I think Hades wouldn't have a particular smell, because he's dealing with the souls and not the bodies of the dead, unless in Greek mythology souls smell bad
I'm pretty sure the only thing that even comes close to answering this is pythagoras claiming that the souls of the dead are found in beans so I'd imagine hades smelling like warm beans
Also jake said that sacrifices would make gods smell nice Hades would probably get sacrifices from everyone who is in their right mind, seeing how he is the one god you're guaranteed to end up with. I would definitely want Hades' favor.
@@zockingtroller7788 hades actually didn't get that many sacrifices because death is inevitable and if he decided youre going to tartarus then you're going to tartarus
I actually think Hades would smell quite pleasant and that's because ancient Greeks used an assortment of good smelling stuff in their funeral rites (rosemary, myrtle and mint) and there is even a myth about Hades having the personification of the plant mint, Minthe as a mistress. So that's why I think Hades would have a smell associated with these herbs
Yes, she stole and gave them away to Europa.She was eventually pardoned, but it took awhile, the ritual that cleansed her of her sins and curses was performed in the Acheron river, in the underworld.
She's queen of the gods- she has to keep up appearances and historically queens like Elizabeth I and Cleopatra were famous for their beauty/ hygeine routines.
Drawing on the primary source Hercules - The Legendary Journeys, I always saw Hera as sort of a nasty mother-in-law or a meddling Auntie, smells like budget brand soap and mothballs. C-tier at best.
This is the most important information to debate and decide upon. Thank you, Jake, for answering this question. you have very clear and important priorities. I now know what different gods smell like thanks to your factual examination and ranking.
I feel like he would smell like grape juices and fruit flowers, but he would also just have a lingering smell of body. Just every body fluid ever. Like, really lightly
Osiris: Easy D. He died in the river and got tossed around Egypt for who knows how long, dude had a long time to decay. Anubis and Nephthys: B, maybe a high C. While they work with the dead, the Egyptian mummification process used tonnes of pleasant smelling stuff like cinnamon, myrrh, pine, etc. Both are ranked about the same due to both being funerary gods, but I'd rank Anubis a bit higher due to being involved with mummification (all those fragrances) Ra: D. Asides from what Jake already discussed with Helios, he also travels through the land of the dead every night, works up a sweat fighting a giant snake, and (in some tellings) is eaten and birthed by Nut every evening/morning, and idk how much time he has to wash up with the whole "being the sun" thing. Hathor: C. She was really hard for me to gauge ngl, but overwhelmingly I decided to place her lower. While beauty is one of her spheres, she's also the goddess of drunkenness and sex, and is described as boviney, so that lowers things a bit. Sekhmet: D. Same reasons as Ares, but I feel like having fur would also further worsen it
@@icantthinkofaname8139 Nah, Aphrodite seems like the type of woman to have perfume on her and sometimes put on too much perfume, she also seems like the type who's favorite store is Victoria's secret. Demeter probably smells the worst out of the goddesses, because I am allergic to pollen and stuff but bread smells nice, but I'd hate being around her because I'd be sneezing amd my nose would ve super runny and if I were given like two boxes of tissues that aren't open I'd finish them in like five hours.
I would expect Erebus to smell the best out of the Gods that aren't present here. He would just smell like a cold autumn night. Although a lot of 1st gen Gods probably smell great. Sky daddy for example. Or Eros. Or even primordial Chaos, smelling like everything and nothing at the same time.
Chaos would smell like...nothing. Chaos would be the purest smell of being somewhere for so long that scent is no longer registering in your brain. Eros would be sweat, packed of hormones
My personal headcanon for Hestia is that she would smell like nostalgia, if that makes sense Like she would smell like something you used to love when you were younger, that bring you back to those good moments that made you happy
I have always thought as Athena being a war goddess as the strategic side of war, and Aries being the blood lust death and destruction side. Also, oh my god I need pan’s shirt.
Love the tier list! If you make any more, ranking heros / demigods / mortals would be sweet (yes, I am reading Song of Achilles and yes, Patroclus does deserve more praise)
Would love to see one on Norse mythology, on this video though wouldn’t Prometheus smell really bad because of all the blood from his liver being dated, he heals but there would still be some blood on him right?
Would Vanir smell better than Aesir? Not being racist, the Vanir spent a lot of time in Vanaheim(which is a wild place), but the Aesir fight a lot. Thor would probably smell like mead. Hel would smell like dead people pretty much.
@@the11382 You can't argue with the fact that Hel's face is literally halfway rotten. Freya would probably smell the best, together with perhaps Sif. Then you get a guy like Odin, who probably just smells normal, and then comes Thor (there shouldn't even be a discussion about how Thor smells). And then you get Loki, in S tier, because he would be the kind of motherf*cker to have cologne on himself at all times.
I'm not big on tier lists myself *BUT* I know animating is HARD and this helps keep your channel active and keeps viewers engaged so I will certainly try to watch. My fave thing is still your takes on the classic myths though 👌
If all the tier lists are this high-quality, then I'm in favour of you doing more. However, variety is essential. Obviously we love the fully animated vids and never want those to stop, but if you're going to do some easier videos like this one (I presume this is less work than full animation) to please the one true god - the TH-cam Algorithm - then I would highly recommend having more easy vids than just tier lists. Maybe book reviews, maybe meme reviews, those BTS vids on your research process are good, maybe review mythology related movies or episodes of shows like Xena. Tier list are fun, just make sure to keep the variety, because you are extremely creative and it's easy to neglect the high-effort stuff you love when you can technically make an easy video instead that's still pretty good.
8:15 “I think Hephaestus is a sweetheart”-Jake Doubleyoo 2022 *meanwhile Hephaestus caputuring Ares and Aphrodite in a literal net and calling other gods to laugh at them*
I've watched others of your videos, Jake, and really enjoy them. I just ran across this one, and it's delightfully silly! Thanks! (I'd disagree about Hades smelling like dead people, though. He doesn't deal with decaying bodies, he deals with shades, which I don't think have a smell. However, he might have an earthy smell himself.
I agree with Dionysus’s placement. I have the innate feeling that he has EVERY type of smell on him, and sure, there might be some good ones in there, but the sensory overload that he brings with him would probably be mostly unpleasant.
Smell is one thing, but what about "who would keep the cleanest kitchen?" Like, who uses just paper plates, who washes and dries every time, who leaves take out on the counter (Dionysus) etc
@@ANDPEGGY-1 It's her own fault for deciding to get with her parthenogenetic son, Uranus. Besides, she didn't have to worry about raising Erectheus as Athena took it upon herself to do that.
can i request a tier list?? who would be the best at board games?? for example with chess, Ares would just flip the table and leave. or trash the place when he lost or couldnt go whatever. thanks anyways!!
I think Persephone should be S or A. I’m seeing a lot of comments where Hades wouldn’t actually small like dead bodies cause he’s surrounded by spirits and not bodies. But also if the underworld did smell bad, Persephone would have brought tons of the good smelling stuff and flowers to stay fresh. She’s the goddess of spring after all
Dionysus tends to be described as not the god of drunkenness, but basically the God of being toasty (a little drunk). He’s also closely associated with honey and food, so he would smell good. The big, fat image of Dionysus is usually him being combined with Silenus, who was the God of being a shit-faced idiot, so yeah. Just my opinion based off of what I’ve read. I’m sure there are sources that support and contradict this.
Helios is the origin for helium so I'd assume he's odorless
Thats like my favourite nerdiest comment ever
Also the sun's UV rays kill all bacteria, so no BO.
Lol?
So like solid B?
🤣🤣🤣
If Hades doesn't smell like the dead, he either smells like smoke or smells like Persephone
He smells of pomegranates
@@PrismTheLoser And pomegranate
@@PrismTheLoser And maybe damp grass
Why not both
He wouldn't smell like smoke but he'd wear cologne too heavy
I think Hades wouldn't have a particular smell, because he's dealing with the souls and not the bodies of the dead, unless in Greek mythology souls smell bad
I think he smells like minty grassroots
Based
I'm pretty sure the only thing that even comes close to answering this is pythagoras claiming that the souls of the dead are found in beans so I'd imagine hades smelling like warm beans
@@winnamon7587 that's certainly a lot better than smelling like rotten corpses
@@winnamon7587 beans of what?
But.. Hades is surrounded by ghosts. Not actual dead people. I think he might smell like a dusty library or old people.
Also jake said that sacrifices would make gods smell nice
Hades would probably get sacrifices from everyone who is in their right mind,
seeing how he is the one god you're guaranteed to end up with. I would definitely want Hades' favor.
@@zockingtroller7788 sacrifices for chtonic deities consist of burrowing what you'll offer, rather than burning
Dusty library might fit him
I would think he would smell like coffee and fresh dirt. Just my opinion.
@@zockingtroller7788 hades actually didn't get that many sacrifices because death is inevitable and if he decided youre going to tartarus then you're going to tartarus
I actually think Hades would smell quite pleasant and that's because ancient Greeks used an assortment of good smelling stuff in their funeral rites (rosemary, myrtle and mint) and there is even a myth about Hades having the personification of the plant mint, Minthe as a mistress. So that's why I think Hades would have a smell associated with these herbs
I can't even begin to imagine the courage it took to upload this. Thank you for taking a stand.
JAKE: :makes silly joke video about how ancient gods smelled:
ALSO JAKE: :cites actual sources to support arguments:
Didn't Hera have a myth where her eldest daughter Angelos stole her sacred perfumes? I vaguely recall this but currently can't search it up
You are correct i think!
Yes, she stole and gave them away to Europa.She was eventually pardoned, but it took awhile, the ritual that cleansed her of her sins and curses was performed in the Acheron river, in the underworld.
She's queen of the gods- she has to keep up appearances and historically queens like Elizabeth I and Cleopatra were famous for their beauty/ hygeine routines.
Drawing on the primary source Hercules - The Legendary Journeys, I always saw Hera as sort of a nasty mother-in-law or a meddling Auntie, smells like budget brand soap and mothballs. C-tier at best.
This is the most important information to debate and decide upon. Thank you, Jake, for answering this question. you have very clear and important priorities. I now know what different gods smell like thanks to your factual examination and ranking.
You should do a smash or pass greek mythology edition
Zeus will be the one doing the smashing that for sure.
Zeus or Artemis
i think he would be smited if he did
All greek gods are attractive tho
@@N.I.A23not all
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I also think Poseidon belongs in the See tier.
I think you mean Sea tier
"see"
I didn’t even think about the bodily fluids for Dionysus, I just thought he would smell like wine and fondue.
I feel like he would smell like grape juices and fruit flowers, but he would also just have a lingering smell of body. Just every body fluid ever. Like, really lightly
i feel like hades would smell like a church. like the smell of candles burning , incense, all that fun stuff
I want a tier list like this but mixing several mythologies
for that, my money's gonna be on an Egyptian goddess, like Isis smelling like lotuses
That would be so entertaining
I just know Thor and Odin are STINKY AS HELL!!!
YES.
Osiris: Easy D. He died in the river and got tossed around Egypt for who knows how long, dude had a long time to decay.
Anubis and Nephthys: B, maybe a high C. While they work with the dead, the Egyptian mummification process used tonnes of pleasant smelling stuff like cinnamon, myrrh, pine, etc. Both are ranked about the same due to both being funerary gods, but I'd rank Anubis a bit higher due to being involved with mummification (all those fragrances)
Ra: D. Asides from what Jake already discussed with Helios, he also travels through the land of the dead every night, works up a sweat fighting a giant snake, and (in some tellings) is eaten and birthed by Nut every evening/morning, and idk how much time he has to wash up with the whole "being the sun" thing.
Hathor: C. She was really hard for me to gauge ngl, but overwhelmingly I decided to place her lower. While beauty is one of her spheres, she's also the goddess of drunkenness and sex, and is described as boviney, so that lowers things a bit.
Sekhmet: D. Same reasons as Ares, but I feel like having fur would also further worsen it
In my opinion for the female goddesses: Aphrodite, Demeter, Hestia or (Not Goth) Persephone
Persephone smells the best for sure
@hades agrees
Hestia gang
@@icantthinkofaname8139 Nah, Aphrodite seems like the type of woman to have perfume on her and sometimes put on too much perfume, she also seems like the type who's favorite store is Victoria's secret. Demeter probably smells the worst out of the goddesses, because I am allergic to pollen and stuff but bread smells nice, but I'd hate being around her because I'd be sneezing amd my nose would ve super runny and if I were given like two boxes of tissues that aren't open I'd finish them in like five hours.
@@katedp7825 Aphrodite probably smells artificial af, too many perfumes can hurt your nose
I would expect Erebus to smell the best out of the Gods that aren't present here. He would just smell like a cold autumn night.
Although a lot of 1st gen Gods probably smell great. Sky daddy for example. Or Eros. Or even primordial Chaos, smelling like everything and nothing at the same time.
Chaos would smell like...nothing.
Chaos would be the purest smell of being somewhere for so long that scent is no longer registering in your brain.
Eros would be sweat, packed of hormones
@@lolcerditorockchaos wouldn't smell like nothing, that's the opposite of chaos, chaos would smell like everything at once
I feel like Ananke would have an interesting smell, her being fate incarnate.
Although I think Hemera or Aether would smell amazing.
Why would Erebus smell like a cold autumn night? Isn't he the darkness of the underworld?
@@northernskow3443
I mean, he's darkness in general (besides the night).
I LITERALLY LOVE TOASTY AND DARKROAST SM
Hephaestus and Aphrodite going on spa dates is my new cannon
You are the reincarnation of a chaos deity and i am totally here for it
mans about to start a new trojan war
Paris who?
Paris what?
Paris huh?
Paris when?
Paris where?
Another very important question that needs your wisdom: wich music genre would each god form a band of?
I would love to see one for Norse mythology!
I agree but they also eat herring and horse liver.
Oh Egyptian mythology
yes
They're all stinky
My personal headcanon for Hestia is that she would smell like nostalgia, if that makes sense
Like she would smell like something you used to love when you were younger, that bring you back to those good moments that made you happy
I'm just imagining that Persephone smells like pomegranate.
I have always thought as Athena being a war goddess as the strategic side of war, and Aries being the blood lust death and destruction side. Also, oh my god I need pan’s shirt.
Love the tier list! If you make any more, ranking heros / demigods / mortals would be sweet (yes, I am reading Song of Achilles and yes, Patroclus does deserve more praise)
Would love to see one on Norse mythology, on this video though wouldn’t Prometheus smell really bad because of all the blood from his liver being dated, he heals but there would still be some blood on him right?
Would Vanir smell better than Aesir? Not being racist, the Vanir spent a lot of time in Vanaheim(which is a wild place), but the Aesir fight a lot. Thor would probably smell like mead. Hel would smell like dead people pretty much.
@@the11382 You can't argue with the fact that Hel's face is literally halfway rotten. Freya would probably smell the best, together with perhaps Sif. Then you get a guy like Odin, who probably just smells normal, and then comes Thor (there shouldn't even be a discussion about how Thor smells). And then you get Loki, in S tier, because he would be the kind of motherf*cker to have cologne on himself at all times.
@@will3971 Fair assessments. Njord would smell like fish. Heimdall would probably be A or B tier. Don't know about Ullr though.
@@the11382 I think Heimdall would small like a light touch of Ozone, Ullr would smell of freshly cut pine wood, or wet animal fur.
All Greek philosophers and historians kneel before the mighty omniscient Jake Doubleyoo, founder of every Greek Myth and Legend in existence.
I'm not big on tier lists myself *BUT* I know animating is HARD and this helps keep your channel active and keeps viewers engaged so I will certainly try to watch. My fave thing is still your takes on the classic myths though 👌
Personally, I like the smell of the ocean
Same here. The beach smells great
Yeah, I think Poseidon would smell like all the pleasant beach/ocean smells and also maybe a little like dock tar because I like that smell
I feel like Athena is Hera’s main client, when it comes to her soap-selling, I don’t know why.
Aphrodite would probably reek of perfume to the point where it could be considered chemical warfare for her to walk into a room.
I bet persephone smells like a funeral home.
Death and flowers.
He should have put the Persephone he didn't use in the A tier. Stinky in the winter, fragrant the rest of the year. Also, yay for kitty forever homes.
Ideas for more tier-lists:
Pet owning
Cooking (would Gordon Ramsay enjoy)
TH-camr (who’s would be popular or good)
I can imagine Hypnos smelling unusually good. Like you wouldn’t expect him to smell good, but he does in an indescribable manner
What a wonderful time we live in. I get to watch content EXACTLY tailored to my tastes... apparently 😂
Persephone definitely smells like gardens when with her mother and like cemeteries when with Hades.
I just imagined Aphrodite coming home and hephaistos is just sitting there with like 3 face Masks, painted nails and dressed in Aphorodites bathrobe
thanks Jake.
Finally the interesting questions are answered
Wow athena's got nothing on this guy, his opinion is objectively correct on everything which is how knowledge works now because he decided it
She would be smelled like….. OLD BOOKS
@misslangleysoryuisiconic Y E S
please do more lists like this Jake
FINALLY someone answers the interesting questions
I think this is the first tier list I've seen that I agree with 100%.
Do more of these but with different gods next!!! (Like Norse gods next) 🫠
Now for the real question. Who would be the best foot model?
I think Demeter would smell like baked bread and fresh fruit.
And cesril
The hades slander really does show you’re a Percy Jackson fan lmao
If all the tier lists are this high-quality, then I'm in favour of you doing more. However, variety is essential. Obviously we love the fully animated vids and never want those to stop, but if you're going to do some easier videos like this one (I presume this is less work than full animation) to please the one true god - the TH-cam Algorithm - then I would highly recommend having more easy vids than just tier lists. Maybe book reviews, maybe meme reviews, those BTS vids on your research process are good, maybe review mythology related movies or episodes of shows like Xena. Tier list are fun, just make sure to keep the variety, because you are extremely creative and it's easy to neglect the high-effort stuff you love when you can technically make an easy video instead that's still pretty good.
Basically: Refer to The Mythology Guy for inspiration, I guess?
8:15
“I think Hephaestus is a sweetheart”-Jake Doubleyoo 2022
*meanwhile Hephaestus caputuring Ares and Aphrodite in a literal net and calling other gods to laugh at them*
Yeah, can you blame him?
@sussybaka119 Fr though...
His wife was cheating on him with his brother (in their marriage bed) who he couldn’t possibly hope to beat in a fight what would you do?
Pretty sure Aphrodite smells like body fluids. That's probably what "fragrant" means
It means she smells good weirdo. Probably like flowers and other natural perfumes maybe even a little beachy to represent her origins
it was so fun watching the tier list are you gonna do more?
I think Artemis should be A tier. When you mentioned her in this context the first thing I thought of was spring-summer rain
I feel like she would smell like animals and mud idk
I've watched others of your videos, Jake, and really enjoy them. I just ran across this one, and it's delightfully silly! Thanks! (I'd disagree about Hades smelling like dead people, though. He doesn't deal with decaying bodies, he deals with shades, which I don't think have a smell. However, he might have an earthy smell himself.
this is something i didn’t know i needed. thank you.
Good good. This makes me happy
The sarcasm though 🤣😂
Do this but with the norse gods
Should have had the green Persephone at s to show her “summer form” and the purple at the bottom as her “winter form”
She's Deerling!
Smoky and Dark Roast are so cute!!!!
Rank the Greek gods by how likely they are to smite you over a bad joke!
Mnemosyne is the godess of memorie.
That must be sad to always be forgotten.
I love these tierlists i'm pretty sure you should do one for height or probably weight.
I feel like Aphrodite would smell like a hello kitty artificial grape perfume
Zeus would never get the Nymphs to be his side chicks, not one of his victims, if he smells so bad though.
Which Greek god would be the most likely to jump off a bride if their friends did it
gl jake, just be prepared for being struck my lightning!
I WAS HERE FOR THE STREAM!! it was awesome! :)
I agree with Dionysus’s placement. I have the innate feeling that he has EVERY type of smell on him, and sure, there might be some good ones in there, but the sensory overload that he brings with him would probably be mostly unpleasant.
If hades smells like death all the time I imagine Persephone gives him colognes to mask off the stench
Smell is one thing, but what about "who would keep the cleanest kitchen?" Like, who uses just paper plates, who washes and dries every time, who leaves take out on the counter (Dionysus) etc
You should rank which Norse gods smell best next
Tear list idea
What God can eat the most (Greek and NORSE)
Honestly, Scyther-X asks a good question. Which Greek god would jaywalk?
Didn’t Hephaestus try to assault Athena that one time in a version of a myth
Yeah, and ended up impregnating Gaia with Erechtheus in the process.
@@videogollumer poor Gaia out here taking everyone's trash
@@ANDPEGGY-1 It's her own fault for deciding to get with her parthenogenetic son, Uranus. Besides, she didn't have to worry about raising Erectheus as Athena took it upon herself to do that.
@@videogollumer yeah I guess your right about that
@@videogollumer in some tellings Gaia crafted ouranos just to be her husband
can i request a tier list?? who would be the best at board games?? for example with chess, Ares would just flip the table and leave. or trash the place when he lost or couldnt go whatever. thanks anyways!!
Next: which god would do the best in the olympics/ in each sport in the olympics
I think Persephone should be S or A. I’m seeing a lot of comments where Hades wouldn’t actually small like dead bodies cause he’s surrounded by spirits and not bodies. But also if the underworld did smell bad, Persephone would have brought tons of the good smelling stuff and flowers to stay fresh. She’s the goddess of spring after all
Please do one of these for norse mythology i think it would be very interesting and entrateining :D
13:42 Zeus is the type of guy to use those 3 in 1 (shampoo, conditioner,body wash)
I am here for this! I am here for you.
Next, do a nicest voice their list.
This was so fun! I gotta do this on my channel!!!
all mighty Jake pls make more of these legendary tier list
Dionysus tends to be described as not the god of drunkenness, but basically the God of being toasty (a little drunk). He’s also closely associated with honey and food, so he would smell good. The big, fat image of Dionysus is usually him being combined with Silenus, who was the God of being a shit-faced idiot, so yeah. Just my opinion based off of what I’ve read. I’m sure there are sources that support and contradict this.
I loved the tierlist, i love you, i'm wayching you
Hera to me gives off to me smelling kinda like a nice warm fragrant fireplace
jake had me dying at "but does zeus do anything hera wants"
I want a cologne / perfume set based on the Greek gods
Artemis would smell like Tea Tree with Pine
And Apollo like Vanilla Cashmere
Head canon.
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I wonder if that one person in chat saying Jake > Zeus was a warrior cat fan LOL
This guys kinda my hero
Imagine how Pruney posidons fingers must be. y-know being underwater 24/7
If u were to do one for Thor, he'd smell like old blood for all the yotan he killed probably
ARES: "Who needs to shower when you bathe in the blood of your enemies?
...also, I *_DO_* like axes..."
Jake i beg you do this for other pantheons (esp the norse one) pwetty pwease 🥺🥺🥺
I can't wait for you to do the same thing with Norse gods, as well as your next video on Hercules.
I saw another comment in here somewhere that said they’d probably all just smell like blood and beer
I thought Helios would smell like the sun-you know, like clothes fresh off the line.
Considering the ancient Greeks used olive oil as part of their hygiene routine, I’d put Athena in A tier.
Me trying to explain to people I watch very normal things on TH-cam.
The things I watch on TH-cam: Top 10 stinky gods.