The Messed Up Origins of Cupid | Mythology Explained - Jon Solo
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#ValentinesDay #MessedUpOrigins #Cupid
Funniest part from the one I read is that Zeus allowed the wedding because the idea of seeing Aphrodite as a grandmother was just funny to him.
I can imagine.
Got 'em
😂😂
GILF, baby
Ugh.. Zeus, the embodiment of a sociopath.
Exactly how feared was this Eros guy that the river itself didn’t wanna be the one to kill his boo so it spits her out?
The river said "fuck that" 😂😂😭
That river said, “yeeth thy ocean you sad fool” 😭😭
The ocean wants a lover
It was probably a river God, anyone read Rick rordan?
Well he was the son of Aphrodite, so he could really mess up your day.
*Zeus:* “Dearest Hera, I swear I don’t know what happened. -Eros must’ve shot me with one of his damn arrows,... again.”
dafttool Eros: That’s not true at all! You’re just a giant Fuckboy!
*Hera* 😡🍳: Oh, likely story!
dafttool Oh, okay my brother-husband. (Plans her revenge on whoever he slept with while he isn’t looking.)
Hera: *revenge noises*
On one hand, I see Eros making Zeus in love with some of his "lovers" likely, but on the other hand, there are also many myths where Zeus had complete control over his d**k, and he could have just chosen to bag it up. I can definitely see him blaming a lot of his active choices on Eros. LOL
I’m sorry I laughed when the river didn’t wanna be responsible for her death as if it would be arrested 🤣 then it gave her advice where is this river I wanna talk to it
Gurl ikr where can we find one of these rivers lol
Add a minority nymph nyad or something controlling them, so yes the river actually could be punished by the gods
😂😂
@@lahlybird895 people are so shallow for not remembering those details
@@altinaykor364 admittedly it is still pretty funny
"The celebration of love" What is love? Baby don't hurt me
Avery the Cuban-American don’t hurt me no more
Hahaha
Now I have that song playing in my head...
Don't hurt me, no more.
No moreeeeee~
psyche: *throws herself into the river*
river: nah
The River doesn’t do sloppy seconds.
ONE OF THESE GREEK GOD LOVE STORIES ACTUALLY ENDS WELL?!!
Right 😪💗
For Cupid? Of course it does
Yep! They are rare, but they do happen. Another one is Galatea and Pygmalion.
Odysseus and Penelope 💞
I wasn't expecting it either!
Everyone: Psyche is so beautiful. She could never love someone like me. Psyche: Why won’t anyone date me? I will literally take anyone at this point!
The anime version of that story is called: Komi san wa komishou desu
@@princetandukar9290 😱😱😱😱😱
Every girl at my school
Story Of My Life😝🦄💚
no one:
absolutely no one:
jon: *does the macarena to no music because he has no headphones*
Yes this is big brain time
But the music was in him!
I laughed so hard on that 😂😂😂
Three things worth noting:
1. It’s incredibly ironic that Zeus so often uses marriage to bind people and make them better when he so often cheats on his own wife and ignore their marriage.
2. In the versions of this myth I’ve heard, Psyche was actually pregnant when the incident with the hot wax happened, so she did all four of those tasks while pregnant!!
3. It seems pretty clear that this myth is what inspired Beauty and the Beast, which I just think is worth mentioning especially given the nature of MUO.
Great video overall John! Despite the fact I know most of the stuff you cover already, you explain it in an incredibly compelling manner that still entices me to watch. Thanks!
Yh it reminds me of cinderella and rumplestilskin too
jennifer smith And sleeping beauty and Cinderella....
Yes she was heavily pregnant with a Gods child. She may have been pregnant for a year or two. And Eros lied to Psyche so she would LOVE him and not the god.
well, pregrancy is 9 months long so it's make sence to me
Beauty and the Beast is actually based of a true story where a French noble journeyed to the America's and found a beast boy aka a boy with the werewolf like disease that causes a person to grow excess hair all over his body. He took the boy home, educated him, and married him to another noble who at first was horrified by her husband's appearance but later fell in love because of his genuine good nature. I can't remember the actual names of anyone since it's been a while since I learned that
Does anyone else see parallels between Eros and psyche, and Beauty and the Beast? Father gives his daughter to a supposedly hideous monster daughter ends up visiting with her sisters the trick her, and also said daughter falls in love with the "monster"
I sure do. One specific version of beauty and the beast in particular is "East of the sun, west of the moon".
I waslooking for that comment
It's considered to be the original version of the fairy tale.
Came to the comments to say the same thing 👍
The story of Eros and Psyche is indeed considered to be one of the earliest versions of the Beauty and the Beast archetype (aka Aarne-Thompson type 425C)
Psyche: I cant do this, Im gonna fling myself into this river
River: *Proceeds to give therapy sessions and life adivce*
Everyone should have a river like that in their neighbourhood
It was the haku river from spirited away xD
I don't usually like comments but there were 99 likes and I just had to
Dont go chasing waterfalls. Stick to the rivers and lakes that you used to😂👍
We do have a river here. But most of them end up drowning
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Heraclitus
Jon’s videos hit different fr doe
“ *He was absolutely ripped brah* “🤣
“With Valentine’s Day around the corner”
Me: checks date to make sure I’m remembering it right
Me: ...Valentine’s Day is tomorrow??????
Dead Panda Onesie maybe he filmed it awhile ago
@@silvershadow1191 I think they meant that they didn't realize it was right on top of us, not that he said have said it another way.
I bought a cheesecake sampler for my spouse to share with me.
No it was 2 days ago
You must be a dude. lol
Apollo: haha, i’m the better archer! 😌
Eros: *takes out golden arrow* iM tHe BeTtEr ArChEr
I'm the best Archer!
-Sterling Malory Archer
6:40 Apollo be like: “My girlfriend turned into a tree..”
Eros: “That’s rough buddy”
Idk the only thing I could think of after the Apollo and Daphne segment lol
Lol well Daphne wanted nothing to do with Apollo sadly
ATLA reference hahah
She always did give him wood
She was no girlfriend of his. So nope, that is probably no1 tought about that. But you have plenty of similar stories in the myths, all of them, so oportunity to say that still exist.
Bruh Eros was partly responsible for it, after Apollo teased him because of his small bow.
I am so HYPE by this video because I’ve been a HUGE fan of the Greek myth of Psyche & Cupid! It’s been my favorite since I was a teenager! I am now 32 and I co-own a makeup company and one of our first signature lipstick shades is named “Psyche” 💄
Jina Jackson There is a novel called “Til We Have Faces” that is the Tale of Cupid and Psyche Retold. One of my favorites. You should check it out if you like to read, it’s pretty cool
@@heididavison816 I read this book in high school.
sakunaruful YESSS! it’s like in the top ten of my favorite books of all time
Heidi Davison definitely will check it out! Thanks so much!
One question; does it end well? I seriously need to know-
Ok so I remembered these stories when listening to this one:
1 Beauty and the Beast
2 Cinderella
3 Sleeping Beauty
4 Rumplestiltskin
5 Bluebeard
Psyche was off in a large castle where invisible people waited on her, she longed for her family and her sisters tried to ruin her life because of their jealousy. The incident from Cinderella about the grains that he mentioned. Sleeping beauty, because she opened the box and slept, Eros then found her, plucked off the sleep from her and awoke her. Then the labours reminded me of Rumplestiltskin. And Bluebeard because, Aphrodite asked her to bring the box but Psyche opened it.
Shanaya Zaveri I thought the Bluebeard one was more like Pandora’s Box
@@peanut7792 it crossed my mind too, but I like Bluebeard more
Shanaya Zaveri ok
@@shanayazaveri2620 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Puppy in my pocket Adventures in Pocketville or My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
Dude, your imitation of the jealous sisters was pure GOLD!
Eros having siblings makes sense. The Greek language has different words for different kinds of love. Eros is passionate love but without Anteros it would be stalking or lusting.
The Erotes work for Aphrodite as if it was a normal job, there's Pothos, Longing, for example.He's the personification of...Longing for someone, and he visited people who were already in love with each other but couldn't confess or see one another and people who suffered from unrequited love as well.
Anteros was Eros younger brother that came later to help balance him..Himeros was the twin
And 4:21 in I had two words to look up:
1. STUD: sexually attractive male, male lover in high demand;
2. SHREDDED: full of muscles.
I wasn't expecting to learn English vocab here :).
I'm the 68ᵗʰ like. Bless the legend that will be the 69ᵗʰ :)
A few notes:
- In addition to his iconic weapon, Eros was also frequently depicted carrying a torch.
- I always liked to think that the oracle's description of Eros as a loathsome winged serpent is a result of Apollo still being angry about the Daphne debacle.
- Speaking of Lucian (author of 'The Golden Ass'), Eros' depiction in his 'Dialogues of the Gods' tend to pretty amusing as well.
You mentioned Cinderella, but the first part, with the poor girl forced to live with a "monster" really sounds like Beauty and the Beast. The ancient myths where a great influence on storytellers in every period.
i thought that a few times as well, but it’s a little different than the traditional “beauty and the beast” archetype because she only believes him to be that for a short while. otherwise I would have mentioned it
“Zeus barks the orders, but I hold his leash.” -Eros, *every myth involving Zeus*
The story of Amor and Psyche is the origin to Beauty and the Beast and several other similar European folk tales.
I liked it when you enunciated “for all intents and purposes”. It’s rare, so much appreciated:).
Like goal, less than 3. That’s adorable.
Lol, I paused and saw that, that is the way we used to text the heart symbol. So I agree, adorable and romantic ❤
Roshane Rowe Yes. I know that the less than symbol and the number three make a heart. It’s quite common knowledge.
I was making an observational joke.
😂 Anyone else remember the days that it was 5,000 likes or 10,000
My dumba** didn't relize it at first
“Not exactly what I would want my daughter to be the personification of”
I haven’t laughed this hard in a a long time.
When you’re sad about spending valentines alone again, but then you remember dating just gives you one more person to let you down. 🙃
edit: dang I came back after 8 months and god I was feeling sad (still single for life though)
Peter Drama no, "it gives you one more person who doesn't feel let down. When you find the right person (probably a god or goddess) you won't feel like you are letting them down."
Source: The Legends of Lilith
One Million Subscribers Challenge I’m just letting my pessimist side out today cause I’m not feeling the happiest, love is meant for everyone and if you wish to find someone who you can love completely I believe anyone can.
Peter Drama .... I meant to put quotation marks
i have to work valentines
Its so relateable tho
Me: Hey, what are you reading?
Jon: Oh, the Golden Ass, how about you?
Me: A Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Jon (in a low voice): What a weirdo
These videos help me cope with the fact that I am once again a "Solo" cup on Valentine's Day. Gotta love it when you start doing the macarena with no music 😂😂😂
Hera "Zeus I caught you again cheating!"
🤔
"Ummmmm damn Eros again?"😁
This video is even more great after reading Lore Olympus, which shows an adaption of the story of Eros and Psyche.
Christian Johnson My favorite retelling of the Tale of Cupid and Psyche is “Til We Have Faces” by CS Lewis
@@heididavison816 okay
@@heididavison816 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Street Fighter, Dragon Ball, Pokemon and Digimon
@@marcyhoang You should check it out if you haven’t yet! Such a different take on the myth
@@tijanamilenkovic3425 That’s pretty recent, not really what this channel is about 🤷🏻♀️
Awesome Job! Cupid and psyche is actually one of my favorite myths. Alongside other commenters, could you make a video for "East of the sun, West of the moon"? A fantastic (norse) version of Beast and the Beast with a lot of similarities to Cupid and Psyche.
I was expecting "The messed up origins of St Valentine"
i was wondering the same thing! like what's the deets on him!
Who is he anyway
Right??! I wanted to talk about lupercalia dammit
He’s a priest that got in prisoner for marrying Christian couples, at time it was illegal. At least that’s my catholic school teaching on it
Aubrey January a saint who got his head cut off 😂
I recommend reading "The Golden Ass." The Cupid/Psyche tale is only part of that whole story, and it's outrageously funny.
The most detestable person
*Shows a pic of Asian Jake Paul* 😂
Fair enough
RayNightshade 😂
Only one worse would be onion boy.
@@lynxfang3352 very true
Isn't that the artist guy? ZHC or something?
@@blackphoenix77 Ricegum actually
I'm reading Lore Olympus and a few of the chapters features Eros's backstory with Psyche and potrays him very well, I love how his character was written and also how well the story stick close to the original myth while still making it feel original and relatable
Posted while I'm still at work? Don't distract me!!!!!! I'll be watching when my boss isn't looking.
Me everytime anything pops up on youtube ☝ 😥 😈 👍
@@crimsonprincess4901 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Street Fighter, Dragon Ball, Digimon, Pokemon, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic or Puppy In My Pocket Adventures In Pocketville
@@tijanamilenkovic3425 depends haha are you actaully asking me or are you trying to say you felt the same for all of those videos? 😆
@@crimsonprincess4901 I am actually asking you
Anyway…I'm surprised and touched by the beauty of Eros's love story. Most Greek myths don't end well, but this was just lovely. I kept waiting for The Part Where It All Goes Wrong, and it never came - I thought the Sleep of Hades was going to be the end of it, I was so sure! Wow…what a lovely tale to soothe me in preparation for yet another Valentine's Day spent a continent away from my beloved… (No, he's not a soldier, it's just a long-distance thing.)
Did anyone peep that the story he told about eros told about hid love story was also some what in Lore Olympus🤔
I mean, the author of Lore Olympus probably did her research, just like Jon does.
Marissa King wait, was this a joke? If so *whoosh* I missed it. 😹😹😹
i'm always comparing Lore Olympus and these videos, seeing what was done the same and what was done differently XD
Ha! I didn't expect to see some fellow webtoon readers ! Hello!
I LOVE Lore Olympus. Kore/Persephone is adorbs and Hades 😍🥰 him not evil, he misunderstood except truly by Persephone. They are so cute!!
My top three favourite Greek myth stories that involve a love story and possible of all Ancient Greek myths are Orpheus and Eurydice, Eros and Psyche, and Hades and Persephone. I am so glad this was covered because they are useful lessons, shows that once in awhile there is a happy ending, and a beautiful myth of love and challenges that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Happy Valentines Day everyone ❤️
OMG the SHADE, I died when he used Ricegum's picture XD
Cupid and Psyche...
Still a better love story then Twilight.
I'll see myself out.😂
That is so ten years ago.
@@carsfan1995 The dislike for that whole sequel is still there.
*Psyche
@@mickgorro oops thank you.
Dude, that is wayy wayyyyy better than Twilight.
It's sad how in love I've always been with eros, I swear I would draw him all the time, try and research lore and read up on everything I found, my dad made fun of me too :(
Eros/Cupid’s love story is very similar to my favorite fairy tale, East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Have you read East by Edith Pattou? You've got to if you love that fairytale.
lovetolovefairytales yes it’s been awhile; time for a reread. The retellings Ice by Sarah Beth Durst & Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow By Jessica Day George are also good!
@@carolynclark491 oh I love Sun and Moon Ice and Snow! Ice was cool too, no pun intended.
@@carolynclark491 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Chthulhu or It
@@lovetolovefairytales what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Puppy in my pocket Adventures in Pocketville or My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
14:50 That has got to be one of the most ironic things for Zeus to have stated.
“One dog goes one way, the other dog goes the other way, and this guy's sayin', "Whadda ya want from me?”
Lol I love the goodfellas painting.
I thought of Cinderella immediately when the ants were introduced to the story...great storytelling as usual
thank you!
When I was in high school, I was in the Latin club. Everyone had to assume a Roman name (usually a Roman god or goddess name). I took on the name of Daphne, Apollo's first love. Even though I've studied Roman mythology, I never came across how Eros played a part in it, but it does explain why Daphne spurned Apollo's advances.
Once again, thank you, Jon Solo! (And yes, I do appreciate the timing of this latest endeavor of yours.)
This story really needs to be woven into a movie...or at least an 8 part streaming series.
Yesssssss!!! I was hoping you would post soon!! I need something to watch before my c-section!
I’ve been playing the Hades game recently and it made me want to get back into greek mythology so I’ve just been binge watching all these videos, this is probably my favorite video of the ones I’ve seen, thank you for sparking my love for Greek Mythology again
fun fact: Cupid's story can be found in a book by Julius Lester called "Cupid: A Tale of Love & Desire" 💘
My favorite book 🤩
8:08 lmfaooo I just made am unexplainable noise at this RiceGum's gonna drop a diss track in you lolll
1:04 might be the best joke you’ve ever told. Thank you for that. I love it. It, not you. I KNOW YOU’RE TAKEN, CALM DOWN!
Great story. I had mythology in high school. I really enjoyed it. I knew a lot of the stories but now its been so long, Watching your channel helps refresh my memory. Thanks Jon, love the channel.
Listening to this while I am making 20 Valentine Cards for my son's kindergarden class. Thanks! It was so much more fun to make them while listening to your video (and other mythology explained vids).
16:13 you missed a great opportunity because I could practically hear Gunther saying "Bruh?"
Thanks Jon and Happy Valentines Day! This explained was really good and interesting. Thanks for always putting in the hard work 😊
I really like this myth and Happy Valentine's Day, Gunther!
*sips water* ahhh...another year passes when cupid misses me with his golden arrow...
he really needs to work on his aim
Thank you Jon Solo! I so enjoy greek and roman mythology. I watch your pod cast when ever I can find them.
That Tattoo on the arm...was it always there? xD
Ronija_ I was wondering the same thing
Ronija_ He came out of the womb like that.
Was looking for this comment lol
@@nikiscott4925 ME TOO!!!!! So glad other people noticed XD
It’s definitely new look at the redness around it
This one was so heartwarming. Especially zues being sweet and sending his eagle
Ahh, your ad made me laugh! I never skip, because I know I’ll miss something amazing. I was not disappointed. 😝
no one's gonna talk about how funny and ridiculous blurred renaissance paintings look?
I love it that he uses Percy Jackson fanart of the goddesses
LMAOOOOO not the River saying u not gonna get me in trouble with the Gods😭😭
Love how you put “According to Paris” to make sure we don’t have another Trojan War
That is my favorite myth.. it's so beautiful!
3:34 Imagine your junk is so small it can be covered by the thickness of essentially a magazine...
Yooo 😭😂😂
I’ve been waiting a long time for you to do this video! I loved the Cupid & Psyche story, ever since I was a teenager. It was nice to hear this story again.
I can't believe I'm still excited to be early when a video is posted
Thank you for hardwork in your videos. It's a pleasure to watch/learn. Keep up the good work 😃
Gunther is getting BIG! I guess that just means there's more of him to love.
Hey Jon, thanks for another wonderful episode again!
Also wanted to say I'd love to see a video on two mythological horses, Pegasus and Arion. A Bellerophon episode would be awesome too ^^
Take care!
Happy Singles Awareness Day! =/
Happy singles day! 🤗☺️ ❤️
I got so excited cause I just knew you would tell the story of the 4 hard tasks she had to go through, my 7thgrade detention teacher told me the story and I fell in love with it I was just thinking about it 2 nights ago!
8:08 Jon got smoke with ricegum 😂😂😂😂
Could it be possible that Aphrodite’s son could be an avatar of the primordial Eros? Or named after him?
Tbh I thought you'd say "Psyche accidentally spilled/poured the oil on his face causing him to be blind, thus the story of" love is blind"" bc I honestly thought it was that story lol.
Also gotta tell you this but my nephew really enjoyed watching this (with me) bc it was entertaining and everything (his words lol)
this is a late comment but eros is often portrayed with a blindfold which does mean love is blind.
I grew up hearing the beginning of this lore but never the end. I always thought she lost him forever. This is a good Valentine's day to learn the true ending
“The most detestable human being on the planet”
**puts picture of Ricegum on screen**
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So many connections with other stories that are totally different. Thank you for another interesting messed up origins. 👍💯
This one was interesting. I enjoyed the origins of cupid. Thanks
Wow great work Jon Solo that's was the best episode I've ever watched. There were so many parts to the story of cupids and love and gods. All these stories are connected without u I would have never known this wonderful knowledge. Cheers and thank you for being the best English teacher ever. Your fan Dan :)
Psyche is every classic Disney Princess.
- Sent to a Beast by her father, only to fall in love with with him.
- Calls upon animals to help with an impossible sorting task.
- Falls into the sleep of Hades after opening a box supposed to contain beauty, and must be rescued by her true love.
Surprised that he only mentioned the Cinderella connection.
Thank you for clarification. I always tought Amor was the greek god of love and Eros was a god of physical love in form of the act.
Imagine being a mortal, then becoming a goddess - Psyche must have heard all about the weird stories and shenanigans of Zeus and the rest of the gods that she wouldn't have been aware of when she was mortal!
Zeus: And that's how I dethroned my father by making him spit up my siblings.
Psyche: ...
Zeus: Then there was the time I birthed my son from my thigh
Psyche: .__.
Zeus: And there was the time where my own daughter came out of my forehead!
Psyche: o__o
Zeus: Well I sort of ate her mother. But it was her own fault for giving me that headache when she crafted her the armour from my insides!
Psyche: HONEEEEEY!!!
Eros: For Hades sake Zeus!
Hades: Hey!
One of the Erotes was on "Legacies" a couple weeks ago! Since you like going into the origin stories of characters in anthology-type shows like "Once Upon a Time," "Legacies" would also be a good one to go into. Every episode this season features a different monster from myths and legends of different cultures.
Eros’s wife: LEMMIE DIE IN DIS WATER CUZ I LISTENED TO MAH WHINING SISTAS
Water: nah, I ain’t finna he blamed for yo death sis, try again.
You have to give Jon his props. He really does his research
At least you're honest about capitalism.
Oh c'mon
Hey Jon, have you ever read the fairytale "East of the Sun West of the Moon"? It's this beautiful Norwegian fairy tale with a lost of elements similar to the tale of Cupid and Psyche, and also of Beauty and the Beast (which is another fairy tale that it would be really cool if you covered!)!
You forgot Cupid's admonition to Psyche: Love and fear cannot exist together.
The first time I read anything about Dan Cupid and his arrows was in a comic-book story with Casper the Friendly Ghost(in 1959 or 1960). I also remember a 1960 Howdy Doody episode when Cupid shot Buffalo Bob with an arrow and Buffalo Bob fell in love with Hazel Witch.(This ended when Clarabell pulled the arrow out from Buffalo Bob.) Cupid was in the WB cartoon Don't Look Now and a Yogi Bear cartoon in 1961.
I always wondered if there was a particular reason for him having bird wings.
Just found this chanel. It's absolutely amazing!! Subscribed right away. Keep up the good work!!