The Messed Up Origins of Athena | Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

[@evoionosarchigos1102]

So...Hephaestus accidentally had a kid with his great Grandma who was raised by his ex-crush whom he actually intended to have that kid with. Greek relations sure are messed up.

[@lucasclark1669]

Shreyasi Mukherjee don’t forget it was his half-sister as well

[@evoionosarchigos1102]

@@lucasclark1669 thanks for the reminder. I totally forgot about that part!!!🤦‍♀️

[@DollFaceHairInfo2012]

BTW that ex-crush is also Hephaestus half sister, so that's fun

[@fork-man]

@Eliza ummm hera is zues sister so he tried to plow his cousin

[@lauren-he4fr]

@@fork-man zeus also raped hera to have her marry him

[@memyselfandi7782]

What the - birth out of forehead.... Sounds like a *headache.*

[@Darkfur94]

Migraine

[@taitano12]

It's where we got the term "brainchild".

[@memyselfandi7782]

@@Darkfur94 better word, but I can't wrap my head around it.

[@memyselfandi7782]

@@taitano12 must be.🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Beginingofbetterness]

*WHEEEZE

[@Fortnite-mn5zo]

Basically all of Greek Mythology: Hera tries to kill Zeus’s child because he cheated on her.

[@Shadow.wolf9592]

Media Legion Which is caused because Zeus doesn’t know how to put his thing away

[@epict3199]

The first crazy girlfriend

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Well she hated Zeus with good reason too. He tricked her into a marriage she didn't want, and he raped her. Not to mention he cheated on her over and over and over again.

[@Shadow.wolf9592]

Valery Tapia Plus they are siblings and husband and wife, remember?

[@yurimins]

RedRoseSeptember22 fromhis last video he said Cupid shot Zeus with the arrows and caused him to cheat 😭 (some he actually cheated)

[@dani.phantm]

“but because this is Greek mythology, the ground isn’t just the ground” 💀💀

[@macandcheese__]

@Monala Neutral and to top that, the ground he impregnated was supposed to be his grandmother lol

[@floundermac6884]

Just like

[@romycurry854]

@@macandcheese__ so he got his dad mother pregnant x.x

[@xxbigbangtanxx2465]

@@romycurry854 💀

[@barbie7418]

Mostly because of Gaia

[@mickgorro]

Jon: ...she's what one might call a boss-*ss b***h (I think?) Auto-captions: ...she's what one might call a Boston sponge

[@bananapeaches6370]

Mick Gorro lmao 🤣 that’s funny

[@samanthasoukup5852]

Wait... so my decorative olive on my lunch is "a symbol of economic prosperity"? Noice. It's rich

[@loki2240]

You'll be swimming in olive oil this fiscal year!

[@oduinn7948]

Well if the food is decoration then I'd say it's doing it job as a symbol of economic prosperity. Gonna assume Kunta in South Sudan would be eating that mfer.

[@pinkpowercoin3341]

Athena has been my favorite god. She always seemed to be the most fair and level headed out of all the gods (assuming you go with the good versions of the Medusa and Arachni stories, which I do).

[@whynottho1891]

my name is Athena so ha (that kinda y I clicked on the vid)

[@rickypedia999]

What about Hestia? I don't think there are any myths about her doing awful things to people

[@rickypedia999]

@Monala Neutral ok. I was actually presenting her as my arguement for most levelheaded god

[@rahatkhan1712]

Actually, the real version of the story doesnt include athena or Psiedon...she was a gorgon born ugly (also had siblings)...and arachne, like u said, has a good version. So, she is probably the best greek god in comparison to the other major gods. She and artemis are my favs

[@decoral]

@UCTfQDN8KdGFtxQoopMJtT Actually in the original Greek myth, Medusa is born a gorgon and is instead seduced by Poseidon while Athena had no business with them.

[@aryn7890]

jon made me feel guilty skipping through an ad *once* never skipped an ad again.

[@aryn7890]

Update if you edit your comment you lose the creator heart 😭

[@satanswife2546]

I did it this time again and u regretted it

[@ariaalexandria3324]

Wait until your ads are Trump ads. I once had one that was HALF A FUCKING HOUR. It was more of an informercial. I clicked through that shit FAST.

[@grace5033]

Nobody: Literally no one: Not even Jerry: Jon: BaBy jUicE

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I legit cracked up at that XD

[@windiashe126]

*Ba dum tsst*

[@mercedesbirkley5188]

😂😂😂

[@georgevarughese4886]

Your cute but no idea

[@grace5033]

@@georgevarughese4886 careful dude. I'm still in high school. The FBI's gonna be coming for you...

[@xavierfletcher7484]

Please do a messed up origins of Hephaestus

[@westontheexistent7154]

Hephaestus! Hephaestus! Hephaestus! Hephaestus! Hephaestus! Hephaestus!

[@isabellemalott9976]

Manophere. com Aw :(.

[@isabellemalott9976]

Manophere. com ? I said aw because I think guys can do more traditionally feminine things and girls can do traditionally masculine things. I don’t feel insecure over it at all because gender is made up by society. Why’d you have to be rude about it lol?

[@yoda908]

So the Greek gods were basically a whole season of Jerry Springer.

[@bignumbers5074]

Lmaooooo

[@nmoney6655]

Haha

[@TheJakeSeale]

A whole season? They’re the whole damn show

[@aichatalbi3970]

Hahaha😂

[@stella5693]

Bruh that’s... hilarious.

[@mvozzo1399]

Wow, I'm early! I recommend the SoloMerch. Blue from Overly Sarcastic Productions once said, "Athena is the god of smart war, and Ares is the god of dumb war".

[@katlynroseanne]

OSP is the besttt Most (pretty much all) of my knowledge on Greek mythology comes from them.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

5:34 - I'd never heard this story before! I knew Athena was often called Pallas Athena, but I never knew this was why! 8:37 - I'm impressed that they created a character who was half human and half snake and didn't just automatically write him off as a monster! 10:25 - On the other hand, she gave us a creature that eats flies and thus helps keep the fly population down a little. I've always liked Athena! Thank you for doing this, Jon!

[@angelacooper8973]

Pallas is also the name of the God of Warcraft. Probably Athena’s own husband at some point before she was the “virgin” goddess. Sorry I don’t do virgins.

[@arvinroidoatienza7082]

The Pallas origins has many versions.

[@brooklynmccarthy94]

Can you do the messed up origins of Artemis the goddess of hunt and moon

[@tenkomari2391]

Brooklyn McCarthy I bet it will be good

[@brooklynmccarthy94]

@@tenkomari2391 yah

[@carsfan1995]

Brooklyn McCarthy Best Ace Goddess.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I think he did already :o can't remember though.

[@ceanly7845]

I'm gonna name my future daughter Artemis

[@Adventures_with_GEOFFERY]

*“A match made in Olympus”HA I picked up what you put down there that was funny*

[@cindya.5566]

I could be mistaken but isn't there a version of the Medusa story where Medusa is narciccstic and claims to be more beautiful than Athena in Athena's temple so Athena makes her ugly. I was so excited about this messed up origins video since I ♥️ Athena so thanks Jon solo

[@barbie5623]

I think Jon already made A video about Medusa's Origin story about Medusa It's quite sad Medusa was a victim 😔

[@cindya.5566]

@@barbie5623 thank you for being reminding me of that in a polite manner. I loved the video but that was just something that came to mind though I do feel bad for Medusa😭

[@roxythedemon9912]

There is but that version says it was Aphrodite instead of Athena Or I could be wrong

[@YourFunkiness]

The Greek myths come in a lot of different versions.

[@sugarcakezz]

Princess Ula Angelos both versions are true. In fact I believe the least mainstream version would most likely be the origin and true

[@brooklynmccarthy94]

Athena is my favorite goddess after checking out the goddess girls books its fictionalized Greek myths but still

[@athenac9751]

Athena is my name i want to go to her palce

[@brooklynmccarthy94]

@Alex Fuentes ikr

[@loki2240]

@@athenac9751 - If you live in the U.S., you can start by going to the Parthenon in Nashville, TN.

[@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967]

Lmao im watching Olympus Guardians cause I was into Greek Myths

[@beebradbury8925]

I forgot about the Goddess girl books until right now. They were my favorites as a kid

[@kennymelton9310]

The picture when he is talking about Pallas is confirmation the Jon has read Percy Jackson.

[@panicontheargo7034]

That picture made me smile

[@meravonal7970]

i noticed too

[@meravonal7970]

it was a I know that moment

[@hyperhare0624]

Or... he googled that photo.

[@kennymelton9310]

What. No

[@indigovae3579]

jon: we have athena to thank for spiders me: ATHENA, YOU SICK SON OF A BI-

[@hyperhare0624]

I love spiders.

[@bel1338]

I have a pet Tarantula...

[@decoral]

More like Minerva and not Athena, as the Arachne story first appears in Ovid's metamorphoses, which is Roman.

[@athenarosenachor1833]

W..w...w....ha...t😭😭😭😭😭

[@Facade953]

Athena is responsible for Spider-Man. Green Goblin & Venom: THAT BITCH!

[@pandadaydreams7069]

Athena has always been one of my favorites! I’m so pumped you finally had time to cover her. Hearing the other sides of the Medusa story and the spider one, they were definitely awesome.

[@aWywardWyvern]

Not really sure what series you could work this into but I’d love to hear you cover the mythos behind Lilith. I think it’s super interesting and not generally known.

[@lolaaakaypeanutbrittle9213]

That'd be a cool myth to look into!

[@zazuzazz5419]

Basically, she refused to “assume the position”, missionary - and was reviled for it. Good on her. She’s more herself this way.

[@melaniecabrera8395]

That moment when you accidentally impregnate your great grandmother

[@officiallybloxy2739]

I did it a year ago I’m a girl and luckily my parents excepted our child

[@cottoncandyface4551]

@@officiallybloxy2739 Wha-

[@ThomasRodacker]

Yeah, it happens… 😅

[@kaietts7250]

I am so glad that you included the Greek versions of the Medusa and Arachne myths! I often refused, as a child growing up, that such a level-headed Goddess would let jealousy and pride over-ride her senses (though not uncommon, there really isn't any other proof than these isolated myths) and after some more research, I found the Greek versions and thought to myself 'That sounds like Athena.'

[@yesidosimp7074]

I was like mmmmm let me listen to this song Jon Solo: uploads a video Me:CLICK

[@lunagotdippedinsauce9432]

I am a simple person, when I see mythology explained, I click

[@DrDolan2000]

As you should

[@rahatkhan1712]

In one of the versions, hepheastus tried to aproached her, athena fought him off but some of his blacksmith soot fell on her thigh, which she removed with her hand that second. Then it fell on the ground, ericthonius was born, and athena became his foster mom. I like this version cuz athena remained a virgin, and she was kind to the boy too.

[@spikedouglas9989]

Athena: Jane of all trades, master of none, yet often better than master of one. Sounds fucking awesome.

[@Al3xChap1n]

Ever since I was a kid and learned about Athena, I fell in love with her story. Been waiting a while for you to do a video on her background. And btw, loved the "I'll show myself out .." bit.

[@TeniaT12]

I've started to sit through the adds so that I don't feel bad after when he asks if I did. 😂

[@quadri87]

Jon is at it again. he fills the solo cup with knowledge and spills it all over the audience with love

[@noelcromer4316]

i really love that you do these greek mythology videos because im learning it in school and this is how i study. thanks jon ! :)

[@GraceLeo-mc4rr]

I loved this! I hope you also do my favourite soon, Artemis (if you haven't yet) 🥰

[@exposedshadowstruth5926]

Almost feel bad for Hephaestus. Does he even get a moment of positivity?

[@decoral]

In some myths he eventually marries Aglaea, one of the three Charites and they live happily together!

[@angelacooper8973]

He married Agale and he had many lovers and children.

[@zazuzazz5419]

Hephaestus is a highly creative force. Through his wounds (ie: shame for being different due to perceived flaws, his volatility, inexpressible rage, etc.) through his vulnerability comes an infusion of great healing power and unbridled creativity.

[@sugarcakezz]

Love that. Context is key. Ppl should think bout that in everyday life more.

[@laumiia]

I came straight here once I saw "Jon Solo" 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@hazelnut546]

same lol

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I hope you cleaned up after yourself :P lol.

[@laumiia]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 Huh?

[@satanswife2546]

@@RedRoseSeptember22 😂😂😂good one

[@queenk8186]

Me when it says "1 minute ago" 😎

[@LoneWolf4069k]

Athena is my most favorite goddess of all time! Thanks for the video.

[@Stunoshiadupri]

Yay I ordered the merch it looks soooo cool not to mention the attention to detail!!!

[@biancabrooks280]

Satisfactions Channel wait, it’s lit AND fresh?!

[@Chaoticsoup]

Can you do a history of the goddess Nyx she is my favorite

[@0nlyThis]

" Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door. Perched, and sat, and nothing more."

[@Kuro_Tsuki]

Quoth Athena "nevermore"

[@noelrobertson4968]

I love what you did there with Poe's poem.

[@Kuro_Tsuki]

Thankies.

[@angelathompson5461]

I have been anxiously waiting for you to do the mythology for Athena, She is absolutely my favorite goddess and I named my daughter after her. YOU DID GREAT I might add... There are a few things about her it would have been nice to hear you talk about. HOWEVER, you did really well as always. The mythology of Athena is what started my love of mythology all around.

[@JonSolo]

thank you so much! I plan on doing additional videos on all of the gods I cover just so I can get into the myths a little more (as well as what they evolved from) so this def won’t be our only time discussing her :)

[@angelathompson5461]

@@JonSolothat will be great, I absolutely love your channel.

[@theresamark8220]

Thank you for the alternate stories of Athena. She’s my favorite goddess and those stories always bothered me.

[@stormfoxx7316]

Finalllllllly got a notification from him🤦🏽‍♀️💃

[@snukastyle]

I'm happy I found this video! Athena had been one of my favorite Gods since I was a kid, and watching the Campione! anime a few years back made me more curious about her pre-Zeus origins. That show had her being this goddess outside of Zeus's domain that he devoured out of fear for her power. The Metis angle makes it quite interesting.

[@LadyLeomon]

Zeus has a headache, had one of the other Gods (Ares if I remember right) crack his head open with an axe and put popped Athena, full grown and full adorned in her battle-armour God-outfit ... or that’s the way I was taught it when we did Greek stuff in school. And all I can think remembering that is *”Ouch!”* 😂😂😂

[@angelacooper8973]

Vulcan. Sorry I can’t spell his Greek name

[@belegcuthalion6397]

I like the fact you mentioned the older version to the newer. Thanks always love her

[@marianamartins2417]

I always find it amusing how human most Greek dietys are

[@loki2240]

That's always been their appeal to me. They're admittedly flawed. I've been put off by the God of Abraham from an early age because he's obviously seriously flawed but still claimed to be perfect. Even without the claim of perfection by believers, he's a pretentious ahole in a lot of the stories in religious texts.

[@mikethehunter5212]

@@loki2240 Just do what I do and only believe in the forgiving God.

[@loki2240]

@@mikethehunter5212 - I can't choose to believe in "the forgiving God" or any other deity. I'm either convinced that they exist and that I should worship them, or I'm not convinced. And at this point, I'm not convinced. There's no valid basis for concluding that any deities exist. We have no valid evidence that any nonhuman has even claimed to be a deity. And why worship any being? What decent being would want to be worshipped?

[@mikethehunter5212]

@@loki2240 Truth is always stranger than fiction. All I can say. Faith is what motivates us. Why be a decent person if death is the true end?

[@loki2240]

@@mikethehunter5212 - Faith doesn't motivate me. And it appears that the faith you're speaking of could be used to believe in anything (including things that contradict each other). How is that a valid guide for behavior? Why be a decent person if death is the end? Because I don't want to mistreat people, I don't want to cause undue harm to others, I want to be proud of the life I've lived, I want to be a good role model for my kids, I want to be liked by other people and enjoy my time with them, I don't want to go to prison, I'm not a sociopath, etc. Was that a sincere question, or were you just being intellectually lazy?

[@theirrelivant5509]

Yay another Greek Orgin videoooo!

[@kise5138]

Athena's difference with Ares is that Athena's especiality is planning and tactics meanwhile Ares is more combat-wise. That means neither is as good when not partnered with each other.

[@angelacooper8973]

Like I think Ares holds back or Zeus protects Athena cause as we know men are much stronger than women. So I think Ares could do some serious damage to Athena if they were on an even playing field

[@omniavanitas7893]

@@angelacooper8973 Except these aren't mere men and women, they are gods and their sex is much less relevant. Zeus doesn't need to protect Athene, she simply is stronger than most gods, male or female. Ares definitely doesn't hold back, he is just weak. Read Iliad book 21 and see for yourself.

[@angelacooper8973]

@@omniavanitas7893 yeah. I still think she got plot armor

[@Zeb0101]

@@angelacooper8973 nah, tactics>brute force, that's how the Romans whipped out existence Sparta and the rest of Greek polis

[@marbed28]

This is the only reason i know ANYTHING about Mythology!! Jon Solo is so easy to listen to, and i like to listen to him (Unlike my teachers)

[@jaaliroberson9228]

Wow, for how many times he’s been brought up in other “Messed Up” episodes I’m surprised we haven’t got an episode about Hephaestus...👀😉

[@hindsightpov4218]

I hope we get more videos about Athena. There’s so much to tell with her.

[@thaumatomane]

Jon: "Instead, when they wanted to build a website they went to-" Me: Arachne!

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

My favorite Athena story -- for drama, not her decision -- is the play Eumenides (third of the Oresteia plays). It shows Athena as law-giver.

[@jereythegundamluna4539]

Video: *25 minutes ago* Me: Holy Gods! I’m early!

[@paulinaflores7942]

OMG! Athena is finally here! Amazing job as always Jon. Thank you for making this video you just made my day.

[@ubtpixielox]

The secondary versions of those stories made me feel a lot better than the first ones 😯

[@elizaandreadaki9942]

Greek person here! I really appreciate the fact that you make these videos for people to feel interested in Greece and it's history (myths being a huge part of it). I have to say, your pronunciation of the words is really funny. They're wrong but it's super adorable! Keep up the great work!!!! I could binge watch your videos for hours even if I know the stories better than I know my own name! Also fun fact: Arachne means spider

[@Blackcat-1625]

I love Athena She’s my FAVORITE Greek goddess thank you so much for this video I’ve been waiting for this video for ages For your next video can you plz do Artemis goddess of the hunt she’s my second favorite goddess

[@queerlibtardhippie9357]

@Manophere. com wtf does this mean

[@barbarahouk1983]

Oh boy how I need JON. I never got this deep into Greek mythology. Without Jon, I think I would be lost. This culture is interesting and when I was reviewing cultures, I was having some difficulties with the Greeks. That was 40 years ago. I guess I just needed for Jon to be born and educated so he could bring some clarity to this subject for me.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

0:53 the title to this work of art is: _Damn woman! Get outta my head!_

[@ahcenamer6435]

underrated comment.

[@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967]

OMG is that an another God Of War references?

[@athenarosenachor1833]

WHAT THE

[@KatieR-cz7qp]

I have been waiting so long for this video!! Your videos are always something to look forward to!

[@Ancaryvan]

About Hygiea, there's another rendition that she is an individual goddess associate with Hebe as twin sister.

[@deespaeth8180]

According to Plato, the citizens of Sais, Egypt worshipped a Goddess called Neith. Neith was a Goddess of war and hunting and was also associated with weaving.

[@aliahduiker4911]

Could you do the muses? I find them really interesting.

[@luxehurricane]

Athena has always been my favorite ❤️ glad I got to learn a lot more about her

[@erinm7645]

I think my favorite Athena story was the one where her stalker assaults her, ends up getting his own grandmother pregnant, only for Athena to raise that baby.... wtf Greece?

[@tasnimanimanimaa]

I heard a similar story where Athena gets angry at a mortal man and tricks his daughter into sleeping with him (idk how the man didn't realise it wasn't his wife, it may have been the darkness lol). When she gives birth he is horrified to find the child is his son and grandson. So he casts her out and she gives birth but rejects the child, and Athena watching over decides to take the child in.

[@kumakashi_watchdog1422]

Yep. It was Hephaestus. I actually just watched the episode of Great Greek Myths about Athena and it was revealed that Hephaestus had been tricked by Poseidon, thinking that Athena was coming to, you know, do the do. He got too eager and ripped her tunic, showing her in all her glory, and that's when he accidentally came on her thigh.

[@loumartinez2005]

Dude!!!.... I'm a total nerd when it comes to greek mythology n u just won me over as loyal listener......good work on ur documentaries

[@Cherry.co1a28]

I jumped out the shower with soap still on my legs for this

[@rrun2life]

That's dedication

[@QueenTJ1991]

This was very interesting and informative. Thanks for this video, Jon. Btw your dog is so CUTE!

[@donnadiore2356]

Sacrifice to the gods by hitting like Love that solo

[@taralynna8776]

Athena is def one of my favorite goddesses. I'm also so excited to see you do a video on Artemis

[@Plaid_pants_panter]

The story I read about Metis had nothing to do with him eating her- it was rape/murder He chased her around the earth trying to rape her. Since they both could shape shift Zeus had a hard time tracking her down but determined to defile a woman be persisted and knocked her out and raped her.[head injury] Later he got a vision/fortune that the child Metis bore would over throw him, so he caught Metis again and killed when she was pregnant by knocking her out [head injury] then killing her. That when he got the headache, and gave birth to wisdom. Man gives birth to wisdom after killing the woman he raped and the resulting child. Historical this kind of made scenes, some cultures would kill the young males of the cultures the concurred because they knew when they grew up they be warrior seeking revenge. but its fucked up all the same

[@arvinroidoatienza7082]

Uhm I think you're confusing Metis with Demeter

[@alexandratsatouha4565]

Since I am Greek I must say you do a great job regarding the greek mythology!! congrats!!

[@ForeverRejects]

I love this channel. Messed up origins is one of my favs 😝

[@katchibediako7036]

The video was too short. I'ma need all of your videos to be at least 20 mins long... I love your work.

[@dormammusofat]

Jon: “thats right we have Athena to thank for spiders” Me, an ARACHNOPHOBIC: *shakes in fury🤬*

[@oduinn7948]

She has the _Furies._

[@Theutopiansofficial]

Deities can have multiple aspects of powers. For example; deities associated with war can be ares, aphrodite or even athena. Deities associated with crossroads can be hermes, or hecate. Deities associated with Ruling can be Zeus, Hera, Hades, Persephone, Posideon or Amphitriti & last example, deities of dead can be macaria or even thanatos.

[@hushgirl2836]

i have a hate love feeling toward athena ever since i learnt the other version about medusa.. but yea, she’s still a boss *brick*

[@decoral]

The popular Medusa backstory is actually Roman, not Greek. In the original Greek version Medusa is born a monster and she is instead seduced by Poseidon while Athena had nothing to do with it.

[@eclipse8251]

Yes!!! I love these videos!!! The effort you put into them is so clear and amazing!!

[@grace5033]

My dad and my brother were just arguing over whether or not Han shot first. I told them Jon shot first 😂😂😂😂

[@theclaokwara7409]

I don't know why ur channel hasn't reached 1 million subscribers yet. I love listening to your stories and they serve as my bedtime stories.😄

[@iamsherlocked7448]

Athena is my second favorite goddess, she's just so amazing and wonderful. Great video Jon

[@catherineervin2630]

Its awesome to see someone around my age thats interested in history/mythology/literature like I am! Good luck Jon!

[@XYZ._ShayTV]

ive never been this early

[@chloe-may-21]

Same

[@radiofiendify]

Hepheastus said the same thing to Athena 😉

[@Prizzlesticks]

That plug at the end was 10/10 perfection

[@jameskelton3718]

If it grows on a tree, it's a fruit (olive).

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Tomatoes are considered fruit and they grow on bushes!!!

[@loki2240]

@@jameskelton3718 - You've never picked garden-ripe tomatoes off of a tomato bush? 😅

[@brandy4522]

Are nuts fruits? Lol I dont think I've ever heard a definitive explanation for what's in common with all fruits and nothing else. Who's the guy that exclaims what is fruit and what is not on whatever whim he felt that day? I didnt know olive was a fruit either. 😓

[@jameskelton3718]

@@brandy4522 Right on. A tomato by any other name would taste as sweet.

[@msobon88]

If it has seeds it’s a fruit 🍎🍐🍊🍋🍉🍇🍓🍒🍑🥭🥝🍅🥑🌶 😊

[@skyden24195]

Athena is definitely my favorite of the Greek Gods. And, "Match made in Olympus..." a joke like that, Solo, deserves a bounty so large that you won't be able to go near a civilized system.

[@matthewconner1741]

I love Greek Mythology a bit too much lol....I’m putting off eating for this video👍🏻🤷🏻‍♂️👌🏻

[@Katrina.Boots.Rainsong]

I love that you used the D'aulaires' image. That was my first book of Greek Myths and a childhood favorite!

[@lizakarikian6703]

Yayyyyyyy another video!!!

[@evelynserenhastings]

I always heard the version that Poseidon’s gift was a horse but Athens was rocky and “hilly” (for lack of a better word) so the horse was literally useless. It’s always cool to see the difference in stories lol

[@theneighborskid5433]

Keeping with the “Goddashians”

[@malaikamiteo]

Yay, I love Greek mythology. I've honestly come to enjoy this series. I watch it instead of sleeping and I very much enjoy sleeping

[@camillehardy5529]

Everyone’s here saying “first” SeCoNdDdD

[@nobodygrinder5667]

Jon, I admire your work for researching, and entertainment sharing the information. Thank you

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Awww, Gunther has gotten so big!

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Man love your videos. Thank you.

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Wow I was waiting for Athena she is my favorite.

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Athena is amazing. Thanks for discussing this goddess.