One thing a like about Herakles over other Greek heroes is when he finds out that he has done something that is wrong he feels bad about it and try to fix the mistake.
Yeah, that's SUBSTANTIALLY better than the mess of them that do something dumb that gets someone killed, regret it, and then kill themselves. Still don't get why that was such a common thing in Greek myth...
I think it's worth mentioning that Hercules was part of Jason and the Argonauts quest for the golden fleece. He was separated by the will of the gods which is where the 12 labors story comes in.
I remember being introduced to Greek mythology by watching the Hercules cartoon. I really liked it man. And while watching this series, I was reminded of it again and I went back and saw some episodes. They even did one with the golden apples.
I read a version (forgot the source) which stated that the reason why the Fifth Labor did not count was because it was the rivers - not Hercules - which cleaned the stables.
Hercules, hero of song and story, Hercules, winner of ancient glory, Softness in his eyes, Iron in his thighs, Virtue in his heart, Fire in every part, Of the Mighty Hercuuuulleeees
I always kind of wondered what the real lyrics were. I only ever heard my dad sing the parody that he and his friends made up in the fourth grade: Muscles up his nose Dirt between his toes Dandruff in his hair Dirty underwear That's the sign of Herculeeeees
I love this show!! Mithology is a wonderful way of framing human nature and our actions through history! A people's mythology can fell you a lot about it's culture. Once you see the biger picture, it can give us insight into human nature.
You omitted some cool details about Heracles: - When he first goes to the Oracle, he doesn't like what the Oracle tells him. So, in a fit of anger, he steals her chair and makes off with it. Apollo himself has to descend and fight him for the chair. - When he brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, Eurystheus is so scared, he hides in a vase and begs Heracles to let the dog go. He does, and it becomes a problem for a later date. -The Cretan Bull he wrangles is the same bull who fathered the Minotaur. After Minos refuses to sacrifice the bull and Pasiphae screws it, Poseidon sends madness upon the bull who starts wrecking fields and stuff. So Heracles has to go and stop it.
Definitely hope that you guys will make a season 2 for Crash Course Mythology (Like what you guys did for CC literature and CC world history), like moreover the mythology in a lot of cultures in each continent (not sure about Antarctica though)
we all know what happens afterwards. He gets summoned to the 5th holy grail war and his master is a loli that goes by the name Ilya Einzbern. Of course the mad version.
I always thought Hercules had the same function for Greece as Superman does for America. Namely, the idea of an indomitable superhuman who is controlled by their emotions and has their greatest challenge being trying to live a normal life.
He also became an Argonaut. But because it was going too easy for them and was no challenge at all Heracles left the mission for story reasons. He also took Troy singlehandedly once.
Dwayne Johnson: *"I AM HERCULES!!!"* Hercules (Berserker class from Fate Series): *(ROAR)* 9:18 Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Fate of the Atlantis - Torment of Hades, everyone? Right on the start in Episode 2
A small correction: The pelt worn by Herakles is supposedly the skin of the Nemean lion, not the lion of Cithaeron. The reason is exactly because its skin was invulnerable to all weapons; Herakles was using it as armor. As weapons couldn't hurt it, Herakles had to choke it to death. There's even an interesting detail that he couldn't skin the Nemean lion at first (knives wouldn't cut it) until he used the beast's own claws.
Dear Mike Rugnetta and Crash Course Mythology, can you please make a video exclusively on Chinese pantheons and another video exclusively on Japanese pantheons. There is a lot to mention from these topics, such as Chang'e the Chinese moon goddess, Amaterasu the Japanese sun goddess, the Taoist elixir of life and so many more.
Ekmal Sukarno considering the past videos, I think it’s likely we’ll get videos that are exclusive to East Asian pantheons and the stories surrounding them.
Ekmal Sukarno Japanese pantheons is one thing but the Chinese pantheon myths could cover one whole season of CC considering it's a mixture of different pantheons, ancestry worship and real life folk hero's
Chinese mythology has like at least three pantheons (Taoist, deified Confucian, heavily localized buddist) and a whole bunch of folk beliefs. Would be wonderful if they at least do one episode on it...
Thank you! You corrected the mistake of Hercules holding the Earth (although the animation *still* shows that). I loved Heracles' face when he get the magic cup/ship!!!
If I may float a hypothesis it's why dictators are seen as heros in their own countries despite being rather cruel they believe and sometimes there is great danger
To be fair, Heracles brought the centaurs attacking them upon himself too. Centaurs keep their wine locked away because when they get near it they go into a rage. So after Heracles and his wife asked to procure the key to the cellar, they proceed to get wasted and come back up with all the wine to hangout with the cool centaurs. At this the centaurs go into a blood rage and while Heracles is slaughtering the rest, the named centaur steals his wife away. I swear, the people in mythology are more than dense. They are naive and gullible beyond belief... but I love it.
This is the story of a time long ago - a time of myth and legend. When the ancient gods were petty and cruel, and they plagued mankind with suffering, only one man dared to challenge their power - Hercules. Hercules possessed a strength the world had never seen - a strength surpassed only by the power of his heart. He journeyed the Earth - battling the minions of his wicked stepmother, Hera, the all-powerful queen of the gods. But wherever there was evil, wherever an innocent would suffer, there would be Hercules.
Don't forget, to rub it in to Hera, he made Hebe (their only daughter) Hercules' wife. But I think that was more so then the cupbearer position would be open for Ganymede to fill (Zeus should also be the god of opportunism).
+Loki Firefox Eileithyia was also a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Which is also a bit weird, considering how many times Hera has restrained and/or kidnapped her.
That's right! Which, for me, makes it more likely he had Hebe marry so the cupbearer position would be free since he could have had Eileithyia be the bride instead.
Hercules is played by Mark Addy (the dad on still standing sitcom) on BBC Atlantis!! robert baratheon & the dad from Still Standing (sitcom). a most unusual pick to play him, but he was great!
You should really do an episode on Polynesian mythology, for example, one of the many creation myths or Maui, a famous hero of the Pacific Islands (Yes the famous Trickster portrayed in the Disney movie: Moana). But i think you'll find trouble to find the sources. Anyway, it would be really interesting if you could do that....No, never mind...at the end of this episode, i heard what i wanted to hear haha, thanks CrashCourse!
hi crashcourse. please think of making a video about anaximander, or something similar. i find the history of maps, and where maps from different civilizations came from to be very interesting. thank you
Just a heads up, I have not watched the video yet, so this post is what I know / think I know. Hercules is the Roman name of the Greek hero / god Heracles, meaning "Glory of Hera," or something along those lines. The name was Zeus's attempt to appease his wife. This didn't work, as she drove him into a mad rage in which he killed his wife and children. As penance, he was tasked with 12 labors. Most of them involved slaying a monster, but some were a bit different (like cleaning stables). Once they were finished, he and a centaur fight over a princess. Heracles wins, but is unfaithful (like his father). The princess returns to the centaur to try to make him faithful, and he directs her to coat the insides of Heracles's clothes with centaur blood. This actually kills Heracles, but Zeus makes him a god.
You left out the best part of the final labor. The king hides in a huge urn when Cerberus is brought back. There are even ancient Greek paintings of that bit.
OR you could remember that he was at the siege of Troy, that lasted 10 years, upon returning home he has PTSD. Something flips his switch and he kills his family. The labors are a healing process, finding a way to re-integrate a damaged man into society.
+PalimpsestProd No. Herakles was commanded to do the labors so as to redeem himself of the crime of murder; Hera had Herakles inflicted with madness, in which he killed his [first] wife Megara, the eldest daughter of King Creon of Thebes, along with their children. The Trojan War took place years after Herakles' death.
Thanks Fate/stay night for bringing me here. Heavens knows TH-cam won't recommend something I'm bell'd and subscribed to. Despite all of my greek myth searches.
Heracles showing up with the boar is one of the great moments memorialized for all time in Ancient Greek pottery. You can’t just gloss over that entirely.
The story with the centaurs is hilarious. Pholus: Don't drink that wine Heracles: *laughs, *drinks wine Centaurs show up, Heracles kills them all. Pholus accidentally drops an arrow onto his foot and dies.
Do you guys have a space where we could find the specific literature of all this mythology? I know alot of it could be oral tradition or whatever but are there specific books/authors I could look for?
One thing a like about Herakles over other Greek heroes is when he finds out that he has done something that is wrong he feels bad about it and try to fix the mistake.
Well, goes to show that Zeus doesn't mind incest.
Not for that dude in The Odyssey though.
@@jrrollins84 hera is his sis so it makes sense
Yeah, that's SUBSTANTIALLY better than the mess of them that do something dumb that gets someone killed, regret it, and then kill themselves. Still don't get why that was such a common thing in Greek myth...
Simplified:
Roman: Hercules!
Greek: Heracles!
Honey you mean HUNKULES!
I'd like to make some sweet music of it!
I think you mean Testicles
Tjuhr tentacles
I literally scrolled down to the comments to say that.
Talix that’s the gospel truth
Zeus god of ... not consent.
Sums it up neatly.
Stay safe ladies.
Styrbjörn Lindberg sexist......
Ni Tian how? Zues only engaged with/pretty much raped women
No, there are several myths where Zeus rapes boys too.
Ganymede for one.
Stay safe: avoid geese and golden showers.
I think it's worth mentioning that Hercules was part of Jason and the Argonauts quest for the golden fleece. He was separated by the will of the gods which is where the 12 labors story comes in.
Who _wasn't_ one of Jason's argonauts?
"I wasn't!"
Don't be a smartass, Jason.
Sigh “the will of the 12 divine celestials of olympus seat of the pantheon” that sort of thing?
I find it funny that at the end, Eurystheus just gives up and basically tells Hearcles to "go the hell" essentially
I remember being introduced to Greek mythology by watching the Hercules cartoon. I really liked it man. And while watching this series, I was reminded of it again and I went back and saw some episodes. They even did one with the golden apples.
Vaughn reed jr Christian mythology?* I guess that is what you were going for
You mean the Disney series?
Yeah that was some time ago.
I read a version (forgot the source) which stated that the reason why the Fifth Labor did not count was because it was the rivers - not Hercules - which cleaned the stables.
Edward Dominic Emilio physically yeah but still don't agree with it cause Hercules had the intelligent idea to direct the water .
Besides, I think redirecting a river is quite some work.
Yeah, it _should_ have counted, but given how these labors were mostly selected for being impossible...I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter.
You have to keep in mind that rivers in greek mythology were gods, so herakles was getting gods to do the work.
croja07 Why would the river god work with him if that's the case ?
Hercules, hero of song and story,
Hercules, winner of ancient glory,
Softness in his eyes,
Iron in his thighs,
Virtue in his heart,
Fire in every part,
Of the Mighty Hercuuuulleeees
WateverWatever04 that's really good!
I always kind of wondered what the real lyrics were. I only ever heard my dad sing the parody that he and his friends made up in the fourth grade:
Muscles up his nose
Dirt between his toes
Dandruff in his hair
Dirty underwear
That's the sign of Herculeeeees
Gilgamesh takes notes on how to become immortal
Not really... Gilgamesh discovered humility and grew up.
Sun Wukong: "Man, you Western guys are pathetic. See you later, I'm gonna see if I can get a seventh kind of immortality."
^Gilgamesh isn't Western though...
Gilgamesh and his nation is West of Sun Wukong of the Far East!!!
Fate/stay reference ?
I don't know why, but I love when the little animated guys squint their eyes and wiggle their heads when they talk. It's cute!
I love this show!! Mithology is a wonderful way of framing human nature and our actions through history! A people's mythology can fell you a lot about it's culture. Once you see the biger picture, it can give us insight into human nature.
You should cover Cu Chulainn in your study of hero's. He's a real interesting Irish mythological hero
GAE... BOLG
RANSA GA SHINDA!!!
He’s Irish Hercules.
You omitted some cool details about Heracles:
- When he first goes to the Oracle, he doesn't like what the Oracle tells him. So, in a fit of anger, he steals her chair and makes off with it. Apollo himself has to descend and fight him for the chair.
- When he brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, Eurystheus is so scared, he hides in a vase and begs Heracles to let the dog go. He does, and it becomes a problem for a later date.
-The Cretan Bull he wrangles is the same bull who fathered the Minotaur. After Minos refuses to sacrifice the bull and Pasiphae screws it, Poseidon sends madness upon the bull who starts wrecking fields and stuff. So Heracles has to go and stop it.
WHO PUT THE GLAD IN GLADIATOR
K-Lue44 WHOSE DARING DEEDS MAKE GREAT THE-A-TER
Is he bold?
Gladius is Latin for sword
Definitely hope that you guys will make a season 2 for Crash Course Mythology (Like what you guys did for CC literature and CC world history), like moreover the mythology in a lot of cultures in each continent (not sure about Antarctica though)
Pbubbsies yes please!
Pbubbsies need that penguin mythology
Me too, if this series dies I will too. :'(
Really though, it's by far one of the best 'Crash Course ________' they're producing.
Pbubbsies, The series is not going End lol, just the hero part of the series is going to end
Of course they would do Antarctica,have you forgotten PENGUIN MYTHOLOGY?!?!
we all know what happens afterwards. He gets summoned to the 5th holy grail war and his master is a loli that goes by the name Ilya Einzbern. Of course the mad version.
I've learned so much from these episodes that I don't want them to end. Keep Mike too. Thanks for sharing!
I always thought Hercules had the same function for Greece as Superman does for America. Namely, the idea of an indomitable superhuman who is controlled by their emotions and has their greatest challenge being trying to live a normal life.
BER-SER-CAR
Kaylee R Berserker go get some batteries XD
Saber is ready , Lancer is ready and Bersker is ready. Is the Next Lancer?
Sakura is the poorest character that needs help
It took them like 8 years to make that joke work
It always feels like berserkers are stronger enemies than allies in Fate GO.
I would like to see the names on screen when first mentioned to help me keep track of the story. No criticism, just a suggestion
Sira Mea What's up doll
I second that suggestion.
From that you can enable your caption to English .
He also became an Argonaut. But because it was going too easy for them and was no challenge at all Heracles left the mission for story reasons. He also took Troy singlehandedly once.
I love that Thoth is in every episode.
"Zeus, God of lightning bolts but not consent." XD too true!
looking forward to hearing about Māui. I grew up hearing about his myths the most and looking forward to see what you have to say about him.
Herakles takes after his father so much, but he's incredibly human so that helps his popularity.
Gilgamesh, King Arthur, and Hercules published. What would Crash Crouse make next?
thank for the in depth analysis of the fate series.
Nooooo I'm gonna miss this series so much! It was the only one that kept me watching consistently
Dwayne Johnson: *"I AM HERCULES!!!"*
Hercules (Berserker class from Fate Series): *(ROAR)*
9:18 Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Fate of the Atlantis - Torment of Hades, everyone? Right on the start in Episode 2
A small correction: The pelt worn by Herakles is supposedly the skin of the Nemean lion, not the lion of Cithaeron. The reason is exactly because its skin was invulnerable to all weapons; Herakles was using it as armor.
As weapons couldn't hurt it, Herakles had to choke it to death. There's even an interesting detail that he couldn't skin the Nemean lion at first (knives wouldn't cut it) until he used the beast's own claws.
Fotis Kolitsidakis Apparently, he wore another lion pelt before the Nemean lion’s pelt.
Dear Mike Rugnetta and Crash Course Mythology, can you please make a video exclusively on Chinese pantheons and another video exclusively on Japanese pantheons. There is a lot to mention from these topics, such as Chang'e the Chinese moon goddess, Amaterasu the Japanese sun goddess, the Taoist elixir of life and so many more.
Ekmal Sukarno considering the past videos, I think it’s likely we’ll get videos that are exclusive to East Asian pantheons and the stories surrounding them.
i agree with u and id like them to talk more about mayan and aztec mythology
Ekmal Sukarno Japanese pantheons is one thing but the Chinese pantheon myths could cover one whole season of CC considering it's a mixture of different pantheons, ancestry worship and real life folk hero's
Ekmal Sukarno I think they're done with pantheons, though. I doubt they're going back to it.
Chinese mythology has like at least three pantheons (Taoist, deified Confucian, heavily localized buddist) and a whole bunch of folk beliefs. Would be wonderful if they at least do one episode on it...
Man I wish Mike was my college professor :(
Thank you! You corrected the mistake of Hercules holding the Earth (although the animation *still* shows that). I loved Heracles' face when he get the magic cup/ship!!!
"... who some people call Hercules."
HONEY I THINK YOU MEAN HUNK-ULES
anybody else think of this? Just me?
I miss Idea Channel so much. Mike is such a delight.
You're very good at retaining my attention, SUBSCRIBED
Berserk-car
If I may float a hypothesis it's why dictators are seen as heros in their own countries despite being rather cruel they believe and sometimes there is great danger
To be fair, Heracles brought the centaurs attacking them upon himself too. Centaurs keep their wine locked away because when they get near it they go into a rage. So after Heracles and his wife asked to procure the key to the cellar, they proceed to get wasted and come back up with all the wine to hangout with the cool centaurs. At this the centaurs go into a blood rage and while Heracles is slaughtering the rest, the named centaur steals his wife away.
I swear, the people in mythology are more than dense. They are naive and gullible beyond belief... but I love it.
This is the story of a time long ago - a time of myth and legend. When the ancient gods were petty and cruel, and they plagued mankind with suffering, only one man dared to challenge their power - Hercules. Hercules possessed a strength the world had never seen - a strength surpassed only by the power of his heart. He journeyed the Earth - battling the minions of his wicked stepmother, Hera, the all-powerful queen of the gods. But wherever there was evil, wherever an innocent would suffer, there would be Hercules.
"BASAKA WA DARE NI MO MAKENAI
SEKAI DE ICHIBAN TSUYOI DAKARA!"
(Berserker [Hercules] can't lose to anyone, because he's the strongest in the world!"
I've been reading through the whole comments section just to find this! XD
Loki says to turn strength on itself to defeat it.
Ikiratuki but loki is the worst
loki never showed up yet... in fate
@@famielxing687 Loki is a god not a hero. Therefore he would probably be classified as a divine spirit instead of a heroic spirit.
I just stumbled upon your videos today, and I absolutely adore them. Please never stop.
Don't forget, to rub it in to Hera, he made Hebe (their only daughter) Hercules' wife. But I think that was more so then the cupbearer position would be open for Ganymede to fill (Zeus should also be the god of opportunism).
+Loki Firefox
Eileithyia was also a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Which is also a bit weird, considering how many times Hera has restrained and/or kidnapped her.
That's right! Which, for me, makes it more likely he had Hebe marry so the cupbearer position would be free since he could have had Eileithyia be the bride instead.
I will forever be grateful that this video was brought into existence.
This has to be one of if not the best crash course for me-I throughly enjoy it
I was watching this and my brother said “I didn’t know Hercules was a book!”
Makes me really miss the TV show
Hercules is played by Mark Addy (the dad on still standing sitcom) on BBC Atlantis!! robert baratheon & the dad from Still Standing (sitcom). a most unusual pick to play him, but he was great!
can't wait for next week!
They should make a series of Greek myths
I watched a great documentary on Herakles by Kevin Sorbo was quite the time of my and legend back in his day.
Thoth is like the "Potent Potables" of Crash Course Mythology.
You should really do an episode on Polynesian mythology, for example, one of the many creation myths or Maui, a famous hero of the Pacific Islands (Yes the famous Trickster portrayed in the Disney movie: Moana). But i think you'll find trouble to find the sources. Anyway, it would be really interesting if you could do that....No, never mind...at the end of this episode, i heard what i wanted to hear haha, thanks CrashCourse!
hi crashcourse. please think of making a video about anaximander, or something similar. i find the history of maps, and where maps from different civilizations came from to be very interesting. thank you
Maui. You're Welcome
Loved that last part Crash Course! =)
Honestly, if Hercules was getting hot in the desert, he could've just took of his lion cape.
Just a heads up, I have not watched the video yet, so this post is what I know / think I know.
Hercules is the Roman name of the Greek hero / god Heracles, meaning "Glory of Hera," or something along those lines. The name was Zeus's attempt to appease his wife. This didn't work, as she drove him into a mad rage in which he killed his wife and children. As penance, he was tasked with 12 labors. Most of them involved slaying a monster, but some were a bit different (like cleaning stables). Once they were finished, he and a centaur fight over a princess. Heracles wins, but is unfaithful (like his father). The princess returns to the centaur to try to make him faithful, and he directs her to coat the insides of Heracles's clothes with centaur blood. This actually kills Heracles, but Zeus makes him a god.
These heroes man! They do so much. Usually a hero has one task and that's it. But these guys!
Ever read “Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes”?
I knew all this stuff because of it.
"Maui. You're Welcome" I see what you did there. Well done.
This was one of your best.
I LOVE THIS STORY!
It's interesting to see what I recognize...and what they changed with the Hercules disney film. The serpents being sent by Hera in particular.
Great, as usual. Keep them coming guys and gals
The Hydra's bile is poisonous you forgot to mention that.
im living for mike's dad puns
3:28 when you trying to party but you have no joy inside you.
Toth looks good in a dress.
yeah
Hey didn't Percy clean some guy's stables too? I forgot what exactly happened though. Guess I gotta read the books again.
he also fights in the battle against gaia giants
And what about Cú Chulainn?
I love Hercules, an Immortal Hero ... Inspiring! It gives me hope to see that, one day I too might be able to do great things!
You did miss the part with Heracles' brother hiding in a giant jar.
An episode about Hercules? How can anyone be DISAPPOINTED
This video was better than the Hercules movie starring the Rock from a few years ago.
You should do one about the one guy with the crossbow
People in the olden times sure loved crazies in their stories xD
You left out the best part of the final labor. The king hides in a huge urn when Cerberus is brought back. There are even ancient Greek paintings of that bit.
A great video, as always!
OR you could remember that he was at the siege of Troy, that lasted 10 years, upon returning home he has PTSD. Something flips his switch and he kills his family. The labors are a healing process, finding a way to re-integrate a damaged man into society.
+PalimpsestProd
No. Herakles was commanded to do the labors so as to redeem himself of the crime of murder; Hera had Herakles inflicted with madness, in which he killed his [first] wife Megara, the eldest daughter of King Creon of Thebes, along with their children. The Trojan War took place years after Herakles' death.
Thanks Fate/stay night for bringing me here. Heavens knows TH-cam won't recommend something I'm bell'd and subscribed to. Despite all of my greek myth searches.
Takes me back to drama class in year 7.
You should do a video on knowledge gods, then thoth can get his moment in the spotlight......
So basically Heracles had ADHD
It's very common for Demigods
amen
Thomas Bridges According to Rick Riordan, although I dunno how well ADHD really helps with reflexes...but it’s his story.
Like Percy Jackson
@@BrokeBot basically all demigods have disorders ADHD dyslexia lactose intolerance
Hercules is straight savage
Heracles showing up with the boar is one of the great moments memorialized for all time in Ancient Greek pottery. You can’t just gloss over that entirely.
The punnery is strong in this episode.
Heres an idea: Crash Course America Sign Language
yes please
Seconded!
*Wold Sign Languages
Hercules was the reason I got into Greek mythology. Use to love watching Hercules the Legendary Journeys back in the day.
The story with the centaurs is hilarious.
Pholus: Don't drink that wine
Heracles: *laughs, *drinks wine
Centaurs show up, Heracles kills them all.
Pholus accidentally drops an arrow onto his foot and dies.
The flamenco line tho. Classic
and the arrow that Hercules deep in hydra poison is kill chiron,his own teacher (who late become pattern of Sagittarius because gods pity him).
Thoth is the cutest ❤
7:49 Apparently in some versions she just agrees to give Herakles more clothes than just her belt if you know what I mean
Do you guys have a space where we could find the specific literature of all this mythology? I know alot of it could be oral tradition or whatever but are there specific books/authors I could look for?
+Trevor Frey
The story of The Twelve Labors is found in the _Bibliotheca_ (Ancient Greek: Βιβλιοθήκη), written by Pseudo-Apollodorus.
Cool video
Who would win in a fight? Heracles or Susanoo-No-Mikoto?
0:54 Yeah like when he ran after a stag for a whole year
So Heracles's story is almost identical to that of his brother, Kratos?