The myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler

[@TEDEd]

Find out what went into the making of this video with this fun behind-the-scenes look from directors Jérémie Balais & Jeff Le Bars: bit.ly/HerculesBTS

[@nafishy]

TED-Ed keep making good videos like this

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Hera to me is the third worst Greek Goddess

[@Snowball-qr6xx]

You know that it’s herakles not hercules right?

[@Argos-xb8ek]

@@Snowball-qr6xx Exactly named after the goddess who hates your guts

[@eruiluvatar3041]

It’s spelled Heracles.

[@gigachad7729]

“Did you just shoot the sun?” “Yeah” “I like the way you think, get in.”

[@TheKnockout756]

Best comment

[@stephydare8324]

Biden’s cabinet gonna be 💥💥💥

[@BrownDusky]

@@stephydare8324 how does it feel to know your messiah trump lost? How do you even sleep at night?

[@lemon-vy3mj]

🙌

[@c.s.7097]

i too watch family guy

[@fishteo4297]

>annoyed by desert >shoot sun because why not >Helios straight gives me his chariot because hes impressed >win

[@carolinabeltran8420]

Be me

[@BallMuncher555]

I would've flipped Hercules of if I were helios.

[@Probablyacowtbh]

Mad lad

[@orangutank626]

I bet, when he shot the arrow, Helios is like "Well god damn boy! you did that?"

[@Terrkas0]

@@orangutank626 The funny part is, Helios is also the one who moves the sun with his chariot. So it might be also something, along "Hey buddy, I noticed you shot at me. Was a good hit on my sun. Take my car, which is the sun/is attached to the sun."

[@kakseto8757]

-Hercules annoyed by sun. -Hercules shot the sun. -Helios : "Damn, that lit."

[@carlolever5100]

this comment has 777 likes dont break it okay

[@carlolever5100]

@@elbowsbuns1896 oh well moving on

[@bbillyx]

thats lit take my stuff

[@panditagastyapathak2268]

@AcidicGamer now 1k like

[@drishtipurswani3233]

Is helium named after Helios?

[@xavierdavis4772]

1:08 Labor #1 The Nemean Lion 1:55 Labor #2 The Lernaean Hydra 2:20 Labor #3 The Ceryneian Hind 2:59 Labor #4 The Erymanthian Boar 3:18 Labor #5 The Augean Stables 3:49 Labor #6 The Stymphalian Birds 4:06 Labor #7 The Cretan Bull 4:13 Labor #8 The Mares of Diomedes 4:31 Labor #9 The Belt of Hippolyta 4:58 Labor #10 The Cattle of Geryon 5:49 Labor #11 The Golden Apples 6:22 Labor #12 (Final Labor) Cerberus

[@derekhuo6863]

Nice stamps

[@ssahnkim1703]

12: The.... Cerberus? xd i love that doggie

[@Mewdo45]

Wont lie this good make a sick indie game

[@NAATHAAN]

Why do these places have weird names?

[@jeffreygao3956]

2: Your nephew helped? Doesn't count! 5: Wait, you were paid?! Disqualified!

[@MyMooha]

Hades is so damn chill, I love him. "Yeah, you can take Spot for walkies, but be nice to him!!"

[@Jubypuff]

so i see you do osp xD

[@nra3zehuti781]

I still cant get over how a badass name like Cerberus is translated to spot ....

[@doriangrayapologist]

"Yeah, sure whatever, just roll a rock for all of eternity."

[@nra3zehuti781]

@@doriangrayapologist wasn't it Zeus' idea?

[@lemon-vy3mj]

o-o yes

[@Neo-sy8no]

Mythology + 8 bit animation + Ted ed = Perfect combination

[@justinrill2483]

perfection

[@noiceboi555]

Yes @@justinrill2483, perfection

[@JavierEscuella1911]

Perfection

[@noiceboi555]

@@JavierEscuella1911 perfection

[@johankat3178]

Perfection

[@xaio-xen4433]

This needs to be an actual game

[@erinlouissegamboa1583]

Yessss

[@1ce_s0n1c]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@tiffanyabdul1130]

For my 'essay' (aka an EPQ), I doing this. I hope that it just goes well.

[@lightlysalted7790]

@@1ce_s0n1c is that a JOJO REFERENCE

[@1ce_s0n1c]

@@lightlysalted7790 the answer is my reply above

[@lilaclupin5966]

This style is so cool and the little details or jokes are adorable, like the water flooding away the guy‘s clothes or the gods being listed in the credits. This is the best ted-ed video I‘ve ever watched

[@lunalingo4461]

agreed!!!

[@playingsomegameandhavingso5520]

It's not 8 bit though the lying rats

[@dragonofepics7324]

Hades: “You can borrow my dog as long as you don’t hurt him.”

[@ohhyoy2115]

Hades is the most chill deity of ALLLLL the other deities despite zeus cheating him and leaving him to rule the underworld

[@dogpenguin1239]

Ohh Yoy gotta love Hades

[@ohhyoy2115]

@@dogpenguin1239 ikr

[@abeehahassan857]

DragonofEpics uncle hades is daaaaa besttt

[@fuyuyashioriko3489]

the fact that this have 444 likes make me don't want to ruin it but oh well

[@tosht2515]

Are you kidding me? This is next level awesome. Well done! 👍👍

[@perplexingplatypus8756]

300th like

[@emmacastro7460]

Ik

[@RedButtonTV1]

yes you are correct

[@tucosalamanca5818]

nice pun

[@nefhelimwhat609]

Tosh T *the princess in another castle*

[@dawsonglawe5810]

Hercules: "Amazon queen, I have come for your-" Amazon Queen: "Just take the belt." Hercules: "Oh, cool."

[@kaaphiqueerious7707]

But in reality it didn't happen like that ..... In reality Heracles slept with the queen, cheated on her and ran away with belt

[@vox3347]

@@kaaphiqueerious7707 damn-

[@Leatootskirootsboot]

it was supposed to be a metaphor of testing his virility - accdg to my humanities prof back in uni :)

[@smokeybrown8752]

Mihir Kaushal, all legends are 30% exaggerated.

[@Allopientubefish2]

He clapped em cheeks

[@obscuremix8198]

The Myth of Hercules has potential for a great indie game. The artists behind the pixel art and animations of these video are absolutely amazing.

[@tor4569]

Lol, these are all derive from old NES games.

[@Buqui]

5:19 Helios: Bruh, you did that? Hercules: Yeah, bruh Helios: Nice...

[@nepunepu5894]

Taste my chariot of supra bruh Ok bruh, smell ya later! smell ya later, bruh !

[@li_ka2]

@@nepunepu5894 Dude, that's like, sick bruh!

[@globalincident694]

Now I just have to get home without it. When's the next bus?

[@nepunepu5894]

perhaps "Ah... that was good. Now what?" is more suitable, but yours fine

[@743d43ladyfae]

Hercules: it’s so hot in this dessert! I have a good idea: I’m going to shoot the sun and it will definitely help with the heat!

[@sureindubitably3771]

Hercules/Heracles: *Shot the sun of annoyance* Helios: *Understandable, here is my chariot have a nice day*

[@captainalvy6591]

Hahaha

[@ashleybeverly3884]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jyotisrivastava1122]

*Modern problems require modern solutions*

[@proloycodes]

@@jyotisrivastava1122 ancient*

[@constantinethegreat6713]

@@proloycodes Ancient problems require ancient solutions

[@kaygallagher988]

"a giant with three heads, and three bodies." so... three giants?

[@praneethakakumanu480]

I was thinking the same😂😂😂

[@shrutis]

No... They are connected at the torso

[@tntcake6327]

Nah its like a conjoined twin, but its three bodies and head. But they all belong to one person

[@Tiny30000]

that's what i thought

[@froggdoggs8551]

no there's only one set of legs

[@顧騏煒]

I am not a native English speaker, and also the one who afraid of reading ancient myths because of too many hard words to start and persist in reading it. This video truly helps and I am really grateful for Ted ed’s devotion with free payment! Thanks god!

[@lunalingo4461]

i hope u have a gd time learning english, and that u become fluent in it asap

[@PRGME7]

Trust me, speaking English is worth it. There’s lots of fun stuff you can do with it. You can make any noun a verb for instance. It’s not a formal grammar rule but you can do it. Edit: thought an example could be fun. An example of making a noun a verb could be “I can’t language well.”

[@lunalingo4461]

@@PRGME7 idk man does that rlly make that much sense?

[@fargo1234]

"... frightening King Eurystheus so much that *he hid in a wine jar.* " *Seems legit*

[@MrSagaTeller]

Greeks practised alcoholism for sport at that period of history, so their wine jars would be the size of our wardrobes.

[@fargo1234]

@@MrSagaTeller lol I know but wanted to make a joke and I came up with this as most of the jokes are said

[@abeehahassan857]

FarGo 123 lol

[@pluto5586]

Honestly, that’s a whole mood

[@Manowar458]

How could he fit in a wine jar?

[@ryderthewatermelon611]

3:59 that dancing animation tho 😂😂

[@JetFalcon710]

He's groovin'

[@kittykatt2016]

He got an autoclicker with that bow tho

[@henryhipschen9764]

4:12 again

[@bladesofderp4649]

“Shaky shaky bird bitches”

[@bait5257]

Lmao

[@espada8527]

The heroes are the animators

[@talongreenlee7704]

The Sultan they actually credit some of the Greek gods in the credits. I thought that was rather humorous. You can tell the real ones from the joke ones because the real ones are in red text and the joke entries are in white.

[@shilpanikam9598]

Ikr

[@osmantahmazli3943]

Talon Greenlee haha good one

[@odaythespaceboy4008]

Indeed

[@caipingcui7594]

I love how dionysus was the FX programming even thou hes the damn god of drunken idiots!

[@superasiankid274]

Atlas: *returns with the apples* Hercules: I'm about to do what's called a pro gamer move

[@marslan6960]

Always! ;)

[@cramerfloro5936]

That. Was Epic. I love this new style

[@mdrmdr944]

Litterally

[@Magiklor]

Bro i wish this was a real arcade game called Hercules : THE 12 LABORS

[@aerogalacticsodapop]

Same, hope they make this a game

[@_fedmar_]

Ima start working on it ASAP

[@Magiklor]

@@_fedmar_ seriously? that would be tight

[@phlippedfilosophy9047]

@@Magiklor it will be super easy, barely an inconvenience

[@rjcorreia3788]

I had this as a video game concept for a while now called 12 labors where the gameplay is like Castlevania and ghost and goblins and the main way to enter a stage is by looking at a statute of a labor like the nemean lion down in eurithyus's dungeon, while the hub world is eurithyus's castle, and you would sometimes fight a mini boss before the real boss like in the hydra stage were you fight the crab first before the hydra, and the final boss would be hera as she teleports you to Olympus ( other game ideas I had are called sinner's quest and burger man )

[@narineramdihall5936]

If Zeus was a hand sanitizer, his bottle would say "Causes 99.9% of problems in Greek Mythology because I couldn't keep it in my pants."

[@andersonrobotics5608]

"God of one night stands" -Oversimplified Productions, Red

[@shadaiwee-ellis1023]

They didn't own pants thou

[@ferociousmaliciousghost]

@@shadaiwee-ellis1023 I guess that's why he couldn't keep it in his pants.

[@64standardtrickyness]

to be fair his illegitamate offspring also solve a lot of the problems in fact doesn't hercules win the war of titans and gods ? ironically if zeus wasn't a player the gods would have been defeated

[@Taylor-ud9dx]

Most of the gods couldn’t keep it in their pants lol

[@poreitowaka3477]

4:00 4:11 Hercules dancing is downright adorable i--

[@Sarah-rf5rj]

Hera logic: Husband does the adultery. Hates Hercules

[@Tarteh]

Similar to Caitlyn Stark and Jon Snow.

[@kongchong5247]

Well Zeus cheated a lot and hera is the goddess of marriage so I could understand why she got mad easily

[@Jobe-13]

S. S. It’s because it was believed gods didn’t have consequences because of their divinity making them above being penalized for wrong-doings.

[@Sarah-rf5rj]

@@Jobe-13 damn, that makes sense

[@Jobe-13]

S. S. It was one key trait that separated the gods from humans.

[@hughnguyen5193]

Hercules: "i kill my family, my redemption is to serve the gods" Kratos: "I kill my family, my redemption is to kill the gods"

[@jordanschruder2260]

Kratos story is based off of Hercules’

[@hughnguyen5193]

@@jordanschruder2260 yeah...agree

[@noahz3429]

wich, by the way, is his family too (he's part god)

[@thareqprimaharianto8725]

Kratos served the Gods for 10 years. One of his services was to save Olympus from Persephone. Not to mention, he was tasked to kill Ares.

[@hughnguyen5193]

@@thareqprimaharianto8725 well...at least after 10 years he started his rebel, never to late to start something 😏

[@drfreudsmom]

Disney: Hera is Hercules’s mother. Everyone: The whole hatred was there cause she WASNT his mother Disney: Hera is hercULES’S MOTHER.

[@smokeybrown8752]

Also Disney: Hades is sadistic freak.

[@jmie7686]

@@smokeybrown8752 Hades is like, the most chillest god there is. He's the oldest brother, which has him as the responsible one. its said that the youngest is the spoiled one. *cough* Zeus *cough*

[@mehruhameed4595]

@@jmie7686 plus hades was like the only god who didn't cheat on his wife unlike **cough coughh** zeus **cough cough**

[@Gamma_Digamma]

It’s probably related to the fact that Walt Disney had mother issues...

[@drswag0076]

it's Disney taking dark myths and making kid friendly, were you expecting David Lynch?

[@GaraxyAurora]

I personally love the thing with atlas. Atlas was tired of holding the damn thing that he did not want to swap again, but heracles told him "yea sure, but I would need to fix my posture, can you hold the sky for me for a bit". But when atlas grabbed it again heracles just ran off with the apples.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Atlas: CURSE YOU JERKULES!

[@insert_name_here8162]

5:08 if its getting to hot just shoot the sun great logic👍👍👍

[@dirtboi3571]

its called greek mythology m8

[@mohamedmahadi3607]

Jay_toons anything is possible in Greek mythology

[@insert_name_here8162]

AceCombat mh... I guess your right

[@lordjuliano2297]

Why not right?

[@mambodog5322]

It was worth a shot

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

This is some breathtaking animation!

[@minaly22]

The moment in the stables was excellent - the water flooding in was super great.

[@creatorsremose]

Graphics: 12 / 10 Music: 7 / 10 Will play again.

[@Callie_Cosmo]

I mean Hercules did do 12 out of the 10 impossible tasks so the graphics should be 12/10

[@Hessonite_Dragon_Helen]

Cosmos Code You have a point

[@katherineknapp6604]

Crazy, epic, and heroic, I love this story and the way it was made! You rock Ted-Ed!

[@Historyjewels]

4:11 Hercules dancing is my new favourite thing

[@wesly1202]

Sus

[@Ftuhvc5fszzxvjjio]

Hello proseffor mcgonagall

[@玖-d3n]

I lost it at that part

[@S0NAL_]

b-but he's ur half brother goddess Minerva/Athena

[@h0m3st4r]

For the record, Hercules is the Roman name. Heracles is the Greek name.

[@LUBICLARK]

i wanted to comment that too but looked for someone who had already said it. :)

[@queefburglar6995]

Thank you! It's so annoying because disney did it too

[@ibrahiym3030]

EXACTLY.

[@jakobitrent1904]

I know it was very annoying

[@gabrielferrer2577]

@@queefburglar6995 worse is that he uses pegasus.

[@cherriesandwine882]

Damn this animation is on point

[@adarshkamoda9183]

Eurystes: "I'm gonna shame this broken man even more." Hercules: "You underestimate the pain I felt when I killed my own family."

[@quahntasy]

This should be a real game. Such lovely animations.

[@emilleanthonette]

@@litetaker I think he meant like a pixelated platformer.

[@Gav_80085]

It's not 8-Bit, but check out Apotheon. Great game set in Greek myth in the style of Ancient Greek pottery

[@dexterluckes7040]

i love these vids keep up the hard work

[@addaccount9246]

Imagine if they made a game about this

[@xavier4563]

So I could kill my family too

[@hao_cuii]

5:33 the tenth task is finished Me see’s two more minutes: something’s wrong I feel it

[@arshakakbar1062]

I mean the title did say twelve tasks not ten.

[@sirkesha]

4:06 "ez ur bad" *dances*

[@NinjasCreedZA]

This is how history has too be taught!!!I love this freaking channel!!!!!!

[@jsav7920]

This isnt really history... Its a made up fairy tale

[@mateogonzalez5678]

@@jsav7920 But history should be taught this way.

[@stevied3400]

J Sav There likely was a Hercules at one point in the distant past but his deeds and strength became exaggerated over time to form the myth we know today.

[@jsav7920]

Every single labor was fake fairytale creatures

[@hazzmati]

There was likely NOT a hercules it's part of mythology

[@Dani751PL]

Hercules: yes I can tame Cerberus with my bare hands. > Hercules proceeds to hug the Cerberus. > Cerberus looks annoyed Cerberus thinks to himself "Okay I guess" Hercules has tamed wild Cerberus.

[@Anastas1786]

I heard you're more likely to tame Cerberus if you mash A while he struggles.

[@willferrous8677]

Undertale is actually a re-imagining of greek myth, kek.

[@ncialex4009]

Imagine how big is Hercules's hand that he could grab Cerberus

[@gers.1493]

omg undertale

[@itsalice2780]

Deadly birds: *exist* Heracles: chacha real smooth *shakes maracas*

[@mayab5091]

LNDKNSD

[@ahonknymous1158]

also hercules a second later: "MACHINE GUN!"

[@superasiankid274]

Hercules: MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA!

[@gabrielmac369]

This is honestly one of the best videos I ever seen. I'm happy that this content is free for me, available in my country and that I have the economic conditions to pay for internet to see this masterpiece. Thank you.

[@mlgslayer6997]

My favorite part is how it isnt clickbait

[@djrostant5138]

😴🤑🎃

[@fishstew2573]

thats ted ed

[@carolinabeltran8420]

Lol i mean same

[@haileyxin]

This is beautiful beyond words. I almost cried after watching. Thank you for this! 💖 love from the Philippines

[@Ilikelegoplanes]

Hello po

[@yanlopez674]

Haha, nice na maraming mga Filipino ang nanonood ng Ted

[@squidwardtentacles4327]

@Yuri Sonuvavich tf?

[@heyitsmich.22]

@Yuri Sonuvavich woah chill there my friend.

[@BLANK-rk4ju]

Yuri Sonuvavich Filipinos can get a bit too worked up about their nationality, but this one was just saying that someone in the Philippines likes watching Ted-Ed, so just chill dude.

[@LeoPietroAritao]

I LOVE THIS NEW STYLE!!!

[@xpndblhero5170]

3:35 - Why did the broom guys reactions make me laugh so hard... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agochk01]

The art in this video is absolutely gorgeous. I love the video game like style, and I hope there are more of these in the future!

[@FedJimSmith]

yeah, the video game motif surely fits Hercules' adventures.

[@gridthexenomorph3658]

I WANT THIS AS A VIDEO GAME FANMAKERS MAKE THIS PLEASE

[@enriquegonzalez1123]

Me Too

[@stevensoliman7107]

Same

[@presianbg4436]

Rise of the Argonauts

[@joemarcus885]

Already started, xD, this'll probably take a while...

[@thalespro9995]

Grid the xenomorph I’ll try make this

[@galaxymew5138]

"It's SO HOT" "Hold on bro, lemme just shoot the sun"

[@Tiny30000]

ah thats better

[@renoxblackthorne9131]

Apollo: "Did you shoot that arrow into the sun, bro?"

[@luisventura7956]

renox blackthorne /Helios

[@carolinabeltran8420]

"I got it bro" "Thanks bro" Sun: what the heck bro "Sorry bro you're just super hot Sun: sorry bro

[@janeli5014]

Tiny3000 I am watch your EP1 and one year later, no more.

[@Ice-ps9yo]

I used to read greek myth stories all the time and this one was one of my favorites

[@jmsreef850]

Dude, I would actually play this game.

[@marlonflores3952]

Jman Awesome the Way it started, I really thought it was bout to tell Kratos' story from god of war

[@promise8614]

Same, tbh

[@jmsreef850]

Dang I got 140 likes for this??

[@Gav_80085]

It's not 8-Bit, but check out Apotheon. Great game set in the Greek myth in the style of Ancient Greek pottery

[@Jobe-13]

JM's Reef yes!

[@paulosergiodasfontes8763]

Memes are cool, but can we appreciate the artwork a bit more? That is one of the most impressive original 8-bit art I've seen!

[@iansanabria1481]

You should keep doing 8-bit animations, they’re really awesome.

[@Skinniest_Kween]

5:16 Helios was a Titan.

[@sonofcronos7831]

Titan is just a title given to some gods. Helios is a god.

[@techbuildz9418]

Just imagine if this was a game... I'll play it for hours.

[@muchotexto4248]

Boss fights, quests, puzzles that aren't puzzles but just- Pulling up something impossible you wouldn't have tought of and... Actual mithology lore

[@NoName.-.-.]

Yes sir play the game more than my brother plays Skyrim

[@johnbod]

12 year speed run!

[@kimhungnguyen8001]

I’m a non-gamer but I totally agree

[@arisparks8474]

maybe i'll do it myself.

[@ethanhamza]

Mr. Hercules? I don't feel so good... 5:30

[@randumation5812]

Stop that fern meme

[@natesmith7096]

Knew someone would say it

[@its_drez]

Randumation not an adventure time meme, it’s an avengers infinity war meme. +1 for Adventure time tho. I can definitely see the resemblance between the two scenes

[@andrewxiao2262]

Dang u beat me to it

[@Gamlinessa]

Half the time people were like “wow he’s good” and helped him

[@voidpickle5684]

The only ones who didn’t were monsters,which don’t really count as people.

[@Doomscroller394]

Aàà

[@hairyhulkvideos]

i like that. good intentions and a never give up attitude will attract good will into your life. which in turn betters the world and everyone in it

[@midnightspeedpainter3602]

This was EXCEPTIONALLY presented. It makes me, and my son, want to watch many more! Time to search for more of these =)

[@randommanamv9937]

The effort TED-Ed put in to their videos is so much that it will physically rip you apart for not subscribing, just from the sheer guilt. So go and subscribe to ease the pain. And release the mind.

[@hughlarious956]

RandomMan AMV Nice try, TED-Employee.

[@connorfranke7144]

Except the fact that Hercules was the roman hero Heracles was the Greek one

[@randommanamv9937]

@@hughlarious956 hahahha am i realy that good? Im not employed by ted ed XD

[@doriangrayapologist]

*heracles:* _kills diomedes by feeding him to his horses_ *hammurabi:* well played.

[@seanpeery7780]

The beginning of this story is so ironic when you realize Hera is the Goddess of Family.

[@avimannuxbz3454]

She is actually goddesses of "perfect" family if u ask me. She throwed hepastus all the way down....how could she

[@fbiuzz]

More like the Ancient Greek's perception of what a good family is. It was not uncommon for deformed or weak babies to be abandoned after all. Why do you think all the changeling stories and "abandoned in the wilderness" tales come from?

[@ebitoro4590]

Hera sort of took over from Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, family, and domesticity. She was the eldest sister of Zeus, an awesome god who was kind to everyone (so even Hades would listen to her) but became obscure when she gave up her seat to Dionysus to keep them from fighting again, according to rumour. Hestia is probs best girl that noone knows about.

[@ebitoro4590]

@Mullerornis yes, that's why I said "became" obscure (because she stopped appearing in myths), and "according to rumour".

[@Madhattersinjeans]

Hestia is bestia.

[@regentvoo]

This is a master piece. The art, the animation, the script, the voice. I declare that this vid has earned its place in the divine pantheon

[@frei_YUH]

Love how Cerberus just gave up and carried him back

[@Sora572]

The look on his face said it all though.

[@josegabrieljavier3894]

bruh if anyone holds you in the neck, I bet you would submit too 🤣🤣

[@frei_YUH]

@jose more like "let's just get this over with" 😂😂

[@marslan6960]

I'll love that part too!

[@athebeau8776]

7:05 would be a cool desktop wallpaper

[@jackcataldo1639]

7:30 is better

[@shaney8936]

@@jackcataldo1639 that a** though

[@Ana-iw7iu]

This is officially my favorite Ted-Ed video. Just, everything about this was so detailed and well crafted and I am obsessed with it!

[@laurahenry7728]

Me two

[@catoctober8005]

Me three

[@Alkalus]

7:30 Poor Atlas

[@legoprince64]

I personally feel like he suffers most of all in all of Greek mythology. Because before the 1000 year war between the Titans and gods. There were four titans that held up the universe. And now they have reduced that to just Atlas.

[@e12bl13]

@@legoprince64even his daughter, Calypso, was punished solely due to being his daughter and not for any crime she herself committed

[@sonofcronos7831]

​@@e12bl13nop, that is a invention of Percy Jackson. She was not punished in greek mythology, she just lived in the island.

[@e12bl13]

@@sonofcronos7831 oh. I’m sorry.

[@staticspark_]

"A giant with three heads, and three bodies." That just sounds like three giants.

[@daforkgaming3320]

If you look closely you can see that their shoulders are connected together.

[@sauce7489]

Conjoined, back to back to back

[@cesarsantis5116]

It is like a Dugtrio

[@tolu619]

That's what I was thinking too

[@yunguanglu5709]

Geryon actually had six legs in the video

[@mushroomfae8044]

*Me at 9:00am* “ugh I’m sooo tired” *also me at 9:00pm* 4:11

[@phantochu3456]

BRO I'M DYING

[@bait5257]

Bruh

[@mushroomfae8044]

@@bait5257 I commented this when i was 12, please pretend you never saw it and we good :)

[@bait5257]

@@mushroomfae8044 you are still 14 then

[@Sketchy.editz123]

@@mushroomfae8044you’re now 16

[@muffinslawl]

The animation for this looks AMAZING.

[@bsriram6353]

Game over. New high score. Great video style. How did you do this?

[@user-iu1xg6jv6e]

With MS paint obviously!

[@bsriram6353]

Sayem I meant how did they get this idea to this video in such a way.

[@anarghachakravorty6267]

@@bsriram6353 cuz Nintendo had made video games on Hercules with graphics like this. Also, Disney had made a Hercules videogame with better graphics probably in the early 2000s. This is Teded with a dose of nostalgia.

[@madil2259]

Everything about the video was great. Kudos to everyone who contributed into making this video.

[@fergushebbert817]

The actual way Hercules defeated Cerberus was because he was good with doggies and had bought dog treats

[@Mega_Queef]

that was psyche

[@arshakakbar1062]

ya that was Psyche who did it but I'm not sure about Hercules or Heracles.

[@ironmonk1289]

Cannot like this comment

[@AakashParihar_]

I got this reference . Percy Jackson and the Greek heroes 😂😂😂😂

[@kingdavidsbullies6066]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tearup9418]

Hercules: * shoots at sun* God of sun: Wow you shot at what I embody 👏 good job

[@dylanfallon6720]

It's like I'm watching a backstory of a game 😂

[@cazek445]

I love these Greek myths! There the best videos on here!

[@derekhuo6863]

This now needs to be a game.

[@EM-mj9nt]

"They call me Hercules, I'm the king of the Rumba beat when I play the maracas the go Chick-chicky boom Chick-chicky boom."

[@rcikdey6452]

Nice reference, my friend. 🤣

[@SynBlackblade]

I got the reference! Very nice.

[@catoctober8005]

lol

[@제규형]

Hercules, the man who was an inspiration for many for longer than any hero on earth. Thanks for making such an amazing work. I think Hercules is the perfect example of someone inspiring, which fits with TED in my opinion.

[@marslan6960]

Thanks for that perspective!

[@ANabih-uo3zy]

I don't know why these ancient legendary stories hold a special place in my heart and I find it very captivating

[@kimhungnguyen8001]

Wow 🤩 same

[@catoctober8005]

same

[@aurorauplinks]

this was awesome, thanks for the nostalgia of the style and making something informative and creative in its style of presentation and qualities of art

[@olisiko9213]

This is so well explained, and the animation is superb, well done to the narrator the scriptwriter and the animator.

[@svijj_]

Damn, imagine an 8-bit game based on completeing all of Hercules' labors

[@superasiankid274]

I would actually play it

[@mumenrider1908]

Same

[@catoctober8005]

@@superasiankid274 me to

[@lacyomsberg1235]

HERACLES*!😭😭

[@leosmith7761]

DONT YOU THINK I AM

[@V1ZGaming]

*I love ted-ed's comment section* becuz it is One and only one channel that has COMMENTS of sensful people..

[@DreamDaddie]

I really loved the Shovel Knight-like presentation of this video. I always found Greek mythology fascinating

[@omegon2540]

The face of Cerberus when he started walking was great

[@justaweeb9086]

This is why I love Greek Mythology! There are so many interesting and crazy stories and some of them even teach morals!

[@postymusic4387]

There's a lot of psychology sinde these myths. See Robert A Johnson

[@striker-zq1040]

like the labor of cleaning stalls. if you do something out if the goodness of your heart, you shouldn't expect a reward. i live by that

[@Reno_user]

C'mon my countrys mythology isn't the best its the second best after Mesopotamian.

[@DeHerg]

But such weird "morality". Hera uses Heracles body to murder his family, but HE is in need for atonement and not Hera?

[@hankjwimbleton4010]

‘Hercules’ is the Roman version of the god, the proper, Greek one is ‘*Hera*cles

[@datcr4zyazn851]

“Hercules wrestled him into his own stables” So it took a year to wrestle him?

[@jakepeterson7304]

Some of them could have taken multiple years, and others only a couple months but true

[@vindj2391]

Yep, and also the time taken includes the length of his travel, since he must travel all the way to a different kingdom to kill their king

[@16jkaushalan8d5]

he dosent look that MUSCULAR in the animation(talking about the king)

[@gisellegarcia1964]

Well in one version it was said that Heracles stopped by Admetus and Alcestis and wrestled Thanatos when he tried to takes Alecestis, Admetus wife, soul after she’d offer to die for him so he could be immortal with Apollo

[@marslan6960]

More than a year in fact!

[@Darknimbus3]

By the way, his name in Greek mythology is actually pronounced “Hare-ah-cleez”, from “Hera is great”. The pronunciation “Hur-cyul-eez” is the Roman (and onward) pronunciation.

[@stqrs__]

yayyy, someone who points this out!

[@SeanDahlman1]

you know... you kind of have to make this game now.

[@thanatosignis5702]

Like it already exists, it's pretty much God is War bruh

[@choboibigly6565]

god of war ain't a pixelated platformer my guy

[@LizziesLukas]

3:35 I'm so jealous of these animators' sense of humor

[@ParticularlyRudeOne]

Thanks TedEd for these videos.Please keep on doing more myths and other videos too.

[@filipepires2462]

This is beautiful work. Congratulations to everyone involved.

[@Tariq-je2ye]

Why don't the creators of god of war make a game on hercules? It make be an amazing game!

[@DaamnTriickZ]

kratos already killed him

[@williamcannon8380]

Cus he's dead

[@jasonvoorhees5180]

Cause kratos is superior

[@pinkywind1302]

because they love to destroy great stories.

[@planetfrank1994]

There is. It's called God of War.

[@Niiue]

me: oh gosh, the sun is a bit too hot *pulls out 2 revolvers* me: better say goodbye cause there aint gonna be no noon!

[@mrmemes7883]

Its high *_M o o n_*

[@christopherbui7315]

Better say goodnight because there isnt going to be a afternoon

[@caroline6218]

The two main reasons I watch Ted Ed. 1) The videos are very well researched 2) The animations are amazing, there’s no reason for them to be this good. I love how the animation was in the style of a video game. The style makes sense as in most video games you are put on a quest where you have to solve puzzles and defeat bosses.

[@tripedal2063]

The Scenery in this video is so amazing it made me way more interested in greek myth

[@marcelooo2930]

5:35 when you think you defeated the boss but the music intensifies