Classics Summarized: The Aeneid

[@mehgreyson]

*_The Olympus Gods have a band named “The Prophecy” and they're convincing everyone in Greece and Rome to join in and you can’t convince me otherwise_*

[@batvaleska]

Username Unavailable the olympians*

[@jinxed_it7282]

That’s a pretty cool idea. I wanna join even though I’m not in Greece or Rome-

[@WilczycaCzarownica]

OMG! I should make animation of this.

[@Spark____]

*I'm gona make the animation first Jove give meh da strength to not burn myself out like a candle!*

[@rationalroundhead6739]

They're on a mission from... themselves?

[@theman_themyth_themoth758]

Virgil: yo can I copy your homework Homer: yeah but don’t make it too obvious Virgil: *this video*

[@boitshepotlhatlosi7788]

Perfect

[@Nobody-zn3yv]

Was the 1000th like 😢😢😢😢😈

[@biggiemongusmemethief7714]

Berried delight

[@BlueCookies1116]

Literally tho😭

[@lavendernixart9281]

Virgil just wrote an entire literary work to specifically dunk on the guy in charge that he openly hated? Man no wonder Dante kinned him so hard

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

No. He wrote an entire literary work to glorify Rome's history, it present, and its legitimacy.

[@videogollumer]

Hey, Ovid reinvented Medusa's origin just to vilify Athena/Minerva, so why not?!

[@Sam-gx2ti]

@@alexanderSydneyOz While also making fun of Augustus. Apparently the latter didn't even notice because he insisted (along with everyone else) that the Aeneid not be destroyed as Virgil requested.

[@lckyminer_2256]

​@@Sam-gx2ti I guess Virgil has the last laugh on Augustus' blindess.

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

Nope, Red just got that one wrong. Virgil was known to have favoured Augustus, and there is minimal evidence to suggest hostility in the poem.

[@stormy_person7530]

Something hilarious to add about Aeneas is that at one point during the Iliad, Apollo dupes him into 1v1ing _Achilles_ under the logic that since Achilles is stomping the Trojans so bad because he's under his mother Thetis's protection, and since Aeneas's mother, Aphrodite, outranks Thetis in power, Aeneas should be able to beat Achilles handily. Aeneas challenges Achilles, and Achilles, naturally, stomps his shit in.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

To be fair. Without knowing how much Thetis stacked him with buffs in his youth, one can be forgiven for thinking that Aeneas' divinity rank is greater than Achilles, after all Aphrodite is the direct daughter of Ouranos, and is somehow sister to the Titans, or daughter to Zeus. While in comparison Thetis was just a nymph, granted Thetis was the daughter of Nereus, but she is still basically a minor goddess

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Aphrodite outranking thetis HAAA Aphrodite would act like she broke a leg if her nails were scratched

[@idongesitusen5764]

Why would Hephaestus/Vulcan aid his (possible?) ex wife’s demigod son? You’d think he would not offer service to Aphrodite again after “the incident”.

[@larsdewit6521]

​@@genesismultiverse4896 that depends on wich Aphrodite we're talking about. Probably correct about Iliad Aphrodite though.

[@victordinu4127]

All the The prophesy solos: 0:41 Jove 2:28 Jove 5:14 Appolo 6:49 Hermes 7:06 Aeneid 8:48 Hades 8:50 Dyonisos 9:40 Aeneid

[@l_ndonmusic]

11:54 (End Credits)

[@quack2390]

Dionysus*

[@fireline4765]

Apollo*

[@iamkocka6457]

*Aeneas Edit: With a capital A. Sadly I am an idiot.

[@awkwardbirb5710]

2:38 America

[@323starlight]

Juno: Hey Venus, you wanna play match maker with your favorite son? Venus: ... you know, it’s funny. I know you’re playing me... and I do.

[@alexmills9223]

Is that a DBZ Abridged reference?

[@323starlight]

Alex Mills indeed it was.

[@kylejimenez367]

a TFS fan right here. lol

[@WillKrause21]

Venus also messes with Aeneas earlier in the text, pretending to appear as Diana (Artemis (Also a name on the list for if I ever have a daughter)) to her son.

[@alyxxpratt678]

ah dbz abridged reference... a person of culture i see

[@nickwalker4936]

Fun fact: “bread/table/plate things” is actually very accurate, because in the past, old dried flatbread was used as plates. It was usually thrown away but sometimes thrown to peasants.

[@timothymclean]

I'm sure it was done sometimes, but I have trouble imagining it was terribly widespread (particularly the "throw away bread" part.). The wealth level where you're rich enough to let bread go stale, but too poor to own permanent plates, if pretty narrow.

[@andrewjohnson6716]

This is also turn of tart crusts. Before things like sugar and leavening were introduced to Western Europe, the crust was just a container for the fruit filling (which is why it was the width of a human mouth and spoon-shaped) and was thrown away after the fruit was eaten.

[@chadreese9501]

Tasting History with Max Miller has a great episode on the “trencher”!

[@videogollumer]

@@andrewjohnson6716 That makes sense in reference to pizza bit, as pizza is actually the Italian word for pie. Edit: Okay, there are some sources saying that pizza isn't actually Italian for pie and that the popular belief that it is came about after Italian-American immigrants introduced pizza to the USA as basically a type of "tomato" pie, hence where we get the term "pizza pie", leading to the idea that pizza is Italian for pie. The Italian word "torta" is used to refer to both pies and cakes. It's like the misconception that "sombrero" is Spanish for "hat" when it really refers to a specific type of hat, one with a wide brim. The Spanish word for "cap" is "gorro".

[@Sam-gx2ti]

I feel like thats cheating. That's even worse than the forest prophecy in Macbeth,, its cheating!!

[@annapetr1864]

I finally understand why Dante was such a Virgil stan, he just loved historical fanfiction

[@Hecata_Harbinger]

I seriously want you guys to make T-shirts that say "Sound Familiar? Well, it should!"

[@An_Antisocial_Potato]

Why is this not liked by creator yet???

[@girlinthetardis.0418]

Better, it should say "Sound familiar?" on the front and"Well it should" on the back

[@acebalistic1358]

@@An_Antisocial_Potato because it was only commented on a video 4 years after said video was posted

[@nicholasburns5386]

@@acebalistic1358 lol

[@k.elisepotter8480]

@@acebalistic1358Still, they get notifications, as long as their account is still active, which... I mean, isn't their account/ page still uploading new videos? 🤔🤗😎🙂

[@Pillzpop]

So the Aeneid is Troy Story 3?

[@justjoe7081]

No dude, its the movie version of the Odyssey and the Illiad, hence its similarity, but not exactly is accuracy

[@bbdc1252]

Yeah, we didn't need it

[@frankvonstroheim4456]

You got a Roman in me

[@Gamespud94]

Illiad = The Manga / Odyssey = The Anime / Aeneid = The Netflix Live-Action Adaptation

[@ricocruz1118]

I hate how funny and stupid this comment is but yeah.

[@VyceofMataMertha]

Came for the Legend, stayed for... *The Prophecy*. *ROCK GUITAR RIFF*

[@Daonehelios]

The prophecy is about merica you want to know why because aeneas founded Rome which lead to England which lead to the 13 colonies which lead to MERICA

[@leocorn58]

@@Daonehelios *pfweeeeee*

[@agungpriambodo1674]

The prophecy is actually for Britain before America

[@WhiteOutFanYT]

Lions Jake k

[@lucabeard532]

This should not have been this funny

[@aza4523]

I love how every time the “ prophecy” is mentioned the music slowly become classier and classier

[@paulwagner688]

And then Dionysus shows up with a party horn

[@Liquid_State_Drive]

Toot

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

@@paulwagner688 Give the god a break he's still got one hell of a hangover to recover from

[@paulwagner688]

@@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595 Of course, Dionysius is Osiris. Synchrony.

[@jf2801]

And it's orchestral with my boy, Hermes!

[@maggintons]

So the Aeneid is basically a Hollywood director writing a sequel to a series that didn't need one?

[@Fernando31611]

But it sure made a ton of bucks at the box office!

[@henrygutierrez3243]

So every reboot/new entry to old franchises nowadays?

[@SGRev1]

And Augustus would've been that greedy executive so eager to milk out the established property. Classic.

[@Fernando31611]

@@SGRev1 Well the Aeneid was basically state propaganda.

[@gabrielp9646]

Still better than making a living by retelling those stories and sequels in a shorter 10 minutes version, instead of writing your own stuff... And I would say Hollywood directors are copying the aeneid, not the other way around.. Also for your information, this story is not repetitive or copying the first ones, Virgil did a very concious effort for portraying how history repeats itself in a endless cicle of war, he actually wrote about this.

[@CoolG97]

"Dad and/or nephew" and "daughter and/or Aunty" Greek Pantheon relations in a nutshell.

[@MrMikado282]

More like Greek+Roman Pantheon relations. Sure the Greeks were inconsistent with the Pantheon, but add to it the Romanization of the gods...good luck.

[@g0at-b0y-69]

MrMikado282 It just gets too muddled

[@Samm815]

No, it's more like Aphrodite is the child of Uranus (Zeus's grandfather) but was adopted by Zeus (due to being younger).

[@manuellara9644]

Sam Lucas there's no Greek canon, so it's up to your opinion what parents of [Insert Greek character] myth you like most

[@sheevpalpatine1105]

I only know the version where Kronos throws Uranos' balls into the sea and out of the foam Aphrodite was like sup bros

[@MrSpinachguy]

2:35 To be fair, NO ONE expected America.

[@Lh0000]

*No one expects the American inquisition!!!*

[@hiszpanskainkwizycja3224]

NOBODY EXPECTED ME IN THE FIRST PLACE

[@jenniferh9627]

lh0000 are you a Monty Python fan? If so what’s your favourite movie or TV show

[@viniciusvyller9458]

Alexis de Tocqueville did, and also expected the Cold War.

[@manicmax7909]

Heck, America didn’t even expect America

[@marlene2723]

"Those healthy, sporting, and 100% heterosexual activities" I read once that in ancient Greece, they would wrestle naked. In a very heterosexual way, of course, just so that no one had any hidden weapons on them.

[@SHAX516]

And then sell their sweat, intermingled from each fighter,dust and whatnot as a cure all juice.

[@Jenna-hg4uh]

@@SHAX516 gladiator man sweat water

[@KhyannArts]

greeks would also bathe in olive oil for when they were going to do sports and we know there's nothing more heterosexual than a bunch of dudes wrestling and working out completely naked and covered in oil

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@KhyannArts Ya both Zeus and posiden would do that with there best buds roommates hero-life partners Ganymedes and pelops respectively not hades though ha wierd isn't it

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

Sword fighting was not allowed.

[@BoisegangGaming]

So, wait, pizza is involved in the founding of Rome according to Virgil? What?

[@Ceares]

Seems legit. Pizza is a divine food.

[@AnimeAngel88]

Devil May Cry has a new level of relevance and badass.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

This is the weirdest Sanders Sides video ever

[@IONATVS]

yes. The Trojans eating pizza the moment they land in Italy is an integral part of... *T H E P R O P H E CY*

[@lucaguarnieri8807]

They were cursed not to find italy until they were so hungry "to even eat the dishes your (meager) food will be served in!". They didn't have any dishes, so they just cook flour and water as dishes. Basically, pizza. When they realized so, the propecy was fulfilled.

[@almightyegglord4365]

Rome: *copies Greece* Also Rome: Greece is the gay

[@Jellied_Slime_Games]

Also Rome: hey, he's cute... We should ####

[@katbudd1182]

Tbf Greece is pretty gay! I mean the gymnasiums and pederasty

[@wendynerd1199]

TBF, Rome was also very much the gay.

[@katbudd1182]

Wendy Nerd not at this point, this poem was commissioned by Augustus who was not partially there for the the gay and actually made a load of social reforms to make Rome more modest. If I’m right they’re called the Julian laws. They were mainly about adultery and premarital sex but homosexuality was wrapped up in it

[@Ari-nw3qy]

I mean, Rome and Greece is the best bromance in history.

[@drsingingeagle]

"I told you!" "Shut up, Cassandra!"

[@vojislavS8652]

Ancient parallel to SHUT UP MEG!

[@ЗояКалайджиева]

@@vojislavS8652 Heeyyyy, budyyyy. To be honest "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" and "The trails of Apollo" series i think are best Rick Riordan series by now.

[@jasonmartin4775]

@@ЗояКалайджиева What about The Kane Chronicles?

[@ЗояКалайджиева]

@@jasonmartin4775 I read them to. Infact, once my mom came to me and said: "Eli, would you give me that Magnus, Magnum. That books, I have nothing to read." And I internaly freaked out, I wasn't ready to meet her with Alex and Fierrochase, even if she doesn't have nothing against the LGBTQ community. So I told her that we have only the third book, wich is true, and I gave her the full KC colection. Now I am looking forward and soon I will give her MC, when I get the first two books.

[@MasterZebulin]

"I WAAAARRRNED YOOOOUUUU!"

[@Sofia-dp9oz]

"When that doesn't work, Jove does what he does best-" ...he bangs the fire?

[@BunnyOnASnuman]

He did once got a woman pregnant with "golden rain", so yeah he could bang the fire

[@yeshd.p5125]

Hot. I'm joking

[@mirjanbouma]

@@BunnyOnASnuman You mean when Zeus impregnated Danae, who would give birth to Perseus? Or did the Romans have a different myth where the same thing happened?

[@floridaball4896]

@@yeshd.p5125 No no no you're right but hot in this case is very literal

[@budwyzer77]

He fixes the cable.

[@monk9816]

Can we all just sit down for two seconds and realize that Hesperia is a far more kickass name that Italy?

[@AyubuKK]

Doctor Demonetized It is

[@Eshanas]

Doesn't it just means west land

[@datalysjr3339]

Ferdinand Rosenthal where’d you hear that?

[@pinifera7761]

@@datalysjr3339 I quickly looked it up on Wiktionary (the beloved tool of Latin nerds everywhere) and it does come from the Greek meaning "western land."

[@datalysjr3339]

Pinifer huh weird but interesting fact

[@subzerobadass]

I love the musical symbology of the musical stings when The Prophecy is mentioned- when Zeus plays, it's a simple one-note power chord. When it's Apollo- the first god of music- it's a quick little riff that requires a modicum of technical skill. And then Hermes, who took over the role of music god from Apollo, gets a full-on orchestra. :)

[@paulwagner688]

And Apollo's is a take on the "Excellent" bit from Bill and Ted

[@girlinthetardis.0418]

And Dionysus gets a party horn

[@JaelinBezel]

Also Zeus uses an ELECTRIC Guitar... because Storm god.

[@purpleabsol2115]

Late to the party but Hades plays the hard chord with blue fire because Death Metal

[@TheEmperorInferno]

Would never have seen that

[@yourmidnights13]

RIP to my eardrums from listening to this with high volume, not knowing about the guitar solos during "The prophecy"

[@volimNestea]

NJAY8/16/08 "guitar solos"

[@DanteTorn]

They're technically called stings, not solos, but I agree. It was disturbingly loud on my speakers and my hearing is messed up from infection so I didn't even get the full effect.

[@zobralolz]

Don't you mean...THE PROPHECY?! *loud guitar solo ensues

[@cloroxnosplashbleach7189]

NJAY8/16/08 your poor violated ears

[@warlockgnome1015]

The Prophecy is said eight times!!!

[@reine-du-ciel]

Virgil doing the thumbs-up with one hand but flipping off Augustus with the other is a pretty good summary of how I treat most authority figures who aren't my parents.

[@concept5631]

Wise

[@nightstar5251]

You’re awesome!

[@hasiumcreeper5384]

What I think is funny is Dido's sister Anna's reaction to the suicides: "Dido! Why did you commit suicide??? ...and not include me?"

[@endlessgodyocd8238]

Smh.. your all insane,stop killing everyone!!! Wtfff!!!

[@agungpriambodo1674]

Like celebrities

[@lunaequinox7333]

Anna is me

[@Jm96RoCk]

Also, this is basically Virgil's equivalent of not wanting to do the book report so he just copied the smartest kid in class lol

[@gabrielp9646]

Still better than spending your entire life talking about people like Virgil, instead of doing things or writing your own stuff...

[@mastermelee2543]

Omg OMG That exactly what just happened

[@nmuhlenkamp8163]

I guess, but does it all really matter. I mean they are classics, but really it wouldn’t affect you ongoing life by opposing one over the other. You can’t change what happened, so don’t worry or complain about it. Focus on what you are gonna do to change the world. Just please don’t write another copy of the Odyssey because it is getting old.

[@17-MASY]

11:13 by the way (Virgil rockstar of the burning abyss) is an actual Yu-Gi-Oh card

[@julietf3360]

DANGIT LOGAN (No one gets my references)

[@sixpomegranateseeds6893]

Has anyone ever heard about the time that Virgil's house and property almost got taken away from him, so he had a funeral for a housefly and kept his home? It's hilarious, ingenious, and makes Virgil even more likable.

[@faristasairuv5143]

Tell me more.

[@maritessa]

Tell us more pls

[@cyndrift]

www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/pendle.php

[@mizzpearlgearl]

@@cyndrift amazing read! Thanks!

[@attackchoper97]

The Trojans didn't actually find the horse and just say "Seems Legit", a priest named Laocoon saw it and immediately thought what we all did and said that it was clearly a trap. To prove it he stabbed the horse several times with a spear narrowly missing one of the Greeks inside. The next night two snakes swam in from the sea and fucking murdered him and his two sons before slithering off to the temple of Athena and since snakes are symbols of Athena the trojans were like holy shit this is a monument to Athena and took it inside the city. Athena however favored the Greeks because of the whole golden apple thing and so, she sent the snakes to convince the Trojans that the horse was legit.

[@emmiebunny04]

She also likely preferred the Greeks because Odysseus was a Greek and Athena was his patron god. Its also my personal headcanon that Athena gave him the idea for the horse, and that's another reason why its a monument to Athena

[@joeywaters5559]

He's the one who said: "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes," a.k.a. "I fear the Greeks, even when they bear gifts."

[@ejsmith7626]

Famous statue of this scene.

[@BrowningAstilo]

I verify this is indeed true

[@hamiltonfan3252]

She actually did include that part in Trojan war video

[@I-am-scarybacon]

Did anyone else notice that the pizza box Aeneas was eating out of said "Little Caesars" On it? Man, I love this channel.

[@ShadowTheYoukai]

I did. All the more ironic 'cos I work for them at the moment.

[@eclipsedmoon87]

intriguing. Love ur icon BTW. Bill Cipher is my favorite character from Gravity Falls

[@TheTrainChasingPoet1999]

Red: NO! **kicks Blue** Blue: OHGODNOTTHEFACE! Red: MY video! And you wonder why I subscribed to these two...

[@TheTrainChasingPoet1999]

@Axl117 you and me both, pal.

[@rafaelfigfigueiredo2988]

I love how the Dido' servant looks at Blue stealing the scene

[@Aurea0522]

@Axl117 same dude same

[@henghapchea735]

7:21 7:27*** 7:28

[@boitshepotlhatlosi7788]

These two are perfect

[@alexscarborough8875]

Anybody else really like everybodies hair in theses videos? I find the design to be fun and original.

[@lukevankleef4245]

I know right? Her chibis are adorable!

[@sirknight4981]

I thought the hair was kind of weird but these videos are pretty fun!

[@stellarkat4657]

Alex Scarborough Ikr! I LOVE these desings! 😃

[@lex7693]

Keoh 8 Most people had long(er) hair then

[@Crosshill]

its pretty nice, the big colorful hair blobs makes it pretty easy to immediately tell whos mentioned, without having to juggle just the spoken names in your head

[@MrMarcelong]

8 years on and 'fear not my daughter and/pr auntie' is still my favourite line in pretty much anything

[@missm8067]

So could the table eating thing be called "The Pizza Prophecy"?

[@paxonite-7bd5]

Michaela Bauer 2:29

[@zephyrescarzaga93]

Michaela Bauer YASSSS! 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@aarOuOn]

please promise me you'll never say yas again

[@LJLJ-lj4go]

YASSSSSSSSS

[@agungpriambodo1674]

Yessss

[@momi7915]

How dare nobody notice the brilliant Dionysus and his kazoo. Dionysus needs more a w a re ne ss .

[@whitherwhence]

@Alannah MC 8:48

[@zephaniahofgod1673]

what about Diogenes

[@mastermelee2543]

disney syndrome

[@shootingstar0312]

IKR?!? also why does he have to be so cute!

[@davehoffman4659]

PRESS LIKE TO FUND THE DIONYSUS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

[@izzy1221]

**clears throat** The Prophecy. **SUDDEN LOUD EPIC MUSIC** WHOA IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

[@snipsnip9534]

OOH OOH lemme try! *ahem* The Prophecy. *Off Key Kazoo.* -_-

[@aialaau3927]

You have to say with your gut; like this _The Prophecy_ *METAL GAITAR RIFT* Simple

[@professornope4792]

Aia Laau no, no, no, if you want a really good noise, get a DEEP VOICE. THE PROPHECY *sad choir* I DIDN’T THINK THAT WOULD WORK!

[@admin.slayerenryu]

Let me try *clears throat* The Prophecy *Earth explodes*

[@lillithyukiutacrow2532]

Oh oh my turn *coff hack wese* the profesy *sad trombone* aw dam it

[@garretthochmuth4522]

"known to the Romans as Vulcan, no relation," "This joke was deemed illogical, but necessary" -Red and Spock, 2015

[@samuraipanda85]

So they fulfilled the prophecy by eating pizza? *sick guitar riff ensues*

[@Spark____]

Eat pizza = fulfilling The prophecy (Royal fan fare) Love my band

[@lupus2079]

Pizza was made in Spain.

[@typacsk]

Cowabunga, dudes

[@samuraipanda85]

@@lupus2079 You calling the author who wrote Roman fanfiction a liar?

[@lupus2079]

@@samuraipanda85 no. I call him uninformed.

[@danicajekic1595]

Well yeah of course the Percy Jackson books are complicated, Rick was trying to pull a Hesiod! XD I do love the books though, they’re very well written, the characters are amazing, and the series inspired me to do my own research into the ACTUAL myths.

[@emberj6973]

they did have to leave out the castration and the other not child friendly stuff.

[@Horticarter41]

​@@emberj6973 very true. There is just so MUCH BONING and murder in the myths that it's frankly impressive he was able to tone it down while still churning out some kick ass books at all. Halfbloods Unite my dude.

[@sixpomegranateseeds6893]

Hades has got really good 'THE PROPHECY' hair.

[@r.t.7288]

Hades just has good hair in general

[@andersmith1484]

*guitar riff*

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

@@r.t.7288 thanks

[@turinturambar1688]

“Disguised as a huntress” Stepping on artemis’ territory there hun

[@rezandrarizkyirianto-1933]

**Rome ship passes** -Artemis- Diana

[@elijahblast7548]

Virgil: Hey can I copy your homework Homer: Fine just change a few things so it’s not too obvious Virgil: Ok *Makes* *Aeneid* Homer: I said *don’t* make it obvious

[@GhostBear3067]

Virgil: "How can you tell, you are blind!" Homer: "I was not joking when I said it was OBVIOUS!!"

[@bunnydasnowman]

“The only deity who gets to make life unnecessarily complex for a hero of the Trojan War is ME!” -Neptune

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

Why does the image of Zues playing the guitar seem like the most dad image ever, it fills me with such joy 😂

[@randyedwards3308]

I love the look on Poseidon's face as he looks at the Roman ship changing his name to Neptune

[@nighty7913]

i learned more from this video than i did from studying the aeneid for almost a month in english. so thank you.

[@fleuron9670]

hyacinthoide you should check out "the history of the world I guess" it's amazing

[@laisvilete3948]

!the history of the wolrd i guess is one of the best videosi have ever watched !

[@sirknight4981]

How does that even work? Not to be rude but where you even studying or maybe what I'm trying to say is you should have learned something in that month...

[@looking_arround]

Sir Knight Different people tend to learn differently. The OP may have not learned much at English due to a lack of active engagement in the text, or found it incredibly boring. Trust me, history or English aren't the most fun of subjects. The video, however, uses to the point summaries, coupled with fun little gimmicks and a pleasing storyline to make the tales memorable! :D

[@sirknight4981]

I can understand that but I guess I was kind of confused by them saying they studied it for a month. I love history but for ELA I mainly read informational text, I have read older stuff like The Elements, Herodotus' The Histories, some of the Bible, and a little bit of the Odyssey(which I liked) and I thought they were fine. They were Goodreads if you had a book guide that gave you historical background to them and stuff like that. I enjoyed reading those guides as well because I like learning about historical stuff like time period slang that makes certain wordplay work and references that a person from the time-period would probably get but that are obscure to us.

[@snakewithapen5489]

favorite drawing is hades/pluto playing the electric guitar omg

[@TheSwanqueenAndTheEldricth]

Snake With A Pen same

[@bennyisconfused]

I'm in college right now trying to read the Aeneid and this 100% more helpful than actually reading the Aeneid over and over again, so thanks a crap ton.

[@sirknight4981]

I haven't actually read the Aeneid yet, why do you hate it so much?

[@TomSistermans]

Sir Knight do read it though, and get yourself caught up with Roman history until Augustus. It's undeniably a masterpiece and I'd love to explain why with some examples but that would make a long comment... But I'm willing to defend the work against these 2 Huns 😜

[@MormonBallerina]

The fact that Cassandra keeps popping up in the background of these is so great.

[@fnaf2ventnoise330]

Hades with a guitar is my spirit animal

[@Kongstudios2]

My thoughts exactly 😁!

[@miraclemassacre]

Same

[@rongusta11]

Is his favorite genre metal?

[@firapolemos3879]

well he is the god of riches so precious metals ARE part of his domain.

[@madisyngolab330]

Dionysus with the party horn is my spirit animal

[@lorenzoabrick5188]

Red's rant about Helen was me to my Ancient History teacher a couple days ago... I basiccally went on for a few minutes about how basically every single one of Helen's actions were quite possibly just Aphrodite puppeting her, and the *one time* she's in her right mind, she insults both Paris *and* Aphrodite before banging Paris (Which I interpreted as Aphrodite controling her again)

[@stillwatersrundeep001]

Why are you reading the Iliad in your ancient *_history_* class?

[@silverdeathgamer2907]

@@stillwatersrundeep001 I mean it certainly has been culturally relevant for centuries.

[@stillwatersrundeep001]

@@silverdeathgamer2907 Yeah but what i meant is it's more like historical popular culture, not history itself, and it might be confused by students as being true historical events.

[@addisondrake733]

stillwatersrundeep i’m cofused if the trojen war actially happened if it didnt then i would be wondering that as well. If it did happen i think Helan had more autonomy though getting kidnaped & taken to another land you cant really use that autonomy

[@katbudd1182]

Helen is also pretty sick in the Odyssey when he drugs Telemachus

[@oliviadouglas9474]

"I told you so!" "Shut up Cassandra!!" I died a those moments XD

[@Wren_the_Bird_King]

Olivia Douglas So did she.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Wren Dean Ha! But she didn't. She got axed later.

[@catherinecao4810]

11:41 the epic actually ends on that line. Either Virgil hadn’t decided what was the best way to end it, or he HATED Augustus that much

[@UrMentalHealth]

Didn't he die before ending it properly?

[@aliceinwonderbruh6433]

That's awesome tho for some reason

[@tobiowithnobrim7723]

these are so addictive i can't stop watching im not even studying this stuff lmfao

[@esAmaranta]

i am and now i want to write my essay about this video and not the original LOL

[@MegaFafnir]

"So while the men are engaging in those healthy, sporting and 100% heterosexual activities..." LMAO

[@leonardofranzinribeiro4220]

It ain't gay if they say no homo. XD

[@agungpriambodo1674]

Like the good old days

[@squidy7771]

Red: "Now they're in Italy sort of eating their tables!" Subs: "Not even remotely a table"

[@Great_Olaf5]

You know, I love how Juno is doing everything in her power to mess with Aeneas, because she likes Carthage, despite being the patron goddess 9th the Roman army.

[@ratticusthewinion]

8:49 can we just appreciate how beautiful Hades looks right there?

[@philipsyoutube6111]

Yesssss

[@Lucifer_Nihilum]

@Sofie Gallagher Persephone is to busy drooling over Hades with Maggie to care.

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@Lucifer_Nihilumwho is Maggie?

[@Lucifer_Nihilum]

@@mohammedyousef4005 The OP.

[@mohammedyousef4005]

@@Lucifer_Nihilum what?

[@cyanmageka13]

I died laughing when you kicked him and said "No! my video!

[@mackinleybroussard3422]

King Artemis I feel like, possibly, Artemis would disapprove of your username

[@Liz-di9yg]

Hades is the best version of of playing the prophecy

[@skyes4552]

Nah dionysus hay the best one

[@TheJthedog]

Itty Tendo while I agree Bacchus (guessing we’re suppose to call Them by their Romain names) was fantastic, Pluto (or whatever the official name is because apparently he had 3 Latin-origin names) gets more points of comedy from me for going through the effort of taking his helmet off then casually putting it back on afterward

[@cybermadness2503]

I love how Red depicted Helen as not being pleased at all to see Aphrodite/Venus, seeing as it was *HER* shipping obsession that started the whole mess!!

[@BlueTressym]

TBF, it was largely down to Eris and also that Paris was deciding with his 'other brain'. You could go further back than that and blame Zeus for pissing off Eris in the first place by throwing a massive wedding party for Peleus and Thetis and leaving Eris off the guest list.

[@MissAppolonia]

Wait, if Dido killed herself, and Dante was such a fanboy of Virgil and his work, why is Dido in The Inferno in the Lust Section of hell and not in the suicide forest? Because her reason was love/lust..?

[@walotheman1]

He took pity on her and put her higher up. Dante forgives the sins of love.

[@MissAppolonia]

Good point. At least when the sins are of heteroromantic/-sexual nature... Or Minos is a sexist clotpole.

[@thorn862]

MissAppolonia because as well she was kinda lusty, like the whole rebuilding of Carthage stopped because her and Aeneas were getting it on. All she could go on about was her attraction for Aeneas. She also got hit by cupids arrow stick hard because Venus wanted her to lust after Aeneas so she would gift good guest friendship and not attack him

[@AngryHistorian87]

So Zeus, Apollo and Hades play electric guitars? They should form a band!!!

[@orcatwar9810]

the greek top 3

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

With Dionysus playing a kazoo

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@Clara J Even better: Wyld Deytyez

[@mercury3222]

And maybe they can be a background base in an orchestra (led by Hermes )

[@jnbaker7422]

with Persephone breakdancing in golden apple bling

[@jennymckenzie5304]

The Olympians should be a rock-band, Hades on Lead guitar, Zeus on drums (just for the thunder/loud noises thing), Poseidon on bass, Apollo as the Freddie Mercury style flamboyant frontman, Hera and Athena as the perpetually-exasperated manager/talent wranglers and Persephone as that one super-shy super-fan groupie that Hades falls in love with... I'm gonna write this fanfic now

[@larissac9598]

Could you link it please OP? (Yes ik it's been years but that still sounds like a really cool fic)

[@jennymckenzie5304]

@@larissac9598 oh it's still on my to do list, I'll get it started and get back to you though!

[@larissac9598]

@@jennymckenzie5304 Thank you!

[@ryanmurphy8388]

I'd love to hear it too

[@leiacartier2259]

Give us the title when you’re done omg

[@richardgibson8403]

All Prophecies (and their riffs) [I’m using the Greek names unless if there is no Greek name] 0:42 Zeus (Guitar) 2:29 Zeus [Again] ( [A Different] Guitar) 2:38 America (Freedom) 5:15 Apollo ( [ANOTHER GOD DAMN] Guitar) 6:49 Hermès (Trumpet/Dramatic Sting) 7:08 Aeneas (Choir) 8:49 Hades ( [Zeus’ First] Guitar [But Longer] ) 8:51 Dionysus (Party Horn) 9:40 Aeneas [Pizza] (Dramatic Sting) 11:54 Credits ( [The] Guitar [That Is Continuation Of Hades’ (Guitar) That Is A Continuation Of Zeus’ (Guitar) ] ) Just for fun, here’s a like counter: 2 Likes 👍 Remember to like if you enjoy my DVD scene selection of the prophecies!

[@joshuaanderson9102]

50 now

[@leoryff979]

SO the Aeneid is Virgil writing a fanfic commission!? HOLY CRAP! VIRGIL IS ME!!

[@cassfage2990]

😂

[@lukevankleef4245]

And Virgil later gets featured in Dante's self-insert fanfic, the Devine Comedy! Fanfic-ception!

[@asexualfangirl574]

Leo Ryff Virgil is also TSs anxietys name but that has no relevance at all

[@maddylomas]

But his were readable...

[@ultgeek9275]

You know what's scary? Fanfics might actually be considered as great literary works in the future(they are great, but really?).

[@Magmafrost13]

6:23 just in case nobody else has made the reference "You know the funny thing is I know you're playing me... but you're right"

[@froggyboi5545]

"Fear not for there is a *PROPHECY* " I mean you gotta get hyped to hear it after Zeus pulled that sick guitar rif.

[@OzzieTheHead]

My dude straight-up "adapted" two whole myths musical style. P/S: loved the guitar things

[@JuFated]

"Fear not my daughter and or auntie!' Yeaaaaaa

[@arrayknight9691]

You know, something I realized is that the hero could of just taken his wife with him but nah, the writer decided that there needed to be drama, also fits with what normally happens when Venus plays match maker

[@raf015_2]

Well Creusa got lost in the havoc which is something totally realistic if you consider the situation in which they were. It's not like Aeneas could easely turn around to check on her every step of the way since he had to carry his father on his shoulders. And Ascanius was just a baby, he was probably scared enough not to notice his mum was no longer behind him

[@blue-eyedfangirl8760]

good god, if the Aenid is a fan fiction then the divine comedy is a self-insertion fan fiction of a fan fiction of Greek mythology fan-fic-ception

[@AyubuKK]

blue-eyed fangirl 😂 The ultimate fan-fic-ception

[@agungpriambodo1674]

so the Divine Comedy is a fan fiction squared

[@nathanaelwaters2509]

One thing I really appreciate about the percy Jackson series are the parallels to the greek and roman myths. At first I was kind of annoyed at how easily manipulated the monsters were but then I remembered they were that easy to trick in the old storys and it was being faithful to its source and I actually really liked it after I realized that

[@tallulahlu801]

Please do a full version of the Aeneid! Dido is easily one of my favourite characters. How could you miss out the part where the tables are turned in the underworld and Dido just gives Aeneas the silent treatment while he is begging for her to then to fall into the arms of her dead husband while Aeneas is watching! One of the best scenes in literature

[@o_o1670]

1:46 Percy Jackson fandom: dies

[@asht0ngray]

really tho!

[@ЗояКалайджиева]

I am glad Red hasn't read the other uncle Rick books and series. I don't want to hear how she talks shits about Alex or Magnus.

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

Honestly..... As a fan of the books but someone who also has adhd and no memory for names..... I kinda agree lol

[@ЗояКалайджиева]

@@lemmetalkaboutthis Well, for some people they may be kinda cofusing, but that doesn't make them stupid or less good.

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

@@ЗояКалайджиева I meant no offense - plus, Red actually likes the books as far as I know? It's just a throw away line. I mean - I also really like them. But, like, you don't have to love every little piece of something to be able to enjoy it, you know? Of course they aren't stupid, just a bit... Uh.... Hard to follow sometimes if you have a bad memory for names, you know?

[@Jellied_Slime_Games]

Basically: this was written by Dante's senpei Also: red is talking about heros of olimpus. She enjoyed the pjo series but the hoo series is just plain confusing...

[@philipsyoutube6111]

True

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

So true

[@nickhurst5985]

yeah my brain short circuited a few times when reading those books

[@bagesys7227]

I didn't find those books hard to follow at all

[@MC_3099]

It took me like 3 months to read SoN and thing with Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix

[@imwatchinstuff]

My only guess for why it's "Hermes" and not "Mercurius" is that Hermes only takes up two syllables and Dactyllic Hexameter (the meter Aeneid is written in) is kinda strict. Mercurius would take up way too many syllables.

[@dravellin]

omfg I swear I lmao when she was all "NO! My video "

[@icecakepop3855]

Me too

[@peronaalexysjuliannep.526]

Veronica Wilson Couldn't resist it if I could

[@Canadamus_Prime]

"Oh god, not the face!"

[@y2killian]

Can you please stick to using these animations? This is WAY better than movie clips

[@Nice__vibes]

Yes, please do

[@mundanespecter4970]

Well she might buy superglue...

[@asexualfangirl574]

Killian Hackenschmidt animating hurts

[@popalupa4844]

"100% heterosexual activities" I mean, you're not wrong. It is a bit strange that a bunch of guys are showing off their athletic abilities to each other while naked.

[@U.Inferno]

Cultural Perspective. Just like how kidnaping your soon-to-be SO was A-OK to the Greek/Romans, so was racing naked. In fact, doing such feats naked were actually easier as spandex was not invented for a couple thousand years and the clothing wouldn't produce drag.

[@somebodycooliguess1597]

Popalupa so basically the ancient olympics

[@petermendez7654]

And Achillies and Patroclus being "hetero-death-partners" XD

[@Nethan2000]

@U1timate1nferno Now every close friendship between two men is suspected to be gay. Frodo and Sam anyone?

[@Starchild719]

sometimes whilst drenched in olive oil, no less

[@julianparsons3027]

9:43 ...I love how you surreptitiously show your work by letting the audience know there was another canonical version of Aphrodite/Venus from way back in the Theogony.

[@fantasy873]

Hades rocking out may just be the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life! That and him in battle armor!

[@Freakingtacos]

I freaking love your videos! Do you do all your own scripting, cartooning, audio production and editing? If so... dang.

[@damienjarlen179]

Hey! I think there's a key factor that you forgot about Virgil making the Aeneid. It's widely hypothesized that The Aeneid as we know it now is actually a rough draft of what Virgil wanted. When Virgil died, he had ordered that his draft of the Aeneid be destroyed. As we know now, this final wish was utterly ignored by Augustus Caesar.

[@damienjarlen179]

WD Vinco Actually, if we want to go WAAAAAAAAAAY further back, it's techincally Peleus and Thetis' fault. Why, you ask? They didn't invite Eris to their wedding. Of course it seemed smart at the time, what with her being the personification of discord and all that, but refusing to invite Eris is exactly what provoked her into crashing the party in the first place! Remember how in Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent cursed Aurora because she wasn't invited to her christening, while the other fairies were? It's the same deal here.

[@damienjarlen179]

WD Vinco True, true. I hadn't read any of the myths that stated who refused to invite Eris. So, I guess I just assumed it was the newlyweds in charge of the guest book.

[@BadWolfRT]

Well, I don't think letting Aphrodite off scott free is fair. I mean, she kidnapped a chick and started this whole thing because she wanted an apple which stated what everybody pretty much knew already. Like, she could've just been like; 'Yo Paris, if you vote for me, imma give you the most beautiful UNmarried chick in the world, 'kay?' Would've solved a lot of issues.

[@brianaschmidt910]

I think that what we're all forgetting is... Greeks and Romans were f***ed up. in most every way. and their gods were just bad. I mean... as the goddess of wisdom, you'd think that the goddess Athena would have something better to do than get in competition with the other two over an apple, and Hera (I can kinda understand that bit) and Aphrodite were the only two who had a legitimate reason to participate. and actually as it was a wedding gift, the Apple should have gone to the bride. But as the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite should get the apple, and Hera needs the apple because if Zeus sees that she has the apple then that means that she's the most beautiful woman and he need never cheat again. which I never got, cause if she was hot enough, why would he stray? why not stay and have a bunch of lovely godbabies? or maybe only Demeter, her daughter Persphone, and Thanatos are actually beautiful? or maybe it's because Zeus is the only one Kronos never ate, and the rest had their features slowly digested away, after all, Hestia (first born, first eaten) was regurgitated as nothing but a single flame. so maybe she's actually hideous and that's why Zeus strays so much?

[@andromeda331]

This is so hilarious! Love the Prophecy with the various men and Gods with a electric guitar and the "Sounds familiar" Well it should. Loved Blue showing up and Red kicking him out.

[@Rum-Runner]

4:00 Also important to note is that Athena is also mythologically associated with horses. She is credited with teaching humanity how to tame the horse, as well as inventing both the bridle and the chariot. For this, she was even referred to as “Athena Hippia,” translated as “Athena of the Horses.” I just felt that you missed out on the most important detail that associates Athena with horses.

[@RichyArg]

2:17 "Dad &/or nephew!" yup, greco-roman gods in a nutshell

[@belletsai4823]

I really like your video！however, there's something I want to say about the part of Aphrodite being a matchmaker. Actually Aphrodite made sure of Dido falling in love with Aeneas was to guarantee his safety in Carthage( since the queen favored him, no one would dare to harm him, right?) , and she also made sure that Aeneas would never really love her the way that she loved him. So basically he liked her and accepted all her goods happily, but when it's time for him to leave, he would still leave her. So... yeah, Aphrodite wasn't totally stupid XD and not to mention, poor Dido (sigh Anyway, other than that, I totally love the way you narrate！(especially the series that you drew, thumbs up)

[@the_gork]

I have laughed at “The Prophecy” more times than I have watching some legit blockbuster comedy movies

[@Navesblue]

10:05 I can't believe you somehow managed to incorporate a goddamned Pokémon reference into an ancient Greco-Roman classic somehow. Bravo on you. You have my respect.

[@polinaignatenkova3634]

8:47 This is why Hades is AWESOME

[@ConnorStoehrD]

*Pluto

[@Accipicorvidae]

Aeolus is actually the “Master of the Winds.” That’s probs why he had a bag full of magic air

[@EnderIzzy124]

I'm gonna need some more of that electric guitar star spangled banner. Yeah. Take your time on that.

[@ariesbrightstar3867]

1:36:Aeoles probably knows that when a goddess says:"I'll give you a sexy nymph wife"she probably means"I'll steal her from a powerful kingdom and spark a ten year war that's gonna end in bloodshed".Dude doesn't wanna risk it. Smart Guy.

[@thestufffan4764]

Red, become my history teacher

[@jaxson9647]

I wish she was mine

[@onyx7332]

ignore blue with a knife at your window.

[@mizzpearlgearl]

Maybe become my literature teacher? Also end every class with a relevant song!

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Virgil: The original Fanfic Writer!

[@enricopozon9861]

Yep. The original.

[@JWeb66]

Who here loves all the gods prophecy rifts?

[@AngryHistorian87]

Yup

[@ilkkarautio2449]

I just love it that you and your brother have a shared channel, its so wholesome. 😃 Love your videos. 👍

[@sflaningam7680]

Augustus: Virgil, o most poetic of my dudes, I commission thee to write an epic that will make me look cool, with jetpacks and a monster fight!

[@xavierreichel8254]

*My teacher would like you to point out that Aeneas did ***_not found Rome._** He founded a settlement near where Rome is located now that later was amalgamated into the growing Rome.* Edit: Oh wait, you kind of pointed this out when you mentioned Romulus and Remus, but people in the comments still need to know.

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

Xavier Reichel Well, yes but his descendants were Romulus and Remus and he was credited with bringing their ancestors to Italy.

[@Crosshill]

when we were being introduced to the Aeneid i eventually remembered that brief faint story of romulus and remus and was confused because i thought that meant two different origin stories, and the teacher didnt mention that they were related like this. im glad to have gotten that cleared up, i suppose its a good idea to do some precursory research before getting into it

[@ZoanBlade90]

4:10 (Cut to Aries at a bar, four kegs of high grade wine in, his head on a desk; yammering about his mother issues.)

[@superevilscientistgamer5939]

And Dionysus wiping a glass and pretending to listen

[@tomekkijak6701]

At 8:23 there is a stock image of a applauding crowd I recognize that stage because I used to work backstage for a local hight school theater class