Misconceptions About Ancient Greece

[@jag519]

When Pandora opened it, did that mean Pandora's Jar was ajar?

[@ivanalescesen7906]

best comment ever

[@molokoplus3]

🤓

[@Orangesky7-l8c]

Videos about other ancient societies (Palmyra, Carthage, ancient Persia etc) would be cool

[@mentalflosserin]

When I see pictures of what these statues might have looked like with their paint colors, it makes me think of the paint-by-numbers figures I used to do as a kid 🤣

[@CrystalWilliamsoncoach]

You may be offering this topic in November, but I suggest Misconceptions about US Elections. Also (here's one out of left field!) Misconceptions of Women's Lingerie - yes there are many!!

[@Breeski1]

I love both of these ideas!!

[@ChainsGoldMask]

8:34 if I have any misconception of the seven wonders, I blame all the Civilization games. 😅

[@eman610]

Just one more turn tho!

[@Aloddff]

the gift horse was for Athena, not for the Trojans. Troy reclaimed it as the horse was a symbol of Troy The trojan horse is not part of Homers Iliad but its sequels (namely the little Iliad and the Aeneid)

[@ariebrons7976]

This is amazingly enteraining. A few minor corrections: 2:41 Helen did not leave her husband, the prince of Sparta, for Paris. Rather Paris kidnapped her through deception with divine help. (It's in Homer's Trojan wars, one of several books attributed to him) 3:00 Not necesserely his ego, it was Greek virtue, honour. Also the Gods had a hand in that as well. Yes, Greek Gods would often start, and take sides in wars. 3:05 The horse was not a gift; Rather it was a dedication to Athena. Back then people could dedicate stuff by placing it in a temple. Doing so, basically made it God's property 4:42 Sparta most certainly was an Aristocratic Monarchy. It had a top down governmental structure: Basically they asked: what can you do for the state; Rather than our government: what can the state do for you? They also bullied all second and third class citizens. (Grote Geillustreerde Wereldgeschiedenis ~Sparta~) 5:15 Where did you read the bit about them being marked with red paint? Never heared of such a thing. The fine did exist, because many Athenians where too poor to serve, in this time consuming, unpaid and exhausting position. Also, the 500 elders would NOT make laws; Rather, They would read laws proposed by the general assembly, and accept or veto these. Aristides once vetoed a bill that would give all Athenian citizens some free money; ~They got as a refund from the Island of Chalkis(?)~ Prefering to invest said money into building a navy. (Grote Geillustreerde Wereldgeschiedenis: Athens) 5:39 I don't know, I haven't learned this yet. 6:27 I only have a vague memory of Pandora's myth. 8:00 It also helped that the island of Naxos produced some of the finest marble in the Mediteranean. Thanks

[@wwm84]

Re 4:42 "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." --John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address

[@ariebrons7976]

@@wwm84 Thanks, What's the surrounding context?

[@kmart1396]

Helen didn't leave her King or Sparta willingly, Paris KIDNAPPED HERRRRR. Straight up stole the whole woman!!!!

[@GhostBear3067]

Some interpretations have her leaving with him willingly, usually under Aphrodite's spell/influence as that goddess fulfilling her promise to Paris for judging her as the most beautiful of three goddesses.

[@LifeInspector]

In the story, the Greeks did not build the horse as a gift to the Trojans. In fact, they left behind Sinon to lie about what the horse was for, and he said that it was their tribute to the god Poseidon, and that one of the reasons they made it so big was so that the Trojans could NOT bring it inside the city and make it their own. It was reverse psychology.

[@Apophis324]

What topic should you cover next? Well, how about those Walls of Babylon! Getting us all hyped up without delivering is just cruel :P

[@GhostBear3067]

Another thing about Ancient Greek statues is that the nude ones would not only be painted, as mentioned in the video, but also dressed in actual clothing.

[@mrmojomajestic8317]

They say of The Acropolis where The Parthenon is ...

[@wylmanafest3769]

How could Pandora have a jar? What was it made out of. Does he mean amphora? So glass jars and metal lids didn't exist. Can you make a clay jar with a lid?

[@joanhoffman3702]

Yes you can. I own a few myself.

[@justayoutuber1906]

The first donuts were made in Grease.

[@eifelitorn]

Pandora's jar also contained hope.

[@JBTriple8]

yeah A Trojan Horse Malware Virius is also used in a contemporary sense as its a virus used in Cyberattacks/Hacking.

[@FedJimSmith]

is Kratos real?

[@pssurvivor]

it was more like an urn rather than a jar

[@bobbykogos8174]

Prótos.

[@AmokayII]

"Sparta, arguably the most famous of the greek city states".....Athens looking your way with murderous intent for no apparent reason

[@mitsman89]

χαχαχα την μπλούζα με τα σεμεδάκια που την βρήκε;

[@unicornep1818]

Sorry, Have you got a hair shirt, or is it a natural fire hazard. Pip pip