Ladon: The Hundred Headed Serpent of Greek Mythology - (Greek Mythology Explained)

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  • @samuelbattershell3413
    @samuelbattershell3413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    I prefer the version were Heracles asks Atlas to get the apples, it shows Heracles is actually quite intelligent and he knows what his strengths are and were to use them.

    • @HxH2011DRA
      @HxH2011DRA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @ajpoopfucker
      @ajpoopfucker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I dont like that version because if atlas dies or decides to betray Heracles, he would have to hold the earth until the end of time

    • @lucafantin9203
      @lucafantin9203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Heracles also proved himself intelligent when he was asked to clean the Augean stables

    • @jackalkin6757
      @jackalkin6757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@ajpoopfucker
      And for the fact, Hercules was mortal at the time, he would have had a human limit at some point; despite his Olympian abilities for being a son of Zeus.

    • @ajpoopfucker
      @ajpoopfucker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jackalkin6757 EXACTLY

  • @chesterpoindexter7594
    @chesterpoindexter7594 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I remember learning of Ladon from the origin story concerning Dragons Blood resin - Ladon, having been slain protecting the apples, was rewarded by the gods: his blood seeped into the earth and from it grew the Dracaena Draco, trees (technically a large tall growing bush) with pail bark, leaves similar to that of aloe, and sap red as dragon blood.

  • @bleach3413
    @bleach3413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    The hydra less popular brother 😂. I know his pain.

  • @willriseabove6858
    @willriseabove6858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    the skyrim background music was a nice touch.

  • @dannyflo5373
    @dannyflo5373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The artwork is top notch. Your explanations are excellent. I think you deserve all the likes.

  • @OneCut1Slash
    @OneCut1Slash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    So Hercules and Jason existed at the same time. For some reason I always imagined the various heroes walked the Earth at different times. Never sharing the spotlight.

    • @bluesbest1
      @bluesbest1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think I remember him joining the Argonauts at some point, but I could be wrong. Basically, the Disney movie Hercules has many inaccuracies. The relevant one here being Herc's incredulous _"The Argo?"_

    • @ruyman90
      @ruyman90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      At some point the Argonauts had encounters or members of several greek heroes including Hercules. Is was basically the first superhero group in literature.

    • @beatemback5598
      @beatemback5598 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Genki Dama Trunks what century it was?

    • @jacknoonestunes9427
      @jacknoonestunes9427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Think about how many heroes were in the iliad

    • @JustSomeDude42
      @JustSomeDude42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So Heracles is both a great example of multiple heroes existing at the same time and the exception. Cause his many greats grandpa is Perseus. And he’s got two other Zeus demigods as ancestors as well, and Poseidon for some reason? So with Zeus in here Heracles family tree is more a family wreath. Many heroes in Greek myth claim heritage from other previous heroes, as did many kings and generals in Ancient Greece. I believe Io (from the story of Zeus and Hera and the very suspicious cow) was another ancestor of Zeus.

  • @jacoblitsinberger37
    @jacoblitsinberger37 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Could you please do a video on the Unhcegila from Lakota mythology please

  • @Daimon-X
    @Daimon-X 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ladon is my fav Dragon from the Greek mythology.

  • @morganstiefvater2019
    @morganstiefvater2019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the version where Heracles kills it and then shows up with Jason the next day because Greek mythology is as consistent as my sleep schedule

  • @Jodipo
    @Jodipo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Cool, I always liked Ladon. I prefer the version where Atlas is the one taking the golden apples, since Ladon survives and continues to live as the guardian of said apples and one of the few children of Typhon and Echinda that managed to survive.
    Can the Japanese Oni be next?

    • @kenpachi422
      @kenpachi422 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He already did the oni.

    • @Jodipo
      @Jodipo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kenpachi422 Really? Link please...

    • @audreysinggih697
      @audreysinggih697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No,he is actually Phorcys' and Ceto's only son and youngest child but good point though.

  • @camiloiribarren1450
    @camiloiribarren1450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yes! Back to Greek myths! Love learning these

  • @sarahhurst140
    @sarahhurst140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would absolutely love for you to present more on this figure of Greek mythology. This video was rather quick & all too cursory on the subject, yet I admire your overall concept!. Consider that this 100 headed serpent might be significantly synonymous to another garden dwelling serpent of infamy & celebrity! Ya get me? Rock on friend!

  • @E.Humperdinck
    @E.Humperdinck 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love these vids man. You do an awesome job on them.

  • @greyworld6242
    @greyworld6242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I wonder if ladon is a offspring of typhon and echidna?
    I wonder if there was a dragon in any Egyptian mythology?

    • @sorufa888
      @sorufa888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I believe in some versions, he is the child of Typhon and Echidna
      There aren’t any specific dragons in Egyptian myths to my knowledge, but I think the closest is Apep

    • @arkinyte13
      @arkinyte13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There are a surprisingly large amount of dragons in middle eastern mythology but none that I know of in Egyptian mythology.

    • @garretmorris6237
      @garretmorris6237 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@arkinyte13 could you name a few please?? i love this stuff!

    • @arkinyte13
      @arkinyte13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      garret morris here are a few Jahzawr a dragon large enough to eat the moon, the three headed zawhak and the creator dragon Tiamat.

    • @audreysinggih697
      @audreysinggih697 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No,he was Phorcys' and Ceto's only son and youngest child.

  • @krspaceT1
    @krspaceT1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If Ladon did live, it is interesting that the last two monsters he had in his labors, Cerberus and Ladon, were the only ones he didn't kill. You could probably come up with something from those details.

    • @bluesbest1
      @bluesbest1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first thought is "Eh, another one?" Of course, with Ladon he probably wouldn't have even known he was there, he just had Atlas do the sneaky work for him, and with Cerberus, well, would _you_ want to piss off Hades? Didn't Heracles see the two idiots that tried to kidnap Persephone, which would've clued him into the fact that you don't want to do that if nothing else did.

  • @averyottesen6343
    @averyottesen6343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im not sure if this is right but I remember hearing about Eris goddess of discord got the golden Apple by bypassing Ladon to cause strife and the start of the Trojan war.

  • @samlancaster3130
    @samlancaster3130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That skyrim music tho

  • @alphonsofrett2757
    @alphonsofrett2757 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks again for sharing your hard work

  • @diegos7337
    @diegos7337 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was nice to have an episode for a monster which doesn´t have much lore. I can learn from this! Thanks!

  • @nightangel972000
    @nightangel972000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’ve done a lot of video about Greek myths, as well as some on other cultures’ myths. I’ve yet to see any videos about the Persian myths, however, and I’d really like to see some information on those.

  • @bmilano1580
    @bmilano1580 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the fact that he doesn’t just tell the stories of the characters, but also how they ended up in the sky as astrological figures! Now if I look up into the sky on a starry night I can tell my bf not just what constellation we are looking at, but also the whole story behind it.

  • @victorstle2087
    @victorstle2087 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting connection to the Norse Nidhogg and the Norns (Three Sisters of Fate), though Nidhogg, the dragon who chews the roots of Yggrasil, the Worls Tree. is represented more negatively and separate from the Sisters, who guard one of the three wells from which the tree draws water.

  • @madmaxcomedy5406
    @madmaxcomedy5406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should do a video on Jason and the Argonauts

  • @spookyshadowhawk6776
    @spookyshadowhawk6776 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    A Titan with the Greek version of a Giant push lawnmower would take care of the hundred heads quite nicely, leveling it's karma, while leaving the smell of freshly mown grass behind.

  • @Kestas_X
    @Kestas_X 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I prefer the story, in which Herakles doesn't kill him. Because Herakles uses his brain in that one. And after that he betrayes Atlas, so... yaaaaaay!

  • @Visionario012
    @Visionario012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can you do a video about the 2 chornos (cronus and chronos) ?

  • @Mrtfarrugia
    @Mrtfarrugia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Was killed by Herakles then found by Jason and the Argonauts. Wasn't Herakles a member of the Argonauts?

    • @trevonmoses
      @trevonmoses 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mrtfarrugia ion think he was a official member, I think he traveled with them when he had to accomplish one of his 12 Tasks,
      Then he went about his way if I’m not mistaking

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool video.👍

  • @szarahsshow5321
    @szarahsshow5321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Make a video on Calypso please? All I ever see is lore from Pirates of the Caribbean, and Odysseus! There has to be more, so I want learn more of her Greek mythological story...

  • @flightlesslord2688
    @flightlesslord2688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool crossover with Heracles and Jason. Step aside MCU, I'll take the GMU (Greek mythological universe). Ancient Greek Avengers?

  • @robertyoung1317
    @robertyoung1317 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video my friend.

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ladon in the thumbnail is the greek counterpart to the Japanese Yamata no Orochi

  • @kainzed7383
    @kainzed7383 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i would like to hear more of this Ladon please.

  • @jasonsantos3037
    @jasonsantos3037 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ladon in the Hydraulics similar giant snakes Woodmoor heads

  • @BB-pc5yc
    @BB-pc5yc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the Atlas version of the story, since Ladon didn't get killed in that version.

  • @dashimemes8440
    @dashimemes8440 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video you have a calm voice

  • @ravenzroozt3097
    @ravenzroozt3097 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can u describe the differences between the
    The Serpent gods/goddesses of Greek Mythology?

  • @michaelrussell1672
    @michaelrussell1672 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know you once made a video about how you used to be obsessed with Warcraft. Would you ever make a Warcraft lore video?

  • @liamhoward8115
    @liamhoward8115 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skyrim music.
    That's Skyrim music in the background.
    Noice.

  • @Sleepy.Time.
    @Sleepy.Time. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i don't think whoever made up these stories thought out just how cramped 100 heads on one body would be

  • @keithtam19
    @keithtam19 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos so so so much !

  • @lesteryaytrippy7282
    @lesteryaytrippy7282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm so glad for this video. I'm writing a bestiary for my fiction and this one is going to be a good reference.

  • @Epione-od5xy
    @Epione-od5xy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First off, thanks for the great videos! Second, may I request a video on Achlys?
    Side note: I play world of warcraft and all my characters are named after goddesses! - my rogue (stealth class w/ poisons) is named Achlys :)

  • @Voxdalian
    @Voxdalian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always thought Ladon was a dragon protecting the golden fleece, "serpent" does often refer to a dragon, and dragons protect their gold so that would make sense.

    • @meme0taker87
      @meme0taker87 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      dragons are many times depicted as serpent like creatured

    • @durrangodsgrief6503
      @durrangodsgrief6503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the drakon of cholchis a different beast

  • @sayaazad9171
    @sayaazad9171 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, can you please do a detailed video on Dionysus?

  • @neilnegi1895
    @neilnegi1895 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video

  • @calvinduarto4835
    @calvinduarto4835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You never talk about the god of the sea that much

  • @Akaookami
    @Akaookami 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you make a video about agathodaemon???

  • @johnnyjoestar9723
    @johnnyjoestar9723 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I prefer the one from the story of Heracles mate

  • @leviaustin880
    @leviaustin880 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the music 🎶

  • @ophiuchus992
    @ophiuchus992 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was representative of a river system that supplied 100 heads of water, so when heracles killed Ladon it was technically an act of eco terrorism and made the Sahara as we know it today with no river systems any longer. Medusa was the same, these were figurative not literal

  • @somethingsomething5507
    @somethingsomething5507 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please make a video on calypso.

  • @Geek-LDS
    @Geek-LDS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Have you compared this to the symbolism in the Bible? It seems to mix the idea of an angel keeping Adam and Eve from eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge and the snake that tempted them to do so.

  • @d-dh2143
    @d-dh2143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:25 *DRAGON NIPPLES?!*

  • @leonromo5147
    @leonromo5147 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Since we're talking about gatekeepers, does Helheim have one too like Cerberus?

  • @Didymus20X6
    @Didymus20X6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're the Gray Fox! You're Under Arrest For . . . For . . . FOR ALL KINDS OF STUFF!

  • @chriscalvin5083
    @chriscalvin5083 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video

  • @JoseGonzalez-vh1uc
    @JoseGonzalez-vh1uc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you please do a video about the Monkey King he's my favorite character

  • @LiLMJ29
    @LiLMJ29 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s the background song?

  • @gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819
    @gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting!!!😊❤👍

  • @jeremybennett3909
    @jeremybennett3909 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is cool

  • @MiStarGalaxy
    @MiStarGalaxy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope they add this thing in Smite.

  • @MinhNguyen-pk9qk
    @MinhNguyen-pk9qk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video today. I always wondered what ladon origins are. BTW maybe you can do a video about the japanese Orochi. I believe he is also a dragon.

    • @antonioc5062
      @antonioc5062 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is actually a giant serpent. But there are thin lines between serpent and dragon.

    • @MinhNguyen-pk9qk
      @MinhNguyen-pk9qk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@antonioc5062 Didnt he also eight heads?

    • @antonioc5062
      @antonioc5062 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MinhNguyen-pk9qk He has 8 heads and 8 tails

  • @johncutie5769
    @johncutie5769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What’s the song? It’s killing me I know it but cant find it

    • @lovrobarbir1273
      @lovrobarbir1273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Skyrim background music, often heard while exploring world

    • @johncutie5769
      @johncutie5769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lovrobarbir1273 thanks bro. I was checking Wow, Fable, etc

    • @lovrobarbir1273
      @lovrobarbir1273 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johncutie5769 np, don't know real name of soundtrack but im sure you'll find it

  • @stealthypiratez4157
    @stealthypiratez4157 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do a video of posiden

  • @silent_stalker3687
    @silent_stalker3687 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Monster girl quest needs to add this to their game

  • @drustanastrophel9538
    @drustanastrophel9538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone else here because they were curious about the disheveled dude from Astoria: Fate's Kiss? lol

  • @scarecrow69420
    @scarecrow69420 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Skyrim music

  • @rgama1173
    @rgama1173 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    also know as the monster that hercules didnt want to fight

  • @jackiesantos2121
    @jackiesantos2121 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Feel similar to the Hydra how many serpents heads assembler that's why I think

  • @jeffreymoore2283
    @jeffreymoore2283 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    @mythologyandfictionexplain or @mythologyexplain do you think there's a connection between this creature and the God Yam's creature Lotan?

  • @kevinobill4818
    @kevinobill4818 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why Dragons in Greece aren't common as the more modern ones including the Norse Dragons?

  • @HowdyJ
    @HowdyJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why do I know the BGM… I feel like I spent hours listening to it before… lol is this Halo?? Skyrim??

  • @JackPool-lq8ux
    @JackPool-lq8ux 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where was this boss in God of War?

  • @21ShelbyGT500
    @21ShelbyGT500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ladon (human shepard) = Jesus
    Golden Apples (sheep) = humans
    My theory after watchingthis... you're opinions on this? 🤔

  • @DeejayTiqqa
    @DeejayTiqqa 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That skyrim music in the back lol

  • @lewisgoldsberry2201
    @lewisgoldsberry2201 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeren vs. Ladon, to death battle

  • @tahmixx8231
    @tahmixx8231 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I prefer the Atlas story

  • @TheRoguePrince0
    @TheRoguePrince0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i think assassin's creed odyssey has a mission based on this monster its called the battle of 100 Hands"

  • @thefirstoneoftheeverything6906
    @thefirstoneoftheeverything6906 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait since Ladon was one of the offspring of Thypon and Acidna( I probably spell it wrong😓) and Thypon is a God does that make Ladin a God? I always kind a child or decadence of a God is a God tell me I'm wrong plz

  • @antoinewilliams290
    @antoinewilliams290 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh look it's Hydra's cusion.

  • @johnreynolds7369
    @johnreynolds7369 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ladon hangs out near a Apple tree the bible's snake hangs out at Apple trees

  • @mintsaurus
    @mintsaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Orochi
    Hydra
    Ladon
    More heads of the myth

  • @dandrive3249
    @dandrive3249 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I though Ladon was spelled Landon?

  • @UnifiedEntity
    @UnifiedEntity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How many god damn multi headed serpents are there in Greek mythology!!!!!

    • @thelionofjudah5318
      @thelionofjudah5318 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      RaginDXDemon And why are there other dragons that almost look like or have similar features of the hydra and Ladon all around the world in different cultures...very strange

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually have difficulty of understanding who Ladon is due to various stories about it. Too bad the most reliable of these stories were orally retold than written.

  • @landongriffith4060
    @landongriffith4060 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Add a N in between the A and D then that spells my name

  • @karlitobarden2332
    @karlitobarden2332 ปีที่แล้ว

    Almost all his kids have multiple heads

  • @LadonVieira
    @LadonVieira ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi I thought that story was beautiful and I'm interested in all that I need to k ow about this name
    " ladon" because that is the name I bare as .
    It is my name la Don and I never have met anyone with ..my name or did I know about the story behind the story of the serpent of the Golden apples thank u

  • @derrickcurry349
    @derrickcurry349 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    🌞top this one plan my plan let the chips fall where they may ☠️

  • @Heidiblackrose84
    @Heidiblackrose84 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi I made a video about your channel

  • @davidvandenhombergh8993
    @davidvandenhombergh8993 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What can kill a god

  • @abnormalee93
    @abnormalee93 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Draco....like Draco Malfoy? ._.)

  • @Duriel123
    @Duriel123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    26th!

  • @sebchannel8664
    @sebchannel8664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    a

  • @derrickcurry349
    @derrickcurry349 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a good story; Now, let's talk about reality! I🕶️ am the Messiah 🌚
    I can Fly,
    And 🎅🤶want another 🐣
    That way.🧜🍀
    🌋👶

  • @GreenTideStudio
    @GreenTideStudio 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just another guy claiming to be first...
    Keep scrolling

    • @fruitygarlic3601
      @fruitygarlic3601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You actually are. Congratulations?

  • @MrBenraf
    @MrBenraf 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video