Theseus Vs. The Minotaur - Greek Mythology Explained

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[@JakeDoubleyoo]

Hey guys, I wanna apologize for making y’all wait so long for a video that ended up getting cut in half. I’ve been in somewhat of a creative funk for the past month or so. Before continuing the story of Theseus, There’s another more one-off project I’ve been itching to get started on. I think that’ll be the breath of fresh air I need right now. I’ve also been woefully neglectful of my extremely generous supporters on Patreon. No excuses for that, but I hope to be better at sharing behind-the-scenes progress for this next video. I know that after saying all this, most of you will leave very gracious and supportive comments and tell me not to worry. Which is super appreciated! I just needed to get it off my chest.

[@AnshD-YT]

wassup man

[@Sidsjifjsjdi]

Wassag I'm a big fan of loraz and saw him in dragon ball

[@Pawe10-cs3uy]

Can you samuraise iliad and odyssey and aeneid

[@AudieHolland]

Great video!

[@ceriseagundezredgypsyqueen8309]

Love your videos keep up the good work

[@Mattwreys]

I really hope he touches on the fact that this was only Theseus’ good deed and in his whole life he was kind of a jerk

[@assimilation9]

Never meet your heroes. Am I right?

[@romulusnuma116]

Given that ending I'm sure we'll hear about it

[@yourlittleinsomniac5369]

He even made jokes to gloss over Theseus abandoning the girl who helped him on an island and killing his father by not replacing the color of his sail. Our hero 🎉

[@videogollumer]

No, this shows he apparently kill a BUNCH of dangerous monsters and evil people before the Minotaur; no wonder he got such renown as a hero. That being said, leaving Crete is pretty much when he started going down hill.

[@pokehero5327]

Didn’t he also give asylum to someone too?

[@ogrejd]

In the version I've always heard, Dionysus didn't take Ariadne before they left Crete. Instead, Theseus abandoned her on an island on the trip back to Athens and Dionysus (weird choice of gods) saved her...

[@birdmcturd1626]

It may seem weird but Dionysus was mortal at one point so he’s probably more empathetic than most Gods (not that it’s exactly a high bar)

[@deltarunecharacter]

​@birdmcturd1626 no he was born a god he finished baking in zueses leg making him born a god

[@iout]

​@@birdmcturd1626 Ignoring the fact that Dionysus doesn't seem to really have spent any actual time as a mortal, being a mortal hardly makes one more empathetic than a god. Usually it makes them the exact opposite. After all, the greeks didn't worship the gods because they thought they were unempathetic.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

If you read the text in the video, it mentions that it happened on Naxos. Not sure how Jake missed that. I assume that he might have thought Naxos was on Crete, and not its own separate island?

[@serafin_795]

Yeah, I heard it too. Which makes me think that Theseus never loved her, he used her for his convenience and as soon as he could, he got rid of her. Which is extremely cruel and selfish, but in retrospect, this hero has a pretty big dark side, even having no problem kidnapping girls or descending into the Underworld to try to kidnap Persephone, a married goddess and make her his friend's wife.

[@Morkos_2317]

Hopefully theres no bestiailty

[@Kirche_1111]

What is bestially

[@camronberthelot-th9mg]

Oh you poor poor soul ​@@Kirche_1111

[@camronberthelot-th9mg]

It's greek mythology when is there not

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

​@@Kirche_1111Being horny for animals.

[@user-kq8nt2kq5j]

@@Kirche_1111 Beastiality is Sexual intercourse with animals

[@dominicadrean2160]

You should do a video on the story on the one time Zeus's wife Hera almost left him which, funny enough, made him seriously panic on the thought of her leaving him

[@cgt3704]

Agreed

[@pirateking56128]

Huh, never heard the version where dionysus just stole ariadne. Version I heard was theseus just left her on a deserted island, and dionysus took pity on her and offered to marry her.

[@TheRunningLeopard]

Same, I have a minor in Classics and this was the iteration of the story that I read.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

That seems to be the more common version

[@l.tc.5032]

I heard both.

[@sonofcronos7831]

She is taken by Dionysus in Pseudo Apollodorus, the source is in the video. She is abandoned by Theseus in a Hesiod fragment and other texts.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Yes, most accounts claim that Theseus abandoned Ariadne on Naxos.

[@rursus8354]

They attacked each other so violently that they merged and out came the Thesaurus!

[@theoblongtomato]

😂😂😂

[@Arosukir6]

That Ship of Theseus bit went right over my head until the last part of it! 😂😂 Well done, sir!

[@nancyz3834]

I don't think I get it :(

[@Himolino]

​@@nancyz3834Google "ship of Theseus". If you don't know of it, you can't understand the reference

[@puneetmishra4726]

​@@nancyz3834 There is a philosophical movie called "Ship of Thesus"

[@nancyz3834]

@@puneetmishra4726 OH I've heard of that, thanks for reminding me! Is it that thing where by the end all of the parts of the ship had been replaced so is it the same ship? When did it become a different ship? That 'Ship of Theseus'?

[@realrickyshea]

@@puneetmishra4726 I've only heard of the conundrum. There's a movie based off of it?

[@charbird20]

I love how all of the costumes are mostly accurate to the Bronze Age period! It’s a wonderful touch and so refreshing to see. So many people put these characters in Classic Greece, but these stories are simply much *much* older. The excerpts of the sources you took from at the top is also a wonderful touch. I appreciate your diligent research ❤

[@VelkanKiador]

5:10 I love that you gave him a burger king ass looking crown when you drew Theseus's father with such a cool one. Way to make Theseus look like such a dork XD

[@soofiesss]

I had heard a version of this story where Theseus couldn’t lift the white sail because he had used it while fighting the minotaur and it was stained red by blood, i doubt its accurate but i think its interesting

[@Kat-probably]

Ooh i heard the same one!

[@omegabet3912]

Just realized- I really like how instead of depicting myths as cool or epic or whatever, your artstyle depicts them as these goofy lil' guys.

[@lawlessappleking2101]

Your animation skills are getting better and better. Great work! And excellent storytelling as usual!

[@sonofcronos7831]

For anyone wondering: in a fragment of Hesiod, Theseus abandoned Ariadne in Naxos, where she was later found by Dionysus. The version Jake is reading (Pseudo Apollodorus), has Dionysus taking her of without Teseus knowlegde.

[@MermaidMusings7]

There are multiple versions of the Dionysus/Ariadne myth, which can be confusing. In the Orphic religion, Zagreus/Dionysus is the son of Persephone and Zeus. In 'classical' mythology, he is the son of Zeus and Semele. Every myth that we know of has multiple versions, and it depends on which version you choose to believe.

[@anne.aka.demeter]

Whaat? I don't follow Pseudo-Apollodorus, but Theseus hated Ariadne! He hated her so much that he left her on Naxos while she was asleep and forgot to change the sails. That's when Dionysus saved Ariadne, when she was on the verge of death!

[@OptimusPhillip]

Probably a different version. That tends to happen with mythology. I've heard your version before, though, I might have to look up the source for that.

[@lounanotfluentinenglish]

That's the version I knew as well, I had never heard the one from the video before ! More versions means more mythological content so yay !!

[@MinhNguyen-pk9qk]

Wait why does he hate her? Didnt she helped him?

[@anne.aka.demeter]

@@MinhNguyen-pk9qk Well, according to most Greek authors, he just didn't love her! I don't know either!

[@anne.aka.demeter]

@@OptimusPhillip yes!

[@EPadraigM]

Wow such an interesting monster design! I do wonder why it seems half human though... Ah propably just a design choice. I'm sure nobody would have a kid with a bull right? ...right?

[@dejaypage1575]

…(slow sip)

[@ndres6955]

wait are you talking about the legend of how The Minotaur came to be, Zoophiles in general, or Furries? 🤨 Becuase, trust me, I know the difference *personally* 😬

[@EPadraigM]

@ndres6955 First of all, this is a joke, and second of all, I know the difference between furries and zoophiles. If I remember correctly, most furries actively shun zoophiles from their fandom.

[@dejaypage1575]

@@ndres6955 it’s because the Minotaur is humanoid and I said “Bull Man” in another post, which I realized would potentially include Bull-themed Fursonas instead of… well, the origin point of the Minotaur

[@ndres6955]

@@EPadraigM Ah, understood! Sorry, I have a hard time understanding humor/sarcasm sometimes.

[@michaelturner2806]

As a minotaur enthusiast I was excited to get some cool blow by blow action of the thrilling and exciting battle of... oh. Still some stuff I didn't know and told well as always, thank you!

[@Fenrisson]

2:58 - Medea running away, with the fence and the lights is hilarious

[@Enchet0]

Gotta love how the dad cant wait the extra hour or so to actually check if Thesus is dead. No, down the cliff we go!

[@jaxjaxattaxx]

I literally never turn on notifications, but for Jake, always. My favorite mythologist/storyteller on KZbin ❤

[@juanjuri6127]

Medea's life can basically be summed up as attempting to outrun the allegations

[@assimilation9]

Medea and Calypso can be considered the first yanderes

[@videogollumer]

And largely succeeding, and letting others take the fall. Glad to see her fail at murder, FOR ONCE!

[@captainkidd5975]

Seeing the more detailed animation at the very end was great can't wait for more videos with that animation style showed

[@crowhogan6854]

That Theseus' ship joke was hilarious lol

[@fauxvier8519]

MORE THESEUS PLEASE also, appreciate how you animated urself at the end there!

[@SunshineZone512]

I swear I heard a different version of the story. It was where Theseus didn't want to be with Ariadne and he abandoned her on an island to die. Doesn't matter because you still make great videos :)

[@videogollumer]

Wasn't Naxos inhabited?

[@sonofcronos7831]

That version comes from a fragment of Hesiod. Both are correct either way.

[@SunshineZone512]

@sonofcronos7831, thank you for this information. I like learning, especially about Greek Mythology. 😀

[@Naija_Ninja]

The 'sship of Theseus' reference was perfect 😂

[@arcticvoid518]

The ship of Theseus thought experiment on the subject of identity metaphysics nod at 5:00 lmao

[@TommasoCosta]

I knew that Theseus deliberately left Arianna on the island because he didn't love her and she was rescued by Dyonisus. He initially hoisted the white sails but Poseidon would send a storm as a punishment for his betrayal. They survived but the sails were destroyed, so they had to hoist the black ones.

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

Today's my BIRTHDAY so perfect timing & Merry Xmas!

[@lenabluejay1166]

Happy birthday!!

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

@@lenabluejay1166 Thank you!

[@mathieuleader8601]

Instead of hiring a builder to create a maze if I was King Minos I would hire a boat to ship the Minotaur to Japan to roam amongst the Gyuki/Ushi-Oni

[@_jpg]

I actually wonder now why he didn't let the Minotaur ship to the mainland (or paid Heracles to do it, after all he already managed the Minoan/Marathonian bull)

[@mathieuleader8601]

Maybe the maze was built as a tourist attraction as a showcase of industry by Minos. @@_jpg

[@sonofcronos7831]

​@@_jpghe did what the Oracle told. Minos consulted the Oracle who told him to put the Minotaur in the labything, and he did that, so Apollo is to blame

[@iliketea1427]

3:32 and 5:05 is the reference to the ship of Thesus paradox if anyone is wondering

[@joy_air]

The story of Dionysus and Ariadne is one of my favourites, but your version is just OMG 😭😭

[@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj]

Also worth remembering that the Oracle Of Delphi wasn't one person. It was a series of young girl who would lie above volcanic cracks getting stoned on the vapors coming out to get "visions" until it killed her and she got replaced by the next in line. The oracles prophesies weren't cryptic for any reason other than they were the babblings of person slowly losing their mind.

[@cartoonishidealism582]

Fuck yeah dude sounds like an amazing job

[@Strikebow]

Can’t wait for pt 2! These videos are so funny

[@albertdelumen9777]

IM EXCITED WHEN I SAW MEDEA BEING EXPLAINED BY JAKEEE. Also the clothes are very accurate

[@amydoesart3724]

"you want to be a hero Tommy? THEN DIE LIKE ONE"

[@jhonminebot]

Whenever the oracle appears, we know that shit is gonna get down.

[@videogollumer]

2:58 HECK yeah! Take THAT Medea, you friggin' Lamia!

[@mathieuleader8601]

I think Minos has quite the coveted position in the underworld being a judge to decide the fate of the dammed.

[@_jpg]

One he doesn't deserve that much when looking at his life 😅

[@sonofcronos7831]

In the Epic tradition Minos us a good guy. Post classic (wnd tragedians) he started to be seen as a evil guy. Diodorus and Plutarch tried to make sense of this by saying that the judge is the first Minos, the son of Zeus and Europa. And the bad Minos os the grandson of the first.

[@100dollartissues]

Oh no way, Jake! Thank you and happy holidays!!!

[@divorced57]

Great video! I think it would be interesting to see your interpretation of Achilles' story and the Trojan War in general, given the whole myth/non-myth (no one seems to make up their mind) about the heel. also Madeline Miller wrote The Song of Achilles, which popularized the version of the myth where his friend, Patroclus, was also his lover, so that would be interesting to touch on. Keep up the great work!

[@unsafeaccount8516]

Finally a new video from one of my favourite youtubers, oh boy!

[@thepeanutlord507]

YES FINALLY!!! WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!

[@MohdSaif-no2dx]

Damn, he single-handedly killed a literal abomination,he got some serious muscles

[@thefloppdontstop4405]

Oh wow, what a cool monster concept ! I sure hope it doesn't have a weird fucked up origin story ! Atleast it isn't Zeus this time around

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Wasn't it Zeus who made Minos's wife fall in love with the bull though..?

[@_jpg]

@@Amy_the_Lizard It's usually Poseidon (and/or Aphrodite), because he's the god who sent the bull in the first place, with Minos promising him to sacrifice it afterwards... which he very much did not. So not only did Poseidon made Minos' wife Pasiphaë fall in love with the bull, but also striked it with madness later, so it devestated Crete, until Heracles got the task to catch it alive and bring it to his cousin, King Eurystheus. Who promptly decided to set it free (yes I know, great idea). It's btw the same bull, who later devestates the area around Marathon and kills Androgeus, whose death is the reason Minos wants those 14 tributes from Aegeus.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@@_jpg Ah. My bad, to be fair, it sounded like something Zeus would do...

[@_jpg]

@@Amy_the_Lizard Yup, definitely

[@16shogunelitegreen]

Didn't Theseus abandon Ariadne on the island of Nexos?

[@sonofcronos7831]

There is two versions, and both are "correct".

[@pctime3807]

woah I never knew jake streamed! This is gonna be awesome

[@kingk...]

Ur animation is getting really good

[@giuliomancin4525]

I'll join the others who wrote a comments about knowing a different version of this myth where Theseus was actually a douchebag and abandoned Ariadne on an island and she was saved by Dionysus.

[@39zack]

part3? that means this needs an part2 too :O

[@Maswartz226]

Huh, every version I've heard had Theseus abandon Ariadne and Dionysus took pity on her and carried her away.

[@Cam-np9wk]

I really do love how you draw the characters in historically accurate clothing for the time and era

[@noopmoopboop6481]

i love these videos sm!! one on psyche and eros would be great

[@raskal8112]

I had to check to make sure this wasn't a part 2, good joke. Just good video as always.

[@d20avatar]

Love your videos. Would love to see you do a take on Tolkein's mythology.

[@ritachauhan9220]

yo nice video i have been waiting for this a long time. You should really try out the trojan war

[@arthurmorgan9665]

Merry christmas Josh

[@mightybagrutlord]

That casual ship of theseus joke in the end 😂

[@jaylonmoreira8929]

It's about to go down.

[@Still.No.Name.]

Great stuff as usual. If you’re looking for inspiration, maybe doing the Irish Book of Invasions in your style would be a lot of fun!

[@Davelandor]

Bro deserves more subs I really like his art style 😀

[@Dire_Pants]

You couldve just said "We'll talk about Medea later", but nope. You took the hard route.

[@christianeh9521]

Hey! Can you make a video on Mesperyian from Greek mythology? Just heard of her and I want to learn more! I love yours video btw❤

[@Boss_Isaac]

🤭 🤭 You've probably heard that she was so beautiful Aphrodite visited a curse upon her, that one half of her is horridly burned, yes? Yeah, Mesperyian is not an actual ancient Greek deity, she was honest-to-God made up by this one girl years ago, around 2007, as part of a high school writing project of hers.

[@zinkheroofyoutube8004]

This is the first time I heard a version where Dionyous kidnapped Ariadne

[@videogollumer]

Eh, makes for a better story.

[@zinkheroofyoutube8004]

@@videogollumerDoes it? I think it better when he discovers her abandoned and they fall in love and get married It’s at least a better story for Ariadne

[@OptimusPhillip]

Cool, we're finally gonna see the way Theseus and Pirithous ended up on those rocks.

[@Brielle312]

I just found your channel and keep going back to these! Do Eros and Psyche! And Madea! Do alls of them!

[@thebordoshow]

Both Medea and Pasephae mother of ariadne and Minotaur are Colchian (modern Georgia) royals, medea is the daughter of King Aeetes of colchis, Pasephae and Circe his sisters. In Greek mythology they are children of Helios the sun titan, but in Georgian Paganism sun is a female godess Barbale and her Priestesses were magic healers who practiced witchcraft. So Greeks interpreted our sun Priestesses as witch daughters of Helios and Hecate. Greek mythology is wide and includes a lot of other cultures but with their interpretations.

[@Thattrumpetmarcherkid]

Happy holidays

[@blueberrylights9648]

Thank you Jake

[@dinonuggies8722]

Finally I’ve been waiting hooray

[@deaddead698]

Would you do a series on celtic mythology?

[@mikhhailml]

You should make a video about Achilles' son Neoptolemus and the death of Polyxena

[@blackdragon7041]

Last time On Greek Mythology Z, a deadly Minotaur had the children of Athens in it's mighty clutches. And King Minos was seemingly untouchable on his throne. But, a mystery hero seems to be on his way! With the maze hiding the Minotaur, it'll take our hero all he's got! Can this new Hero stop the dastardly villian? And what greek myths may pop up also involving cattle in the meantime? Find out! Today!

[@fexbio]

Dude kills the Minotaur with his bare hands. Cousins: "He doesn't look so tough, I bet I can take him."

[@fexbio]

These are the ancient Greek versions of dudes who think they can beat a bear on a fight.

[@brettjohnson536]

Anyone else notice how weirdly common the trying to kill someone by giving them a dangerous task that you're sure will get them killed by then they manage to do it troupe is in Greek mythology? 😂

[@Boss_Isaac]

Yes, that would be bcuz to visit harm on someone and/or kill them, that you've taken said person into your house/domain as a guest, is to violate _xenia,_ the doctrine of guest-host relationship in ancient Greece to which kings especially were beholden, and so yield the result of Old Thunder himself sitting you (Zeus in his aspect as _Xenios_ is guardian of the household) or the three Furies hounding you until such time as you repent of your crimes. The stories of Bellerophontes and Peleus are but two examples.

[@somedudewithabat]

Darn, as a ultrakill fan, i was hoping to learn more about minos, if even if he didnt end theseus's bloodline with a heafty "JUDGEMENT"

[@EdKolis]

I must have been playing too much Dragon Quest lately because your minotaur reminded me of that one recurring NPC who's a buff guy wearing a horned helmet but no shirt!

[@tinypro9472]

I like that he paid enough attention to the animation to make Theseus have green eyes like Poseidon. Talk about commitment to a joke!

[@Samtheformal6969]

we studied about this in the firth grade. Now its finally here

[@arlingsanchez8648]

Finally NEW VIDEO

[@abbycollins]

Christmas came early!!!

[@funnydotyes]

yo i love ultrakill

[@EPadraigM]

"Oh Gabriel..."

[@kylehazachode]

nice ship of theseus easter egg

[@Thechildrenyearnfortheminez]

Christmas came early! Or whatever holiday your celebrating

[@CanadaDragon1]

Theseus would later renounce being king and traveled to the island of Skyros. The king of Skyros, Lycomedes, had a feeling that Theseus wanted to take over his throne. So, Lycomedes pretended to be Theseus' friend and took him up to a cliff and pushed Theseus into the sea killing him.

[@mr.v6052]

Is this a different Medea? I was under the impression the story of the golden fleece came after the story of the Minotaur since Theseus was either a member of the Argonauts or was in the underworld

[@AhmedBalahim]

Yes this is the same medea

[@IDK-wr1fs]

A video on valks plz

[@awesomedabbers3496]

you should do a video on just obscure gods such as the Ptolemaic gods or other obscure gods such as aether.

[@Rock3nRoll]

Please make a video on Alexiares and Anicetus.

[@sampijper9281]

Nice vid

[@xandrecarnes9888]

Do video on Finnish mythology and Kalevala and Kanteletar and Hiisl and Myytillisiä Tarinoita. Please and thank you it will be interesting you talking about a underrated mythology.

[@simosandboifan989]

i hope you make a video on the chapter of exodus explained

[@urikornblit86]

Hey man, love your content. You should really check out Aztec mythology

[@leannechambers4064]

Fun fact, Ariadne and Dionysus are first cousins once removed. Adriadne’s uncle, Cadmus, is Dionysus’s grandfather.

[@seamouse2163]

Please do a video on Hephaestus’ storie!!

[@talon-xq6qh]

He did

[@thomaswilson4127]

Just found your channel it is pretty cool I like mithology and shit. Love to see a Hindu mithology video, although I am from Indian an have a good knowledge about it but love to see in your style.

[@KingMatthewXV]

Can you explain the concubine at Gibeah cause it is absolutely insane

[@corndogboy1232]

Jake you should make a video about Native American mythology

[@Pancakeman-tc1jk]

Do the minotaurs story next

[@meganst-amand2523]

Part 3 please 😂