The tragic myth of the Sun God's son - Iseult Gillespie
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Dive into the Greek myth of Helios and Phaethon, where the Sun God allows his mortal son to drive his chariot for a day.
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Every morning, Helios unleashed his golden chariot, and set out across the sky. As the Sun God transformed dawn into day, he thought of his son, Phaethon, below. To prove to Phaethon that he was truly his father, Helios decided to grant him anything he wanted. Unfortunately, what Phaethon wanted was to drive Helios’ chariot for a day. Iseult Gillespie shares the tragic myth of the charioteer.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Raghav Arumugam and Jagriti Khirwar.
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I love how the ancient greeks would look at a group of stars and be like. Yep looks like a scorpion to me.
Actually it was the Sumerians. The Greeks took the ancient Mesopotamian star charts and weaved their mythology to explain the names of the constellations. The twelve labors of Heracles essentialy explain the Babylonian constellations of the Zodiac in a Greek context.
@@Nicole-mn9oy BEGONE BOT
@@Nicole-mn9oy ew yuck
@@Nicole-mn9oy TF
Okay.
In some versions of the story, Cygnus, Phaeton’s friend (and in some versions his lover), begged the gods to give him the power to save Phaeton from the bottom of the river. They turned him into a swan, but when he swam to the bottom of the river, it was too late and could only recover Phaeton’s body. Cygnus would spend the rest of his days in mourning as a swan, avoiding the sun because it reminded him too much of Phaeton. Upon death, the gods placed him in the stars as a constellation with Phaeton.
I would omit mention of the possibility they were just friends at this point, especially in a Greek myth.
@@tarod3 literally 🤣 ain’t no way
There's friends and there's greek "friends". Either way it's pretty cool
True bromance.
@@Stop_The_Car is that why Frat houses use greek symbols? To be 'greek' buddies?
For those interested, this story is mentioned in Ovid's opus Metamorphoses, I can't recommend it enough.
@@Nicole-mn9oy Girl what?!?
@@sayakhalder8601 spam
@@AutumnReel4444 oooh..ha ha 😅😅
Well, this is so curious!!! I was just about to start reading Ovid's Metamorphoses and a guy came over, asking me if I would rather be waterboarded! I picked waterboarding in the blink of an eye.
RIP
"Phaethon felt there was but one way to prove their connection to the world and himself."
A DNA test? I mean Helios is in charge of the sun so I'm sure there's a million ways to pr-
"He needed to drive Helios' chariot for a day."
Of course. This kid I swear.
Even moreso, his FATHER. Like, come on man...
If Greek gods could take DNA tests, Zeus would appear on the Maury show
Yea god's don't have dna
@@atroll9996 by having a baby with a mortal or god? Like am i supposed to say "WiTh DnA"
To be fair, DNA tests and electricity weren’t invented yet. So how else could he have proven that he was the son of Helios?
He died all because of Epaphus saying that he isn't the child of a sun god
Self-doubt is everyone's biggest enemy.
Nah, he died bc he wanted to be special, ain’t nothing wrong with being normal
What do you expect from a son of Zeus except a few here and there
The instigator
Which is bullying. Which is hate. Good observation. "Science!" Next! ✌️
This story is a perfect and stark example of how parents give into the whims and wishes of their kids rather than guiding them properly leading to problems. Also it is a reminder that even gods are not perfect
The entirety of greek myth is a reminder that gods are not perfect.
*Greek gods
@@ethandew1768 They are less gods and more lessons of hubris.
@@ethandew1768 very VERY far from perfect, some might even say they are bad lol
greek gods are superpowered immortal children
Helios: But son, it's too dangerous for a morta-
Phaeton: *_I ' M S P E E D_*
@@Nicole-mn9oy Not in my comment, son 🤠
*_*Report*_*
Phaeton: SAVE YOUR PITY FOR THE WEEEAAAAAK
The Horses: *HE'S LIGHT*
hi speed, I'm dad
Zeus: and I'm the limit.
It is amazing how often Zeus is linked directly or indirectly to many of the Greek tragedies. Like, this wouldn't happen if his son had been quiet.
As far as i remembered, ur statements is correct dude,.. 🤔
This time Zeus did it to save the freaking Earth from exploding.
@@RGC_animation but he is linked indirectly because one of his sons instigated doubt upon the poor boy
Zeus is the basically the reason anything bad happens in the first place 😂
He is bored so he keeps trolling everyone...
And fucks around ...
“Here Phaethon lies who in the sun-god's chariot fared. And though greatly he failed, more greatly he dared.”
That's something Ovid wrote dude, not Fry
@@wilburn5881 my mistake. I just can’t recommend that book enough
It's Phaethon,
Greek: Φαέθων
Same goes to Achilles.
Are you a Dev for Fable?
Dude really had nothing going for him except he had a famous dad.
This myth totally applies to many untalented children of celebrities with a huge fail and than back to just being just a rich kid 😆
Yer it's pretty embrassing
xD
Brooklyn Beckham or other nepo babies
I love how we can see and learn with these beautiful and differents animations for free.
Yes
"Differents"?
It's not free. RUclips and its sponsors are mining your data getting millions and millions while you watch it for "free."
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They are well put together animations and riddles but I enjoy learning the real life history and or scenarios. Every plot line you see from a riddle or story didn't just come out of no where, they are based off of real life.
As Solomon said, "there is nothing new under the sun"
in another version Helios was so depressed with the his son's death he gave his position as the sun god to Apollo, hence why Apollo eventually replaced Helios as the main solar divinity
Woohh! I was confused there because Apollo was also the Sun God. Now I know.
in the version i know (stephen fry's mythos) it's totally the opposite (phaeton in apollo's son and so apollo gives up his position to helios) except helios is a titan and prolly older then apollo so the other version makes more sense
That history do not exist. Helios was always the sun god, Apollo was also the sun god in some cities and sometimes confused with Helios. But if Helios is the Sun God, he never give up his position to Apollo.
@@mikayugu316 sorry but that information is incorrect. Helios is the sun God always. Apollo was confused with Helios in some cities, and since Apollo is most well know than Helios, some adaptations put Apollo as the Sun God. But Helios never stoped being the sun god. After the death of Phaeton, the other gods convinced him to take the reigns again and be the Sun one more after a Day without solar light. But he never stoped being the sun god in mythology.
@@megumin4564 both are not true. Do not believe everything you read. Apollo or Helios is the sun god, but not both. If Helios is the sun god, them he is always the Sun, he did not took this from Apollo, nor Apollo received anything from him. One things greeks where sure is that the Sun is the same since always. So the Sun literaly changing would not make amy sense.
This is the Greek mythology version of your kid driving your car and crashing it.
Ancient Greeks were lucky enough to see stars & constellations in Night sky unlike us.
I need to travel 10 km from my city just to witness some stars, Never saw Constellations.
Someday I'll see that Phaethon Boy
in constellation & remember this awesome story & video. Thanks Ted Ed.
its called light pollution
@@zentar2646 I don't use such Heavy words.. 😂 People may scare away.
Like - Mythology video & this guy talking about Pollution. 🤔
so true, I'm living in the bangalore city, can hardly see, but late at night when people are sleeping, it's a clear sky and moon isn't there you can see most constellations.
I can see orian almost every day even when there's moon but maybe not at as clear as it'll be without moon's light.
Helios is the Greek god I portrayed in our class when I was studying Greek Mythology 😁
@@frfras7 Helios= Ήλιος in greek
Helios is actually a Titan not a god. He just let the Gods and Titans fight it out so when the Gods won, he was left alone.
@@goofytnt2126 titans are gods. There is no difference between them. Every hymm to Helios says that he is a god of the titans. Also he participated in the side of Zeus during the titanomachy, altrough his involvement is obscure.
His mom was really like "you don't believe your the son of the sun? Go ask him yourself 🙄"
Imagine he had simply believed her. (-_-') She was the parent who stayed, yet this is what she got from that son of hers. A tragedy. And to think it left the sisters unable to move on from the grief, yet another tragedy.
This is why I loved the Greek mythology so much! The way they tell stories are enthralling and full of wonders and surprises.Tragedies abound as well as death, din and despair but we still have Hope inside Pandora's box.
who doesn’t love a good ol greek myth?🥰 thanks Ted-ed very educational
I love how Western stories like this are. If it were a Chinese story, Helios or a friend of his would have allowed Phaethon to drive the chariot, but only if he was willing to undergo the necessary trained first. Only after Phaethon has put in the blood, sweat and tear for it would he be allowed to take the reins. The drama and allegorical content would be presented during the training and represented in the results of the training, but Phaeton will never be given the reins until he earns it first, regardless of his birth.
and that's why nobody knows/remembers a Chinese myth...
The Greco-Roman world had the concept of hubris, placing yourself above your station, becoming arogant, thinking you are as powerful as a god. A lot of their myths teach about the dangers of hubris. I guess the Chinese culture had other lessons it wanted to rub in.
Just like John xina , i love how he is being trained by winne the pooh.
@@Z1BABOUINOS What about Mulan?
@@Z1BABOUINOS Western colonialism subdued the world. That's why Greco-Roman myths are more widely known.
4:37 "Strewing Phaeton's likeness in the stars"
*Shows a group of starts arranged in a vaguely rectangular fashion*
I finished reading Ovid's interpretation of this. A sad ending for the young boy Phaeton. Not to mention that his father was prepared to grant him anything and everything he could ever wish for, short of driving his chariot. Nope! That boy needed to ride across the sky and getting up there only then did he realize what a horrible decision he had made and he paid for it with his life.
The interpretation is simple
One of the most beautiful mythological video by far. Lovely voice along with amazing animation.
@Out Brake It's just a piece of information my brother I am in no case worshiping it nd i won't do that. But there is nothing wrong in appreciating the beauty in something.
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Love learning about myths from different cultures, thank you!
Phaeton: I’m gonna build my entire identity around being the son of someone awesome instead of being cool myself
Zeus’s son: career end: lock on.
3:55 AND THEN ALONG CAME ZEUS! HE HURLED HIS THUNDERBOLT!
I really like the way Ted Ed serve stories of d/f mythologies
This story seems similar to hindu mythology story of lord Hanuman he is also son of one of God Vayu the god air and wind and so he have great power in his childhood he fly over to sky to space and eat whole Sun thinking it as a ripen mango and as he ate Sun the god of lightning and thunder as well as king of gods Indra hit him with the bolt called vajra to save the world from darkness , as it hit lord Hanuman he fell to earth in grief of his child lord vayu take all the air from the world and when all gods bring lord hanuman back to life lord vayu return the air
It's not mythology, it's a legend
Can we appreciate how calming this narrator is? She’s a great story-teller
Thank you so much for making such wonderful artworks and narrating these myths so beautifully. These videos make my day!
OH, MY. GOD. MAD RESPECT FOR THE QUOTE FROM NIRVANA OMGGG also this story was so great!
Her voice is so pure and angelic.
Lol please
Another version of this legend says that phaeton was an excellent charioteer and full of pride claimed that he could even control Helios' chariot but crashed it in earth, and the burnt region formed Sahara region
Honestly the thing I find tragic is that, even though Helios wasn't a faithful spouse, he DID love his son immensely, wanting to dispel his doubts about their bond and not wanting him to die.
Well yes Helios wasn't a faithful wife, because he wasn't a wife in the first place
Ancient Greek mythology be like “and then everyone died. The end.”
Wow, something never changes: a teenage boy borrowing dad's super car for a joy ride and running into trouble afterward.
I love how Helios’ is always showing his teeth.
1:37 "ja puch ke aa" from Greece
From then on, "Let your kid replace you at work day" became "Take your kids to work day"
This is one of some rare occasions that Zeus did something useful
phaeton: are you really my dad?
helios: yes 😁
phaeton: can you let me ride your chariot?
helios: ☹
Phaeton - "The risk I took was calculated, but boy, am I bad at maths."
Just when I thought TED-Ed couldn't get any better, they hit me with a Nirvana quote
Legend says that Phaeton’s close encounter with the earth created the Sahara desert
Sometimes Ii wonder, why did Helios not join Phaethon in his journey? Probably because the chariot could only hold one guy I think.
Ps Ted-ed's animation just get better every time.
Bro Phaethon could've legit sat on Helios's lap if the chariot was meant for 1 guy 😭😭
Saaaaame
It could hold more than one person. Circe and Pasiphae, two daughters of his, travelled in his chariot one time in order to be delivered to their islands.
This is somewhat similar to what happen in mahabharat.... hinduism history some 5000 years old
Prince arjun, son of indra, ak god of thunder, and
Prince karna, son of surya, aka god of sun/life...
although both these sons were born from same mother....
this is similar to hanuman's story
So?
What happened to them?
Don't keep us hanging. 😁
@@happyslapsgiving5421 bro that the
beginning of the longest and history most intense war even known to mankind....
It was a reason why soils in some region came out red due to the blood shed during that war....
@@happyslapsgiving5421 if u want to know more about search for " MAHABHARAT "...
ALSO THE KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL GAIM SET THE FOUNDATION OF HINDUISM IDEOLOGY THAT WE STILL FOLLOW
It’s copied from Hinduism that’s why.
Heard this myth from Randal Carlson. Randal used it as part of ancient cultural evidence that the last ice age ended with a comet impacting the earth. Randal never mentioned that at first the earth got covered with ice (when the chariot pulled away). Then the comet pieces impacted the earth (lakes boiled and forests burned). Atmospheric impacts would be enough, leaving barely any trace. Great historic events and wisdom in Myths!
I had an essay about Ovid's Phaethon a while ago in my university. Glad to see that video now!!!
Phenomenal narration: perfect pitch, cadence, projection, just everything. Thank you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This is a great story and the animation makes it so much better and much more tangible.
Why some ppl can't see the obvious animals on stars. They r clearly pictures scorpion, buffalo, crab & other animal. Some even shaped Naruto & Gundam. Do few others don't see it?
3:59 I would have given a million dollars for the narrator to say 'He hurrrrled his thunderbolt!'
He did
Helios: Son please reconsider, this is too dangerous
Phaeton: OK Boomer
5 minutes later:
Phaeton: Damn, I should have listen to Dad.
That zuzes kid was probably lying it's so easy back then to claim that being a zuzes descendent was as coming as being left handed
Amazing how Zeus became a responsible diety here
I love TED-Ed because all his videos have a slight different animation than the rest of the videos
NIKA
I'm really enjoying the mythic series :)
That was awesome. The story telling and the art was astounding
Crazy how im seeing this after gear 5
It’s Monkey D. LUFFY
Helios beamed. I see what you did there
Clymene : i told you no to let him do that
Helios :Say What you gotta clymene : you were wrong
Luffy be like
surprised Zeus didn't get pissed at Helios for letting a mortal drive the chariot
Zeus had messed up worse, so he has no business criticizing Helios.
And in just 5 minutes, I have fallen in love with this style~
It's is so interesting that in every mythology ,there is a story about sun's son.In my hindu mythology his name is karan,who is so mighty that even gods fear him.
I mean..there's a story about everything's son(s)/daughter(s)
It’s actually Karna
@@bhuvi8227 Yeah Karna sounds about right. Interestingly Karna is also an illegitimate son just like in the case of Phaetheon. Altho there's no chariot driving. What Karna inherited was a supreme sun armour that protects him from all harm.
Karna
What makes Karna's story unique is that he was never acknowledged as the son of Surya, the Sun God during his lifetime.
True, he had a pair of earrings and a divine armor from his birth but it was the only thing he had. He practically struggled from his birth to achieve his greatness.
He was abandoned by his mother as she was unwed at the time of his birth. He was placed in a basket and set afloat on the mighty Ganges, left to his fate. He was found by a charioteer Adiratha who adopted him. He was also known as Raadheya i.e. the son of Radha - the name of his adoptive mother.
As he grew up, he wanted to be a skilled warrior, but he could not obtain a teacher as he was practically the son of a charioteer in everyone's eyes. Finally, he approached the great Parashurama, who agreed to teach him.
There was a catch though, Parashurama would only teach Brahmins and Karna, out of his wits, lied that he was one. Also, Parashurama abhorred Kshatriyas.
One day, Parashurama was tired and Karna offered his lap as his pillow. Now this may seem creepy by western standards, but doing tasks as such was considered 'Guru Seva' or a service to teachers and was encouraged.
While Parashurama rested his head on his lap, an insect came and began biting Karna's thigh. Karna reasoned that if he would chase it away, his teacher's sleep would be disturbed, so he stayed mum as the insect bite bled.
Soon the blood reached Parashurama's face and awoke him. Upon realizing what had happened.... Parashurama cursed Karna!
Phaethon is part of the scientific name for a few birds, I think red tailed tropicbird and it was also the name of a kind chariot or carriage. If you've read Jane Austen you've probably heard it mentioned. I don't know why you'd want to name something you drive after someone who took one of the most disastrous joy rides in myth but there you go
Well, Helios should've considered himself before saying he would grant literally AnYtHiNg
This story reminds me of a Hindu mythology involving the SUN GOD RAVI himself and his tales. Also I can't remember any rn, but seeing the sun god here, gives so much resemblence between them, like even the chariot and horses too, so fascinating.
Good video. This helps me with my assignments
It's all Helios's fault. He's like, "Oh please reconsider, not even Zeus can do it! There's gotta be another way" Then don't let him do it! You're the God and he's the mortal child, you get to tell him no
He keeps his word ig
The animation is stunning!
Zeus was a terrible parent who also killed his co-worker's son.
And he did it at least twice: Both to Phaeton (Helios' son) and Asclepius (Apollo's son).
"Dad, where do poplar trees come from ?"
"First, there was the Sun..."
According to greek mythology, didn't Apollo replace Helios as the sun god after Helios was too heartbroken to continue his duties after the loss of his son ?
No, that's not attested in any ancient myths. It's an invention by modern authors.
nope, Helios is the actual sun btw, Apollo is a god of light and thus got associated by the sun by the people
According to Ovidius it was Apollo that was the father and Helios succeeded him after Phaeton.
The greeks looking at the sun that day be like : wait that's not Gilderoy Lockhart?
If I had the sun god’s smile, my face would be the healthiest part of my body
"Sun God's son"
Hm, glad to hear that Luffy'll have a child.
Another detail of this story, Helios fell in love with Clymene by an arrow of love sent by Aphrodite who resented him for telling her husband Hephaestus that she was cheating on him with Ares. Phaeton dying was the result of a vengeance against Helios set in motion by the goddess of love.
and then along came zeus, HE HUUUUUURLED HIS THUNDERBOLT!
NO WHYY 😂
Now I feel nervous about learning to drive from my dad
Phaethon then reincarnated as a Legendary Proxy
This myth is surprisingly wholesome considering it's starring gods like zeus
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Iseult is my favorite narrator I love her voice sm
sun god nika?????? Luffy solos ez
Dang the animation in this episode is FANTASTIC! I love the art style!
The boy name is phaethon doesnt it sounds like photon..!
3:15 to 4:16 was filled w so much anxiety it felt almost like an action movie lols
As a greek mythology lover i really love this video and other videos ted ed made
I love how Hilos was just smiling through the whole thing
0:08 that’s rapidash
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At the Nelson Atkins Art museum, you can see this story told across 8 giant, ancient, tapestries hung on walls.
Was I the only one who thought Apollo was the sun god
you gotta love Helios' enormous smile
"yo helios u my father?"
"yes"
everyone lived
this story is good,I LIKE IT
Couldn’t be luffy 😈🙏🏻 the better sun god of course
4:46
So now he cares after not visiting his son in years?