The Horse and The Infant | Epic: the musical Animatic (FLASH WARNING)

my original plan was to only make an animatic of the part where Odysseus is telling everyone the plan (Diomedes will lead the charge...), but when I finished that I got too excited to do the rest of the song, so here we are lol
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The Horse and The Infant | Epic: the musical Animatic
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[@gigi2820]

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[@monokuma7746]

You must love coffee ☕

[@Chaos_lotus]

Cow-fee

[@jaysnow4248]

Still watching in 2024

[@HanzoToo]

U must love coffee. oh wait sorry u mustt love Ko-fee or co-fi

[@bcfb21]

“Sir I think the horse is singing” “I ThInK tHe HoRsE iS sInGiNg do you hear how stupid you are soldier?”

[@divineclaypuppet7460]

"Gods dammit, we already have someone that tells stupidities, where's Cassandre now?"

[@Skipston55]

"Yeah, shut up Cassandra!"

[@schwaben4120]

"No, Cassandra, horses don't 💅🏻slay💅🏻"

[@annablaze4577]

Do we need to put you in the cellar again

[@Malygosblues]

Lmao Cassandra just dooming Troy because she points out the horse has a full on chant chorus going

[@i_do_stuff_ig]

The gods telling someone to kill a child and then cursing them for it is such a Greek gods thing to do

[@saramelchiorri6658]

And they will also curse you if your didn't kill him. There's no winning with these gods

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

Lmao real

[@aliceinwonderbruh6433]

Fr

[@sonofcronos7831]

Zeus was not the one to tell Odysseus to do that. And every god in ancient mythologies, including the israelite God, where like that, demanding gruesome things, the greek gods where not the only ones.

[@RayGainbows]

The Greek gods are in this content. We don't need to compare all the gods in existance to enjoy and talk about them. @@sonofcronos7831

[@nowayjose1870]

I really like your choice to depict the child as a monstrous, beast-like thing when he grows up. Like Odysseus is trying to dehumanize him to justify murdering him....

[@danielsierragallardo8868]

I mean, was kinda right​@Princessallstar365

[@RayGainbows]

Its also cool because the later line "when does a man become a monster" makes me think of Hectors son too. not only Odysseus.

[@filiptrajkovski2198]

I always interpreted it as Odysseus asking hinself if this child will truly be his undoing if he grows up Like no matter what he does he will find kut and kill everyonenhe loves , sort of a way to talk himself up to doing the unthinkable ​@@RayGainbows

[@jameskurth3560]

Good point. As Zeus says, the other gods won't let him not become the avenger of troy. Eventually it will happen. ​@@RayGainbows

[@Samyueru328]

I absolutely will always love the double meaning behind "A foe who won't run, unlike anyone you have faced before." and how it foreshadows in a way that Odysseus has to kill an infant.

[@JabamiLain]

I don't trust a word that comes out of that excuse of a king, father and husband. Look at how he approaches Odysseus, the inconsistency... And then, there's the fact he can't force his subjects to accept Troy fell. It's like Kratos said: "Gods are petty and pathetic. And your rule is weak.".

[@venuasaur560]

​@@JabamiLain what do you mean previous song

[@JabamiLain]

​@@venuasaur560 I fixed the comment.

[@kairipendragon7754]

It can also be foresight for the cyclops. It couldn't fight back but when Athena told him to finish it he let his humanity kick in and said no which was a stab to the will of the gods since he forgets she is a god. And because of his mercy he had to deal with Poseidon who became an avenger because of his son's cries.

[@jaxparrow87]

And the fact Odysseus was most likely thinking about a powerful warrior and definitely not a baby hits hard 😭

[@pink_parade2900]

Massive respect to anyone who can fit “Telemachus” into a song.

[@keenaoran5294]

Lol agreed prompts to them

[@no-oq2ho]

And he did it twice

[@Oh_well629]

1 k likes and only 2 replies? Let me help and yeah this animatic is awesome, I can't wait till the circe and underworld sagas come out

[@doomsanity9689]

You brought my awareness to the little baby, so I appreciate you acknowledge his sweet, new life… l

[@Soup_Lolol]

Homer💀

[@Les303]

Zeus saying “this is the will of the gods” is the ultimate gaslighting moment

[@creeperkun4040]

I don't really think so. If he'd let the son life, the gods who supported troy would definitly convince the child to revenge his family. It might not be Zeus will, but it's still the will of other gods.

[@locusta-bw2vd]

Zeus didn't participate in this at all. He was neutral during the Trojan War and he didn't allow the other gods participate either. They did in secret and after Aphrodite was injured by Diomedes, Zeus made them all retire from the war.

[@prestonstanley7736]

@@locusta-bw2vd But, it seems that no matter what Odysseus tries to say he could do to not kill the child, Zeus counters. What tips me off is the two lines; “The Gods will make him know.” And “This is the will of the Gods.” It seems he could let Odysseus do this, but Zeus wants the child dead.

[@locusta-bw2vd]

@@prestonstanley7736 It wasn't the will of the gods in the original myth. The gods who supported Greek victory over Troy cursed the Greeks to have a difficult way back home because they broke the rules. They did not respect the temples as refugee shelters, they dragged out women and children who had sought shelter in the temples, they raped and killed (rape of Cassandra, murder of Astyanax). And they got punished for it.

[@yoavshamir9055]

​@@prestonstanley7736thing is Zeus is not an omnipotent, omniscient god. Some of the gods supported Troy, others did Greece. Zeus is neutral. And he cant truly prevent some of the gods from doing what he warns from, as they will do it in secret whatever he says

[@arcanegamer2723]

"um sir the giant wooden horse is singing about how to take over the city," some random trojan solder to his commander.

[@apollotheoffical]

The Commander “the hades you on about go go in the lying conner with Cassandra"

[@lilamurilega9583]

na it was probably aeneas 💀💀💀

[@drawingdoritu]

@@lilamurilega9583he’s a fucking snitch

[@Dragonlover553]

Landon and his sons literally died for saying that.

[@Lauryn-wf9dw]

​@@apollotheoffical"yes sir...:(" the soldier said sadly as he then walked over and sat down pitifully beside Cassandra.

[@kikio0529]

Neo being a psycho covered in blood...that made the name finally click. It's Neoptolemus. Loved the dynamics of that rap. and the whisp that's the vision

[@Meronim]

Same! It took me awhile though 😅

[@nosleepnostory2076]

Same 🙈

[@ayanda4232]

As someone who's just finished the song of Achilles I'm loving the sing even more

[@ilikedinosaurs392]

What did Neoptolemus do?

[@queenmaeve2861]

​@ilikedinosaurs392 He is the son of Achilles, who was also known as Pyrrhus, meaning "Red". He was brought to fight in the Trojan War by Odysseus because the prophecy said they could only win with poisonous arrows of Heracles, the stealing the Palladium and bringing teen Neo to the war. Edit: clicked too early LOL. Here is the rest: Neo took after his father, and in some sources was said to be hella brutal of a killer, killing at least 5 big names in the war and rumored to be ruthless. But there are some sources where he carries out killing someone, making sure to kill them painlessly.

[@Zephirite.]

Imagine you’re a sleeping Trojan and you get woken by some Greek belting his heart out inside a wooden horse. I guess the acoustics must be good.

[@templin7]

"Hey, does anyone else here the horse singing?" "Why would a horse be singing, you dolt? Go back to sleep." *At happens* "I told there was someone in that horse!"

[@lysfranc8782]

To be fair, they all party so hard that the Trojans were all drunk out their minds… so a singing wooden horse isn’t too much 😂

[@Tank175]

"The blood on your hands is something you won't lose All you can choose is whose" That hit hard

[@afellowpotato]

I'm just replying so you can see how much likes you got

[@Tank175]

@🥔 A Fellow Potato 🥔 Jesus thats the nicest thing a random stranger did to me! I can't believe it got so many likes

[@GodzillaInHellforbeingHIM]

Yeah it's a good comment man

[@afellowpotato]

@Alexander it is my duty as a Fellow Potato. Join me and the potatoes and together we can rule the galaxy as potato and potato

[@jrgoriginal569]

@@afellowpotato This is the way

[@HyacinthFlowers]

Odysesus: Having a crisis The baby: Vibing

[@YaLo525]

you can't convince me that they just didnt want him to do it for their entertainment cause, "The gods will make him know" is crazy

[@Gioppdumister]

Not really. The gods who supported Troy coming to the boy and saying “hey you wanna kill the man who killed your daddy?” is entirely within the realm of possibility. Most of the gods did pick a side and some did actively participate in the war after all.

[@tktsunami6236]

I think it depends on how you raise the kid. The Gods will tell him, well than I tell him myself you dumbass. I will love and cherish him and tell him that I chose to raise him instead of giving in to a god's will. That I love him and that I'm sorry that his biological parents had been in a war with us and how desperate every soldier is to protect their home. That I see him as my son even if he had different parent. If he was raised by love why should he avenge a father he can't even remember? Hell, I'll raise him to chose for himself and not because some gods tell him something he already knows I raise my middlefinger to Zeus because he clearly has no understanding how LOVE works. The man who sleeps with every beautiful woman regardless how she feels can 't tell me that the way of raising a child of love can make an enemy Love, information, no secrets and just symphaty are the keys. And to be fair, for the gods it will be a bad tale but for humans? I would live for that. But well Odysseus tried at least with the idea but didn't believe enough in it. PS: "The blood on your hands is something you won't lose. All you can choose is whose" Zeus, I bleed every month with pain don't come me with this info. Because Iwill chose yours. And throw a party with Hades for trying lol

[@bluesnake4626]

@@tktsunami6236While that's possible, knowing Greek tragedy rules it would have never ended well.

[@Nightmareannimations]

Tbh, yeah. Even if he chose Odysseus, he'd probably get offed by some avenging Troy soldier for betraying his blood father or smth

[@901chimera]

What I think is very ironic is that Odysseus offered to raise him as his own (valid plan imo) but Zeus said the gods would "make him know". So the gods would inform the child of everything probably just to fulfill thw prophecy. Cause they're mostly divine garbage bins with bad temperments.

[@flamenami]

The gods were split during the Trojan War. Those on the Troy side would have wanted vengeance for Troy.

[@901chimera]

@@flamenami true true true

[@AreesDaOG]

​@@flamenami I feel like they got angrier since Odysseus did kill him

[@flamenami]

@@AreesDaOG yes but they couldn’t act directly since Zeus forbade direct intervention in the war (even though some of em broke the rules)

[@Soli_strawberry]

You know it hits differrent when odysseus is telling the soldiers to fight so they can see their families agian and realizing they never get to.😢

[@James--Parker]

Some of them do. Keep in mind 99% of them aren't from Ithica. 1000 ships sailed to Troy of 12 of which were from Ithica. It's why you never see the named soldiers in this song again. They're sailing to different parts of Greece.

[@Soli_strawberry]

​@James--Parker oh ok thanks for explaining😅.This makes me feel way more relieved!

[@Random_Kelsey]

I'm just going to focus on how adorably cute and hilarious little Ajax is, otherwise I'll just be bawling 😭🤣

[@SIMPLY_GJ]

imma bout to end thus mans whole career..... did you know that Little Ajax dies too-

[@Random_Kelsey]

@@SIMPLY_GJ I mean, I'm aware Odysseus is the only one who survives back home sooo... 😄

[@SIMPLY_GJ]

@@Random_Kelsey Little Ajax no more-

[@dealmakerdreamtaker5257]

@@SIMPLY_GJ yours simply not going to get em to ball g just accept the gamer over screen

[@blake3631]

@@Random_Kelsey menelaus does as well!, he and Helen actually have a happy ending

[@strawberbeee]

THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THIS IS ASTOUNDING. The feeling you can see in Odysseus, Zeus being in the clouds, the preview when Odysseus is assigning jobs to his men...wow. I'm always so impressed by your work but this..holy hell. Another beautiful production gigi.

[@amynguyen527]

Having a fire in a wooden horse though might have been an oversight 😝

[@Epic_Halfblood]

@@amynguyen527 I was thinking that 😂

[@kpsmorera]

Every time I hear Zeus say: “This is the will of the Gods…” I remember the words of Pathos Verdes III: “Once a faithful servant of the cruel and uncaring gods…” Also, how Odysseus steps back in sheer horror at 3:03 when Zeus tells him: “if you don’t end him now, you will have no one left to save…”

[@dull_demon4717]

the "Cruel and uncaring gods" hits harder after "I'll make sure his past is never know" is followed by "The gods will make him know"

[@fernandonava6693]

This is why I am Christian. Why the heck would you follow someone who's rooting against you?

[@idkwtcm984]

@@fernandonava6693I mean, the Christian God’s record isn’t spotlessly clean either.

[@vicky_thegiantpossum]

For me it's a kind of equality: Zeus lets Odysseus choose his destiny by telling him information. The choice is then in his hands. It will be the same for Astyanax (the baby) if he grows up. I don't know if I can express my thoughts well but in my head this situation makes sense. The gods see what could happen and have the habit of intervening all the time in human affairs...

[@chongwillson972]

@@fernandonava6693 didn't like the Old Testament, if you were born with unmarried parents you go to hell no matter what and so will your children too?

[@theboundlesshumanspirit7457]

Diomedes leading the army while Agamemnon flanks around is surprisingly accurate to the Iliad lmao

[@cephalonsark1530]

Diomedes is a badass in the Iliad. Love that guy.

[@metarcee2483]

I had the Iliad as assigned reading in ninth grade, and I really liked it. I had to write an essay on a topic in it after reading, and I wrote about the weapons used. After that, my English teacher made me pick from a set of prompts.

[@ilikedinosaurs392]

@@metarcee2483 lmao

[@metarcee2483]

@@ilikedinosaurs392 she was very glad she did that when we covered Pride and Prejudice, which I described as "regency Kardashians." That essay ended up being an attempt to figure out why Elizabeth and Darcy ended up liking each other.

[@SingingSealRiana]

​@@metarcee2483 . . .hate to Break IT to you, but pride and prejudice IS nothing Like regency kardashians . . .AS someone WHO hates 99.99 procent of all romance this IS one of very few intelligent and reasonable approaches to romance and belivable misunderstandings

[@red4679]

Please I am OBSESSED with the way you handled 1:47 because this actually shows why Odysseus would say 'WHO was that?' instead of 'WHAT was that?'

[@Cbell14-]

I’m also in love with that part😂 this whole video is perfectly made❤ I honestly think that if they make an animated version of this musical, this person should be put in charge of it. Cuz I would watch it many many many times

[@sarram143]

SO MANY THINGS! You actually put the Trojan horse You forshadowed what the characters would do during the battle The EXPRESSIONS are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! The Penelope and Telemachus flashback was expertly done (Penelope looks GORGEOUS!) All the details like Odysseus blowing out the torch and twirling his sword in anticipation were so cool! You actually included a battle scene ZEUS first in the clouds and then in his signature animal the eagle watching from the window The EXPRESSIONS on baby Astyanax are so CUTE Odysseus' internal conflict was done really well. Zeus fading away at the end of the song along with his voice The ANIMATION in general was so SMOOTH This entire thing was absolute FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Earned my sub in anticipation for more Epic

[@magwyn-ri7mj]

I couldn't have said it better! So well done!!! 🤘🏻

[@StellarMoo97]

120% agree this is my favorite animation done so far! It's being saved! I listen to these songs a lot while playing assassin's creed odyssey

[@akumasstorytime3910]

I mean if I had a wife that looks like Penelope I too would do everything to get back.

[@adeleaslan8182]

Obsessed with how you had Odysseus take his helmet off to look at Asyntax , when in the Iliad he didn't recognize his dad Hector because of his helmet

[@NoName-in3sx]

knowing what the myths already had, i actually teared up when seeing little Astyanax he was just a little boy

[@Zephirite.]

That vision scene leading to the infant was EXACTLY as I imagined it; the aspiration of grown-up Asyntax striking Odysseus, the eagle leading to the vision of Zeus with a cloudy beard, Odysseus walking down a dark hallway as mist leads him to the room, an EPIC panning shot as Odysseus proposes ways to spare the kid, Zeus disappearing so Odysseus can’t argue with him-INCREDIBLE. I was gonna do an animatic for it, but now I may not have to.

[@riverpubby]

EYO YOU DIDNT HAVE TO MAKE HECTOR'S SON SO BABY MODE LIKE, IT REALLY SHOVES IT IN YOUR FACE THAT THIS IS JUST A *CHILD* THAT ODYSSEUS IS BEING TOLD TO KILL 10/10

[@DennisPragerIsGodUWU]

My sister is into Epic and whenever we were on the road she explained this song to me. This song is now stuck in my head as "The Baby Murder Song"

[@AmbyrRavyn]

Nah that's the next one

[@fernandonava6693]

Don't spoil him!!!

[@pandemonium2536]

The trojans hearing an amazing ballad begin from inside the wooden horse: 👁️👄👁️

[@VintKnight]

AHHHHH this was so good, fucking love the way you portray Odysseus's turmoil and the way you drew Astyanax grown up not as looking like a human, but like a monster which ngl would fit "when does a man become a monster" part in Just a Man

[@joshuawilson8804]

What's interesting about the song and prophecy is that Ancient Greeks believed one cannot prevent fate. Meaning that Odysseus can't change what will happen to him... But also like the Ancient Greeks they would argue different meanings of the stories. Hence why Library Alexandria had a ton of commentary of the meaning Illiad. Since we don't know what happens after Odysseus gets home... We may not know which version of Odysseus action will be in indulging or turning away, because this is the Musical interpretation of the story. And things often have been reframed. But that's my two cents.

[@renamami]

I believe that one ending says that Odysseus is killed by the son he had with Circe, so in a way he was killed by his kid. It just wasn't Astyanax

[@joshuawilson8804]

​@@renamami Interesting, actually never heard of that ending. And looking it up it appears Odysseus dies like a chump about cattle. And in another I looked up he died of old age. I was more pointing out the story changes with each new author. Story beats stay the same but some myths (and plays) change wildly. I know in the next song, to me at least, it is unclear if he goes through with it or not. And we might not know unless its performed on stage, or kept vague for interpretation.

[@hannadobynes2635]

"The blood on your hands is something you won't lose all you have to choose is whose" ... damn Zeus

[@imaginedrawing6336]

Oh my god, I’m so glad you’re doing this song! Odysseus’s inner turmoil is such a bop

[@felix.dagenais]

Might be completely off the mark, but was Odysseus removing his helmet in front of Astyanax intended as a parallel to Iliad book 6? Hector removes his helmet in front of Astyanax, both because it’s scares him and to symbolise Hector’s duality: there is Hector the warrior and Hector the family man. In having Odysseus do the same, alongside the lyrics that emphasise his paternal instincts, it could be read as a deliberate comparison of the two. This idea is kind of furthered by Odysseus’ motivation for killing Astyanax: to protect his family, which was Hector’s entire motivation for fighting in the Iliad. There is also the brilliant irony of Odysseus ending what Hector fought so hard to save in order to protect his own wife and son. I think all this proves is that Classics A Level morphed my brain and the damage is permanent

[@SingingSealRiana]

But also the contrast, in the end, Hector Always Chose Honor and pride over His family

[@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7]

AUGH THAT WAS MY FAVOURITE BOOK OF THE ILIAD 😭

[@tyrain9846]

The camera sweeping around him during "I can raise him as my own" is SOOO incredible. Absolutely gave me chills. But I love everything about this. The way you use the light at the beginning. That you zoom out to the horse's eye during "slay" is so cool, so menacing. Love how you depict all the different tasks he gives everyone. And oh my oh my how beautiful is Penelope? I mean I'm obsessed with your Ody as well! Aaahhh just love it!

[@Anonymous-ng4wc]

2:50 THIS IS THE SON OF NONE OTHER THAN TROY’S VERY OWN PRINCE HECTOR 😫 😫 😫

[@nevoth815]

Am I the only one who had to look up Diomedes and then question how he doesn’t have specific stories about him? The man wounded two gods and Zeus stepped in banning gods from appearing on the battlefield anymore.

[@galantina4086]

He probably once did, but most of the epics have not been recovered and likely never will in a state where we can properly understand their stories.

[@nevoth815]

@@galantina4086 that’s fair. Just caught me off guard, because from what we know about him currently, he’d be great for tv, movies, games, etc.

[@galantina4086]

@@nevoth815 yes that’s true, it’s unfortunate we don’t know more about him and how he was presented in the epics.

[@red4679]

OH MY GODS GIGI that sequence from 0:36 to 0:52 was absolute PERFECTION! I can not stop rewatching it!

[@milleypana]

Same I've been watching it non stop im obssesed

[@ritajitpal3323]

That part's got me hooked really... The camera movement, angles like it's a masterpiece

[@kae_ae]

Yeah right the part was soo good

[@rustyshackle8000]

You were able to breathe so much character and epth into Odysseus, alongside the phenomenal song. Odysseus has always been my favorite Greek hero, and you've only cemented that. I wouldn't say it's a problem per say, but a lot of Greek myths rarely really went into the psychology of the characters. We never see how the war effected Odysseus, or how the loss of his men did, but this depicts him as a genuine intelligent, promising man corrupted and led astray by the whims of selfish, destructive gods and their petty disputes.

[@santinocusumano8814]

I would recommend Hades town

[@reader121]

0:50 oh.. the son of Achilles

[@San-san6499]

Achilles was a beast because of revenge for his lover Imagine what his son is gonna do in revenge for his dad

[@MellyNirvana]

Frrrr,anyway ive Just finish ed the Song of Achiiles,DONT MAKE ME CRY AGAIN​@@San-san6499

[@Nio-u9h]

@@San-san6499by lover do u mean the guy who shared his tent….yea they were def lovers

[@nicestpancake]

My favourite part about these animatics is that Penelope always looks different and yet she's always the most beautiful woman I've ever seen

[@gamerane06yt]

I love the way you show emotion and i love how you portray Odysseus begging to Zeus to have him do anything else but kill this child. You can see how he doesn't want to do it and the way his emotion is portrayed is beautiful. I love how he throws his sword and gets on his knees while trying to give other choices instead of killing him. He really doesn't want to hurt the boy. Zeus is telling him what will happen who will get hurt but Odysseus still has refusal in his eyes. Zeus is telling him that the people he cares most for will get hirt but Odysseus cares so much he can't bring himself to do it. He has to make a choice.

[@kingofthemultiverseforever893]

Little Ajax has me rolling on the floor. There’s Teucer really concentrated and then lesser Ajax pops up with not a single thought behind those eyes. I also love how we all agree he’s some small child, despite knowing the opposite is the case 😂

[@karararara8806]

Okay, i love it. The camera mouvement when Odysseus try to negociate with Zeus ("i will raise him as my own") is PERFECT. So dramatic, really feel the whole tragedy of this moment. Great job I love your work !!

[@oc.entity1287]

I never imagined the infant to have hair, or as much as you gave it. And the eyes!! He looked so innocent and curious, like a baby would! Idk how but it really punched me in the gut because the child really LOOKED like a human instead of a red potato

[@dormishaeli]

This, this is just so incredible! One of the things I like most about seeing the different animatics to these songs is the different approach each one takes: The preparations inside of the horse, Zeus being in the clouds\the clouds and the mist leading Odysseus, and something about the fact Astyanax being awake and looking at him - just made it so much more devastating! This is so good!

[@m.a.9648]

no because this is by far the best iteration of this song!!! the horse?? zeus in the clouds??? ody knocking down the door and realizing it's a baby?? MWAH PERFECTION

[@Garanseho]

Diomedes jumping out of the Trojan horse gives me chills! Fantastic job!

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

Diomedes was such an absolute legend, nearly killed Aphrodite son by throwing a boulder at him and ever attacked Aphrodite herself when she came to rescue her boy.

[@cephalonsark1530]

@@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosine's always been my favorite greek hero. Love that guy.

[@ChibiUsaaaa]

I don’t know why but the line “Neo, avenge your father, kill the brother’s of Hector.” Made me feel something especially after just rereading Song of Achilles 😭

[@vansdump]

Hey! This is the first time I've clicked on anything related to EPIC the musical, I don't know what it's about (except that it has to do with Greek myths) but this animatic has had me crying for the past 5 minutes. I was watching it for the very first time, and at first I was so excited because "omg, the trojan war!!!" and odysseus was hyping everybody up and i was like "omg !!! this is so fun!!!!" but then the what do you fight for // penelope // thelemacus part came on and I started tearing up and getting goosebumps, and by the time the song ended I was full-on bawling!! So, yeah. I just wanted to let you know that I think your work is so incredible!! Even without context your work got real emotions out of me haha

[@JabamiLain]

It's the musical version of the "Odyssey".

[@HanaLu795]

Nah! How dare you make Astyanax that cute!!! It only makes it hurt more! 😭 But seriously, I love this! You truly brought the entire song to life.

[@abzhz101handle9]

Another moment that just makes this more of a gutpunch is if you know *why* Odysseus is here in the first place. It is... Kinda his own fault, as during the original marriage of Hellen, he was the one who suggested the vow that if someone basically went against this marriage every other suitor would have to go to war to get her back to her husband (he did this to Hellen's father so that Odysseus could get an in on Penelope). However... He tried to dodge the vow. He pretended to be insane. I think it was something like sowing salt in an already barren field. Agememnon responds by threatening Telemecus, which has Odysseus drop the act and gets him forced into this war. *He's here because someone threatened his infant son*. And as we do get a nice visual from gigi... Even if intellectually he knows that Telemecus is now a boy of about eleven or twelve, the last time he saw him, held him, knew him was *as an infant*.

[@HenryCutler-yr8fc]

Agamemnon flanking the guards is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, the way he just barrels into them is incredible. And of course Little Ajax is hilarious as well.

[@user-PersephoneCore]

The disgust in his face at 3:07 is just so realistic ;-: The horror he felt at being told he needed to kill a child.

[@aliksenalong]

3:44 It seems to me that the female voice singing along with Zeus belongs to Athena. Could this be a reference to a line from a deleted song This is the way?

[@DarkPagan]

i love how they say little ajax but im pretty confident that dude was huge lol

[@brookedickson4118]

There were two Ajax’s, and I think the big one’s a little bit dead by this point.

[@DarkPagan]

Was there fuck I don't remember that little one at all

[@alibabba243]

1:40 the last time someone tried to climb the wall it didn't end well

[@alibabba243]

@patroclies yes, from the Song of Achilles 🥲

[@JackyHunter]

This is amazing! I especially love the moment at 1:45 - I've always wondered what might happen in that scene and this is just the perfect explanation! Also how Odysseus is led to the infant's room by Zeus is such an interesting approach, I have not seen that in any other animatic to this song yet. It is very well made!

[@remmingtonburdine]

I love how when it says, “The blood on your hands is something you won’t lose, all you can choose is whose.” It’s implying no matter what someone is dying, either the infant or everyone he loves.

[@windigo1592]

"diabetes will lead the charge" man thats just pure evil what a strategy

[@Bluefirerod]

Now that these versions of Troy and Cyclops Saga were eliminated from spotify, these animatics are more special.

[@doggo-bn4vg]

They weren't, their just less popular

[@Croton]

​@@doggo-bn4vgthey are, fully taken down and cannot be listened to anymore officially 😢

[@doggo-bn4vg]

@@Croton they are not, if you look up "the horse and the infant" on Spotify the old version is the second result

[@Croton]

@@doggo-bn4vg if you click on them no audio plays - there's still the listings for the songs but not the music itself

[@AntonNight]

Dang, moments like this remind me that Zeus was not a very just or kind figure. Someone once told me that there was something in Homer’s works that indicated Zeus wanted the Trojan War to happen to…basically clear the board of demigod heroes, mainly those descended from him, for fear of them overthrowing him in a repeat of the Titanomachy. So him not only pointing Odysseus’ fear and paranoia at an innocent child, but making it clear that he’d make sure that child turned into a threat even if Odysseus did his best to avoid that, seems entirely in character for any version of him that isn’t made family friendly.

[@FirstMavrix]

Only way I see that infant becoming an agent of vengeance is with the help of the gods they’re kinda asses like that lol

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

Yeah, the whole conversation between Zeus and Odysseus is basically "What if I just raise him as my own and don't tell him who he really is?" "Then I'll tell him!" "Why would you do that?" "Look, I just really want to see a baby go 'splat'."

[@itsjustvin7630]

​@@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosinpretty sure Aphrodite and Ares were the ones to tell since they favored Troy in the war

[@matthewrangel9465]

When this gets a stage (and believe me if there is good in this world it will or even better a fully animated movie) this song honestly would go best with ending with Odysseus hanging the baby over the wall lower stage its mother being escorted away she hears it cry and turns as they meet eyes stage goes black the baby is silenced and you hear the mothers screams end scene

[@cabin11-m8k]

Ody: But now we'll be the ones who slayyyyy My first thought: SLAY QUEENNNNN

[@Florence_the_fleur]

2:30 made me wanna cry

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

I think this moment decided the rest of the journey back to Ithaca, this here was Odysseus choosing ruthlessness, to prioritize his survival before anything else, and the rest of the quest was the remarking and consequences of this display: The Cyclops, Aeolus, Circe, Poseidon, every time he tried to choose mercy he was punished because he had already sold his soul, he didn't commit to his decision and that's why fate kept him from reaching home until he developed the resolve equivalent to commiting an act of monstruosity, he kept insisting on how unchanged he was, on his purity and perfection, and for that, and only after accepting his actions, he came back to Ithaca a failure.

[@Akindex]

This is amazing

[@helenavictoriac.9498]

Definitely my best animation of Epic. You are so talented 💖 The first to put the Horse in the animation REALLY GLORIOUS Love from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@helenavictoriac.9498]

Thanks for the heart Gigi!!! :3

[@WhyTree-br1uw]

The way he says it's just an infant all ways makes me cry

[@ayvorii]

Omg the when the songs music changes to the lullaby notes, its gutwrenching

[@Kattbee14]

This animator definitely had a Hamilton phase

[@SelinaMoon123]

Fr lmao

[@Sanrio_andwonyoung]

I am so inspired by you. You are one of my favorite art creators, I LOVE THIS MUSICAL I AM SO EXCITED

[@hareecionelson5875]

Zeus had supported the Trojans because some of their best fighters were his sons. He only removed his support because Athena argued that the war had gone on too long and that it needed to end, and that Troy's defeat had already been prophesised. Agamemnon's order to Odeysseus to kill Hector's son gave Zeus a good reason to curse Odysseus, which he had wanted to do before then, but Odysseus and his soldiers had been very careful up until that point to appease as many gods as possible.

[@kazukostudioz]

Your animatics mixed with THIS music gives me fricken butterflies man

[@dua_junaid]

*This is officially the best one I’ve watched.* The others people are producing are good, but they don’t have nearly as much vision and dynamism as yours!! You’re so skilled, amazing job!!!

[@Illusionanary]

but now we'll be the the ones who... ✨SLAY✨

[@CombatSportsNerd]

I LOVE how this guy Neo just casually has a double revenge are going on in the background

[@kristiancroft245]

"I can raise him as my own, or send him far away from home, make sure his past is never known" just hits the ears so good

[@Nepheling]

I find it touching that the first solution Odysseus proposes to Zeus is that he raise Hector's son as his own.

[@_primrse_1252]

BABY ASTYNAX IS SO CUTE AND SQUISHY!!! WHY DID HE HAVE TO BE SPLATTED 😭

[@Ambulance_Raccoon]

It’s funny how little Ajax is shown as a child, but he’s a full grown man. He was called little Ajax due to there also being Ajax the great in the army

[@chieftainflame5523]

In my opinion, of all the animators who tried to recreate this particular song and part of the story - you did the best! Damn, if only it was still a lineart and in color, mmm. Sweet delight🤤🤍

[@aliasgartawawala6664]

How did i just found this . This is so amazing

[@James--Parker]

Breakdown of the other characters in this song. Because why not? 0:35 Diomedes is one of the great Greek heroes of the Trogan war. Like Odysseus, he's one of Athena's most favored warriors. He lead the inital Greek attack in the Illiad. Which was initially quite sucessfull. He even managed to injure Aries and Aphrodite with Athena's help. But he was shot in the foot by Paris and had to withdraw from the fighting for a while after that. 0:37 Agamemnon leader of the Greek army. He's a bit of cunt is responsible for most of the problems the Greek army faces in the Illiad. But he does go through some serious character development in the Illiad and becomes a lot more humble, brave, and selfless. He starts fighting on the front lines, listening to others, ect. To little to late though because his wife stabs him to death when he gets home. Turns out going through character development 10 years later doesn't give you a free pass to sacrifice your daughter. 0:40 Menelaus is Hellen's original husband. They get remarried after the war and pretty much live happily ever after. 0:43 Tucer is probably the greatest archer on the Greek side. "Ajax the Greater" and "Ajax the Lessor" are his brothers. His older brother "Ajax the Greater" tragically killed himself in the war. And his father refused to let him return home after the war for failing to retrieve his body. 0:45 Ajax is not a kid or particularly small. He's called "little Ajax" here because he's Ajax the lessor. While is older brother (RIP) is Ajax the greater. The two Ajax brothers were essentially the Greek army's reserve. Responsible for defending retreats, counter attacking and defending the ships. Super important job. That's likely what "hold back" is a refernce to. The Ajax's essentially watching the Greek army's back. Lesser Ajax went on to piss off almost every god. And after her survived his first smiting. He then went on to boast about how not even the gods could kill him. Making him get smited for a second time. Turns out they could kill him. 0:48 Nester is a old dude who loves going on long winded expositions about how great he use to be. To anyone who will listen. 0:50 Neo is Alchillies son. Known for being a bit of a pychopath. He gets murdered some years after the Trogan war.

[@Lauryn-wf9dw]

B- but...hes just a baby...hes adorable 😭 why'd you make the baby boy so adorable?! 😭😭😭

[@squiggles3966]

Brought literal tears to my eyes, you visualized what I've been imagining for a long time, Im a little late to see this because i didn't think it had been animated but i think you did a great job!

[@user-rk1fw2pq5i]

I admit, first time I saw Neo scene at the beginning I got chilled… 😨 it is so well-done !

[@SingingSealRiana]

I love the detail of the easy to scale wall!

[@staarii-lin]

I HAVE TO APPRECIATE THE ANIMATION HERE THE SWORD FLIP BIT HELLO??? i love ur artstyle so much

[@willwatts6733]

I keep hearing “Menelaus will let our Maids through” instead of mates! “Hello, Trojan house keeping! *pulls out spear* HERE TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH!”😂

[@wisteriashika]

The only reason why Hector's was still alive was because when Achilles killed Hector's whole family he left only the infant unharmed on Patroculs' request

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

0:36 DIABETES WILL LEAD THE CHARGE?! PLEASE TELL ME I HEARD THAT WRONG 💀

[@VictoriaStarratt]

Yes you did, the guy’s name is Diomedes

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

@@VictoriaStarratt OH OK COOL 👍

[@revalitherito7968]

Omg we need a parody of this song with misheard lyrics!😂

[@rebeccabussineau5625]

I did to

[@valeriodelaurentiis5614]

Fun fact, in most versions it's Neo (Neoptolemus) who throws down the walls of Troy the son of Hector, he also takes his wife Andromache as concubine, in others it's Odysseus to the song still gets the mythology part right

[@maythegreat2989]

the sword spin is so CLEAN

[@Y_r_u491]

"But now we'll be the ones who slay" SLAAAY KWEEN!

[@vismaykedilaya1318]

"Menelaus will let our way through the gates to take the whole city at large" menelaus: yes... "Teucer will shoot any ambush attack" teucer: let's gooooo "and little ajax will stay back" ajax: excuse me wtf?

[@miab.764]

I've always felt so much emotion from this song, but with this animation, it really has doubled. My heart actually hurts. I feel the desperation from Odysseus and this feels like a full blown film in the span of four minutes. This is so beautiful and heartwreching at the same time. As are all of your animations. (I can't tell you how many times I've watched your Hermes animatics...) Its so smooth!!

[@bjwilso]

"but today we'll slaaaAaAaAYYYY" "Diabetes will lead the charge" "When...does a cabbage become a meteorrr"

[@davidlegitsurname177]

One thing which keeps catching my attention in this song -- the lack of a rhyme in this section: > This is none other than the son of prince Hector > Know that he will grow from a boy to an avenger To me, at least, the natural rhyme which echoes in my ears for "Hector" is "protector" -- but because of the brutality of the war, there are no protectors left, only avengers. Odysseus tries to be a protector in this animatic, offering to raise the orphaned son as his own and opening his house in gentleness, but the gods deny him that chance: he can only avenge or be avenged, in a spinning wheel of blood feuds ignited by the war and death.

[@boywithgituarguitar]

„Diabetes will lead the charge“💀💀💀

[@disableddragonborn]

When Perimedes stabs Odysseus in "Mutiny", I pictured him as the figure (1:46) in this animatic.

[@rubabfatima-mx8fc]

"today we will slaaaaaay"" "yass queen"