ASMR - The Twelve Labours of Heracles

In this ASMR sleep story, I invite you to relive the mythical 12 labours of Heracles, one of the most popular myths of Ancient Greece. From Heracles' birth under the curse of goddess Hera to his redemption, we make a colourful travel around Greece and the Mediterranean Sea, and meet countless characters. Gods like Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Artemis, or Hades; monsters like the Nemean Lion, the Hydra or the Cretan Bull; other characters like Eurystheus, Pythia, Chiron, Geryon, Atlas and the Hesperides.
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Timestamps: 0:00 origins of Heracles 7:32 introduction 11:03 (I) Nemean Lion 14:28 heroes in Ancient Greece 22:21 (II) Lernaean Hydra 26:42 chtonic cults and creatures 30:07 (III) Ceryneian Hind 34:10 evolution of versions of the Labours 37:17 (IV) Erymanthian Boar 40:44 (V) Augean stables 44:30 technique in Greek mythology 46:36 (VI) Stymphalian birds 49:10 (VII) Cretan Bull 53:58 (VIII) Mares of Diomedes 56:49 (IX) Belt of Hippolyta and the Amazons in mythology 1:01:36 (X) Cattle of Geryon 1:05:04 (XI) Golden Apples of the Hesperides 1:09:33 (XII) Cerberus Patrons can download videos in HD, or audio only, and watch/listen offline. www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer

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History of the Plague or Black Death would be a nice topic considering world events.

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

@texas is bigger than france : yes they are interesting, but not really relaxing and I'm not sure many people would be happy to fall asleep listening to this at the moment ;). This is also why I keep my channel entirely free of coronavirus stuff; I don't think the people who come here need more of something that is already everywhere.

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[@xeltanni8999]

Frenchie: "Once upon a time..." Me: So far so good. Frenchie: "Zeus, king of the gods..." Me: That checks out. Frenchie: "... used magic to trick a woman into getting pregnant..." Me: I'm with you. Frenchie: "... but she slept with her husband the same night and had twins by two different men." Me: hol up

[@akaste9]

As always, your work is splendid. I'm a classicist and mythologist with a specialization in Greek mythology, and your retelling was consistent and compelling. Thank you!

[@Miladymegan]

I loved the "once upon a time" introduction. Perhaps a history of folk & fairy tales, French or otherwise?

[@littlespacesuit]

I just want to share that I keep this video in a tab in my phone's browser, so I can access it immediately whenever I need to. I get migraines once/twice a month, and I often feel anxious. This video really helps me with both of those issues, because it's so smoothly told and exceptionally gently-spoken (which is true for all of your videos). So please know how appreciative I am for your wonderful work.

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Roman/Greek history/mythology videos are my favourite. Gives me nostalgia for my school years. Amazed by your ability to consistently produce absolutely gold content

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**whispering** bonjour French Whisperer. Thank you for all your amazing content. I hope you are doing well during this unique & shared global experience.

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This is probably going to be one of my favorite ASMR's i loven greece and other ancient myths. 🐦

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I made a point to watch this mid-morning w coffee,and no napping. Glad I did, awesome presentation. Bravo! Thank you kind Sir.

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It's like being read a bedtime story as a child. Your voice is perfect for this.

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History of Achilles?

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I was wondering about that as well , but I'm assuming some of the info might be off

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Whisper, muse, whisper of the rage of Achilles

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[@littlespacesuit]

This is absolutely fantastic content. The visuals are slow and calming; the details and storytelling are both engaging and informative; the recitation is tingly and soothing. I've been really enjoying reading and learning about Greek mythology and the Trojan war, so this is a perfect companion piece for my interest. Thank you so much for sharing this.🤍

[@ZombieDragQueen]

"Once upon a time..." I was just going to say "Yeah, Zeus did it more than once" when the next sentence was literally about Zeus' many affairs. Maybe except Athena who apparently was born out of Zeus' splitting headache. While it's not documented if Hera accused Zeus of masturbating too much to Oxford University's "The Philosophical Quarterly" before "giving birth" to Athena, we're forced to assume that she did.

[@akaste9]

According to Hesiod and Apollodorus, Athena's mother was Metis, whom Zeus swallowed to prevent Metis from bearing a son greater than his father as predicted by a prophecy. Instead of a son, Athena was the result, and she sprang from Zeus' head.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

@@akaste9 So Zeus banged Metis as well? The books I read as a child glossed over Metis and just said Zeus was having the migraines of the century and at their peak Athena burst out of his head. And she's the goddess of war and wisdom. It's weird Zeus tried to challenge the prophecy in such a way since his father did the same thing and the prophecy still came true. So why did Zeus escape that prophecy? Unless he didn't because there was no prophecy, no Metis and he masturbated to "The Philosophical Quarterly" while throwing thunderbolts at his brothers' worshipers and Athena burst out from his brain, percolating with philosophical ideas and aggressive actions against an arbitrarily chosen target.

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@@ZombieDragQueen Well, obviously what you read as a child is more valid than the actual mythology. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ZombieDragQueen]

@@ashesnight5362 I also trust "Asterix" comics. In the album (and animated feature) "The Twelve Tasks of Asterix" where Caesar challenges Asterix and Obelix to perform Hercules' tasks, one of the tasks is getting a permit but they need to file the correct forms and paperwork. They were served a relatable dish of bureaucratic hassle and administrative ineptitude. :D

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You’re so close to 100,000 subscribers, and this video is an example of why. You deserve a million!

[@ericchoffat4541]

Bonsoir the French Whisperer, encore merci pour cette vidéo de qualité (comme à chaque fois). J'aimerais te poser une question. Est-ce que tu vas refaire des vidéos en français ? Tes sujets sont vraiment passionnant mais je ne comprends pas tout en anglais et j'aimais bien quand tu en faisais dans ma langue maternelle. Bonne continuation. 😊

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The BEST overview of this myth that I have ever heard.. another winner, FW!

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Scotland here! Sooo looking forward to listening to this later on. Perfect timing once again from the number one Frenchman! Thank you sir!

[@bevinalexandra6199]

Round 6 of listening to this.. Still haven’t been able to make it to the end without falling asleep.

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Just what we need in these difficult times! Thank you.

[@BigBennKlingon]

The labours were a great tool for Greek colonialism. They acted as a sort of religious justification for Greek claims in the western Mediterranean. Their colonial rivals, the Phoenicians, even got in on the act and reinvented Melqart as Heracles. Or perhaps Heracles was hellenized Melqart.

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Whispering For Quarantine! Thank you!

[@YeahhDan]

This is wonderful, as per usual!

[@Thorrnn]

I've actually seen the original Herc & the Nemean Lion statue at the Getty Museum. It's really quite breathtaking. There are traces of the paint that covered it still remaining, even after nearly 2,000 years

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This is incredible. Thankyou!

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[@WolfShaman777]

The Heracles trials deal with the progression through the lessons of the Zodiac. When our spirit is able to complete the cycles, we are born into the 13th. 😉

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Very much enjoyed this.Thank you

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Bonjour à vous, je vais vous faire une demande égoïste mais en ces temps difficiles, et ne parlant pas bien anglais, pourriez vous faire une ou des vidéos en français pour vos abonnés ? Peut être n'avez vous pas le temps, mais si vous pouvez, ce serait très appréciable, bonne soirée à vous et bon courage à tous...

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this old prop of mine actually gave me the idea to do this video.

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Swear to god, the “gods” played sick games... 💀

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Felt like a really smooth game of smite.

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Thank you.

[@baelee9806]

Or another idea is to story tell about all the different Greek gods and how they correlate to the Roman gods. I personally love Greek and Roman mythology; I would love to here you talk about them!!!

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Thank you

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I always thought Hercules WAS heracles. Thank you for clearing up the differences

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Nicely done.

[@khitai8227]

For years we called him Hercules. Since I’ve been playing Assassins Creed Odyssey I found out it’s Heracles. Stupid US school systems teaching us wrong 😑. But I love this channel and thank you for all your work. I love history and ASMR

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A video idea that I think would be very interesting is a story on the history of Vikings 😁

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I think I've plaid this most recent video a dozen times and not once have we made it through

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Great video, I love ancient mythologies. Any chance you could do a video on the Epic of Gilgamesh?

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