The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie

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Before the creation of humanity, the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans. Most Titans were destroyed or driven to the eternal hell of Tartarus. But the Titan Prometheus, whose name means foresight, persuaded his brother Epimetheus to fight with him on the side of the Gods. Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Prometheus.
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[@romaniangypsy3640]

Zeus:why do the humans have fire Prometheus: whouldnt you like to know weather boy

[@shramanamukherjee8962]

🤣🤣

[@allessandroleon8586]

Zeus to Prometheus : Cousin , I Sentenced U to eternal Torture What a Terrible Cousin

[@anjelpatel36]

Underrated comment ffs

[@vidurachamathka2317]

Top 10 Anime Villain crossovers 😂

[@Silver6h]

Where are your parents?

[@Lakhshamana]

Brometheus, the First Bro.

[@amitabhabasu8736]

Cooking rossogolla

[@Jobe-13]

Yes

[@dameowcat4909]

Hehe hehe hehe

[@joshallego2810]

Prometheus The First Pro.

[@suryavanshnagpal]

Broforce! The Game!!

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

Let's not forget he had the power to see the future. He knew exactly what would happened to him, and yet did it anyway. Absolute mad respect for him.

[@chamgod007]

Could that also be fate? He had no free will to make that choice cause the future dictated his actions.

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

@@chamgod007 Fate would have let humans living in darkness and fear. Prometheus challenged fate by giving them, or well us, the power of fire.

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

@Amritpal Singh yeeeaahh...no.

[@vinnytran5204]

@Amritpal Singh are you religious?

[@clashcloud5720]

Like Eren Yeager

[@aimansyahmidzulkhairy909]

"wounded his pride" More like wounded his massive ego.

[@ivymuncher]

Aiman Syahmi Dzulkhairy same thing :/

[@wsgmayn]

lmao true

[@vinlaurent_mariano]

Ikr🙄feels like Zeus is just like nobles before taking advantage of their powers😑

[@laetitiapohl138]

massively fragile ego

[@chrisixdigit]

Ppl use to fear hades but he was the most chill one. But Zeus oh boy this guy the worst

[@markg8125]

'Chill Zeus bro, it was just a prank'

[@Jobe-13]

Mark 😂

[@RahulSingh-zo7sm]

There's the camera.

[@shalon8154]

Lmfao

[@ocean_shyflower]

Mark G LOL 😂 😂 😂

[@mysticbow8602]

LoL....bro..

[@ethanawaao1291]

Poor Prometheus, he just wanted to protect his children

[@user7863]

True

[@Leo-iZ177]

should have started with what's on you pick that would have been funny although i read it that way

[@ibouchoukenemokrane478]

Hahahahahaha glory to zeus

[@cj-zm3xe]

look at his pfp

[@maturegambino9476]

How this had 1.5k likes but like 4 comments

[@johntitus5604]

So, let me get this straight - - Prometheus means "Foresight"? - He and his brother joins the Gods to defeat the Titans - Prometheus creates humans and later gives them "Fire" (Or the means to no longer need the Gods) - He is imprisoned and tortured - Later he is freed by the son of the one who locked him up - Centuries/Millennia have passed and humans almost no longer worship the Greek pantheon - Greek Gods now seen as nothing more than myth and legend Did this Chad just play the long game in bringing down the Greek Gods?

[@kosiak10851]

wow, never thought of it this wat.

[@ianhogben3472]

And us honored to this day via the Olympic flame

[@Madvillany807]

Built diff

[@desistarktm7270]

Greek gods norse gods Roman gods were forgotten becoz of militant and missionary Abrahamic faiths.

[@uncanny3637]

My guy is built different

[@_Dr_Fate]

Fun fact:when Hercules had do his 12 labors, one of them was to kill the bird that attacked prometheus every day, after Prometheus was freed, Zeus didn't imprison him again since Hercules was his son and probably reputation, so Prometheus was saved by Hercules

[@gillettematch3188]

fun fact: you are wrong, killing the bird wasn't one of the labors but rather a side quest he just happened to cross close to where prometheus was, killed the bird and unchained prometheus without knowing who he was later zeus informs him that he cannot let prometheus escape his punishment unless someone takes his place then the centaur chiron gives his inmortality away in exchange for prometheus freedom.

[@Skadi609]

@@gillettematch3188 Are you sure? From the version I read, Prometheus was to be bound forever to the mountain, so he wore a ring crafted out of the metal of his chains topped by a piece of rock(rock from the mountains). The death of Chiron was unrelated to this event.

[@gillettematch3188]

@@Skadi609 differents version from different authors

[@shivanshgarewal2833]

Oh thank you for telling that fact

[@arjunjmenon844]

*Heracles

[@brendontipene]

Screw raiding Area 51, lets save the bro Prometheus

[@reaper-pz1gd]

@Time Lord lol

[@manuchulliat]

Hercules saved him, too late.

[@voidpickle5684]

@m i l k y w a y s Heracles,not Hercules

[@michikomanalang6733]

BROMETHEUS

[@polaryu]

@@voidpickle5684 im pretty sure THATS not even his real name

[@merubindono]

The Greek gods are so petty. They're more human than humans. Prometheus acts more like a god than Zeus.

[@spartanprometheus8309]

Tofu Kingpin yes but this is the beutty of greek mythology.The gods can love ,become angry,cheat on each other etc.something that depicts us and that was giving some reasons to think about human nature,that the gods sometimes do mistakes etc.Also you must know that greeks were and still are very confident persons who thought can think before they act.We are learning those myths to become better people in our lives!That is the beuty of greek mythology!:)

[@kenshii_jim]

It depends on your definition of GOD.

[@Latoos976]

He is the best

[@eduardogutierrez4698]

So, Kratos (protagonist of "God of war") could be a hero for killing all the gods.

[@retosius7962]

agreed.

[@krasotabella9675]

0:50 🥺 he shapes that human’s face so tenderly,,,

[@okaywhynot4728]

I just saw oh my god 🥺

[@thatsalot3577]

@@okaywhynot4728 oh my god😂

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

No offense, but if this is what we look like than God looks weird.

[@deygnymedes9827]

@@jeffcarroll1990shock if someone did create the universe then I doubt they would look like us

[@S_--]

​@@jeffcarroll1990shock I mean, god probably doesnt need ears or a nose, or eyes, or a mouth. Because if god is perfect he wouldn't need mere organs to experience senses, he would be able to experience them at will.

[@MattJasa]

What's interesting is the liver actually does have amazing regenerative properties. It's said you can lose up to 49% (about half of your liver) and have the entire thing grow back.

[@notiancel]

Prometheus. Not the hero we deserve. But the hero we need.

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

No replies? Ok.

[@aamirrazak3467]

The hero we deserve

[@stefanbohr4419]

...I can see a sort of "guidance for beeing a better human" in Prometheus bahavior - with similar DNA whistleblowers like Edward Snowden don't break - but hangout the 6th years in Moscow.

[@ougintoga7195]

Why don't we want him?

[@user-zo3wy4we3t]

The hero to make us heroes. :D

[@mehhhhh421]

Prometheus is best dad

[@TBT707]

**Best boiii**

[@Grace-iv1ho]

*d a d d y*

[@hafeezuddin1367]

@@Grace-iv1ho *dadi**

[@allessandroleon8586]

Yet the most Tragic Cousin

[@anhnguyenphuongtran8174]

Yea boi! He is the best dad!

[@dawsonglawe5810]

God: "Do this in this way." Person: Does it in that way, but with a twist that still obeys the rules. God: "I'm going to start torturing you now."

[@ricardoneves1916]

The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in your interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

[@galacticminis8134]

Prometheus be like: Humans take this its dangerous to go alone. Zeus: Get nae nae'd

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

So true

[@wsgmayn]

XDXDDDDDDDDDDD

[@ricardoneves1916]

The university of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in your interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

[@azeroath8018]

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[@ayyybraham6629]

Prometheus got released when Hercules had to do his 12 labors

[@Niiue]

ayyybraham ! how?

[@phantochu3456]

👍

[@Niiue]

Agis oh cool

[@shinji5217]

@Agis then Zeus imprisioned him again

[@raptormage2209]

He wasn't part of Heracle's labors. it just happend .similar to how he freed Theseus

[@vineeth547]

Can I get the location of the cliff of Prometheus.. Going to a rescue mission..who else wants to join?

[@leahalexander6847]

Vineeth Paul Moi!!

[@koreukii]

@@leahalexander6847 Moi aussi!!!

[@oopsalleyes]

No need! Heracles beat you to it

[@andrewomara5163]

Me!

[@Cleeon]

I just remember, Herakles have saved him

[@nefelin3438]

Prometheus also had the power to see the future. Hundreds of years later, Heracles happened to meet him on his way to the 11th labor. He killed the bird and broke the chains. Prometheus helped him with the labor in return. But when Zeus punished Prometheus, he cursed him to be chained on this rock forever and now he couldn't take his words back. He (Zeus) asked Hephaestus to make a ring using metal from the chains and put a little piece of the mountain inside. In this way Prometheus could now live free despite the curse :)

[@JESUSISLORD.........]

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7, now how do we distinguish these people? Matthew 7:19‭-‬20 Jesus says Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. God bless.😊

[@justananonymouspotato]

@@JESUSISLORD.........that's crazy bro

[@mycatcoco2603]

Zeus: No fire Prometheus: I am about to end this god's whole career Zeus: *Chains him to a cliff* Heracles: I am about to save this man's whole career. Credit to Doctor Steven Vincent Strange for the first half, I just expanded upon it.

[@ricardoneves1916]

The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in on interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

[@kanishmaray]

Prometheus: The God We Deserved

[@imdanielmartinez]

Sadly, hes a titan

[@aglneo212]

@@imdanielmartinez Titans can be fellow gods or first gods

[@froggdoggs8551]

Sadly, he was a story Sadly, he's not perfect We don't even deserve the God we have because we're not perfect

[@grsgrtfjygjdrz4349]

@@froggdoggs8551 theres no evidence that we have a god

[@riatortilla9906]

Connar Mackinnon Just because there’s no proof does that mea it’s not real?

[@thecourtjester2610]

Prometheus is my hero, he gave up everything and then some, he was in constant pain, but he never regretted giving humans a chance to live.

[@user-sp3yu1ft6y]

in the continuation he was saved from this punishment when one of the greek heros came and broke the chains and let him out go google but yes he was a real hero

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

In return we must not kill ourselves, and reunite as one human civilisation

[@user-sp3yu1ft6y]

@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 i mean not really in greek mythology they dont truly believe in freedom and peace more of who dominates

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

@@user-sp3yu1ft6y Well we should definitely have 1 leader, world would be in chaos if everyone made a decision, we would go nowhere. Either we fight and lose ourselves as a whole, or go to separate ways and suffer alone.

[@user-sp3yu1ft6y]

@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 im not saying you are wrong as talking in the present time i said that back in ancient greece they did not believe in what you believe

[@yourknightalyn712]

In Greece, this myth is part of what we have to learn to write in our uni entrance exams. Ancient Greek grammar and syntax is tiring but philosophy always calms be down. I guess I am thankful that we have such amazing stories to learn. Along with the cave myth or however it's called in English by Aristotle where the chained human got free and saw the beauty of the outside.

[@varunsambaragimath7195]

Now i am become death, destroyer of worlds.

[@juliacarpscasnotious9834]

Prometheus seems like the best mix between an older brother and a dad.

[@mthercrow3818]

Brometheus or Papametheus I feel like Brometheus is better

[@pustota7254]

Error 404 likes not found

[@hanbigim]

he's better, according to literally everyone in these comments

[@bbysenii]

3:11 "heh. Worth it."

[@kevin_2942]

Retro Bit Baby RBB 😭😭😭

[@vanillarice6163]

More like little did the thunder man know that his son would free me for some yellow apples

[@oneoflokis]

He must have loved us a great deal, however.... 😢

[@bobbobson8087]

Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.

[@josefstalin3394]

*For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity

[@usmanturnbull5216]

gave me chills man

[@juneru2]

*He was cast to the bowels of the Earth and pecked by birds.

[@MordoYT]

"Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this, he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity."

[@paradise89]

he wasn't tortured for eternity though-

[@smtanviralam1658]

Hercules unchained him later but he didn’t inform Ted-Ed!

[@trill9733]

Underrated comment

[@georgejoestarii9469]

The God of the Bible: Hey. Let my people go. 👊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊👊👊👊👊👊✊👊✊✊✊✊✊✊ Zeus: 😵😵😵😵🤕🤕🤕☠️

[@deathbringer4128]

No Hercules killed the bird who was actually Zeus himself and then broke the chains binding Prometheus

[@smtanviralam1658]

@@deathbringer4128 That's what I mean bro...

[@jasonmacdonald8057]

when the video ended I was like "hey, that's not how it ends, Heracles freed Prometheus". because yes, since we are talking about the original Greek version of the myth, its Heracles, Hercules is the Roman version of Heracles, Hercules is the son of Jupiter, Heracles is the son of Zeus.

[@anasofiapamaldeleon814]

1:53 "Fuming, Zeus forbade the use of wifi on Earth".

[@rickysusetio2763]

And humanity perish soon after

[@Cyrillus_EX]

Sofía Pamal uh why don't you just play offline games?

[@fulcrum2951]

There's offline games?!

[@Cyrillus_EX]

fulcrum 29 yes suprisingly

[@econguyph]

fire not wifi

[@innertubez]

Prometheus: Hey vulture, what's your favorite movie? Vulture: My favorite movie is Groundhog Day. Prometheus:

[@stevensantiago5733]

I just saw Oppenheimer and OMG what similarities of a Greek myth to real life history!

[@dentangaji6161]

"you gave them the power to destroy themselves"

[@degiguess]

Honestly hate the Oppenheimer-Prometheus comparisons. Prometheus gave humans a necessary tool for survival, Oppenheimer gave us a bomb that killed hundreds of thousands of people and condemned many more to constant agonizing pain and birth defects

[@budii76]

​@@degiguessif not him someone will invented it, and nuclear energy is the most strongest energy

[@JJean64]

@@degiguess Well, without him we won't have nuclear power plants

[@degiguess]

@@JJean64 Yes we would he didn't discover nuclear energy he just turned it into a bomb. People already knew it was a good source of energy.

[@thecourtjester2610]

Wow, he was a true hero. He gave everything. He never regretted his acts as they helped so many lives, even in his eternal anguish.

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

Jack this comment is hilarious.

[@laurahenry7728]

It wasn’t eternal he was freed

[@cyberwolfy37]

what make prometheus extra admirable is that he must've had the foresight to know what his fate would be if he defied zeus, yet he does it anyway because that's how much he care for humanity.

[@Munsterkitteh]

If he had foresight he also would have seen Herakles coming to save him

[@angelofthedeath2433]

@@Munsterkitteh tbf it's in some versions of the myth.

[@johndoe5432]

It's a prime example of doing what's right even in the face of dire consequences. A reminder that justice often necessitates self sacrifice.

[@calvinposumah6474]

Gods: *are immortal* Also gods: hey i could have choked with that bone!

[@kannavsharma2]

1:43 he wanted to knew if zeus was a god or just another guy with power... And he succeeded in knowing that zeus was just another guy with power

[@marmalik1848]

*Kratos wants to know your location*

[@roqueloza4829]

Oh gods no 😂

[@lonelyrattle9215]

*BOI INTENSIFIES*

[@indigofenrir7236]

So do I.

[@BleuEri]

Thank god Kratos free him.

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

@@BleuEri Plot twist: In the original mythology, he was the one who chained him up and put in there in the first place :P

[@guardian9744]

To anyone who hates Zeus don’t worry kratos killed him

[@seaseaseaseaseaseaseasea]

@@sebasmsmsm That's irony for ya

[@amarisrosalette3694]

Y a y

[@aideng-0.033]

Good to know

[@uniqueglow9541]

The story of Prometheus has been misinterpreted and modified in the last two centuries especially by romantic writers to make Prometheus look like a hero or benefactor. In short, for centuries since Antiquity Prometheus has been viewed by poets, writers and authors as a lowly, jealous trickster who did not help or benefit anybody by his actions. He stole fire by hubris and envy, he hid it or misused it without helping anyone, and he was justly held accountable and punished, and when the time was right he was justly released by Herakles/Hercules under the instructions or with the permission of Zeus.

[@uniqueglow9541]

The violent, inaccurate, senseless god of war game will be dealt with appropriately in the next few decades.

[@rexappleby4731]

Full respect to a powerful man who worked to give people power rather than eternally holding it over them and forcing them to submit to him.

[@ooftygoofty5711]

3:35 From here till the end it sounds like he could be describing the doctor. "Never be cruel never be cowardly"

[@Root3264]

The animation is so so so good!

[@ChamaraVFX]

Root3264 FilmRiot fan??

[@luhed]

I was just about to comment this honestly 00:53 - 1:06

[@thevirtuoso3883]

ikr? the transition between scenes is so good that it makes you want to pay full attention to each and every one of them

[@MR-nl8xr]

Root3264. Long live Prometheus!

[@shafickrahman88]

Cool Story Brometheus

[@brcarter1111]

ugghhh epic.

[@Ratstalgic]

4:07 Frankenstein’s monster: butterfly beautiful Frankenstein: *proceeds to turn into the Mettaton*

[@Mudafukka404]

1:11 Zues be like "They aight"

[@tristanjourney1459]

What I find really interesting about this myth is that the ancient Greeks chose, specifically, his liver to regenerate, when we now know it’s one of the few or only organs that can entirely regenerate itself.

[@jandresfg]

why is that?? it seems too much of a coincidence for me

[@saucevc8353]

@@jandresfg Idk, maybe they saw that people who were injured around their liver area died less than people injured in other places, while still being a fleshy part of the torso?

[@elvis5384]

@@jandresfg vultures really like eating the liver of their prey

[@cosminblk8359]

"He shaped the first human out of mud, giving them the image of the gods" -Sounds familiar ?

[@johnnygyro2295]

@Trollerlel009 That was in the Epic of Gilgamesh, correct?

[@inigo137]

@Trollerlel009? It could be the other way around

[@isaguima9731]

Those similarities are due to cultural exchanges between different civilizations when they had contact with each other. Merchants, immigrants and travellers would likely share language, culture, religion, experience and general knowlege whenever they travelled to other places. So of course this would cause similarities and reinterpretations of stories and myths.

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

Jews copied a lot of ancient greek mythology. This is a perfect example.

[@zotaninoron3548]

@@johnnygyro2295 Yes. The character in the Epic of Gilgamesh is Utnapishtim.

[@venari2024]

Great video, I truly enjoyed! Thanks for always being there for me when no one else is. Literally.

[@Marielmak]

Man the gods where just mean

[@REY3727]

were

[@danillo.eu.rodrigues]

they were mere super powerful humans

[@ZetaMoolah]

They had fragile egos.

[@jourjour2250]

And Zeus had affairs everywhere.

[@TheVoiceOfLiberty1]

If I were an Olympian Id choose you as my human wife

[@aloke6456]

1:56 the guy on the far right is doing jumping jacks 🤣👌🏼

[@luciusvernus3174]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@TheDayel]

Hahaha

[@tc11client36]

😂😂😂

[@anonymous.m.1599]

I died laughing...

[@JT-xo8xi]

Well even as a human…you need to keep fit.

[@GodsGrieff]

The animation and sound effects of this video are just...WOW!

[@BryceDoesLife]

I've been wanting this series to exist for so long thank you ted ed

[@razoredge8256]

"with fire human could care for themselves with food and warmth. and but, they could also forge weapons and wage war". Ares gonna be dancing for the wage war part.

[@CyberLance26]

Yea did Ares exist before this?

[@Vertutame]

In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a wise craftsman who taught humans many useful skills, including navigation, writing, and architecture. and he gave human ability to eat meat so... You meat eaters... you have Prometheus to thank for that because if he didn't you would be eating bone by now. Read more: www.mythencyclopedia.com/Pa-Pr/Prometheus.html#ixzz5SkPbgwOx

[@catherine2740]

Prometheus: Humans deserve to have fire! Humans in 2019: sets Amazon forest on fire Prometheus: I had to be imprisoned and have my gut eaten everyday for THIS?!

[@geetaagarwal4622]

Humans did not directly set Amazon fire.

[@phantochu3456]

Me: sadly yes...

[@zotaninoron3548]

@@geetaagarwal4622 Ahh. Yes they did. The fires start because they're clearing the Amazon to farming land by burning.

[@changsiah2]

somewhat but ok

[@aytj2073]

@@zotaninoron3548 no

[@thenerdycousins9099]

I did this myth for a project in school, where we had to draw comics of a myth of our choice. This was the only one I heard of from the options we were given. I knew it would get violent at the end, so I had to ask my teacher “Can I draw someone’s liver being ripped out?”

[@pustota7254]

What did the teacher answered?

[@hanbigim]

of course! just tell them it's cranberry jam :)

[@thenerdycousins9099]

@@pustota7254 the teacher said as long as it was accurate to the story

[@OYJluv]

Such a heartwarming story. ❤️

[@jastinemontecillo7311]

I'm really beginning to like Zeus less and less. 😕😑

[@user-gg3td9gt9s]

zesus is actually reallybad so

[@eduardogutierrez4698]

Try playing "God of War 3" , in that video game, you'll have the opportunity to kill zeus and the other olimpian gods.

[@melaniebishop05]

Welcome to the bus honey,and by the way it’s still running

[@marmalik1848]

*Kratos wants to know your location*

[@alexanderthegreat445]

Dads gonna be pissed

[@orangesodastudios9734]

I feel bad for Prometheus, ( One like saves Prometheus)

[@biangkisen]

He was already saved by hercales (Hercules)

[@thalespro9995]

Biangkisen Hlichaal how

[@biangkisen]

Thales pro999 Don’t know?

[@thalespro9995]

Biangkisen Hlichaal how do u know he was saved then

[@toshvaldez1944]

@@thalespro9995 google

[@dawnglianapachuau6433]

The way Zeus condescendingly point fingers is humourous.😂

[@lucashoudini3532]

damn the quality of these animations are unmatched

[@apollon1]

It was Zeu's eagle not a vulture that was eating his liver. What's interesting is that the liver is the only organ that can fully regenerate after being damaged.

[@Ms13unknown13]

apollon1 skin is an organ. Is it not?

[@paultremblay4836]

apollon1 How did they known that

[@miserykun1274]

DisinfoHasbuiltAnarmyofidiots era of ignorance. good question

[@mertbayulger620]

Paul Tremblay The liver regenerated because Prometheus is not a mortal and he can regenerate

[@mikeyunovapix7181]

the liver can grow back but it won't be as great as the original. there is actually a limit on how many times your liver can regrow before it can't work well enough.

[@karenmkrtchyan5701]

This was fantastic! The animation is just unreal and the narration is as always mesmerizing, I can’t express how grateful I am that you keep spreading knowledge in such a graceful way. Thank you so much!

[@harry_west]

Couldnt agree more.

[@MrSiddthecampionite]

It's like you stole my words

[@samiraa.8917]

Surreal*

[@JESUSISLORD.........]

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7, now how do we distinguish these people? Matthew 7:19‭-‬20 Jesus says Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. God bless.😊😊😊

[@Arlondev]

Prometheus: Created man, could see the future, knew exactly what would happen to him, but sacrificed himself for his creation God: Created man, could see the future, knew they would eat from the tree in eden, put it there anyway, punished them for it

[@adeleaslan8182]

Zeus wouldn’t let humans have anything because he wanted to feel special by having someone lower than him. What a massive ego

[@theokchannel2081]

Didn't Hercules free him in one myth

[@insearch.]

theokchannel He did, though that happened thousands of years after Zeus hung him on that cliff.

[@theokchannel2081]

Maria Κιrigιri ok cool wasn't sure

[@faultydriver7637]

*Heracles (this is the gre ek version, using zeus, not jupiter)

[@theokchannel2081]

GameChest Gaming Channel Fair then it should be *Herakles

[@kaishadowninja5989]

theokchannel nope , Google it

[@nursepls4110]

Prometheus: gives humans life and civilisation Zeus: am I a joke to you?

[@ricardoneves1916]

The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in on interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

[@ElusiveMoth5]

@@ricardoneves1916 Hey stop spamming

[@wisteria8152]

prometheus: yes

[@-Athena-29]

@@ricardoneves1916 thank you.but how can I get to read it full in English

[@williamg780]

Hello fellow humans who just finished watching Oppenheimer

[@JustbeJealousHD]

😂

[@GokulRaveendran]

🙋‍♂️😅

[@pv0711]

Fun Fact: In another version of this myth, Zeus does not get intervene to the creation of man. This version suggests that Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus, wasted all luxury and enforcements to the other animals and when finally it is the humans' turn to be finalized, he has nothing left to give to them (Epimetheus' name means the opposite of Prometheus', thinking after acting). So, when Zeus throws heavy cold on humans to punish Prometheus for siding with them instead of the Gods, Prometheus steals a coal from Hephaestus' forgery and it is him who teaches humans how to use fire!

[@justinraphael3959]

I know nothing about Mythology, but I see TED ED, I click. Simple. Always an amazing learning experience.

[@aydensimpson6337]

Take Latin, there's many more exciting myths to be heard!

[@sairaiqbal4786]

Read PJO.

[@dodo_worryfrog]

This is wrong, read Percy Jackson

[@alessioballoi5876]

Oh of course Percy Jackson is definitely a more reliable source than TedEd.........

[@gotfan7749]

This is the proof that Greeks knew about regeneration capacity of liver...in medicine our textbook mentioned about Prometheus in very first sentence of chapter on liver...

[@rachitagrawal625]

GOT Fan Really? What did it say?

[@sunilrampuria7906]

Just because one can imagine so doesn't mean they were able to do so. 1000 years later people like you would pick up Harry potter books or marvel comics and say "Our ancestors knew so much more than how much we know today and were so powerful".

[@tarmanpreetsinghdhillon7970]

Really good editing and animation effects, well done

[@khalid6930]

The music in the end is everything 🫀

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Zeus: We could play a board game! Me: No. Zeus: Why not? Me: I think you need to go into anger management before I play another game with you. Zeus: .... Oh, anger management? Name one time! That I!!! HAD!!! *ANGER PROBLEMS!!!!!!!*

[@RoxOn413]

You, probably: Remember Prometheus? Yeaaaahhhhhh

[@positiveplay1]

Nevaeh Hamilton *lightening intensifies*

[@fahadawan6888]

lol

[@pomegranate10017]

LMAO

[@elixir123ify]

this is material por meme hahaha xD

[@TheaterRaven]

Ugh, people in the comments comparing Prometheus to Lucifer. First of all, those two characters' motivations are completely different: Prometheus rebelled to benefit humanity while Lucifer rebelled to benefit himself. Secondly, stop trying to fit stories that developed in pre-Christian cultures into Abrahamic cookie cutters. Not all mythologies are "Christianity dressed in a different skin".

[@leandrobrazao5380]

Yeah, i don't get this people, Prometheus is this myth created human kind and loved us, gave us fire to take care of ourselves and Lucifer is the complete opposite

[@martiqueheisler5959]

Exactly.

[@MsPotro51]

TheaterRaven both are myths so...

[@e.matthews]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows that the Greek mythos predated Christianity as we understand it by thousands of years. Most intelligent people also know where Christianity as we know it comes from, and that the Greeks were a major cultural exporter across the mediterranean area and far beyond. Many also acknowledge that the cosmos are a big part of early mythopoeia, and Venus is a symbol tied (though I'm not sure how tenuously) to both figures. This isn't about cookie cutters, or about making Abrahamic religion more relevant than it already is. It's about recognizing the transference of information, and the persistence of both archetypes and narratives. Do what you will. I'd like to read some good-spirited discussion on the matter. For your consideration, a quote from "Prometheus-Demon" by Henry Lanz, for the journal of Slavic Studies, 1997: "As it is characteristic of Christianity, in the development of this particular theme as in everything else, the ancient Greek tradition joins hands with Hebrew speculations concerning Creation, and thus gradually Prometheus is transformed into Lucifer, or Satan, or Mephisto, or Cain, or whatever other name he may assume." Also, in more depth, the book Lucifer and Prometheus: a study of Milton's Satan by Werblowsky.

[@luciisladica7060]

@@leandrobrazao5380 like maui

[@kanakmagdum155]

I loved the animation and the way they explained in this video😘. Way to go, Ted ed!!!!!!!!

[@magnusg207]

This animation makes him look so pretty and kind 🥺

[@jcliff8415]

Prometheus, the inventor of compassion and care based on his quality compared to the greek gods...

[@phantomwalker8251]

this story is much older than the greeks,it comes from sumer.our real beginnings,,prometheus is possibly marduk.who saved us from the flood.WORLD WIDE. after our creators left & we were no further use to them,.isnt it wierd,how mt vesuveus,covered 2 cities on 2 different sides of the mountain,coincidence,??..or orcastrated..

[@theblade1251]

Hestia and him are fhe only few that are kind and good

[@lihaoluart]

2:12 That fennel stalk looks like a head massager

[@ashfaqtahmeed194]

I dont know why I got a shiver down my spine. I really connected to the story. The representation of Prometheus as the symbol of divine and peak moral values. A charecter that stands with the good foreseeing the eternal pain it will bring.

[@StarBoundFables]

Wow, these are incredible 🙏🏽 I am so glad that I found them 😃

[@shuraevans7624]

This animation style is beautiful! Especially the part where ''To some, he gave flight, to others the ability to move through water, or race through grass. He gave the beasts glittering scales, soft fur, and sharp claws.''

[@rafaynoman1180]

No wonder Kratos killed Zeus.

[@uniqueglow9541]

According to ancient stories and mythology, Zeus was never defeated or overthrown. Zeus was among other thïngs called the Lord of justice and the protector of oaths and of the weak. He was fair in his actions towards others. Zeus was also known by other names in other places in Antiquity. Those who think Zeus was bad do not know well the ancient stories and their meaning. The God of War game is a senseless mindless violent nihilistic game that distorts ancient stories and mythology.

[@Manwithavan12]

@@uniqueglow9541 I'm sad that you don't have God of War 4 :C.Poor little X-Box player.

[@uniqueglow9541]

@@Manwithavan12 I don't play video games too much, especially pointless violent hack and slash games, whose only purpose is to let players get a kick out of pushing buttons and destroying everything senselessly. It's not a question of using the X box or any other game console.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@Manwithavan12 lol

[@masechill3630]

Unique Glow don’t cry because of a video game man

[@grassgeese3916]

What a beautiful animation style for this story

[@leeeeeen9534]

I’m in love with this series

[@chrisa4588]

Πανελλήνιες 2019 Greek student here! 😄❤️❤️ .. Years later Hercules saved him from his punishment..

[@nicolep.6516]

Οταν είσαι θεωρητική και τα έχεις μάθει απ' έξω ξέρω γω 😅

[@ricardoneves1916]

The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in on interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

[@coriefeinerpoetry]

δροσερό! Ο Ηρακλής τον έσωσε!

[@CalebJMartin]

I'd love to see a story following the exploits of Loki & Prometheus as they work together to frustrate the plans of the Greek and Norse pantheons 😅

[@Yesyesirh]

Same

[@ricardoneves1916]

The University of São Paulo published the complete translation of the Prometheus Bound made by the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II. Perhaps it is in our interest. teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8143/tde-14072020-170725/pt-br.php

[@gabrielapanjaitan3306]

Ok i agree

[@millyli912]

What a beautiful story! I love it! :]

[@elizabethingram9784]

Thank you, that was very interesting.

[@mars5101]

I am learning so many new things...thank you so much😀

[@mohammedbakri9858]

roa sinda this is a lie tho

[@augustinedaudu9203]

mohammad Bakri but she's learning Greek mythology, which is a good thing because it's always good to learn other people's history and how people's lives were affected by it

[@abeegator]

I see that your bias is Jimin 😏

[@MinYoongi-vs7zw]

Okay

[@trithaopham9301]

Jimin

[@ContinualImprovement]

How cool would it be to be a Greek God for a day?

[@732pizza]

Continual Improvement play god of war

[@ReaperEOD]

Or you know, Smite, the battleground of the gods.

[@sanjanasoni2262]

You appear on every ted ed video comment section

[@gustialt]

which one you want?

[@zkhdillard]

Heck no, the Greek gods are messed up individuals

[@CornCrakerOats]

This video has the best transitions of all of Ted - Ed

[@azeroath8018]

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[@tru_710]

I remember hearing about another part of this myth that supposedly was not included. It was after Prometheus had stolen the fire and gave it to mankind, he was forced to watch them burn down a forest with the same fire he gave them. Even tho he was able to teach them something new and provide something that made their lives better and easier, he could not control what they did with it after and he could not take back what he had given them.

[@Somebody02594]

Dear Prometheus, Thank you for your courage and kindness😞🧡🧡🙂.

[@dewrimsirine]

In real life we must be a Prometheus to create big change in our life and other life. We have that potential ıf we notice our core and good people deserve this efforts. Firtly before we trying this, we have to discover ourselves.

[@SnowRose-wn6gj]

Yes we does, but it would be fine if we skipped that _hanging on a mountain_ part

[@dewrimsirine]

@@SnowRose-wn6gj absolutely

[@leifhelland6313]

Dude, the animation was amazing

[@eduardoreyes2988]

the art is beautiful, but that Frankenstein's monster is something else!! loved the video

[@imagoodgirl18]

I wonder why it wasn't mentioned that Prometheus finally got free with help of Hercules. It seems to be a big part in his story.

[@akashsaxena3267]

Prometheus didn't see that coming ;p

[@ayushsharma9270]

Akash Saxena ikr

[@yamakaze951]

There were commentaries saying that Prometheus did foresee the punishment but decided that it was worth it.

[@hippocratesm.d.1543]

LOL

[@TomSistermans]

Brometheus

[@migukmoonpark4312]

This needs more likes.

[@alith7799]

Such a great art and story telling

[@riches3581]

I do not regret my love for your kind - Prometheus , Rise Of The Argonauts