ZEUS EATS HIS FIRST WIFE METIS
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- ZEUS EATS HIS FIRST WIFE METIS
This video is the tale of the Greek God Zeus and his first wife, the Titaness Metis. For a prophecy was told that their offspring would change the fate of the very universe. In an attempt to stop fate, Zeus swallows Metis. But she was already pregnant, and so this tale includes the birth of a famous goddess in the Olympian Pantheon.
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Greek gods atempting the try not to abuse your child challange (impossible)
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OMFG !! LOLXD
I get the distinct impression that bronze age rulers feared their male heirs.
"Zeus swallows his first wife"
Yeah I'm never gonna accuse the Greeks of originality with that one
Zeus coming out with the OG apology video for his behavior.
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While I fully admire Zeus admitting that he made a mistake and that he was wrong, his actions from here on out slowly start turning him into his father and his grandfather. The way he treats Hera and especially Hephaestus is downright dismissive and cruel. What he does to the Cyclops or their children (depending on what version of the tales you believe) is abhorrent in the extreme. While he never reaches his sire's level of cruelty, Zeus begins to become more and more like them, especially how he interacts with the creations of Prometheus. Part of me always hoped somewhere in the tales that Metis escaped. Her fate was undeserved and tragic. She seemed to genuinely love Zeus, so that betrayal must have stung something fierce. As always, Sir Baldermort and Lady Lightbringer, keep up the absolutely wonderful work. 🤠
You know I had a draft where Metis escaped as a consciousness in the helm - but it doesn't have any backing in the historical texts and we try to be as true as we can, while having a cohesive narrative. But I still think it's a nice idea to think she escaped, and stayed as a guiding voice in her child's helm, (Like jarvis in Iron man haha)
Interesting thoughts on Zeus also! Thank you for watching again, we're happy to hear your thoughts and perspectives!!! Thanks again Zarchriah Mousa! Hope you enjoy the stories to come just as much!
- Lightbringer
However Zeus sayit Himself that him and Metis became one a.k.a their have Fusion into one being.
Yes Zeus stated he has regret of doing all those cruel thing's but nevertheless he must do what he can do as an King of the gods and to keep continue being a King and hold power and authority over the universe.
It does make alot of sense and your channel bring thing's to life and it make everything come all together. 😊
I prefered metis over hera so leto he was punished being stuck with her metis was calm not revengeful or backstabbing like hera she did overthrown Zeus once so typhon and nyx he feared
Any wonder Gaia turned away from Zeus? She did nto raise up someoen to overthrow him either because he was never as bad as his father or grandfather, she was afraid she would fail... Again and the next in the line would be just another tyrant, both. Or she considered maybe she was makign thigns worse with her constant meddling.
To think, all of this started because she saw Nyx and Erebus and wanted someone who could match and compliment her.
Zeus really likes his hypocrisy
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Love your mythology pieces Baldermort. The -phage myths are my favorite; something about dismemberment. Keep going and fight the power, ehr, whatever power that might be.
Thank you friend! I’ll make sure bakdermort knows your praise! Thank you for watching!
- Lightbringer
Zeus was such a cliché in the end he claimed so often to be different but did nothing different ever.
Well, he wasn’t nearly as bad Your Anus or Cronus. So, a major improvement over all.
Sad to hear the story, but happy to hear its telling. Thank you.
Thank you for watching! We’re glad you enjoyed the tragic tale
- Lightbringer
Well done LB and Baldermort, this was fantastic. You bring it all to life in the most wonderful way.
Thank you so much! And thank you for watching! We’re happy to hear you enjoy our stories :)
- Lightbringer
Going to put this one in the work playlist and listen to it at work today! Can't wait!
We hope you enjoy! Goodluck with your work friend!
- Lightbringer
Nice to see Zeus slowly turning into his impulsive asshole self that we all know and (not really) love in the future myths. Also gives great perspective on why Hera is so petty towards Zeus’ flings - he freaking ate his first wife cause he was distracted by something and didn’t really love her. Hera is smart enough to not let it happen to her lol
Also, Athena’s birth story is one of the awesomest and weirdest in any myth, absolutely love it.
It’s such a crazy one - thank you so much, we’re so happy you enjoyed the video and story!
Yeah it’s been enlightening trying to picture different perspectives, and reasons to behaviours! Thank you again for watching :)
- Lightbringer
No he did betray metis because of a prophecy to birth a son overthrow him stronger than him like he did to chronos ironic that hera overthrown him once and gave him hell he should have trusted metis now hes stuck with hera who is vengeful while metis was not he did regret what he done to metis
Athena is Zeus fav child Zeus had 7 wifes hera was his last but he did indeed think he Made a mistake to losing metis she assinated him After all than he fought chronos win the throne hmm typhon and nyx beat Zeus through so now he crys over diong this to metis than he was overthrown even without her birthing Athenas brother
Zeus liked metis and leto more than hera
That was well he himself sayed he was a fool
Excellent job friends. Wonderfully told story
Many many thanks!!
- Lightbringer
I love to recommend this channel and the Dinosaur channel to all my friends who are not into 40k
Thank you! We appreciate you spreading the word friend - and lovely to see ya again bohdan bilas !!
- Lightbringer
Wonderful update! Thanks for your hard work!
Thanks for watching again David Cortes! We’re glad you enjoyed the new instalment!
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Thank you , LM .
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Thank you for watching, LC 🐺
- Lightbringer ✨
@@livingmythology1405 My pleasure , Your hard work , Thank you .
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Superb as always, love these stories. :)
Glad you like them! Thank you for watching!!
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I like your version more than the real myth honestly; Metis told Zeus of the child that would be born and bade him to break the cycle by choice, but instincts took hold and he swallowed her whole. She did stretch her essence out, but was forced back not by darkness but an endless storm that crushed inward as a hungry tempest. Metis used all she was to cast ancient spells of creation, forging armor, helm, sword, and shield for her daughter. She gave Athena the wisdom of battle and the tactics within such, but also tactics in life for success and the right path. The last Athena saw of her mother was as a sky of dreams and stars, Metis' last effort to shield the young Athena from the storm of Zeus' stomach. When Athena bashed her spear to her shield and stomped her feet, crying out a war chant to honor her mother's sacrifice Zeus could not stand the chorus of her will and begged for relief by taking axe to his head, just as you spoke of in your telling. When she came forth the last of her form was given to Zeus to free his mind of Chronos' Curse, but her echor fled and reformed elsewhere. This was not the last Zeus or the other Olympians would see of her but never again would the name given by Chronos be used. When the secret of Metis was realized by Zeus he bade her to never reveal the truth to Athena in fear she might betray him, for he was to be her only parent and hold her love as Gaia did for so many. She would find the truth in time with the convenient absence and revival of many goddesses that held the same Echor. Even in these tales ask yourself, who helped the Olympians by different name every time only to vanish at the appearance of another who knew more than was possible, more power than made sense, more keenly aware of events to be placed at the right time and right place? In the tales of the Titanomachy there are 3 names, but there was a 4th who was there to aid Gaia to protect, care, & teach young Zeus while acting as handmaiden for Rhea. She had a name of later years but would be given 2 others in this age. Perhaps you should look towards the mother of the mountain and ask yourself, is destruction justice by virtue or victory under the spell of the bathhouse of the firebird of the bent back? What was it that brought about the madness of Minerva? Why chase such an insignificant lesser goddess to Gaul, only to be impaled by her own spear and be cried upon by a goddess who bade all present to take up vows to honor the fall of Minerva? Such is the tale most of have forgotten, for none wish to see their heroes fall, even those of great beauty and cunning but it is so.
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Thanks for watching
- Lightbringer
Just, WOW! I have never heard this! Thank you!
You’re very welcome Ben Carlos! And thanks for watching again and enjoying our stories! :)
- Lightbringer
@@livingmythology1405why doesn't Athena hate her father for what he's done to her mother and what almost happened to her.
I discovered this channel only recently and just as I finish watching what was available a new video drops.
As a fan of Mythology in general it is great to here these tales told in this way. It brings to mind a quote I head in an English class once
"Shakespeare is not meant to be read, it is meant to be watched." or listened to in this case.
Keep up the great work!
What a wonderful accident!!!
Your quote is so true - theatre and poetry is often best heard, not read.
We write in a way that is meant to be spoken and heard, thank you for listening to us.
And we're so happy to hear you've enjoyed our stories so far, we invite you to join us for the rest to come! We hope to just get better and better from here :)
An absolutely brilliant piece! Your take on the Greek mythologies is inspirational!
Wow, thank you! We appreciate your kind words!!! And we're happy you enjoy our stories and perspectives :)
- Lightbringer
LightB and Baldy are rolling hot. What a fascinating version of simple mythology turned into a masters class of captivating storytelling and voice acting. Another WIN in the books baldy family.
Greetings to LB and Bald. Thanks for the great,myth and 40k vids I adore your content and have binged the Olympian series multiple times. Thus thank you for another stellar edition to that, thanks for helping me relive my childhood. Apart from that however,keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching - it’s good to bring a love from childhood a new life! We hope you enjoyed the newest video, and the ones to come in future!
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@@livingmythology1405 I very much did,truth be told I still have my old mythology books and it honestly is page for page accurate,so once more thank you miss. I’ve already liked the vid,but I want to do it twice. What inspired you to start the myth channel LB?
@@manosbouzoubouzou1386 thank you so much! We work very hard!
Well, the channel is a collaboration and baldermort has always had a love of myths and religious.
I’ve learnt and heard stories about them since I was a child and we share that joy in myths so he wanted to start a channel about them after people liked his channel - baldermort so much. Really we’ve both just always loved them - so it made sense
Thank you for asking and watching our channel, it’s great to connect with people who love mythology too!
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@@livingmythology1405 Thank you. I honestly appreciate both your and Bald’s dedication to the project and I’ll be here to support one and all vids. Apart from that,I’m really eager to start a mythology discussion with you LB + bald of course,but that would take hours. So I’ll ask 3 questions. Who is your favorite Olympian? What story stuck with you when you first heard it? Apart from the gods,have you considered doing the epics?
Awesome as always.
Thanks Stax! Glad you enjoyed!
- Lightbringer
Loved it another solid piece from you both thank you once again Lightbringer and baldermort, brother winsor
Thank you very much for watching and enjoying!
- Lightbringer
Thanks again folks for all your work, and as ever greetings from Kilkenny R.O.I 🇮🇪
Thank you for this.
Thank you for watching!
- Lightbringer
Another magnum opus! I have never heard of this part of the Greek myths and I'm on the edge of my seat to see what will happen next! Thank you once again for bringing these stories to life, Lightbringer and Baldermort!
Thank you so much Uncle Iroh! We're glad to hear you have enjoyed this video as much as the others :) Good to see you again :)
- Lightbringer
Thanks for narrating these epic stories of our mythology Balders! Excellent as always!
Glad you like them! The thanks shall be passed to balders too :)
- Lightbringer
@@livingmythology1405 Thanks Lightbringer, I should have thanked you as well for your excellent talent at voicing the goddesses. All of them feel as genuine and life-like as Balders own narrations
Great video my friend really enjoy your Greek mythology videos keep up the great work
I’ve watched this series more than once, really great content, thank you again!
How is this channel not at a million followers!!!!
Took me a couple of days to get to this one... and it didn't disappoint! Thanks LB and Balders 😍
I love your work man
Glad to hear it - and thank you so much!
- Lightbringer
Amazing as always. Thumb up from me 👍
Are you guys gonna cover Sumerian and Egyptian gods..
one day we hope to!
- Lightbringer
Great video and the voice acting was phenomenal. This is the best mythology channel I have listened too.
Thank you so much! It means a lot to us and we’re so happy to hear you enjoyed our stories!
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I just wanted tonsay thank you for the great videos you make! I started with your 40k videos and jumped to this to listen to with my two daughters!
Thank you so much for your support! I'm glad you all enjoy our videos! Thank you for watching :)
- Lightbringer
the greek pantheon must speak volumes about ancient greek elite
Another top piece from you guys 👏
Thank you so much Graham Cox! Glad to see you’ve tuned into the latest story and enjoyed it!
- Lightbringer
Is this lore canon? Lol...another great story told by the masters. Thank you for your awesome work.
Yes! Metis is referenced in many ancient texts in Greek mythology :) wild !
Great work guys 👍
Baldermort is my top pick to narrate anything. Baldermort has a better voice than Morgan Freeman
His voice is pretty damn cool :)
- Lightbringer
Does anyone else feel like Zeus gets away with this action way too easily?
Kronos swallows his children and everyone is agast and it is an act that will live in infamy.
Zeus swallows his pregnant wife and everyone kind of just shrugs it off and moves on.
Fantastisk
Poor Metis. She didn't deserve the fate she got.
She didn't deserve a jerk like zeus for a husband.
The voice sound like Diact from Halo 4.
Like father like son
Ah, Zeus, the god of back peddaling and spin doctors.
Nooice!
Thank you!
- Lightbringer
Gaia about to bring out the godly equivalent of the wooden spoon/flip flop
Superior work!
Thank you! Cheers!
- Lightbringer
My actions
My reasoning
My thoughts
My feelings
Seconds
Hours
Days
years
=Lippop
I actually have a tangential thought regarding this story.
In Aeschylus's (extremely misogynistic) play The Oresteia, it gets argued that men are the only thing that matters when it comes to children, and that women are nothing more than "a convenient housing". For "evidence" of this, the play even points to Athena, who is declared to have been "born wholly of Zeus without a mother."
But Athena DOES have a mother! Metis! This story iteslf, which is centuries older than Aeschylus, proves that!
Not really any point to this, I just wanted to express my disappointment regarding this one 2600 year old play, and that it is not only absurd from a biological reality perspective, but from the perspective of its own mythology.
This is really interesting - thank you for sharing!!
- Lightbringer
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Milk and Honey....more like Fat and Bones
How were the Gods transforming into creatures before Prometheus created them?
Trying to make a chronological version of events of the ancient greek stories is impossible, sometimes I make mistakes - This is one of them. Sorry.
- Lightbringer
What’s the source myth? Hesiod?
That is correct! Hesiods theogony - around lines 885-900 - but we have researched other versions of the myth as Greek mythology often has many variations of the same tale!
- Lightbringer
My God’s we will see each other’s again immediately 🛸😇🛰️🙌💜