeus and each other) making her Zeus’s first cousin once removed on both sides.
      That also makes Zeus be in the same generational level as Maia’s parents.
      And finally, Dionysus’s mother is the mortal woman Semele. She is the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. That seems fine at first, but Harmonia is the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares. Aphrodite is either Zeus’s daughter or Aunt depending on who you ask, so Harmonia is either Zeus’s granddaughter or Cousin on that side, and Ares is Zeus’s son, so Harmonia is his granddaughter on that side. Making Semele either his great granddaughter on both sides, or his great granddaughter-First cousin once removed, depending on Aphrodite.
      Conclusion? Zeus is gross

    • @johnjoestar2465
      @johnjoestar2465 Před rokem +31

      @@thebaldcat6708 yes zeus is indeed very gross, but incest is kinda unavoidable between gods and titan and whatnot because they are all related, but Ig you could marry as far as possible for it to not be too bad, or marry a mortal(tho zeus already does that on a very high scale) or give a mortal godhood idk, also any other demigods u missed idk like Helen of troy or whatever etc idk?

    • @audreysinggih697
      @audreysinggih697 Před rokem

      @@thebaldcat6708 NO,Danae is NOT related to Zeus AT ALL.

  • @KyloHen4162
    @KyloHen4162 Před rokem +545

    Fun fact Métis being swallowed by Zeus is theorized by me that it is one of the reasons Hestia didn’t want a husband. Another is that she was Cronus’s first born meaning she experienced her 2 sisters 2 brothers and rock being swallowed by Cronus.

    • @paperxplane1
      @paperxplane1 Před rokem +93

      the rock was the most traumatizing. at least when the siblings came in they were squishy and soft, the rock, well it hit like a rock.

    • @Scratchingheadss
      @Scratchingheadss Před rokem +55

      Or one of them got hit in the head. Possibly Poseidon

    • @tobiasweber2517
      @tobiasweber2517 Před rokem +25

      how can a theory be a fun "fact" :). or ist the fact that you made a theory about greek mythology the fun fact...

    • @gloryiusgessepi2381
      @gloryiusgessepi2381 Před rokem +6

      @@Scratchingheadss I like this theory

    • @eaterbattery
      @eaterbattery Před rokem +24

      She's the goddess of the household and is the mother of every children. She doesn't need a husband, she already has a family, and it's humanity

  • @MrMighty147
    @MrMighty147 Před rokem +356

    Too bad that we only know Pseudo-Apollodorus' take on this. Would be interesting to hear what the real Apollodorus had to say.

    • @JakeDoubleyoo
      @JakeDoubleyoo  Před rokem +113

      Lol, we call him that because "The Library" was traditionally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, until scholars noticed that he mentions stuff that happened after that person died, so it was probably some different Apollodorus.

    • @MrMighty147
      @MrMighty147 Před rokem +46

      @@JakeDoubleyoo Wait seriously? I thought this was just a normal ancient Greek name 😄

    • @joseleonido3479
      @joseleonido3479 Před 11 měsíci +5

      I thought PseudoApollodorus was the name of the book.
      edit: MISTAKENLY.

  • @lern2reed
    @lern2reed Před rokem +180

    There was a comment over on one of overly sarcastic productions videos that basically said that Zeus and Metis’s prophesied son was technically Dionysus. Since Metis was a part of Zeus (after he ate/absorbed her) and Zeus gave birth to Dionysus, that made him Metis’s son, too, in a roundabout way. I combined this head canon with another comment that says that Zeus knows Dionysus has the power to overthrow him so he keeps Dionysus perpetually drunk.

    • @gloryiusgessepi2381
      @gloryiusgessepi2381 Před rokem +20

      I also saw this and wholeheartedly agree

    • @immortalgunngaming
      @immortalgunngaming Před rokem +30

      I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one with that headcanon
      I further like to believe that the only time Dionysus was sober was when he attacked those sailors that captured him
      and then if we identify Dionysus to Zagreus among others and whatnot it really shapes him up to be quite the interesting character

    • @8unnylover
      @8unnylover Před rokem +28

      @@immortalgunngaming yep, in all of dionysus' older characterizations he's a terrifying force to be reckoned with, and i honestly love the idea of that being a peek into him being stronger than Zeus

    • @CJCroen1393
      @CJCroen1393 Před rokem +19

      Weirdly enough, I saw a similar but different idea on a mythology themed wiki (so take it with a metric ton of salt, though it _did_ have a source attached so there’s that) that I really liked but am unsure of the authenticity of-basically, Zeus was told he needed a successor and naturally everyone assumed he’d pick one of his sons with Hera, Ares or Hephaestus. Given that these two are some of Zeus’ least favorite people, he’s all like “oh TARTARUS naw!” and instead picks Zagreus, Hades and Persephone’s (comparatively) more well-adjusted son. Hera, naturally, is furious and has the titans rip Zagreus apart for it, but then the Dionysus backstory happens you know the drill.

    • @theministeroftruelies4655
      @theministeroftruelies4655 Před rokem +8

      That would also be interesting in the context of Jesus's blood being symbolized as wine as his body ritually devoured by his followers and the ancient Greeks recording the Hebrews as worshiping Dionysus.

  • @WarriorVirtue
    @WarriorVirtue Před rokem +122

    I'm surprised that Metis has never appeared in popular culture. At least nothing I've ever heard of. A deposed Queen of Olympus coming back for revenge would be an interesting concept.

    • @francy8940
      @francy8940 Před rokem +16

      I find it difficult that an eaten ex goddess may return to take back her place

    • @WarriorVirtue
      @WarriorVirtue Před rokem +31

      @@francy8940In some versions of the myth, when Athena escaped out of Zeus's head, Metis escaped with her, disguised as her pet owl.

    • @joelsasmad
      @joelsasmad Před rokem +12

      I'm pretty sure the prophesized son was an inspiration for the God of War games.

    • @mxie7632
      @mxie7632 Před rokem +16

      @@WarriorVirtue It must've been real awkward for Athena for having her MOM as her PET BIRD EVERYBODY A PET BIRD, like imagine what their interactions will turn out:
      Athena:H-hello mo- I mean tyto....
      Metis(Owl): Well hello there-, I-i mean, whoo...
      (I kinda headcannon Athena naming her pet owl tyto cuz its like, the scientific name of the barn owl so ye)

    • @CJCroen1393
      @CJCroen1393 Před rokem +5

      She features as part of Zeus and Athena’s respective backstories in the comic book series The Olympians. That’s actually the first time I remember hearing about her.

  • @jamessirot854
    @jamessirot854 Před rokem +72

    Don’t some versions say Hephaestus cut open Zeus’ head and they let Athena out?

    • @CM-ss5pe
      @CM-ss5pe Před rokem +22

      Yes, but Hephaestus was Hera's son, so Athena must have been incubating within Zeus' head for quite some time (Metis being swallowed ->Zeus marrying Hera -> Hera having Hephaestus-> Hephaestus splitting Zeus' head open).
      In one version, Hera forcefully gave birth to Hephaestus by herself because she was jealous of Zeus giving birth to Athena by himself. This version doesn't include Hephaestus splitting Zeus' head open as he wouldn't be born yet as of Athena's birth.

  • @francy8940
    @francy8940 Před rokem +327

    What I really find interesting is the fact that even if the prophecy talked about a male son Athena is still more powerful than Zeus (at least in my opinion), think about it. She's the only one other than Zeus that has access to his lightnings and the Aegis, in every argument or fight she had with other gods she has always won, every faction of a war she has taken the sides with has won and most important she's Zeus' pride, he accepts everything she says and with her cleverness she can easily manipulate him, both emotionally and mentally, and when you can control the big boss, well, YOU become the big boss. I think she doesn't overthrow him just to not create an infinite cycle of child overthrowing the parent.

    • @joelsasmad
      @joelsasmad Před rokem +70

      I am more willing to blame ancient ideas of monarchy. That if a boy had been born with Athena's traits, even one without interest in ruling, that Zues would be threatened and try to get rid of them, leading to a classic greek story trope of the victim accidentally creating their killer in the attempt to avert fate.

    • @CJCroen1393
      @CJCroen1393 Před rokem +34

      I mean, some of those traits could also be attributed to the fact that she’s Zeus’ favorite.

    • @Sirhc_B8207
      @Sirhc_B8207 Před rokem +12

      I think I read that Metis would have Children smarter than their father, but it only says the son would overthrow zeus

    • @jmurray1110
      @jmurray1110 Před rokem +12

      Didn’t Athena rebel against Zeus in mythology
      Like I’m fairly certain she teamed with Poseidon in his coup but was somehow the only one who didn’t get punished

    • @CJCroen1393
      @CJCroen1393 Před rokem +7

      @J Murray Which connects once again to my point about her being his favorite

  • @Gh0stily111
    @Gh0stily111 Před rokem +171

    I always just figured that Zeus getting his skull cut open because of a headache, (a common treatment back in ancient times) gave him brain damage and his lost wisdom personified as Athena, but he’s still just as smart as ever because his neutrons grew back due to him being a god.

    • @strongfish92
      @strongfish92 Před rokem +4

      Is your name PewDiePie 5.8M views lmfao

    • @Gh0stily111
      @Gh0stily111 Před rokem +9

      @@strongfish92 what can I say, it makes for good click bait, though I do plan on changing it in the future to a name I actually want.

    • @HopeRock425
      @HopeRock425 Před rokem +6

      I'd say after he gave birth ti Athena he stoped being smart.

    • @Gh0stily111
      @Gh0stily111 Před rokem

      @@HopeRock425 why tho?

    • @MorokLeviathan
      @MorokLeviathan Před rokem +7

      @@Gh0stily111
      Cue every story in Greek Mythology involving Zeus.

  • @lenardbordo9838
    @lenardbordo9838 Před rokem +55

    There are different stories on what became of Metis after she was eaten. One story implies that Metis turned either into the shield Athena is wearing or the owl that always stands on her shoulder. That would explain why the most famous Greek goddess of wisdom seems to have no interest in knowing what became of her mom.

    • @lagoth3294
      @lagoth3294 Před 4 dny

      Can I have a source where you found this ?

    • @lenardbordo9838
      @lenardbordo9838 Před 4 dny

      @@lagoth3294 It was from an ancient greek tablet whose translation I read years ago. I couldn't find the tale ever since but if my memory serves mw right this tablet can be found in a museum on Crete.

  • @wilburn5881
    @wilburn5881 Před rokem +176

    To be honest, it seems that Metis' son would be more powerful than Zeus whoever his father was. So even if Zeus did not bang Metis, someone else would, and she would still have that son.

    • @CM-ss5pe
      @CM-ss5pe Před rokem +54

      Actually the prophecy was quite specific. Metis would bore a daughter wiser than her mother (who ended up to be Athena), and a son more powerful than his father. This hypothetical son was also prophesied to overthrow his father, who would be Zeus in this case, that's why he didn't wanna risk it.
      This is also the same reason why Zeus didn't have sex with the nereid Thetis, who was prophesied to give birth to a son greater than his father. So he married her to the mortal king Peleus and she ended up giving birth to Achilles.

    • @Silverstonedynamic
      @Silverstonedynamic Před rokem +8

      The real kratos should have been born 😂

    • @wilburn5881
      @wilburn5881 Před rokem +8

      @@Silverstonedynamic Kratos already exists as a god.

    • @playerx7625
      @playerx7625 Před rokem +2

      @@wilburn5881 that would be Cratus

    • @josebenardi1554
      @josebenardi1554 Před rokem

      @@playerx7625 There's no "C" letter in Ancient Greek.

  • @fromilyass6244
    @fromilyass6244 Před rokem +62

    I love this new style of videos, i hope you do more of these

    • @JakeDoubleyoo
      @JakeDoubleyoo  Před rokem +5

      I'm glad! I've been trying for a while to find a way of covering subjects that are too small or too abstract to work as a typical cartoon.

    • @fromilyass6244
      @fromilyass6244 Před rokem +2

      @@JakeDoubleyoo Nice way to work around your problems

  • @kesegosedumedi3887
    @kesegosedumedi3887 Před rokem +34

    I love how Zeus is always making children from every woman he meets

  • @AlienFriend
    @AlienFriend Před rokem +280

    "So we all know Zeus is married to Hera, who is the queen of the gods, and they're a great couple."
    *Ah yes, A husband who constantly cheats on his wife who instead of being angry at Zeus, is angry at the woman who was probably tricked by him...true love.*
    Edit: Jesus Christ guys! I know he was being sarcastic, my comment is a joke!

    • @pyolandovina1157
      @pyolandovina1157 Před rokem +2

      What about kratos

    • @AlienFriend
      @AlienFriend Před rokem +6

      @@pyolandovina1157 Who's Kratos?

    • @thedork9754
      @thedork9754 Před rokem +20

      Don't forget that every mistress Hera turn into new biological species or constellation

    • @videogollumer
      @videogollumer Před rokem +27

      Oh no, she was DEFINITELY angry at Zeus; she just can't do anything directly to him, since she was punished for leading a failed rebellion against him and was only set free after promising never to do that again. In fact, she only married Zeus because she wanted to keep her portfolio in tact after he tricked HER so he could bed her.

    • @thekodex1186
      @thekodex1186 Před rokem +3

      That's the joke

  • @Noah73827
    @Noah73827 Před rokem +25

    YES. I’ve been waiting for another one on Greek Mythology.

  • @CJCroen1393
    @CJCroen1393 Před rokem +52

    Two things:
    1. My personal headcanon surrounding Métis is that the reason Zeus keeps making stupid decisions is because Métis keeps subtly influencing him and wants him to royally screw up so he can be overthrown, mainly as revenge for him absorbing her.
    2. I find it interesting that some sources say that all of the Big Three were once married to Oceanid nymphs-Zeus had Métis, whom he disposed of when she became a potential threat; one Roman myth had Hades being initially married to an Oceanid named Leuce (Leuke?) who died and was memorialized by either Hades himself or Persephone via a poplar tree; and while she’s usually a Nereid, some stories claim that Poseidon’s wife Amphitrite was an Oceanid. I think this says a lot about all three of them.

  • @FabulousDoesStuffYT
    @FabulousDoesStuffYT Před rokem +8

    Dang. That’s actually kinda cool. Thanks for sharing more than just the Greek sources. It’s also interesting to hear theories.

  • @silverish9081
    @silverish9081 Před rokem +8

    Yooo, I'm so early. Love your humour and the education factor, keep on making these!

  • @PokeJoltz
    @PokeJoltz Před rokem +5

    I want to say I originally heard about the birth of Athena from PJO but it was the idea of Zeus and the gods being in battle already and he just thought up/manifested Athena and that's why she was in armor and all grown and everything as well but in my current Greek Mythology class they go with the shape-shifting challenge between Metis and Zeus, having her turn into a drop of water that he then drinks. Still weird but such is the nature of Greek Mythology through a modern not 400 B.C. lens.

  • @TheDramaNut
    @TheDramaNut Před rokem +9

    I can't get over the fact that Zeus went to Hephaestus to chop open his head because he thought he had a headache and Hephaestus agreed to do it.

    • @CJCroen1393
      @CJCroen1393 Před rokem +7

      Zeus: Hephaestus I need you to stab my brain with a chisel until it bleeds!
      Hephaestus: At last, I have dreamed of this day for many years 🥹

  • @Rowan-oe5lh
    @Rowan-oe5lh Před 11 měsíci +1

    i love your voice so much, it works so much for your animations

  • @mr_electro2951
    @mr_electro2951 Před rokem +2

    Hey Jake, I very much like your videos, and I was thinking maybe making a video explaining all the different realms of norse mythology would be interesting

  • @kwiteloverboy
    @kwiteloverboy Před rokem +2

    Dude, the moment after I subscribe you post another video, thoroughly ezcited

  • @arcticdino1650
    @arcticdino1650 Před rokem +7

    Since Metis still gave birth to Athena from within Zeus, and Athena burst out of Zeus's skull, Zeus is lucky Metis wasn't pregnant with twins when he ate her because the son might have come out chestburster style.

  • @CactusJackIV
    @CactusJackIV Před rokem +5

    Love the channel. Your videoS rock keep up the great work.

  • @creeperdash2967
    @creeperdash2967 Před rokem

    Great timing I just binged watched all your videos lol

  • @bearythepanda6590
    @bearythepanda6590 Před rokem +2

    YESSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS-

  • @casparniemeyer1695
    @casparniemeyer1695 Před rokem +3

    great video

  • @harshitgohar6281
    @harshitgohar6281 Před rokem +4

    The god wisdom marrying Zues. What an intelligent move by her.

  • @Laudhcris
    @Laudhcris Před rokem +1

    So uh Nice video man!

  • @julianneyoshimura5583

    *gasp* JAKE POSTED! OH MY GAAAAAAAH ITS CHRISTMAS 😍😍😍

  • @MichaelHfuhruhurrr
    @MichaelHfuhruhurrr Před rokem

    Great video!

  • @zerdaloo
    @zerdaloo Před rokem

    I was just working out thinking about your videos (very weird motivation, I'm aware). New video let's goooo

  • @monk54
    @monk54 Před rokem

    Finally a new video love it

  • @ondrejkral209
    @ondrejkral209 Před rokem

    Love your animations man. Also could you do some video about Slavic mythology? Like creation of the world?

  • @shashwatjha6866
    @shashwatjha6866 Před rokem

    Very good video

  • @willsolacemahsaamini8681

    “Hey dude”
    “Yeah bro”
    “Could you just turn into a fly and eternally stay in that form real quick?”
    “Sure”
    *CRONCH*

  • @ignacybielecki9478
    @ignacybielecki9478 Před rokem

    love your videos❤

  • @blecis74
    @blecis74 Před rokem +2

    Hey Jake could you at some point do a video on Celtic mythology, it’s my favourite mythology and there are a lot of great characters and stories.

  • @selenmolla9926
    @selenmolla9926 Před rokem

    I LOVE HIM DOING THE WEBCAM THING RATHER THAN PUTTING THE WEIRD POSES HE DID BEFORE !! I LOVE THIS

  • @hosseinarbabi6857
    @hosseinarbabi6857 Před rokem +2

    The idea that Zeus actually banged his own mind is the most "Zeus" move possible!!!!

  • @Mighter343
    @Mighter343 Před rokem

    Good vedio as always

  • @johmlemon532
    @johmlemon532 Před rokem

    YESSS U MADE A NEW GREEK MYTHOLOGY VIDEO

  • @Lovro4389
    @Lovro4389 Před rokem

    Super video!

  • @aa_saptiizz
    @aa_saptiizz Před rokem +6

    Can you do the story of the giants?

  • @nexusiren
    @nexusiren Před rokem

    u should do a video on how to find deep dives of origins of greek gods

  • @sdantaray2
    @sdantaray2 Před rokem +5

    I remember hearing that Zeus tricked Metis to turn into a water drop and then drank her

  • @greendude2616
    @greendude2616 Před rokem

    Finally get to see a cross over with mini animations and normal Jake wow and finally first video I know the topic about weirdest pregnancy ever

  • @mini_ons
    @mini_ons Před rokem +1

    Very gooooooood videos

  • @Amy_Rose444
    @Amy_Rose444 Před rokem

    Hi I love this video 🌷

  • @hlibushok
    @hlibushok Před rokem +10

    These short videos are better for covering obscure characters than community posts.

  • @sanoyei4477
    @sanoyei4477 Před rokem +1

    Ahh the king has posted again

  • @felixdoge6744
    @felixdoge6744 Před rokem

    New greek mythology video yey

  • @cheezemonkeyeater
    @cheezemonkeyeater Před rokem

    "And there a great couple."
    If I'd known you were gonna make me laugh out loud so early, I wouldn't have taken a drink just before starting it.

  • @bjarni_morafanpage4448
    @bjarni_morafanpage4448 Před rokem +3

    I LOVE U JAKE

  • @MichaelHfuhruhurrr
    @MichaelHfuhruhurrr Před rokem

    Can you please include modi and magni in another video. It would be a dream come true

  • @amalgamationincorporated2799

    according to a simplefeid greek mith book they were playing where zeus would say an animal and metis would turn into that animal also as a fly flew into his head gave birth to and made armor for athena which caused zeus a unbearible headach as a result zues had his head split open and out poped athena fully clad in her armor and an adult despite just being born

  • @Wazuretta
    @Wazuretta Před rokem

    I already watched jake's Content for about 2 months now and this is the first time i see his face that isnt an Image

  • @lordshuv-rowyoknow6486
    @lordshuv-rowyoknow6486 Před rokem +5

    Can you do a Indian mythology/ Hindu mythology? I would love to know the actual lore, since with every new religious soap operas ( they exists, and their is tons of them) the actual story is edited and changed by a lot.

  • @erikw.5821
    @erikw.5821 Před rokem +2

    Mind children, love it!

  • @switchman8053
    @switchman8053 Před rokem

    Please make one vid about hermes

  • @annettehernandez3985
    @annettehernandez3985 Před rokem

    could you please do one on Eros and Psyche, or just Eros in general,

  • @KlaxontheImpailr
    @KlaxontheImpailr Před rokem +1

    I can’t wait till you cover Hawaiian mythology too. :D

  • @chaowingchinghongfingshong7880

    Your Channel is so family friendly and does Not Break Copyright laws

  • @joeburger5323
    @joeburger5323 Před rokem

    Do a vid on Ragnorok

  • @NotSL0TH17
    @NotSL0TH17 Před rokem

    This is nice

  • @psycopotatoPsy
    @psycopotatoPsy Před rokem +1

    after birthing Athena in zeus, Metis turned into vapor like thing and floated to zues mind, acting like a subconcious and nagging him alot. athena once grown. did the same thing but screamed and cried to be let out. which is what gave Zeus the head aches

  • @tonsillitislord
    @tonsillitislord Před rokem +1

    Can you do a video about loki’s extremely horrifying children?

  • @charlesoliveriafan998

    Babe wake up, Jake posted a mythology video

  • @WhyAreWeHereJustToSuffer5469

    when your one brain cell is working too hard so it decided to just make a goddess to do all the thinking for it

  • @theglitch6925
    @theglitch6925 Před rokem

    Hey man can you do a explanation on the minoraur

  • @Ligma69420
    @Ligma69420 Před rokem

    Jake I have a question in movies why do the pronounce jotemhyme (sorry I spelt it wrong) wrong also I’m talking about Norse mythology

  • @manuelpalacios9419
    @manuelpalacios9419 Před rokem

    You are awesome BTW

  • @ho0dzy
    @ho0dzy Před rokem

    Hey can you make the story of Loki children I love the story

  • @peter_pansexual6243
    @peter_pansexual6243 Před rokem

    I was just thinking "wondering when the next video comes out"

  • @fallonwest1971
    @fallonwest1971 Před rokem +1

    i always heard that metis became zuses conscience so that she was giving him wisdom so when athena was ready to come out she came out of his head because of a bad headace that zues had

  • @lalalalalalalala765
    @lalalalalalalala765 Před rokem

    Can you do one about Seth? (Set)

  • @nicoleamiguet7184
    @nicoleamiguet7184 Před rokem

    You should talk about the trojan war or the love story of eros and psyche

  • @itachiuchiha3085
    @itachiuchiha3085 Před rokem

    HEY MAN COULD U DO SOME VIDEOS ON SUMERIAN/MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY :)

  • @athmajkrishna1251
    @athmajkrishna1251 Před rokem

    Can we have more greek mythology?

  • @Pluto-yf6fy
    @Pluto-yf6fy Před rokem

    Growing number of Gods in the patreon

  • @charliealexander8716
    @charliealexander8716 Před rokem

    I wish he could upload more

  • @ezikod3566
    @ezikod3566 Před rokem

    The turning into a fly reminds me of Journey of the west lmao

  • @BrunofanofK
    @BrunofanofK Před rokem

    Athena and pegasus both have what greek called "higher birth". It made them special.

  • @awesomeness_man9550
    @awesomeness_man9550 Před rokem

    Hi I bet this video is gonna be good

  • @pancakebestfood542
    @pancakebestfood542 Před rokem

    do the giants

  • @laurenfalls6509
    @laurenfalls6509 Před 7 měsíci

    I don’t mean nerd in a mean way but in a kind way, but you are the prettiest nerd glasses man ive ever seen on planet earth 👌

  • @ryanscarberry9415
    @ryanscarberry9415 Před rokem

    And pleases do Heracles story

  • @campknowledge
    @campknowledge Před rokem +1

    Make Aztec Mythology video

  • @nothernoah8512
    @nothernoah8512 Před rokem +1

    nice

  • @drunkginger0077
    @drunkginger0077 Před rokem +1

    Next video, can you do something on Christian mythology?

  • @andrw2354
    @andrw2354 Před rokem +2

    I remember reading somewhere that the Orphics considered Dionysius the prophetized son of Zeus that would overthrow him. Does anyone else know something more about it or did I make it up in a dream?

    • @awesomequuash7417
      @awesomequuash7417 Před rokem +2

      I read something like that. Basically, before dionyzus there was a god called zagreus, son of persephone, who was killed and eaten by titans, but before his death athena saved his hearth and gave it to dionyzus mother to eat. Next is the whole birth of dionyzus story etc etc. Orphic people believed that humans were created front zagreus body, and each human has a part of him inside that is returned to dionyzus after human death. When dionyzus gets whole body back zagreus will be ressurected and eternal paradise will be achiewed. Hope i helper :)

    • @andrw2354
      @andrw2354 Před rokem +1

      @@awesomequuash7417 thank you for the clarification, that is quite cool! do you perhaps know where I can find some sources (preferably ancient) on the Orphics? they seem very interesting and different from the more "classic" mythology

  • @manithdecosta1138
    @manithdecosta1138 Před rokem

    I don't know where but I was told that Athena was inside of Zeus' head and it caused him to have such a bad headache that he asked Hephaestus (or sum other god idk) to SPLIT HIS HEAD OPEN and out came Athena :D

  • @jimrock6096
    @jimrock6096 Před rokem +1

    I also think that Athena didn't just pop out of his head. After eating Mytis, Zeus got a headache so painful that he asked Hephaestus to split his head in two with an axe cause he couldn't take it, and when he did Athena popped out. Btw am I the only one imagining Zeus telling Athena "I carried you in my head for (however long he did)" anytime Athena wouldn't listen to him? Lol

  • @danielgoldberg8214
    @danielgoldberg8214 Před rokem

    Well that was kinda neat

  • @GrimaIdo
    @GrimaIdo Před rokem

    the return of the king

  • @RedPhiveBro
    @RedPhiveBro Před rokem

    I like to think that Zeus just got too smart and boom, Athena

  • @itsbloomfn
    @itsbloomfn Před rokem

    Thx i love this stuff especially cuz of cuz of Percy Jackson same as u

  • @colinfahrenkamp8572
    @colinfahrenkamp8572 Před rokem

    Can you do sun wokong but only his orgains