The Trojan War | The Story Behind the Fall of Troy

[@Treebeerdz]

The best thing about the Greek gods is, how they feel like regular people with very OP gear, they can get hurt badly by a skilled human, and they argue and bicker with eachother just like humans.

[@DaxCollier]

Fantastic video on the Trojan War and the fall of Troy! The attention to detail, divine intervention from the main characters was spot on. It truly captures the epic scale of the war and its subsequent tragedy.Uncovering World Mythology by Lucas Russo is an ancient history book that explores these tales.

[@redlady120]

I read this one back in 4th grade. Hearing it as it is, is much better. Great upload and wonderfully done

[@idraote]

One of the many assets of the Iliad is exposing mankind's few qualities and many, many flaws. Among the poem's characters, there are very few who could be considered "good people", the rest being very liable to greed, arrogance, cowardice, rage, envy and other less than becoming attributes. Not one of the main heroes is a decent person and that, in itself, is a lesson worth learning.

[@spartanwarrior1]

Other attributes were considered worthy back in ancient greece. Different times, different value system

[@martinpoldma6393]

Thanks!

[@ki-pattao9030]

Trojan War is a real legendry story for greek mythology

[@jeffbrownstain]

What tf is this comment. Are you drugs?

[@wisdomleader85]

History became legend, legend became myth.

[@coyotekakakaway4788]

@@wisdomleader85 "And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge."

[@Henry_Onyekuru]

Yeah We Revenge you 1071 And take back Our Anatolian lands :)

[@IAsimov]

All because Zeus was terrified of saying who was the prettiest of them all. Say what you will about Eris and her apple. Zeus was the one who threw the buck further down. And caused a sodding continental war for it.

[@allanbaker3958]

He could've just told them to go to Eris and demand she tell them who the apple was for. And if all she would say is a lie, then is not the apple itself a lie? Meaning the discord made by the three of them bickering was the whole point?

[@stefankatsarov5806]

Well one is his sister/wife and the other his dather, so he cant really take a side here. Espetialy when we know how pety the gods are.

[@idraote]

Those three ladies were very unladylike... Someone would call them a "pain in the ***" Trying to get rid of them is very understandable.

[@Henry_Onyekuru]

Trojans (Greek Horror Story) are Turks Mario Alinei 🇮🇹

[@amotue]

I read the thumbnail as "FallOut: Troy" and was 100% for that.

[@AkDragosani]

Listen to this dozens of time.. Puts me to sleep at Night 🛌 💤

[@taylorhanson3840]

It’s interesting to learn the legend behind the Trojan war. Historians learned in the 19th century that Troy was a real place and the likely hood of the war occurring is high.

[@arsavarese85]

Any chance of getting you to finish The Devine Comedy series? Your analysis was the best of the first two sections of the literature. I really hope you finish the set. I love your channel.

[@LeonM4c]

Funny timing on this, I watched Troy just the other night.

[@ChipRed87]

Loved the video, wish it had some mention of Penthesilea and the Amazons though.

[@kalonkoi6113]

my brothers became obsessed with this war .... I love your story telling

[@gracestevens4916]

I knew the story of the Trojan war, but Hades Helmet is new to me! Would love you to do a video on the Story of how Athena got hold of it.

[@SylvesterLazarus]

Another amazing video! Special cheers for the artists who worked on the amazing visuals! According to the description all of it was made by 2 artists and 1 animator? Incredible work as with all the other videos on the channel! You always make great visuals for the stories. - A love letter by an aspiring digital art student.

[@erickornegay9421]

Always love your greek mythology videos!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Eris be like "This is a bad party anyways.Just like this bad apple...oh, wait! Now I know how to make this party a lot more interesting!"

[@Emil-Antonowsky]

Great video, narration and artwork are top tier. Thanks very much. Subbed. X

[@bahamutxero9573]

I didn't know the Trojan War went on for ten years. I had a good idea of the sequence of events, but didn't realized they happened over a decade.

[@bwalker77]

The only thing that ever bothered me about this story is the timeline for when it started. Somehow, between Thetis and Peleus' wedding, and the moment Agamemnon decides to invade Troy, there is enough time for Achilles to be born and grow old enough to be a great warrior. On the other hand, Odysseus, who is supposed to have married Penelope shortly after Menelaus won Helen's hand, leaves for the war while his only son, Telemachus, is still an infant. The Ancient Greeks were basically inventing how to create a mythology on the fly, and this is one detail that slipped through the cracks. Other than that, I still wish that Hollywood had given us a faithful adaptation instead of these godless versions. It's a fantastical story, not a historical one!

[@jagirl966]

Depending on who is writing/adapting the story. Helen was still very young when Paris made the judgment. She may not have married yet, which contradicts the main point of the kidnapping. (Not that she hadn't been a victim of kidnapping before. Theseus took her when she was 12 and he was in his 20s or so.) Achilles was supposedly a child when Helen was kidnapped, but old enough to be used as marriage bait for Agamenon's daughter to be sacrificed? Also, near the end of the war, after he dies, Achilles' son, supposedly a teenager, was summoned to take his father's place in the war? None of the canon makes sense. Look at Heracles. He supposedly tricked Atlas after his great grandfather, Peresus turned Atlas into a mountain using Medusa's head?

[@travisoliver6741]

@@jagirl966 At least with Atlas, one can make the case that, as a class of deity, he could eventually break free of it. But yeah, the Greek Mythological timeline is wack.

[@PaulOJazzMusic]

I come back to listen to this video once or twice a year. This is a wonderful telling and I really enjoy your narration.

[@bettinabesom5919]

This was a great watch, thank you

[@cinder1770]

Amazing! I would love to watch a video about the Oresteia on your channel!

[@coryjohnsen1220]

I see this notification, I immediately watch.

[@Davlavi]

Informative as always.

[@vicdw823]

Great video as always mate!

[@Itsgamerfam]

I'm proud that I'm among your earliest followers. I'm even prouder of this channel's progression to 1.5 million subscribers.

[@TechnologicZb]

That was great! Thank you!

[@Rodiacreed]

Great job like always

[@meghanmcclamma1662]

Eris, Goddess of chaos, was acting like Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty! She starts something unpleasant just because she wasn't invited to a celebration!

[@starkilr101]

The artwork here is fantastic

[@guilherme5094]

Thanks man! That was awesome👍!

[@busspottercebu]

amazing video 🥰🥰

[@stjojokaras9363]

Great narration and visual slides. I've been fascinated by Greek Mythology, especially Trojan War and Argonauts, since my childhood. I am surprised to know that Homer did not mention Trojan Horse.

[@FlaviusConstantinus306]

He does in the odyssey

[@stjojokaras9363]

@@FlaviusConstantinus306 thanks for info. around 41:50 in this video, the narrator said , "there is no mention of trojan horse in homer's iliad".. he should have addd, "but in odyssey". 😅

[@FlaviusConstantinus306]

@@stjojokaras9363 well Tbf it hasn’t happened yet in the Iliad. I’m currently doing classics at college and have to know both the odyssey and the Aeneid inside out so I have to remember little details like this.

[@daltonjohnson1338]

Thank you for a longer video I love it

[@IronDragon-2143]

Hey here's a future video idea What are the biggest differences between Greek and Roman Mythology?

[@gracestevens4916]

Not even watched it yet and it’s a thumbs up

[@KATTALNUVA3]

So glad we finally got this story. Can’t wait till we get to Aphrodite’s video.

[@jeffbrownstain]

I've been watching a lot of Lady of the Library's videos on the historical side of this story and location lately, so this is really cool and convenient to see. I highly recommend her videos if you want to learn just how awful some older 'archeologists' were at their job.

[@TitanScream]

Ya she's great! Gotta love this algorithm

[@jeffbrownstain]

@@TitanScream Every now and then it gets things right.

[@hanzohattori5980]

Thanks you mythology and fiction explained for the video

[@jeffreyhamilton8950]

Great choice for this post!

[@emeraldknight2342]

Amazing work!! 👏🏼🤝🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@-RONNIE]

Good video ⚔️

[@danasaeed9018]

A Legendary War!

[@M-Htike]

Those gods sure like to intervene a lot.

[@TerryB01]

I'm so happy the Greek King was a happy ending at the end of this since he got screwed over so badly. All over a bunch a goddess fighting over an apple because one other goddess wasn't invited to a party SMH -_-'

[@Hereticbliss322]

Maybe you should read Aeschylus’ Agamemnon.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

1: Archers aren’t cowards 2: The Female Egos of Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera are the villains in my opinion. Though Zeus and Eris aren’t innocent either. 3: Paris and Helen deserve some sympathy, for they were victims of Prophecy.

[@wankawanka3053]

archers are cowards but practical as hell

[@AncestorEmpire1]

@@wankawanka3053 not really. People are jealous that they can’t just go around and hit everyone with a giant Maul

[@wankawanka3053]

@@AncestorEmpire1 whatever you can have your opinion

[@AncestorEmpire1]

@@wankawanka3053 years of call of duty has proven this to more then an opinion.

[@Hereticbliss322]

The Greeks thought that archers were cowards. It really doesn’t matter what you think.

[@171QA]

Great video.

[@Mason_____]

Great band, even better moment in history

[@hoopsonwheels]

Aphrodite Hera and Athena: who’s the fairest Crowd: it’s a trap! Zeus: I may be king of the gods but I don’t want to die today Hermes: your problem now Paris

[@Soul93Taker]

It's fun how nowadays people think of the Trojan War as a single epic tale when it truth the "original" Illiad is just a small fraction of the war itself whilst the most famous part (the giant wooden horse) is pretty much Roman fanfiction propaganda.

[@aceundead4750]

Also we've gotten so used to stories being contained in one collection, instead of being a living breathing entity of it's own volition like the ancient Greek epics were. The only modern equivalent i can think of is the Lovecraft Mythos, although before Disney bought LucasArts/Films the Star Wars lore would've been another modern example.

[@Hereticbliss322]

I’m not sure who thinks that other than under-educated people but if a weekend read of Iliad made you feel like the curator of the secret knowledge I guess congratulations.

[@aceundead4750]

@@Hereticbliss322 most people actually think that, because most people dont even watch videos about history anymore since the History channel stopped doing genuine history, let alone the Illiad.

[@Soul93Taker]

@@Hereticbliss322 given how many people's first (and sometimes only) taste of the trojan cycle are its adaptations, mainly movies, you'd be surprised by how many think it's not that different from what it's shown. At most they think it's a "condensed" but accurate adaptation, ignoring that Paris's choice, the horse ploy and Achilles's death aren't even part of it. Same with the Odyssey: most of the story itself, namely Telemachus's trip searching for info on his dad, Odysseus's trip back and his stay at the faiachen (don't really remember how it's spelled) kingdom, his return home and interactions with people in his homeland are omitted in favour of episodes like Scylla and Charibdis or the syrens, which while fantastic are not a big part of the original work.

[@Hereticbliss322]

@@Soul93Taker what I’m trying to say is we should try not to judge people as less than educated because they’re not familiar with a 3,000 year old book when our own knowledge is only slightly more significant than their ignorance. A good example of what I’m talking about is your reference to Virgil as “Roman fan fiction.” Writing about the Trojan War was the thing to do then because it was the best story around. The Greeks did it for hundreds of years. However, all of this writing was derivative of the original work and generally expounded upon elements that were not detailed in Homer. The account of the Trojan horse is given explicitly in Odyssey (it’s in book 8 somewhere I believe) and was given in larger detail in Little Iliad and Sack of Troy, parts of the Homeric canon that are lost. Virgil’s account, while it came much later, is derived from those now-lost sources, as is the derived play from Euripides (called Women of Troy or The Trojan Women). What I’m saying is rather than worry about what we know that other people don’t, let’s be glad that we have been lucky enough to have been exposed to the good stuff and derive our pleasure from that.

[@jeffbrownstain]

I'd love to see a tv series of ancient historical battles and politics where the gods were actual living 'people' playing a part in the battles like gosh dang clerics or mages in an rpg.

[@aceundead4750]

Is it bad that i plan on turning a D&D campaign my buddy is planning into this basically? I want to find a way to turn our characters (mainly mine) into gods and then see what kind of chaos ensues, including epic battles and complicated politics, because i may have some ego problems that i try to keep under control.

[@hayleyholden1731]

Netflix the series Troy fall of a city 👍

[@Trutbal]

Hello there, I started listening to your podcasts on Spotify and it's seems really interesting. The thing is every one stops after exactly 5:29. Do you, or maybe someone here have an idea why that is? I tried everything and it's just with your podcasts. Thx 👍🏻

[@muhammadabraham8917]

Very good video what you think making one about Gilgamesh

[@590730115]

There is in historical records picture, showing Phyrrus (Neoptolemus),son of Achilles used a blade very much similar to my personal belongings by hereditary,a copper/bronze Achaeans Tongue-like sword in a battle at Troy,Trojan War.

[@jessewilliams9195]

Thank you

[@MajiSylvamain]

There is also a Egyptian version, which is quite interesting 🤔

[@ardenalexa94]

What’s the name of it?

[@MajiSylvamain]

@@ardenalexa94 the thing of is I'm not sure where I saw it , maybe one of the history channels, I don't know if it was KZbin... Or somewhere else... But it told a different side to the story of Helen and Paris, relationship. Maybe it was a mythology channel.... If I find it I'll let you know, it was really fascinating.

[@ardenalexa94]

@@MajiSylvamain thanks

[@TheHornedKing]

Hold on, Zeus and Poseidon actually decided to keep it in their pants for once? What sorcery is this?

[@michiganporter]

Hey swissie I see the colors. And Apollo would have had to cause the wounds as well as cure them. But these are classics and all of us should know the dramas created before we were even thought of..

[@BryerTheKing1]

The battle of chaos.

[@jasonroberts6080]

So let me get this straight? An infant left on a mountain returns after 7 days and can't even crawl yet

[@wesc6755]

The Greeks really needed some good editors. That narrative has always been a cluster f.

[@Henry_Onyekuru]

Thanks This Video Trojans Really Greek horror Story 10 year :)

[@HeavenlyDivineTaro]

I am glad you said at first "it's alot".

[@F_Y_F_T_Y]

I just got my knives and love them 😍

[@UltimateSpider1385]

What if Kratos was in the Trojan War? He would've destroyed the city with the powers of the Gods due to the Gods being corrupted by the Madness of the Titans leaving Kratos empowered by the power of Hope which was created by Athena.

[@Soul93Taker]

Actually according to GOW Ragnarök he was. He has a conversation about the poem with Mimir and mentions being there. Mimir asked what it was like and Kratos said "i prefer the poem."

[@jeffbrownstain]

Based

[@MrWadewynn]

Diomedes seems to be the least popular hero despite being one of the most skilled warriors, what gives?

[@thomasroberts5733]

Good on ya

[@Brightburn88]

Can you do the Valkyrie Gna history from god of war Ragnarok game

[@velvetmagnetta3074]

So...wait. What happened to Helen? Was she just returned to the king? And they lived happily ever after? Yeah, right. This is Greek mythology, afterall 😉

[@godofnorse]

Nice video.Can you do the legend of King Hrolfs and his Berserkers, From God of War Ragnarok please

[@aless_edits]

Yes l'm very interested in the story behind the legend of King hrolffs. please🙏

[@ElaineDarlingtonBrown]

Anyone know which translation of the Iliad is quoted here?

[@kryoruleroftheninthcircleo4151]

Let it burn! Let Troy burn! Burn it! Burn it all! *Burn Troy! Burn Troy!*

[@martintinajero9140]

Wouldn’t have Athena not tolerated something like that because she was a maiden goddess and Hera a married goddess?

[@TomiAdewoleAdetom]

And to think - all the fatherless families, burned city and desolate expanse could've been avoided if they respected the law of adultery: both the adulteress and the adulterer (Helen and Paris) should've been put to death by the Trojans. But I guess "freedom" is worth the cost of an entire nation and sizable portion of the winner smh. Truly, the children of fools. Job 30:8

[@Jd19808]

These gods and goddesses are slimey individuals 😭 dang

[@neshranjit]

Could you also tell us the Trojan war's aftermath and Odyssey?

[@Maurice_Ma]

I wonder when did this happen 🤔

[@nellidivina5280]

Did the trojans split up? One group went into Italy while the went to great Britain?

[@III_AG0NY_III]

Why he leave out Memnon and the Amazonians

[@SamuelGalvan_]

Artemis taking notes from genesis and the story of Abraham and Isaac

[@sachinsewpersad2477]

The Iliad was written long before that.

[@nektu5435]

It seems like there was an awful lot of buck passing in the ancient world.

[@AnimeSquirrel]

Summary of the Trojan war. Troy had a war with Greece. Troy lost.

[@derrickburwell7777]

#1000! 👍🏾

[@siamihari8717]

So. The Trojan War happens before the bronze age collapse, the bronze age collapse is spurned by several factors but the three major ones would be: an ongoing Famine, the deterioration or interuption of the tin trade, and finally the Sea-Peoples & Dorian Migration (Pirates, Bandits, Raiders, Traders, Settlers, Refugees and Migrants) Perhaps the Trojan war contributed in one way or another, maybe it interfered with the established trade networks. Or the overall loss of manpower from mainland and island greece as well as the loss of the Trojan power allowed for unrestricted piracy that got out of hand. Many many possibilities

[@theosmith6487]

Please can you do Dante’s paradiso

[@austinorsomeonealt]

Paris,the worlds first famous simp

[@amanabout]

How is it Zeus has older white hair than his older brother Poseidon?

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

There aren't any greek texts that describe what Zeus's hair color was. The only thing I can think of was blue/grey brows and I think his eye color changed but were sky colors-blues, greys, etc.

[@rollwithdynamite]

it has to do with the air pressure.

[@Plaxzer]

The odds on the trojan war were -1200 Sparta +250 troy once achilles joined

[@rogueraven1333]

Mycenaeans? Acadian? But what would they have called each other as a cultural group?

[@GuillotineStare]

How did Zeus win??

[@DaughterofRevenge]

His plan was successful, I suppose...

[@travisoliver6741]

1) Zeus successfully dodged his responsibility by pawning the judgement to Paris, a major catalyst of the war. 2) I don't think he mentioned it, but certain versions of the story have Zeus as the architect of the entire war in order to reduce the human population.

[@rosiesrandomtreasures1014]

Always loved this story! ♥️ Love ya faces snd as always don't forget to ARRRRRRRGH 🏴‍☠️ 😎 🦯 💙 ☠️ 💀 👻 🏴‍☠️!

[@clarissejunqueira1994]

i think that brazilian's native folklore is awesome, but, i don't think anyone would be interested cuz as my friend said "we got the worse ones" but i think that you could take a look. if you don't find anything interesting, then, thats ok, but i want to see my cauntry's folklore get a wider view.

[@groovy3443]

Have you seen the doc "The Last Forest" on Netflix about one of the last remaining traditional tribes in the Amazon? I'm not sure if that's a part of the Brazilian folklore you're talking about, but the way they portrayed it was just as interesting and vibrant as the Greeks for me. I would love to see more of it for sure

[@clarissejunqueira1994]

@@groovy3443 yeah, i haven't seen it yet, but by the description, it is kinda what i ment, but brazil is big, so, there were a lot of other populations. i don't know if there's more docs about other ones, but i'll search.

[@greekmythology-369]

Archiles is the best warrior in this story?

[@kittykattzee]

Diomedes attempting a god of war speedrun 😂

[@DeniseF]

Would be cool of these God's really excited..but it would be scary

[@MrIrrepressible]

They do, but not as you think. The bible tells the truth about these 'gods'

[@emekwuechigozie5477]

Divine comdey 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mathieuleader8601]

beware greeks bearing gifts

[@Mr.Softy2457]

The achians where rich in brilliant spearman and poor in brilliant gold. The trojans where rich in gold and poor in brilliant spearman. Thay made an exchange unfair for all partys. Trojans and achians victims both to the bronze age collapse. The gods who loved us. Who had children with us. Who fought in wars besides us. Where made to stop thare aid by zeus. It is when Achilles ( sorrow of the achians) kills memnon(king of Ethiopia)favorite son of zeus that zeus turns his gaze away from battle that quick apollo snatches paris arrow from are ro heel.