The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins

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[@catherinetrancess1111]

TED-Ed Please do more Greek Mythology videos. It's very interesting.

[@myahmee5665]

Catherine Trancess I agree :)

[@nicholacox8863]

TED-Ed i

[@makarymetzger2627]

Greek gods are Assholes

[@mohannadurra1488]

Fantastic with its simplicity

[@adamstockley9683]

This takes “Red bull gives you wings” to a whole new level

[@reenaskh]

omg

[@nehachundury975]

Haha lol 😆😂😂

[@riatortilla9906]

Adam Stockley OH SHEET

[@hello_iamjenny5931]

Lmao!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nishthagupta1357]

OMG!! 😂

[@eddie246]

"She gave birth to the minotaur" Me: *eye twitch*

[@goestobed2832]

This update is insane.

[@moonyekka]

Please tell me its horns didnt come in yet...

[@spooked2104]

Seriously i mean i didnt concieve a minotaur

[@The-mcnuggit-man]

@@moonyekka baby bull horns would start growing when they are adults

[@thyronejayclavel1287]

Furry is tolerable. But this... *I have enough of this.*

[@ryebread3039]

The Greek gods really seemed to have a problem with human progress. They even punished that one guy for giving people fire.

[@Illuminat3d]

*Prometheus*- He was a Titan, not a guy

[@smartcatcollarproject5699]

religion and politics, divide to reign easier !

[@an0nsaiko890]

Rye they punished him because he took it without permission

[@umadbro6524]

Rye u mean Maui from that Moana movie, right?

[@dantebrosia]

U MAD BRO? no... from Greek mythology

[@blu2211]

This takes "the sun is a deadly laser" to a whole new level

[@eattherainq]

NoT aNyMoRe ThErE's A bLaNkEt

[@NoxxSpace]

Now the animals can go on land, come on animals let’s go on land.

[@NoxxSpace]

“Nope can’t walk yet, and there’s no food so I don’t care”

[@christopherbdeeskamp5323]

100000 years later. ok Said some BuGs

[@たこ-n7m]

BAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

[@lilywei864]

feel pretty bad for the minotaur... its not like he asked to be born

[@eliaseid6723]

It was also known as the ancient version of Frankenstein's monster

[@darlee02]

Cadet Grey so did emo teens but you don’t feel bad for them

[@darlee02]

Lol

[@vaultdweller123]

it was an abomination so they imprisoned it trapped on a maze.

[@rosaurarivera3426]

Cadet Grey I wannagive him a hug

[@leroyjenkins3744]

Daedalus: *genius inventor* Also Daedalus: *doesn’t think to fly at night*

[@darkvoid3153]

It was timed if he went later of earlier he would have got caught

[@elmigajas]

the winds near the ocean at night are dangerous if you're not an albatross

[@astronomical926]

it wouldve been pretty dark right? no light pollution so it would be too difficult to see

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

@@astronomical926 Ever heard of stars?

[@chisayomoda1321]

XDDDDDDDDDDD

[@alexrottlaender3891]

she did what

[@Bigjoebig]

ethan bradberry she was banged by the bull

[@apinecone2753]

She thicc tho

[@zooer64]

Your profile picture makes it so much funnier

[@TheeKittyPie]

ME

[@emjay6602]

She smack the bull

[@pv0711]

Fun Fact: There is another version of the myth where Daedalus didn't kill his nephew. In this version, his nephew was actually his apprentice and they were both praised in Athens. However, Daedalus' nephew died falling off Acropolis, where he had gone with his uncle to work, by accident and Daedalus was devastated. The Athenians without knowing what actually happened blamed Daedalus for his nephew's death and thus they exiled him to Crete. So in this version, Daedalus is not only not malicious, but even more of a tragic figure since he experiences the death of his beloved apprentices twice in exchange of his skill and freedom. The more you know!

[@princediop8190]

I like this version better.

[@kilzack2634]

I also remembered he was framed. No wonder something felt off.

[@thenovicenovelist]

​​@@kilzack2634Many myths have multiple different versions. I have heard 3 or 4 different versions of the Persephone myth and 3 different versions of how Thoth was created (although in one myth he was always around and laid a "cosmic egg" which created everything including...space time).

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

killed his nephew???? he killed himself my brother. he was very clearly warned

[@AGrayPhantom]

I knew most of this story, except for the part about the bull. Wow. Did NOT know that's where the minotaur came from.

[@lavenderpierrot]

AGrayPhantom SAAAAME

[@smartcatcollarproject5699]

I wonder why Poseidon put that spell on her...

[@joshmccourt9798]

Smart Cat Collar Project Because she was not only a witch but thought she was greater than the gods.

[@kailey108]

Smart Cat Collar Project How I heard it was because Minos didn't kill his prized bull (the same one his wife seduced) and sacrifice it to Poseidon.

[@smartcatcollarproject5699]

+Hello There Sounds fair... you don't play with Gods. At least he was warned ? Authority issues can be a pain.

[@Elsisalittleconcerned]

Icarus: *flying with wax wings* Sun: *I’m about to end this man’s whole career*

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

Booooo

[@znae5670]

i can see the sun with that "imma bout to do it to em" pose

[@jsc1jake512]

Helios: I'm warning you Icarus: Ok boomer Helios: >:(

[@Entity-dn1mc]

Eddie the Head: I’m about to end this man’s entire career.

[@thomasbarrow-kent450]

Too soon

[@sodiumhydroxide2859]

Icarus died with his eyes open, forever cursed to look at the sun.

[@nevaaydogdu8665]

I think that Icarus was in love with the sun(Apollo)

[@kinhamid9665]

Reminds me of the ending of The Lighthouse

[@masquerading18]

@@nevaaydogdu8665 Quite a common theory- I've heard poems and songs made on it. I like to entertain the thought

[@veraalhat]

@@kinhamid9665 The Lighthouse is more an allegory for the myth of Prometheus though, but yeah

[@asueft]

No, he drowned and sunk to the bottom of the deep dark sea

[@KC-xg7gs]

I think my favorite part of this entire myth is how Daedalus just agreed to help the king's wife seduce the bull. No trying to talk her out of it or trying to convince the king to finally sacrifice the darn thing to appease the God he insulted: he just up and created a hollow wooden cow-puppet for her climb into to.

[@shebopskie]

maybe it's a no-questions asked thing. either that or he thought of it as a challenge like "yea i bet i could do a super attractive wooden hollow cow-puppet for u, yea yea no judgement."

[@needforspeedgaming7148]

It was a challenge for him, and being the narcissist that he is , he couldn't resist it.

[@darkvoid3153]

he was trapped as the queen threatened to execute him if he didnt help her

[@Shayla.r]

I heard a version of a myth where she blackmailed him. If you don't, she would tell her husband that he made a move on her, and who's word would he believe? His wife or the inventor?

[@coldblackice]

That's a story from the bible

[@charleswong6523]

That's why parachute is important son

[@gwg123]

Charles Wong dam he wanted to glide all day n ended up being ded

[@caseinnitrate5515]

Charles Wong lol

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One more like and you get up to 200

[@alcinaproductions9790]

That was how the first parachute kids!

[@alcinaproductions9790]

That's how the first parachute was born kids!!!!

[@kaitlinhenry7924]

Modern day greedy and jealous: I'm going to buy a bigger boat than my neighbor cuz I'm richer Greek greedy and jealous: M U R D E R M Y N E P H E W

[@arathimenon6890]

Much like the the folktales in Kerala about perunthachan, a highly skilled sculptor who killed his son out of jealousy

[@adri5446]

I’m dead 💀 😂😭

[@beatrizcruz2083]

SHE SAID 'YOU HAVE MARRIED AN ICARUS. HE'S FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN'

[@harinnii]

HaMilToN YAYAYYAYAYAYA

[@dotcom-tn4mr]

ME: i came as soon as i heard! ALL THE FROM PINTEREST!! DAANG!!!

[@AnActualCrow]

NICE

[@junkoenoshima8994]

AND I'D WATCH IT BURNNNNNNNNN(makes none human sounds)

[@liezelromero1202]

WASSUP

[@itchyeyelids0_0]

No one: Hercales: *punches statue thinking its real*

[@TheCapedArtist]

Ah yes, hercales Edit: oopsie

[@kadorin7037]

Greek: Heracles Roman: Hercules

[@zeyzeg]

• magiccookiez • wait so y doesn’t everyone say Heracles? This is *greek* mythology is it not

[@kadorin7037]

A _BC I think because it’s easier to say, and the Hercules name has more attention. Heracles is his name as well, it’s like colour / color and grey / gray. Same meaning, different names. :)

[@apples6116]

@@zeyzeg Heracles is greek hercules is roman

[@opdarkknight1857]

She did what with that bull

[@ajiroclovertail992]

opdarkknight 185 they made love that created minotaur

[@MaximillianRobesphere]

She wanted that bull, cause it was so hung. They did the bumping of the uglies.

[@AyubuKK]

Banged

[@skuglious]

She just enjoyed red bull

[@tiffy2355]

@@skuglious 😂😂😂 This killed me

[@Someguy1302]

The myth of Icarus and Daedaulus. Me: Yeah, yeah. We all know this story. Narrator: "So then Daedaulus helped fulfill the Queen's kink to f*ck a bull." Me: ... *hold up*

[@pommmmes]

✋🤚 🙂 hol up-

[@irminalasimin2385]

hol up-

[@jamesfranxx6151]

he took not kink shaming to far

[@funimator9256]

Language!!

[@funimator9256]

But sooooo true

[@ramonvalencia5719]

2:43 Minotaur: I didn't ask to be born!

[@goestobed2832]

Mother of the minotaur explaining to the father:It’s just a phase dear.

[@shantanuroy5974]

Birds in Ancient Greece: “maybe I am a god”

[@eclecticsoffy]

thanks for the laughter this brought upon me

[@seorab6292]

worm : I'm a demon

[@myfunny6594]

Daedalus warned icarus not to fly too high... but thats not all... He also warned him not to fly too low...

[@goestobed2832]

He wanted him to sit on his back.

[@nirock2550]

Fly in the middle

[@jacopochiarello1168]

Thanks prince ea

[@fredventure]

So the video told us?

[@pantino21]

@@fredventure Hahahahaha ahahahaha hahahhaha

[@elizabethgillen3660]

They say that the fall of icarus created such a big splash that an island erupted in the shape of a wing called Ikaria. I used to visit this small island every summer and it was an amazing place.

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

Yeah someone died there and you called it an amazing place

[@elizabethgillen3660]

@@shivanshgarewal2833 people die everywhere, doesn't take away from the beauty of the island. Ikaria IS an amazing place. You should look at some pictures.

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

@@elizabethgillen3660 actually I meant that in a funny but I know you still get it Xd

[@1nfernaldrak356]

@@shivanshgarewal2833 You tried

[@shiibabiii1708]

Ikaria island

[@kaniyaru117]

Daedalus buried Icarus on an island and named it Icaria in memory of his only child.

[@Blorboy]

Kani yaru Ayyy someone who seems to know Ovids version of the story.

[@miamackenzie9946]

ONLY child hmmmm?

[@rootrotruination]

I thought his body was never found but the sea in which he fell was called Icarian Sea.

[@marklordreyes2945]

Lol hercules is the one who buried icarus

[@tehreemkazmi7791]

And icarly was in memory of this event

[@CephandriusTopaz]

In the original telling of the myth by Ovid, the Latin actually refers to the fact that Daedalus wasn't really watching his son fly and wasn't even worried about him. He was watching the wings that Icarus was wearing and marveling at his own genius. (Also sidenote: In the Latin, it's hard to judge how old Icarus is. It's possible that he was as young as 7 or 8 when his dad entrusted him with this immense responsibility.)

[@imhappy._.]

If Ovid told it, it cant be the original no? Afaik, hes the dude retelling greek stories with roman names.

[@sosotik]

Deadulus: thinks of creative way to escape Icarus: *_lmao sun time_* Deadulus: _Am I a joke to you?_

[@KitrakHsengiv]

He was Daedulus, now he's DEADulus inside

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

I am really convinced that he was just trying to have a sunburn but guess that didn't gone well

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

@@KitrakHsengiv 😂😂lmao I really can't control my laughter

[@YourLocalAnonAccount]

@@KitrakHsengiv dammit have my like-

[@ahmedhegazy699]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@aleaf01]

The story of iccarus isn't because of being godlike. It's a moral story about listening and not being egotistical

[@ninjashuriken]

Al B Right

[@claramoore9866]

Ou Mahajan zool.Zoooooo

[@bababaaa7515]

I think its both but okay

[@Jkirek_]

The story of Icarus may be, but the story of Daedalus most certainly isn't. If you've read (or translated) this specific part of the metamorphoses by Ovid, you'll notice that the story isn't about Icarus at all. The kid's death was merely a punishment for Daedalus.

[@MyNameIsBVD]

Aiko Takahashi lol he clearly did

[@unknownhorse9123]

When you’re young you enjoy these stories, but as you get older you learn their meaning

[@JorgeMendoza-qz4sn]

im not old yet so idk what it means

[@ishasharma9680]

Yes .. im young but i can understand the meaning of this story ◇◇◇

[@AmphiStuG]

Yeah... the cow part really hits hard.

[@The_BFG1]

@@AmphiStuG LMAO

[@midnightraven9]

Yeah I learned the meaning last year the hard way

[@bliz4967]

"She gave birth to a minotaur" *puts down phone and rethinks life decisions that led me here

[@LEO-xo9cz]

Welcome to fiction.

[@Nossody]

top 10 anime deaths

[@mr.melomaniacnextdoor6840]

LOL xD

[@depressedthoughts]

Yoda screech

[@chickenroosters5049]

Lol

[@anaksamanananggal3940]

Lol🤣🤣

[@ranaezerone]

Yes, greek mythology is my favorite anime

[@kanji7]

So the king's wife was the worlds first furry

[@thelibrarian7193]

no. more to beasteality

[@RoxOn413]

Wtf no :v Furry = Someone who likes anthro animals, not specifically romantically Not a furry: SOMEONE WHO FUCKS A BULL, unless they also like anthros but you get it

[@goestobed2832]

Beastislity got funky.

[@slandermedic4724]

So i started this war for nothing?WAT DA FRI-(ps-i hate furry’s)

[@Mr22Ohyeah]

Damn dukking right broo! 😂😂😂

[@Titanic-wo6bq]

1:08 imagine just going up to your statue to see that it's head got punched off by hercules.

[@animationspace8550]

You better run before he get you too

[@unusanusshalllive457]

I would be honored that my art was so life like

[@pisyanggg5473]

This is how I wish online classes are. Cool animations and lasting impact on me. I remember more ted ed vids than a line from textbooks

[@gheart4349]

We sure did not talk about the bull seduction part in English😂😂

[@EnvoyOfLoveAndJustice]

''An inescapeable labyrinth " Percy Jackson : I 'm 'bout to end this man's whole carrer

[@KennyBky92]

Rachel Elizabeth Dare: I'm about to end all these mens whole careers

[@justdont3998]

Kratos : lol

[@arch455]

@@justdont3998 Isn't Kratos a Norse god?

[@sesilliasandra2820]

Do you ever read the story about "red thread of adriadne"?

[@EnvoyOfLoveAndJustice]

I will say it is talking About the books

[@dina7448]

"You've married an Icarus. He has flown to close to the sun."

[@ginahtran1210]

Josh Dun was searching the comments for this

[@emmielshof3442]

looking for this :3

[@voulezvampire]

I was about to say that XD

[@vanshikabhatnagar3739]

THANK YOU!

[@sierralobo7163]

I was literally singing this as I watched the video. XD

[@marvelfangirl3328]

*"Man must rise above the Earth- to the top of the atmosphere and beyond- for only thus will he finally understand the world in which he lives."* -Socrates

[@lembas.]

There is likely a firmament and Earth is not a globe. Earth is a motionless plane.

[@crazydiamondrequiem4236]

Lembas nah, the world is a time stopping punch ghost.

[@FizzyPopVevo]

@@crazydiamondrequiem4236 the star that was made out of platinum would steal that ability

[@franzsno7019]

Crazydiamond Requiem the hierophant stained green would suffer a fatal blow from that ability

[@LordPoompaDoompa]

Hehe rocket ship go brrr

[@ardillaspordoquier9]

Pacyphe: I want that bull to f me Minos: K

[@youreallinsane]

not minos, daedalus... minos was not ok with it

[@robertkelly9772]

If Pasiphae were living today, she'd probably be driving a Ford Taurus.

[@Heavy_Buddy]

i swear to god if i see one more "YOU HAVE MARRIED AN ICARUS. HE'S FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN" comment-

[@hi-ot8kf]

RelmC you have married an icarus hes flown too close to the sun

[@honestlyidk2425]

YOU'VE MARRIED AN ICARUS. AND HE'S FLOWN TO CLOSE TO THE SUN.......

[@neolord1215]

YOU HAVE MARRIED AN ICARUS HE HAS FLOWN TO CLOSE TO THE SUN

[@hopechr]

YOU HAVE MARRIED PIT FROM KID ICARUS. HE cannot fly.

[@gabrielc3040]

What’s that mean?

[@leolor9328]

"Cursed to fall in love with the king bull" Me: Hmmm...? "She's gets into the bull costume" Me: Where is this going?... "She conceives a minotaur" Me: OH DEAR GOD GO BACK

[@poulomi__hari]

😂😂😂😂

[@sarahh9903]

I love the narrator's voice. When I read my text books for my college courses I use his voice in my mind the read the text. It makes the concepts easier to understand :) I'm not sure why but it works! I love this channel and love watch it grow!!!

[@Roll587]

Wait...the woman tricked the bull to have sex with her by hiding inside a hollow wooden cow?

[@AndrySimanjuntak0911]

WisMicYal11 Enough internet for today.

[@Reena2784]

Yup.

[@Smt_Glaive]

that's one horny bull

[@WayneDavisDA_ILLESTalive14]

WisMicYal11 isn't that bullshit 😁😁

[@maattthhhh]

seems legit

[@JustMikuMiku]

2:33 King: YOU SEE THIS ABOMINATION!? WTF WERE YOU THINKING

[@goestobed2832]

Daedalus:I have a bull fetish.

[@sorandomandquirky9425]

Bull looks kinda juicy under the waist

[@Tedisipi]

so random and quirky I know about your username but WTF.

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

Her face also looks like " Wtf did I just done? "

[@Stage_Lol]

Icarus and his dad's story is very interesting to me, there's a lot of different versions, and they're all so interesting. There's also one where, as Icarus fell, he laughed. He felt like a god, and as he fell, he laughed. He didn't seem to care he was about to die, he just laughed.

[@sagarg3350]

People take this story too literally, it is about not aiming to low in life (flying low, near water) so that a persons mindset does not become increasingly self-disappointed (wings dampening due to flying low), and at such a low state that they can not climb again (wings to heavy), but also not flying to high that when you fail you feel crushed (flying to high - wings melt) and putting you in the water (wings disintegrating = fall into water), the aim is to 'fly' through life at just the right 'height' so you may successfully make it too the other side. Just my 2 cents.

[@ifrahilyas838]

Sagarg well said

[@0.callmechester.0]

Well put

[@dawzrd2458]

that's a complacent mindset

[@veona599]

It's simply underrated.

[@pustota7254]

Oh my greatness how can you make so many grammatical mistakes. *too

[@radicals-1326]

You gotta wonder the conversation Icarus had with his dad. "Icarus get the fuck down" "fuk u dad" "Icarus pls"

[@samuelvine]

Icarus: "fuk u dad" Daedalus: Fuking is what got us into this damned mess! Now get down here!

[@sesshomaru123456789]

Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears Looks the old man in the eye As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd "In the name of God my father, I fly!" His eyes seem so glazed As he flies on the wings of a dream Now he knows his father betrayed Now his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave Fly on your way like an eagle Fly as high as the sun On your way, like an eagle Fly, touch the sun

[@randomnessrules4971]

Iron Maiden

[@namiswoon]

the way pasiphae even named her son with the bull "minotaur" like his husband "minos" is insane 😭

[@mezzodsp121]

And couldn't they just have departed at night??

[@ian3236]

Think about it, there is a reason they didt go at night. It might be just a story but the greeks were intelligent people and their stories are equally intelligent. Can you guess?

[@the3lusive]

They might not be able to see in the dark

[@juhyuned8439]

Common sense is waiting for you

[@VibeKing799]

Dusk maybe?

[@acertainpigeonman9064]

That isn’t the point of the story

[@laurenbi]

Yikes.. the Percy Jackson books left the beastiality part out of the story...

[@ayajune2088]

Lauren Bennett haha yeha

[@estiward1293]

It is a kid book

[@Darkcyndermaya]

Obviously.

[@alizahhernandez06]

Yep

[@dreamingdoe1588]

Rick actually talks about it in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

[@sochyvonnnora6035]

4:32 i thought there were ants on my screen

[@robossthinking1056]

Wut...lol

[@rafaelaveralugo7626]

How did I accept these things as a middle schooler? I mean, in a book, I just read "It might be weird for you mortals, but it'e run-of-the-mill with us", but this literally gets straight to the point

[@ryacoli]

*Banned for flying*

[@sgm7650]

HAHAHAHA HACKS

[@LJMillado]

Flying is not enabled in this server

[@whiskeredwolf4861]

Zeus calls haxx

[@idiotgoddess2114]

Meanwhile in roblox... _Reason For Ban: Harassment_ _Offensive Item:_ *Y E S*

[@goestobed2832]

/Icarus gamemode s

[@supportdoggo8099]

*she did what* ●👄●

[@oceanman_8370]

Every time I hear this myth I imagine Icarus as pit from Kid Icarus

[@hopechr]

*burns wings* this is why you clone yourself with the mirror of truth before flying for extended periods of time

[@parkchimmin7913]

[WUT] Hope LMAO

[@randonname-f8l]

Oceanman _ yeah me too

[@ciel_up2u]

Pit is beauty Pit is grace Pit never learns how to *READ*

[@whildhair83]

"His eyes seemed stone-gazed as he flies on the wings of of a dream. Now he knows his father betrayed, his wings turn to ashes, to ashes his grave" Flight of Icarus- Iron Maiden

[@theangryteddy7941]

The rest of Daedalus’ story is actually really weird. He pushes his own nephew off a tower and a god turns his nephew into a bird. The bull was actually a gift from Posiden who wanted the king to sacrifice it to him, but the king kept it instead. And the Minotaur was eventually killed by a guy who got out of the labyrinth with a spool of string.

[@dougstyles]

Theseus slayed the beast👍

[@jennifereske1216]

🎵🎶Icarus is flyying too close to the sun

[@AbhipshaSahuCoPrezIOFA]

Jennifer Eske I love that song!

[@jennifereske1216]

Abhipsha Sahu YESSS me too! ♡

[@waldzwolf6296]

_" The Sun is such a facist Bastard! "_ - a political correct Poet in ancient Greece

[@OblivionWonderlust]

Waldzwölf it's spelled "facist" dimwit

[@norseca542]

#Irony

[@draftbkshen9088]

Why not fly in the midnight

[@arielgaray302]

FirinMaLazaaar because she had no gun....?

[@chr0min0id]

It's cause there would be no thermals from the ocean to keep them up and they would fall from the cool air

[@caseinnitrate5515]

FirinMaLazaaar 😂

[@adiostoreador9142]

FirinMaLazaaar Yeah, but according to stories back then, moonlight was pretty bright. Bright enough for you to walk out at night, the only possible reasons they wouldn't have went out would be because it was constantly raining, snowing, or some other type of weather messing with the wings. Or because they would've been too tired to fly at night.

[@acertainpigeonman9064]

Cool Cat like he said, it’s only a Greece mythology

[@riri_998]

This takes the word "cowgirl" to a whole 'nother level OMG 😂😂😂😂 *F* to Icarus mah boiii

[@harjasudaysingh1339]

Oh no😂😂hah lmfaooo

[@_anthrax101_5]

Did you seriously just call a dead kid from ancient Greek mythology "mah boiii"? nice

[@riri_998]

@@_anthrax101_5 ... thx bro

[@Yeti2308]

You can thank posideon for that

[@riri_998]

@@Yeti2308 thx Poseidon, mah bro

[@ShankarSivarajan]

My Material Science professor told us this story as a parable about the limitations of wax as a building material.

[@l.tc.5032]

Honestly can you really blame Icarus if I was flying I'd want to go higher.

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

Why? You are literally flying. Why does the hight matter?

[@AnteP-dx4my]

RFK would've been A ok more adrenalin More guud feels

[@BlightfulProductions]

RFK would've been A ok well lets see.. Oxygen levels decrease and the fact that said wings are being held by wax which will melt sooner if you stay higher to the sun..

[@imanultrastarwarrior801]

Weed seems better than flying at this point, you get high and fall painlessly

[@ashrafliton2488]

Hhh

[@jmelara324]

I stand on the cliffs with my son next to me This island our prison, our home And everyday we look out at the sea This place is all he's ever known But I've got a plan and some wax and some string; some feathers I stole from the birds We leap from the cliff and we hear the wind sing a song that's too perfect for words But son, please keep a steady wing And know your the only one that means anything to me Steer clear of the sun, or you'll find yourself in the sea Now safely away, I let out a cry "We'll make the mainland by noon" But Icarus climbs higher still in the sky Maybe I've spoken too soon Oh son, please keep a steady wing And know your the only one that means anything to me Steer clear of the sun, or you'll find yourself in the sea Won't you look at your wings They're coming undone They're splitting at the seams Steer clear of the sun, for once won't you listen to me? O, Gods! Why is this happening to me? All I wanted was a new life for my son to grow up free And now you took the only thing that meant anything to me I will never fly again, I will hang up my wings O, Gods! Why is this happening to me? All I wanted was a new life for my son to grow up free And now you took the only thing that meant anything to me I will never fly again, I will hang up my wings! O, Gods!

[@jannatkl91]

Did you write this?

[@jmelara324]

Jannat Ferdous Although I wish I did, I cannot say that I did. It’s written by the lyrical genius who is Dustin Kensrue and performed by his band named Thrice. Daedalus by Thrice from The Alchemy Index Vol. III

[@jannatkl91]

+J M (Josh Em All!) nice, thanks! will check it out

[@gekegeko5946]

Jesus..I-I mean Zeus

[@caseinnitrate5515]

Damn that’s a good read

[@제규형]

Among the many interesting and strange ancient mythologies that come from Greece, but this is one of the most interesting in my opinion. A man who strives to reach into godhood himself and his brash son who learned his lesson the hard way is such a good topic.Thanks for the video.

[@georgefrangoudes5951]

For any Tolkien fans out there I just had a little epiphany about Gandalf. When he was imprisoned on top of the tower of Orthanc he escaped with the help of the eagles. Does anyone else think this is symbolic of Gandalf's angelic characteristics or is this just a coincidence. My thoughts are that maybe Tolkien got inspiration from the story of Icarus and Daedalus.

[@FinaleCadence]

George Frangoudes I think it might be a coincidence. Gandolf didn't distort the world around him (build fake wake wings) he merely called upon the Eagles for help. I think it says a great deal that the eagles were willing to help Gandolf, as opposed to Gandolf taking their feathers to make wings.

[@matthewhecht9257]

I know Tolkien was mostly inspired by Anglo-Saxon stories, and part of Lord of The Rings was to show that their elements were not inferior to the Greek stories.

[@snowwonder9814]

Maybe... but Tolkien was big fan of other mythologies, so maybe not. Gandalf's appearance and his wandering for instance were in part inspired by depictions of Odin, from Norse myth, and his name comes from Norse myth too. ;) Gandalf is literally an angel in Middle Earth though so that's right on point.

[@ian3236]

The Rohirrim too were inspired by the vikings. Look at their helmets and weapons. Plus the speeches given by the king was very much like going to Valhalla with death as the main source of motivation,

[@demonspawn5797]

2:30 her face is like “you have already failed me as a son”

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

Haha lol

[@beastmaster0934]

3:13 Bats: are we a joke to you?

[@nanigopalsaha2408]

Insects too

[@stephaneollui1736]

Really!?!?!?😡😡

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

Also if Daedalus have some more IQ he should have choosen to fly at night that would have saved his son

[@lizliz8786]

@@shivanshgarewal2833 bruh, fire was a luxury, how tf You expect them to escape at night ?

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

@@lizliz8786 under moonlight, you can still see at night with moonlight right?

[@StarBoundFables]

Wow, there's so much more to these stories than I had previously ever heard 😃 The part about Daedalus being banished to Crete + enabling the creation of the minotaur and how he flew WITH his son simultaneously. So cool! Thanks for sharing these wonderful videos with us all, Ted-Ed rocks! 🙏🏽

[@animeyahallo3887]

2:18 The *Climax* of the story.

[@PunishingBirb]

Or could be 7-1

[@sussybaka119]

OH GOD NO

[@t-6215]

Lmao

[@markwhalberg5383]

Daedelous: aye bruh don’t be flying so high g you gon melt Icarus: No ❤️

[@Anonymous-ng7ji]

Daedalus not Daedelous. You replaced A to e while you add U from O. Just correcting your words, I am not annoying you.

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

Watch yo jet

[@keating6155]

It is so cool how so much of Greek myths fit together

[@ilike2watch151]

Daedalus and Icarus were imprisoned in the labyrinth, not a tower, as punishment for Daedalus assisting Ariadne, king Minos daughter, in helping the hero, Theseus, slay the minotaur, not enabling the extramarital affairs of the queen. This was done by the use of a thread. Theseus used the thread or ball of yarn to find his way back out of the maze after killing the monster who had been feeding on the young people of his city. Interestingly, thread is the original meaning of the word clue. Daedalus and his son used wax from bees, not candles. Otherwise great animation and narration.

[@leahstone9938]

myths are told differently and have many interpretations as the greeks often didn't know how to write.

[@Blorboy]

iLike2watch In Ovids Metamorphoses, they were in fact trapped in a tower, but the wax was from bees. As mentioned earlier in the responses to this comment, Myths have different veesions.

[@evichryssou5796]

iLike2watch exactly! I live in Greece and this is what we are taught so since it's Greek mythology I think it's more accurate:3 and what you said about the word "clue" coming from the word "thread" it's true because the Greek word for "thread" is very similar to the word "clue". Glad to know there are people like you outside Greece:)

[@Blorboy]

Evi Chryssou Still though, about every myth was passed on orally, so many mythological stories have different versions. There isn't necessarily a "right" or "most accurate" version. 3×5 and 7+8 are both 15, neither are wrong and neither are more accurate than the other.

[@fishreaper]

you do realize that candles can be, and commonly are, made from beeswax.

[@MetalWolfKaiju]

At 3:50 Icarus be like "instructions unclear: dick stuck in another bull"

[@followpopular7415]

This video is extraordinary! It's summarizing all the greek myth really precisely & really well. I know the story very well and I can say this video can summarize it really well for those who haven't heard at all about it!😉

[@avaleijten6527]

Icarus actually fell in love with Apollo AKA the sun, so that’s why he flew towards the sun

[@despinasgarden.4100]

He could also have fall in love with Helios

[@Star_faring]

That could happen in Greek mythology

[@avaleijten6527]

@@despinasgarden.4100 According to legend it was Apollo

[@nevaaydogdu8665]

Icarus was in love with Apollo Achilles loved Patroclus And i ship Hermes with Apollo But it is nearly impossible to find videos or stf about them..... (Sorry for my lack of english, i am from Turkey and i refuse to use translate...)

[@joshuatartar2731]

@@nevaaydogdu8665 your English is really good

[@fakepillow1]

The queen: *falls in love with red bull* Also queen: its flying time

[@mathishopper5608]

"He watched helpless..." You could at least SAY SOMETHING!

[@queenofrainbowzebras9775]

He would be ignored if he did.

[@amirrezashirmast3751]

Careful Icarus!

[@tobiash5886]

try imagining the speed at which they would have been flying. The wind and the sound of the sea would have drowned out any warning if Icarus had flown too far away...

[@Ranio_]

He want to have high ground

[@emmavrijburg6676]

Like what? "Lmao told ya so" ?💀

[@thyronejayclavel1287]

Icarus: (Flew up the sky, avoiding his father’s warning.) Honor thy mother and father, for your days may be long.

[@bettybrown9706]

Perfect, just perfect.

[@PixelLizardStudios]

When you use a Bible verse from the ten commandments to break down Greek Mythology. (I believe the reference [in case you want to know] is Exodus 20:12).

[@aconfusedbat4666]

This is one of my favorite tales that i often tell the younger members of my family (That makes me sound old (I am 15BTW)) . I find that it has a lot of meanings in real life and has a lot of warnings to.

[@RedEbSeb13]

"Fly on you way, like and eagle. Fly as high as the sun!"

[@crodad5264]

Up the irons

[@belindamaccarthy]

4:32 I thought that was a bug crawling on my screen

[@hbikokiechryz9036]

1. The author wants us to be content with what we have. To be smart and knowledgeable is not enough if we are not content with it. 2. I learned that I should listen to my parents and their warnings because they want the best for us. Just like how Daedalus warned Icarus but when Icarus didn't listen something bad happened. 3. I would recommend this work in my younger brother for he doesn't listen to anything my mother was telling him that's why he encountered many accidents at such a young age.

[@faizafatema4707]

"The first to ever fly" Wright Brothers:Am I a joke to you?

[@yelyharmony2047]

Even when this is mythology and therefore all fictional...Do you realize this myth is from thousands of years before the Wright brothers were even born? What kind of idiotic attempt of a joke was that?

[@hemutitu1870]

@@yelyharmony2047 ok alright, calm down 😂

[@InstagramEditTutorials]

you've married an icarus, he has flown too close to the sun YOU AND YOUR WORDS OBSESSED WITH YOUR LEGACY YOUR SENTENCES BORDER ON SENSELESS ok i should stop

[@lilydoves]

Instagram Edit Tutorials I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A COMMENT LIKE THIS

[@InstagramEditTutorials]

lilyrose jamaa sAME I WAS SO SURPRISED THERE WAS NONE

[@getfucked196]

Yes fellow Hamilton fans

[@geekynerd04]

MY HAMILTRASH HAS COME

[@hwayoung8448]

AND YOU ARE PARANOID IN EVERY PARAGRAPH ON HOW THEY PERCEIVE YOU

[@Smico85]

Awesome! More of ancient mythology (greek, roman, egyptian...) please. :)

[@Mr_Creasy_]

"Flew to high and burnt a wing lost my faith in everything..."

[@canihavefrieswiththat1824]

“The kings wife, Pasiphae, had been cursed by the Greek god, Poseidon, to fall in love with a BULL” please even the narrator was like wth am I reading? 💀😭

[@hellblueboy4]

The story was like this: The king asked the god Poseidon what animal the god would like to be sacrificed, Poseidon then sent a beautiful white bull to be sacrificed. But the bull was so beautiful, it would be shame to kill it, so the king kept the bull and sacrificed another normal bull instead Poseidon then said "If you love that bull so much, how about I make your wife to fall in love with it!!".

[@canihavefrieswiththat1824]

@@hellblueboy4 Istg Greek gods got absolutely NOOOO CHILL!

[@gabrielkhanna9547]

How did they get candles?

[@0.callmechester.0]

They would have had them up there for light

[@Bigjoebig]

Grace Does Gaming Grace but how did the get there

[@julianmars8968]

EvilonAlmighty meme the king probably put them there

[@arunsooknarine4738]

Grace Does Gaming wait...but it's on a HIGH tower right NEXT to the SEA...isn't the wind suppose to blow it out?

[@arthurmorgan9894]

Arun Sooknarine bruh the lower part of the wall in the hole their in.

[@maattthhhh]

What if... Daedalus also made another wooden bull, disguised himself in it, and was the one who had sex with the Queen? And that the Minotaur was just a deformed baby? That would make Icarus its half brother. And the main reason Minos imprisoned Daedalus is because he found out about this trickery. #fanfic101 XD

[@adeleaslan8182]

“ you have married an Icarus, he has flown too close to the sun” I couldn’t stop it, I’m sorry

[@bennyoc714]

3:30 just fly at night, now there's no sun and you have more leeway to fly a little farther from the ocean

[@sekka4480]

2:19 I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going...

[@hijimkyuu3123]

Wth😂😂😂

[@sinishq_by_cosishq]

You can just see her bending in doggy to do it😂😂 perfect placement 😂

[@JustNatax3]

When you know the myth but click anyway to see the animations. :)

[@___3malia___516]

TRUE!

[@lianarose1384]

Please please do some videos on Indian mythology too! There are a plethora to pick from and it would be really helpful! And amazing to watch from Ted-Ed as usual!

[@brydenquarrie6015]

“Once I rose above the noise and confusion, just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion. I was soaring ever higher but I flew too high……”

[@utkarshyadav5500]

I'm here after watching Akash Mehta's video..Nappaaa vallayyy!

[@joroc]

"First mortals to fly" i didn't know birds and insects are imortals

[@AbandonedVoid]

To be fair, animals were seen more like we see AI today. That said, I'm not entirely sure how that myth was so widely believed when anyone who has ever lived among animals can tell you they aren't mindless creatures.

[@jeffreyharte]

Oxford dictionary's definition of "mortal": noun: a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being.

[@tintin-wd7ch]

+ Jonas Anselmo rightly said hahahahah....

[@waldzwolf6296]

No, only Humans are Mortals. The other stuff is just 'Animals'. ;-) To less to be doned in this title dividing finite thinkers from infinite thinkers. ; )

[@danbott81]

Jeffrey Harte you can erase your comments!?

[@cutelilly1000vedios]

I find it interesting how similar icarus and lucifers story are. Icarus wanted to fly but flew to high (challenged the gods) causing him to fall. Lucifer wanted to be equal to god (challenging god) causing him to fall as well. Considering the romans took over Greece I wouldn’t be surprised if throughout time Icarus’s story or Lucifiers story got mixed up through time

[@anc301]

I'd like to think that Icarus laughed as he fell. I mean, the view must have been amazing.

[@kaashinaa6879]

1:20 daedalus: i see you're slowly becoming a threat to me nephew: uncle what are we doing on the- daedalus: goodbye, my nephew. *_YEET_*