*Fun fact:* Despite her infamous role in Perseus' story, Medusa still had an important fame in greco-roman culture. In fact, roman emperors had the face of the creature carved on their armor as a way to ward off evil spirits. For example, one of Domitian's busts depicts the emperor with the head of Medusa decorating his chest.

@dmonvisigoth1651

Жыл бұрын

I'm seeing your comments pop up on a lot of the videos I watch. I look forward to the next fun fact.

Perseus is, in my opinion, the very definition of what it means to be a demigod. And unlike most stories of demigod children, he’s one of the few that actually gets a happy ending

@firxanza5172

Жыл бұрын

indeed, and Perseus later became ancestor to Herakles

@BEDLAMITE-5280ft.

Жыл бұрын

Gay.

@pyschobandit4478

Жыл бұрын

@@BEDLAMITE-5280ft. How is it gay?

@BEDLAMITE-5280ft.

Жыл бұрын

@@pyschobandit4478 you tell me. freak.

@MrDibara

Жыл бұрын

​@@BEDLAMITE-5280ft.Whatever you say, bully. Keep hauling them insults with zero argument, c'mon.

Perseus is by far my favorite character in Greek mythology. Bro was an absolute gigachad, and he didn't meet a tragic ending.

@robertbreschard3493

5 ай бұрын

This might be before Hercules

I felt bad for Medusa. She was a victim of the Gods.

@701delbronx8

Жыл бұрын

Do you feel bad for Cain?

@lordronn472

Жыл бұрын

Medusa is not the villain at all! I agree

@thehermit8723

Жыл бұрын

Medusa was always a monster in Greek myths, Ovids version is for the Romans.

@lordronn472

Жыл бұрын

@@thehermit8723 nope

@pyschobandit4478

Жыл бұрын

@@thehermit8723 No.

Perseus is the only Greek hero to have a happy ending. Medusa has always been one my favorite monsters. We all know her tragic story of how she became a villain, so she'll always have our compassionate sympathy.

@durrangodsgrief6503

Жыл бұрын

That's version is not apart of greek Mythology

@russergee49

Жыл бұрын

She was always a monster in Greek myth, so… (I’m guessing you got the tragic story idea from the Roman writer Ovid. He was not Greek, and did not write about the Greek gods, and yet his rage fic is still more trusted than actual Greek sources…)

@durrangodsgrief6503

Жыл бұрын

@@russergee49 because people like sad stories

@omarsalem1219

Жыл бұрын

Tragic? How is being born a normal monster from typhon and ehidna a Tragic backstory ohhh wait You mean the ovid version yeah that one was roman so not valid

@MrDibara

Жыл бұрын

​@@omarsalem1219TOO MANY PEOPLE be taking the "retcon" version as the oldest one, it kinda pisses me off!

Perseus seems to be one of the few good Greek heroes. While yes, Medusa is tragic, he didn't know about her backstory, and only knew she was a monster terrorizing people. Everytime someone is in trouble, like his mother or Andromeda, he stepped in to try and save them. Personally my favorite Greek hero, and great video

Perseus was a legend 👌🏻 I used to love learning about this at school back in the day

@rileywolf5432

Жыл бұрын

Same

*Perseus approach Medusa* Medusa: Don't you wanna know my tragic backstory? Perseus: Nope. Also Perseus: *Slices off Medusa's head*

@pedrogabrielduarte4544

Жыл бұрын

Also Medusa: i am pregnant of two monsters

@sidhelil1423

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry Medusa, Kratos killed Perseus.

@HitmanHimself

Жыл бұрын

perseus: sry medusa this isn't rome.

How is it "jealousy" to be protective of one's mother or close relation? I get the idea, just a poor choice of words

I love the story about Perseus it’s just awesome.

Those stories always bring me back to when I first learned about Greek mythology as a kid. I love the art work, music and narration. Great stuff!

If Perseus petrified Atlas,how did Heracles meet him years later during the Apple of Hesperides labor.?

@user-yp6kn2uw4k

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it affects the gods for a short time, or it was his other hypostasis. After all, the gods have many hypostases. I also wonder why Athena does not turn to stone? And why didn't Perseus use a shield against the sea monster?

@raisasomaraki3870

Жыл бұрын

hmmm. loophole

@I.am.better.than.you.

Жыл бұрын

Titian’s are immortal and cannot be killed, he probably stayed a stature for a while then went back to normal

@lol0ajo

Жыл бұрын

Atlas did turn back to normal after Perseus petrified him.

@fersho450

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yp6kn2uw4k wasn't that only males could turn into stone?

And that folks is what we called a golden shower 🚿😉😂

@mlagadia

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

Zeus just can't keep it in his pants.

@redking8243

Жыл бұрын

At least this time, it ultimately benefited the Greek world.

@KingIjazMalik

Жыл бұрын

@@redking8243 WTD

@mara9783

9 ай бұрын

Yes and it became the endless trouble of Olympus

The voice acting and the comics fit perfect together. I have watched all your videoes several times.

If i had this videos when i was in school 20 years ago, history class would be the easiest. :D

@dimitristripakis7364

Жыл бұрын

No, it wouldn't. Kids have this today but play Fortnite and can not answer the simplest of questions. Easy does not improve one's brain, people will never understand this basic principle.

👏 Love it! Totally love it! That was a true story about The Adventures of Perseus on journey! A true hero like Hercules save humanity in history to better future.

I'm glad there's a video of Perseus in Comic. Unlike the other video because in the other video I saw images from two movies "Clash of the Titans (1981 original and 2010 remake)" which both of these movies is inaccurate. Now that's there's a Greek Mythology in Comic of Perseus, I understand it.

When Perseus killed Medusa, Medusa was actually pregnant with a pegasus and a giant.

@sifilore9462

Жыл бұрын

Ya, so technically they're fraternal twins.

@lokop-bq3ov

Жыл бұрын

From what I heard, rather than being pregnant they both sprang from her neck as she died.

@lol0ajo

Жыл бұрын

that's also poseidon's kid

@firxanza5172

Жыл бұрын

some say it was a giant, others say it was a winged boar either way, by cutting off Medusa's head, Perseus released the children she mothered with Poseidon from her body, one was a winged horse Pegasus and the other was Chrysaor

@raisasomaraki3870

Жыл бұрын

another version says pegasus wasn't in medusa's tummy. when her blood spilled, some of it fell into the ocean and with that mix, pegasus popped out (kinda like when krono's (i think it was him) genitals fell in the sea near the island of cyprus after they got chopped and aphrodite was born).

01:41 Ancient Golden Shower

I love this video and animation

The combination of your narration and the exceptional art make all of your content top notch. Your adaptations make the greatest stories from history very easy to grasp and understand. Homer and his contemporaries are not always an easy read.

Perseus greatest hero of all time just like CLASH OF THE TITANS!!😁👏

@firxanza5172

Жыл бұрын

it all started with a prophecy that caused Danae's father to imprison her, so that she would never bear the son that would cause his death, however, the old king overlooked the fact that the prophecy never said the son had to be fully mortal, Zeus fell in love with Danae and turned into a shower of gold, he entered her prison cell and courted her, Danae became pregnant and gave birth to Perseus, when Danae's father found out, he was so enraged that he locked the mother and son inside a coffin and tossed them into sea, but Zeus arranged things with Poseidon, so the coffin did not sink, instead, it reached shore safely Perseus would then grow up and be given the mission to take Medusa's head, he was gifted with weapons by the Gods to do so, Hermes offered a pair winged sandals (one of his spare shoes) and a helmet of invisibility (borrowed from Hades) so that Perseus would have a safe travel, Athena offered a sword and a shield with which to fight Medusa with Perseus found Medusa and her sisters at their temple and cut off Medusa's head (some say he did it like an assassin while she was sleeping, others say he fought a valiant battle against the Gorgons) upon beheading Medusa, two beings sprung from her body, one was a winged horse named Pegasus, the other was a demigod son of Poseidon named Chrysaor, Perseus jumped on the back of Pegasus and flew away Pegasus left Perseus on the shores of Argos and flew off, it was here that Perseus met the love of his life, Andromeda, who was chained to be sacrificed to the sea beast, Cetus, to appease Poseidon's wrath against her mother's vanity Perseus used Medusa's head to petrify Cetus, saving his princess and earning her hand in marriage, they lived happily ever after and became ancestors of other heroes, such as Herakles

💛 all your video's bro 👍.

Love this story and Clash of the Titans version. Tfsharing❤

I love Perseus!

Your the best so so so so so so so so awosme I love it you tthe bsst

OK, that part with Atlas makes no sense. If Heracles was Perseus' descendant. Because when it came to retrieving Golden Apples from Hera's garden, Heracles chose not to enter it. Instead he asked Atlas to help him. Meaning Atlas should have been alive.

@raisasomaraki3870

Жыл бұрын

HUGE loophole. but that is greek mythology we're talking about 👌🏽

@lol0ajo

Жыл бұрын

after Atlas turned into stone. he turned back to normal later. it's unknown if greek gods is immune to it or not. titans are immortal

@BobaTheOtakuMan

Жыл бұрын

It depends on whose story you're listening to with a lot of myths and folklore. There loads of versions and even different endings and characters

@toniametaxa4654

Жыл бұрын

Thera are more person than one in greek mythology with the name Hercules...

@BobaTheOtakuMan

Жыл бұрын

@@toniametaxa4654 With the same abilities and similar back story?

Zeus impregnated a woman with a golden shower 😄

@AdrianMcCoy-ih9uv

3 ай бұрын

R. Kelly style

I'm sure Zeus and Athena saw what Poseidon did to Medusa yet they choose to not believe Medusa. I guess they choose family over the truth.

@russergee49

Жыл бұрын

Jupiter, Minerva, and Neptune; not Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon. Ovid, who wrote was you are referring to, was a Roman, and wrote about Roman gods. He did not write Greek myths. In Greek myth, Medusa was always a monster, and there is no writing to say she was victimized.

@nation5743

Жыл бұрын

Ask Ovid, he hated what was going on with the Greeks.

Those 2 movies about him are realy realy cool

I thought Perseus killed Medusa while she slept... Also in the version I'm most familiar with he does not propose the idea of killing the Gorgon that is the option given to him when he could not provide a horse. Which was a required gift.

@jessnalulila5709

Жыл бұрын

The fighting make the story more fun

I thought he defeated Cetus by using Medusa's head and he turned the monster to stone. I must have been mistaken. Great animation.

@JStryker47

Жыл бұрын

Most versions also have Cetus depicted as a whale, rather than... whatever *that thing* is. In fact, that's what the constellation is supposed to look like too.

@johnmeyers8588

8 ай бұрын

Not really a mistake - I heard the same thing, Perseus turned Cetus into stone by showing him the head of Medusa. A number of mythological stories have slightly different versions.

@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite

6 ай бұрын

That version of the fight became dominant thanks to Clash of the Titans.

@austinlawrence6987

4 ай бұрын

It's a case where multiple versions of the story exist. In some versions of the story, Perceus kills Cetus with his sword and the blood of Cetus is what made the red sea red. While on other versions, he uses the head of Medusa to turn Cetus to stone.

Good video ⚔️

Quick question, Perseus was Hercule's ancestor....yet he turned Atlas to stone. So how then did Atlas retrieve the golden apples for Hercules later on?

@DarkZ0l

Жыл бұрын

Plothole!1!

@polonyuino5016

Жыл бұрын

He's just rock hard after that encounter 😏 I'm guessing since he is a titan, he survived.

@wilddeoren

8 ай бұрын

the gods probably undid it sine he still needed to be punished, but that story was just a reason to give meaning behind the mountains in norht africa

Do they have a video on this channel for Jason and the Argonauts? I am not finding one.

Gotta love a self fulfilling prophecy…..if he hadn’t locked up his daughter then Perseus probably wouldn’t have gone on this journey.😬

Can we just talk about Zeus bruh💀 literally turned into rays of gold just to impregnate a woman what's next to rain???

@ernameria

Жыл бұрын

Don't give him any more ideas

@raisasomaraki3870

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

this guy just killed someone in a discus throwing competition that cracked me up

@raisasomaraki3870

Жыл бұрын

and imagine that another version of the myth takes it MUCH further than that. in this version perseus yeeted the disc with such force, it didn't just reach the spectators, it flew out of the stadium, continued above the seas, reached argolia and found directly king accretius at his head killing him 😂😂😂

NICE EDIT!

Fun fact the Greeks consider Persus to be the ancestor of the Persians. The Persians would use this during their invasion of Greece showing a common ancestor. Later Alexander would use this during his invasion of Persia.

Great story but confusing because heracles also met atlas

@I.am.better.than.you.

Жыл бұрын

Atlas is a Titian who holds up the sky as im sure you know. This means any hero can meat him no mater when they were born even if he was once turned too a statue, he would just go back to normal. (Edit: spelling)

Perseus is My second favourite Demigod

All this because Zeus did a golden shower😭

Epic montage at 12:23

Just like in the Live Action movie “Clash of Titans” from my childhood

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Cetus is more like the sea serpent or Dragon

When I just started learning about Greek Mythology, Perseus was my hero. But when I knew about Medusa's backstory, I felt sorry for her and hated Perseus for killing her.

@I.am.better.than.you.

Жыл бұрын

Im some stories she is born a gorgon with other sisters. In some she is a victim of the gods.

@TimaeusEXE

Жыл бұрын

If anything Perseus ended her suffering of loneliness. Also despite that all of this was for his mother.

@jessnalulila5709

Жыл бұрын

The "Priestess Medusa" is a *roman myth from the writer Ovid

@I.am.better.than.you.

Жыл бұрын

@@jessnalulila5709 originally Greek

@nation5743

Жыл бұрын

​@@I.am.better.than.you. Ovid was a hater.

Nymphs were my favorite part of the story

1:40… we Gonna talk about it?

Why did Perseus refuse to eat the salad? Because he didn't want to be caught by the Gorgonzola.

14:15 he’s his grandfather not father

Watching this for a school thing

Dude if the headless horseman had medusa s Head It would be so cool

I also wonder why Athena does not turn to stone? And why didn't Perseus use a shield against the sea monster?🧐😎

@nandaarmando5815

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because she's the one that cursed Medusa.

@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite

6 ай бұрын

Her gaze was deadly only to mortals (though this raises the question of how Atlas was vulnerable, especially if we take into account that Hercules found him alive).

I jc realized percy Jackson was made from this

When author was doing that video, he thought that "Clash of the Titans" was the accurate interpretation of greek myths.

There's something hilarious that instead of just karmic retribution or bittersweet act that does in the guy trying to off his kin because its prophesized he'd do the same, Acrisius just gets bonked by accident from Perseus throwing a discus. Probably the funniest way they showed fate as unavoidable

corporate piano in the back breaks my heart

Golden rain think about it she got knocked up through a golden shower

Dude did you noticed that Medusa s Head has changed in this comic?

different version is part of mahabhartha where krishna has a similar story with a little twist

Hello and sorry for interupting but I need your opinions. I have been an avid fan of your channel so I know for a fact that you can help me or maybe anyone that sees this comment. Any suggestion of a greek goddess or deities that I can perform for my school presentation. Please also give me a higlight or facts about them that not many of us are not aware. I would really appreciate it a lot if you can help me Thank youu!

It's breaking 💔 my heart to see these wars n stupidity( lacking the desire to seek truths) evrywhere

Si Perseo convirtió en piedra a Atlas ¿Como pudo Atlas ayudar a Hércules a obtener las manzanas de oro? If Perseo turned Atlas into stone, How could Atlas help Hercules to find the golden apples?

@jessicamallik9729

Жыл бұрын

Great question

@toniametaxa4654

Жыл бұрын

Thera are more Hercules than one for that reason it is o confusion about that...

7:23 POV: you blacked out last night, and you're never drinking again

If you had medusa‘s head, who would you want turned to Stone?

@Raximus3000

Жыл бұрын

I'd go on a tour of L.A.

@JeffreyBarkdull

Жыл бұрын

And who would you want turned to stone @@Raximus3000?

@JeffreyBarkdull

Жыл бұрын

Donald Trump (if he manages to escape the Justice and run for office again), Ron Desantis, and other Public Figures who are a Threat to America’s Democracy that are unredeemable are those who I want turned to stone

@Raximus3000

Жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyBarkdull The ones in charge and their minions, now that i think about it you can add blackrock and silicon valley to it. Basicaly the sources of my "annoyance."

@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite

6 ай бұрын

Pretty much most of the Kremlin and Duma.

Perseus is one of them mama's boys 🗣🗣🔥🔥 (A badass one tho)

A few inaccuracies 1 Medusa does not have a lower snake body 2 Perseus didn’t just stab cetus to death he showed the head of Medusa to Cetus

I never understood how Perseus could show Atlas the head of Medusa, which petrified him, but then when Heracles comes to Atlas for assistance with the Apples of the Hesperides.

Perseus was basically Athena and Poseidon fixer to get rid of they loose ends in the payment of experience and a wife while poor Medusa was a victim and a tool who was used forcefully by two gods.

7:25 I saw somebody played God of War 2 (hint: a full-figured Elder Gorgon).

One question I have is, if Perseus turned Atlas to stone, then how did Herculese relieve him of his burden to fetch the golden apples? Is their another myth explaining Atlas' restoration?

@jessnalulila5709

Жыл бұрын

Basically, it's a plothole. Greek Mythology is VERY old so somes myths will end up contradicting each other

@sasquatchandme3673

Жыл бұрын

@@jessnalulila5709 that makes sense.

@hakimdiwan5101

Жыл бұрын

My headcanon is that Zeus revived Atlas so he can continue to suffer.

@sasquatchandme3673

Жыл бұрын

@@hakimdiwan5101 I like your head canon. It makes it make sense and is consistent with Zues's character. 👍

Perseus stands as the most successful of the demigods. He led a heroic life and didn't meet a tragic or ironic end. I know the Clash of the Titans movie took a lot of liberties with the story, but it still serves to make his name known. The classic movie is still one of my favorites, that remake was utter garbage.

can I ask what is the reflection of the story?

I thought that Perseus got his equipment from the Hesperides (the western nymphs). Maybe I’m remembering wrong though.

@jessnalulila5709

Жыл бұрын

They also helped

Medusa was victim of God she was so innocent why so injustice 😭😭

So how did Hercules hold up the sky for Atlas, if Atlas had already been turned to stone by Perseus/Medusa?? Or did I miss something there?

@raisasomaraki3870

Жыл бұрын

you missed nothing. it's just a huge loophole in the greek mythology

@lol0ajo

Жыл бұрын

heracles was four generations later than Perseus

Confirmed that zeus's small liquid looks golden in colour

Zeus always heard the cry of beautiful women

Does anyone else find it funny that since persus is a great-grandfather of Hercules but he's also his big brother cuz they're both the son of Zeus

No body Posideon: hmmm I feel like causing a good few problems

Hercules had two dads 😱.

You meet your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.

In Hercules, Atlas was again alive holding the Mountain.....😂 According to this video... Hercules is not even born.

I feel bad for Andromeda. She gets sacrificed when it is her mom who expresses hubris.

Wait, so if Perseus turned Atlas to stone how was Hercules later able to use him to get the apples?

Atlas was trun to stone....WHAT! Pereuas is the great-grandfather of heracles. One of the twele labors of heracles,he was to take the golden apples and during that he was tricked by atlas in into holding the sky which heracles tricked him back into holding it. And Atlas was left there. Was atlas unstoned.

That golden rain that fell on danaes face was zeus's golden s***m.

When Zeus met Danae he was in his JAV phase.

Fun Fact: Medusa is not a bad person, she was actually a very kind and honest woman. Medusa is technically Poseidon and Athena's fault. The reason Athena helped Perseus is to free Medusa from her terrible and lonely life.

@jasonjones3328

Жыл бұрын

That's untrue, in the original myths Medusa was a monster that was killing people and Athena helped Perseus since he's her younger brother

@romanninja777

Жыл бұрын

@jasonjones3328 its not untrue, there are multiple versions of the story, nothing is really canon in greek mythology.

@jasonjones3328

Жыл бұрын

@@romanninja777 There are multiple versions of greek mythology but the one people reference isn't greek and instead Ovid's version who was Roman

@nation5743

Жыл бұрын

Ovid is a hater and made his own stories about the Greek gods.

@jessnalulila5709

Жыл бұрын

There's no version where Athena send Perseus to "free" Medusa

Why is it always someone wanting someone to be away from someone?

నా చిన్నతనంలో నాకు ఎప్పుడూ గ్రీక్ యొక్క కథలు తెలుసుకోవాలనిపించేది కానీ ఆ రోజుల్లో పుస్తక పరిజ్ఞానం ఎక్కువ లేకపోవడం వల్ల ఇన్ఫర్మేషన్ దొరకలేదు ధన్యవాదాలు విషయాలను మాతో పంచుకున్నందుకు.

Man I love Greek myth but at times it’s confusing, how did Perseus great great grandson heracles talk to atlas if Perseus turned him into a mountain three generations ago

Whoever did the comic art may want to check the myth about Andromedas skin The myth depicts her as an Ethiopian princess which meant she would’ve been a Black Woman not white

@jessnalulila5709

Жыл бұрын

Ethiopia for ancient greece would be Sudan for us

@nerdlarge4691

4 ай бұрын

@@jessnalulila5709Still Black.

- Perseus turns Atlas to stone - Hercules is descended from Perseus - One of Hercules 12 labours involves an unpetrified Atlas Was Atlas returned back to normal?

@Raximus3000

Жыл бұрын

Titan remember.

I didn’t know Medusa knew archery

So if Atlas was turned to stone how was he able to help Hercules years later with retrieving the golden apples? Did Zeus in stone him or something? And I've always felt bad for Medusa she didn't deserve the fate she had bestowed upon her.

Medusa was made a plaything for the Gods. I feel so bad for her.

@nation5743

Жыл бұрын

Greek Version: Born a Monster Ovid's Version: Something reality show judges would love.