I love how Hades is just sorta cynically leering at Sisyphus in spite of Persephone and Thanatos's rage like "I don't even have to be mad, these two can do it for me."
Hades: "Get angry? Why would I do that? I am King of the Underworld, I have people to do that for me. Also, you angered my wife and there is no way in here I can match what she is about to do to you."
I love the version where Sisyphus doesn't even *have* to push the boulder. Only, he's been told that successfully getting the boulder to the top will get him out of Hades... and so he can't stop trying.
@@juanandresmendezmartinez8024 I heard of a version where he can't even reach the top, as the boulder always rolls down again somewhere halfway to the top.
There's a similar punishment elsewhere in Greek Mythology--49 of the 50 daughters of Danaus (collectively called the "Danaides") murdered their husbands on their father's orders. Their punishment in Tartarus is to fill a bath that they can bathe in to cleanse their sin...but the bath is constantly leaking, so no matter how much they fill it, it'll never be full. In other versions, the Danaides have a slightly more merciful punishment--the tub isn't leaking, but the bowls they have to use to fill it up are like sieves. They _can_ still fill it and eventually bathe in it to wash away their crime, but it will take a very, _very_ long time for them to do so.
Well, they did with Capaneus, one of the seven agains Thebes. Once he raised at the top of the walls of Thebes he shouted that Zeus himself could not stop him from invading it. At that point Zeus struck and killed Capaneus with a thunderbolt.
"He lives a long life until he dies of old age many years later whereupon he finds himself point blank on a pissed off Persephone, a Grumpy Thanatos, and a Hades approximately 110% done with his nonsense" That was the best part. You know you screwed up if not one, not two, but three pissed gods are waiting for you in the afterlife and one of them happens to be Persephone.
Hades is a mild mannered devoted husband, and this dude took advantage of Persephone's kind heart. Really I'm sure the punishment dished out was Hades' idea cause Persephone....well....she was kind but also far less merciful.
Hades in pop culture: *literally just bargain bin Satan What Hades is actually like: A loving father, husband, and is worried about Death getting trapped in a box Edit: Husband
How media wants you to believe Hades would react to Thanatos going missing: "That insolent fool! A complete waste of my time and resources. How is that the role of the reaper of souls would befall one that could be tricked by a mere mortal!?" How he would actually react: "My baby boy is missIINNGGGG SOMEONE HELP ME FIND HIM"
_”It's like we stole fire from the gods, or something.”_ _”In most of those stories the mortals get away with it.”_ _”Yeah, until they_ die, _and they find out why the gods can afford to be patient.”_
@@SorowFame Nah, the problem with stealing fire in Discworld was that the guy couldn't fence it. It was too hot. I suppose you could say he really got "burned" on that deal.
I feel if Hades had been to one to get captured, as stated in that other version, then Persephone would've NEVER let Sisyphus go. No one messes with her husband.
In one of the Hades versions, all of the gods confronted Sisyphus and collectively threatened to ruin his life in every possible way if he didn’t let Hades go. This obviously included Persephone, but I could totally see her leading the charge and that particular threat being her idea. 😉
*a pissed-off persephone, a grumpy thanatos, and a hades approximately 110% D O N E with his nonsense* you are screwed. i also laughed at how this was phrased.
Well if he thought he'd get away Scott free he's wrong. He pissed off the give d of death and his bosses, the King & Queen of the underworld. Soo yeah.. He's dead.
He probably would have stood a chance if he hadn't pissed off Persephone. Never mess with the God of the Underworld's Wife, it never ends well. Theseus: I can vouch for that!
He exploited her sympathy and lied to her. Plus, she was more recently offended than Hades and Thanatos; so, the outrage was fresher and thus, the retribution was served hotter.
*_[thinks back to the OSP video on Persephone explaining that she might be an actual eldritch deity ruling on the underworld as the Queen of the dead before Hades was even a THING and that only the main cultists actually knew her name]_* ...HAHA YEAH NO SHIT, MAN.
Let's see: - He pissed off Thanatos (the God of Death himself) by locking him in a box, - He pissed off Persephone (whose name literally means 'bringer of death') by tricking her, - And he pissed off Hades (the KING of the Underworld) by cheating death, the one thing Hades absolutely despises. Sisyphus really didn't think THAT through, did he?
Hades King Of The Underworld And if you go by the Hades version, add extra hate points to both Hades and Persephone. Hades: Kidnapping me + Scamming my wifey = PREPARE TO DIE, SCUMBAG! Persephone: Kidnapping my hubby + Scamming me = PREPARE TO DIE, SCUMBAG!
Me,Tubbo,Ranboo,Tommy and my sister : HOW DARE YOU MAKE PERCY CRY BY SAYING HONEY I’M HOME! (and yes there’s a song called honey I’m home and yes I’m still overprotective with Percy because of that song)
@@arsenelupin5424 If we're gonna get pedantic, an exception makes it not a rule. If someone said all swans are white, the existence of one black swan would be enough to falsify that statement.
Ares: "People die when they are killed, and that's the way it should be!" Dionysius: "That's just your opinion, dude. _I_ think it would be rad if people kept living no matter what they did." Hades: "I'm with Ares on this one."
Oh geez, who’s gonna break it to Zagreus that the nice man with the boulder actually shoved his boyfriend Thanatos in a trunk to avoid dying for murder crimes??
Ares is the most likely candidate, during a family gathering where he congratulates Zag and Than getting together and then proceeds to recount this tale.
Honestly, he's not the only inmate of Tartarus who got there due to shear stupidity--we also got Tantalus somehow thinking it was a good idea to feed the Gods his son, Ixion getting all touchy-touchy with Hera, Tityos trying to assault Leto outside of Apollo's temple...
I can just imagine Hades, Persephone and Thanatos discussing Sisyphus's punishment, Hades then says something like. "He made my wife look foolish so now he will look foolish." And Persephone is so touched, she snuggles up to Hades then Thanatos turns to the camera office style looking annoyed being the third wheel to the two lovebirds.
Can I also add this very quick script? Thank you Hades: So, what do we do about this piece of crap? *points at Sisyphus * Persephone: I say Cerberus gets him. It's been a long time since his last toys were destroyed Thanatos: *gets up from his seat and looks at the other gods * Ladies, gentlemen, please. Let me handle his punishment. Ares: Why would we let you devise his torture? Thanatos: Because 1) I already have devised a horribly wonderful punishment and 2) I have a personal issue with him Hades: Floor's all yours, man.
I heard that Hermes, as the God of Cunning, was sent to retrieve Sisyphus, being that Hermes was 'untrickable'. And then, Hermes simply grabs him by the ankle and drags him down to the Underworld; one of Hermes' roles is that of a Psychopomp.
yeah thats the one i first read, but it included the fact that earlier thanatos was knocked out cold then sisyphus trapped him in the trunk, so hermes wore a helmet to prevent the same thing happening to him
I can only imagine how that scene where the three gods stared down Sisyphus after his death... Hades: "As your punishment for trapping my good friend over there..." *Points to Thanatos* "...You will have to push this very heavy boulder up this hill" Sisyphus: "That's it? This should be easy" *Sisyphus pushes the boulder halfway when Persephone chimes in* Persehpone: "Um, honey... you did tell him that the boulder will just roll back down after reaching the top, right?" Hades: "Nope. I want him to figure it out the hard way. Plus it's no fun if I tell him that." Thanatos: "My idea was better though" Hades: "For the last time, Thanatos... we do not make mortals into chew toys for Spot!"
I believe the rock punishment was Hades' idea. Since Thanatos could have given him something like Prometheus, and Persephone; you can only imagine. Lesson, if you piss off someone in the Underworld, better hope it was Hades.
@@virginiarailfannoah5415 Being the Goddess of Spring, and her name means "Destroy" and "Murder", quite makes you think she could be kind of cruel, considering the droughts.
In some cases, she CHOSE to stay/rule there. So she would be the worst person to piss off. Me personally, I believe the version that Persephone chose to rule in the underworld as well.
@HahaItsPatrick Athena is probably the most sane Olympian but that said there was the Iliad where she basically said she would give Paris the entire world for a golden apple while Hades basically never messes with the mortal realm unless he's got some important buisness
@@samrevlej9331 Hades: "and then there are the humans who see me as the devil! I literally was the one who told the devil messing with Jesus would be a dumb Idea. Heck I let Jesus take some of the souls to heaven!"
The problem is that, thought he’s the God of the Dead, he’s a rank amateur at killing people. He probably should’ve let Zeus make the arrangements and let Artemis do it… Zeus: See that guy down there? Kill him for daddy. Artemis: What’s the charge. Zeus: … hunting out of season and not sacrificing a portion to us. Artemis: Bastard!
@@fist-of-doom487 also, while thanatos is good at his job(making sure things dont get fucky, making sure everything mortal dies when their supposed to, yadda yadda yadda), Ares is SHIT at his job of being the god of war. He lost to mortals TWICE! And I'm pretty sure they didn't have any special bullshit
@@bloodraven6250 I mean remember who wrote those stories or recorded them Athenians. The City State named for his rival... I honestly am like 90% sure that shit was modified by them to make him look worse then he was. After all the Homeric Hymns paint a better picture of him, as does the stories of the God Mars the Roman version of him. Remember there is always a bias in any bit of writing that came down.
Can we appreciate Ares for a second? I mean he's such a dumb Chad that ya got to love him. Also the way looks at Thanatos in 2:25 is just so funny to me. it's like he's wondering why death is so short
Persephone means “Bringer of Death” because in one version of the Hades and Persephone get hitched myth, Persephone wanders into the Underworld because Hades opened a door to go talk to her and gets distracted. She enters, is finally free of her overprotective mother, and refuses to leave. Demeter misinterprets this, thinking that Hades kidnapped her and killing loads of people in rage. Zeus finds it too hilarious to interfere. Hades panics and is desperate to persuade Persephone to go calm down her mom. Persephone eats some pomegranate as a “but I dont WANNA go talk to my mom” and Hades brings the problem to Zeus. Finally it’s settled that Persephone spends half the year with her overprotective mother and half of it with her husband that just wanted to woo a girl and had to renovate his kingdom because of her mom. What was the point of telling this story? OH YEAH. Persephone is “Bringer of Death”
SirMan McDude It should be “you managed to piss off Hades”, he’s pretty chill in those myths considering his siblings are Zeus and Poseidon... And Hera.
The way you draw Hades and Persephone are so adorable. I smile every time I see them. And thanks for being someone else that understands how Hades actually was. I know you don't hate Percy Jackson but I only ever watched the first movie and was horrified what they did to the both of them.
Yeh. Also, I agree with GolemGirl312 on the fact that the movies are TERRIBLE. The book are good. (Also, if you read the special edition of Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, you'll find that Percy doesn't portray Hades as a terrible god)
Hades: "okay so I have my lovely wife Persephone, and my trio of dog Cerberus am I missing anyone?" Thanatos: "yeah, what am I to you?" Hades: "I'm not quite sure actually." Thanatos: "well can I call you dad?" Hades: "you want me to be your honorary father, even do you're older?" Thanatos: "... Yes." Hades: **snif** "I love you son."
Thanatos is a pure example of the trope ‘Dark is not Evil’. He’s just a goth grimm reaper deity doing his job, and is actually quite chill; unless someone pisses him off like Sisyphus did.
The Stephen fry version of this myth has sisyphus trick thanatos into putting the chains on in the classic "i don't believe the thing works like you say it does" bugs bunny maneuver. Thanatos, quite insulted that a mortal would dare to challenge the genius of inescapable chains, promptly goes full elmer fudd, puts on chains, proclaims "SEE THEY DO WORK YOU PATHETIC MORTAL" to which sisyphus replies "jolly good sir, now take them off" after which the dim light bulb in thanatos' head finally clicks "....oh"
I have a head cannon that ares had a break down and went to Athena and was like "There there big sister is here Don't worry everyone would die eventually"
Rose Dougherty if Thanatos had to be there for him to die at all like old age then i guess he would have been immortal and been off the hook But guess that just isn't how it works
Well, yes, but I was referring to how it is ultimately Hades who has the final say in where souls end up going. You piss him off, and there's no helping you once you die. While getting on Persephone or Thanatos's bad side is also not good for you, as gods are dangerous and tend to punish offenders unproportionally to the offense, they only have some sway in where your soul goes.
Getting old makes it harder to keep running away from death when your entire body is worn down and saggy with age, so it makes sense to me why Thanatos would wait until he is physically unable to do anything to stop him. Though I would argue that it would've made even more sense if Thanatos just took Sisyphus in his sleep to start with.
Rose Dougherty the worst thing is, after you die, he's your king forever... (Unless your choosing rebirth, but you still die eventually so yeah and you have to be good meaning not pissing off any gods/goddesses) your basically toast if you piss of any gods or goddesses... Soooooo yeah... Good luck (expect for this one guy that ares hates.... Let me explain, there's this dude that's a ruler somewhere and destroys one of ares dragons or something like that, and doesn't even get a punishment because Athena was on this guys side... Mostly because he had to found this great city in Greek.. And what was the last straw for ares was his and Aphrodite's daughter gave up immortality for this guy and got married, ares stayed away mostly for his daughter and one day for some reason when ares saw this guy alone, he turned him into a snake and when his daughter found out she was pissed and ares turned her into a snake as well, after they died Zeus took pity on them and let them to to [i forgot the name for the place you go to if your good] and they lived [well... Died] happily...
Meanwhile, if Zagreus realized the whole part of this story in Hades- Sisyphus: “I tricked your dad.” Zagreus: “HA. Nice.” Sisyphus: “I hoodwinked your boyfriend and trapped him in a trunk for a month.” Zagreus: “Seriously? That’s really something, mate! I’m never letting him live that down.” Sisyphus: “I manipulated your mom’s kindness and lied to her.” Zagreus: *You will wish for the Furies to return when I’m through with you*
Hades,scrying:...uh. hm. Thanatos:...is he allowed to do that? Hades:...im going to give a pass this time. For sisyphus,he certainly deserves it. Thanatos:...ill go find him when he calms down.
@@francesleones4973 Later Than:...zag? Zagreus,lowkey looks so utterly angry that ares himself would ask him to chill:*what* Than:...uh...lord hades is wondering when your gonna be...done... Zagreus:*continues* Than:...i uhm...im gonna...go... Later. Achiles:any luck? Than:nope. ...i believe Sisyphus just unlocked a rage that is somehow more terrifying then the olympians combined. ...and its somewhat concerning zagreus has something like that. Achiles:i uh...ill go talk to the lad...oh wait here he comes. Zagreus exiting. Zagreus:...so. uh. That...happened. Than:...are you ok zagreus? Zag:i...yeah. ...uh...ill apologize to him...next time. You ok? Than:yes. Carry on zagreus. Hades:... Zagreus:...ill be in my room. Later Zagreus:and thats what happened with Sisyphus months ago. ...in all honesty,did not see that coming. Melinoe:i...see. very... interesting story,brother...
Now all I can imagine is hades shaking his head with a look somewhere between pissed and amused as he glances between his furious wife, grumpy coworker/friend, and the idiot who pissed off all three
"well DUDH you guys" "well we can't ALL have cities with fully developed legal systems" I love the little blink-and-you'll-miss-it things you squeeze in
I love the idea of Hades and Thanatos being adorable. And when Thanatos going “NO” when Hades asks him again to get Sisyphus, then later Hades hugs Thanatos to help him..... ADORABLE
Thanatos: "I was caught by Sisyphus." Zeus: "Oh, dude. I've been there, it's rough. STD's will just sneak up on you when you bang everything." Thanatos: "...I didn't CATCH SYPHILIS...I was CAUGHT by SISYPHUS..." Update: Holy crap, thanks for all the likes!
You know what the funniest thing is? Earlier today while I was helping my mom move some of her furniture around, and because a lot of the rearrangement seemed almost pointless I asked her if she knew what Sisyphean meant, to which she didn't, so I briefly explained what it meant and where it gets its origin from, and then after helping her with that I come home and the first thing I see on TH-cam is this new video on Sisyphus.
I had no idea the songs at the end were covers she was doing until a dozen videos into watching. Incredibly impressed with the humor and intelligence of this channel, as well as the artistic element in the drawing and singing. And guitar, I think. Basically yeah, full length cover would be awesome.
The part were it just shows Sisyphus standing next to the box that Thanatos is in and the box just has th word " loo0m" over it funny as shit. Also she forgot to mention that Thanatos is supposed to be super hot and he gets confused alot of time for Eros. Like People actual were like " are you death or are you love? Cause your as hot even hotter than Eros"
"Alright, I can see you are less than pleased, but ya gotta admit it was a good run. I mean I don't think anyone has defied death as well as I have, you got to give me props for that."
I've been playing Hades recently, and I was curious about what happened between Thanatos and Sisyphus since Thanatos still seemed to hold a grudge. This explains a lot.
2:52 How I imagine that showdown happening. Sisyphus: Uhh....Hi guys? It's been a while, like, about 40 years? Oh hey, how's it going Thanatos ol' buddy! Thanatos: **looms** Persephone: **Perfectly still, glare of death, about 2 seconds away from committing murder on a dead guy** Hades: You were given three days to put your affairs in order. You are exactly 8432 days late. I am not impressed. Sisyphus: Well, my unfinished business took SO much longer than I expec- Persephone: You lied *to me* Hades: Persy... Persephone: *You. are. going. to. die* Thanatos: **looming intensifies** Hades: ...He's...He's already dead, dear. Persephone: *I don't care, I'll kill him again* Thanatos: **Looming intensifies even more** Hades: ....I have a better idea. **whisper whisper** Persephone: **evil grin and chuckle** Yes, that'll do quite nicely. Sisyphus: ...I should have worn my brown pants.
Hades: Nice try, but you seem to have forgotten that pulling this sort of nonsense is precisely why you're doing this _in the first place_ . Now cut it out before I introduce a handicap. And I'm not being metaphorical.
i love the Ares lines in this he just reminds me of my old soccer coach, smarmy and a serious follower of the rules Also i really enjoy Red's singing at the end of some of these videos, its nice
and just like all soccer coaches, Ares doesnt exist. But there is something similar to a soccer coach, its called a football coach and it actually exists
@@peytonalexander5300 no you cant yoink a name and then act like its called something completely different, you cant freestyle with names. People cant call things by different names especially already established names. You don't even use your feet in American football!!
I can imagine when Hades brings up the idea they're like "How do we kill him?" Hades is like (totally is a mobster way): I know a guy... That Or he just goes "You have lightning bolts dont you?" And Zeus is like "yeah?" Really confused. And Hades is trying to be not so subtle to just use those but he still doesmt get it amd they go back and forth until he gives up and says "Ugh, I'll Thanatos..."
Headcanon that Ares had a mental breakdown and Athena, Psyche, and Aphrodite comforted him. He basically went into a fetal position till Thanatos was found and was depressed.
Don’t Psyche and Aphrodite like....hate each other? I mean Aphrodite put Psyche through some grueling ass “trials” while she was pregnant with the intent of killing her.
@@TheImpureOne Now I’m just imagining Eros and Ares having to sit in between them at family dinners and glancing at each other nervously the entire time.
Alternately, since Hades is one of only three gods canonically confirmed to actually like Ares (whereas most of Olympus hated his guts), my own headcanon is that the whole no-dying thing was only a brief annoyance, before Ares realized someone was screwing over his favorite uncle/father-figure and decided to fix it.
I decided to name my baby bird Sysiphus. He almost died from neglect of his parents, but we warmed him up and sat with him for ages, and now we think he'll survive. He also almost died a few days after hatching, so he's survived twice. I think the name is fitting.
@@franziska9260 funny fact Thanatos is a primordial deity. So technically he is older then Hades which I find funny that even tho Thanatos is more powerful than Hades. he is the lacky
@Siper ahh thank you foe the clarity. Grerk myths are a confusing thing since most were toldm orally before someone went "WE should write these downs!"
King Thot Slayer eh no. Thanatos literally hates everyone in the entire pantheon because every single god is immortal, so he has no power over them. And also: Thanatos is Hades son in law since he is married to his daughter Makaria
You have to feel bad for Thanatos lmao. Poor guy is hated by basically everyone because he's Death (peaceful death, even!). And he was outsmarted by mortals twice. He's basically a laughingstock.
Still he had a better time than Ares. Seriously, sometimes mortals were able to (Temporarily) outsmart gods, but he was the only one who was pshysically subdued by mortals; not to mention humiliated quite a lot. Apparently that's because he represented the most barbaric side of warfare, which the greeks despised, seeing themselves as peaceful and civilized. Even spartans prefered to adore Athena more than him.
Was there anyone who liked him? I mean he is represented as Mars (so maybe the romans) while Atena doesnt have her own planet. Also I might be wrong but the neoclassicism had a weird preference of him over Athena. Mostly cause he was a dude im guessing. I mean, what guy wants to evoque a chick in a man business like warfare. Am i right fellas? *sarcasm*
+Luisa Damato For the most part, no. Ares was never very popular in terms of worship and had very few temples dedicated to him. The god was, more often than not, associated with the region of Thrace, filled with war-like tribes who (at least, allegedly) practiced human sacrifice. The region was believed to be Ares’ birthplace, and many of the native tribes claimed descent from him.
Interestingly, there's some interpretations of this myth where Sisyphus actually enjoys pushing the boulder, with the reason why being along the lines of "because it gives me something to do".
This dude Made Hades Ares Persephone And Thanatos mad basically all the main gods of death plus not to mention the thing with the other gods he wanted to be tortured
2:27 No one has mentioned Ares looking at grumpy Thanatos in the background like: "Dude, are you ok?". I like to think it's because he went trough a similar experience in another myth (the one with the giants, can't recall their names). Not sure whether it's actually a reference to that or just me seeing things, but either way this is my head canon from now on.
The Aloedae. I don't know if I spelled that right, but that is the word that refers to the giants that kidnapped Ares. Also Ares probably totally understands Thanatos's situation.
that can be seen in 2 way I think. idk which mythology is first but if the areas captured is first then ares would rekate to thanatos. if thanatos captured is first then thanatos would relate to ares during ares's abduction. either way I like to think they become friend because of that
Honestly I love how when Zeus thinks up some horrible eternal punishment it's "strap this guy to a flaming wheel for all eternity" or "you get to have your liver eaten every day" but Hades opts for the more mundane stuff like "roll this boulder up a hill" or "sit on a bench and think about what you've done."
My favorite part was the pissed Persephone she looked more so than both the others I mean she was the one who was more directly tricked. And hey hell hath no fury like a woman (or in this case goddess) scorned.
I mean it's Persephone, the godess who CHOOSE to eat pomegranites to stay in the underworld. That alone takes guts, so I wouldn't want to piss her off.
Besides said woman has a loving husband who is the king of the underworld and WOULD screw up people if they dare mess with his wife (Pirithius is still snake-bound on that chair...) ...so that's like, at least 1.9x fury if not double
Hades: now whatever you do, chain him up or kill him as soon as you see him. Thanatos: got it *t-posses on his victim and gives him the soul binding chain* Hades:*face-palms*
Hades: You're gonna put these handcuffs on this guy. Thanatos: Yep! Hades: You're gonna bring his soul back to the underworld. Thanatos: I will! Hades: That's all you need to do, do not talk to him and let his words get to you, got it? Thanatos: Yep! I got this boss! :D _Later_ Thanatos: *Does the exact opposite of what Hades said and T-poses above his victim until he gets noticed* Hades: *sighs* Persephone: Well, atleast he's doing his best...
A version of the story I read has Thanatos take pity on him and _show_ him how he'd be chained up, only to be locked up. So, I guess Thanatos could be _less_ clever.
Jake Jutras Depends. Zeus is technically the youngest if you go by order born, but everyone seems to count his siblings getting thrown up by Big Daddy C as a kind of “second birth”, so since Hades who’s actually the eldest born got swallowed first, he’s the last one to get chucked up, making him the youngest. Greek mythology is fun
@@nathanrivera7827 And non sensical, how does a Titan remian big enough to hold every new born Olympian in his gulet, but still be small enough to have......you know what I just came up with a hilarious awsner so ill stop now XD
He shouldn't fear me, but my boss and his wife and the stuff that comes when screwing with me and Persephone. THAT BOX WAS UNCONFORTABLE AS FUCK I CAN TELL YOU.
I love how you draw the gods. You manage to make them adorable and expressive, and still capture the essence of their domain. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your vids, this is one of my favorite channels and I always look forward to your uploads.
I prefer to think that Sisyphus in Hades was punished for humiliating Zeus like he was in the version I read. His kingdom was going through a drought, so in exchange for a spring he told a local river god where his daughter (who'd been abducted by Zeus) was. The river god was so furious that he chased Zeus all the way back to Mount Olympus, who had Sisyphus killed in retaliation.
Eh, he's kind of a jerk too sometimes, but in a charming trickster kind of way, and he usually ends up providing recompense for the damages, which puts him well ahead of most of the other big names
Agreed. The only time he ever really doubled down on ruining someone's life like the other gods did basically every day, it was to Pirithous. Who totally deserved it. Red did a video on that already. Of course, he made plenty of people very unhappy after they died, but that was literally his job.
A lot of them have lots of really jerkish moments but Hades, Hephestus and some other deities may do SOME bad stuff but it PALES in comparison they are generally nice. Actually, Hestia is one of the nicest greek gods. What is it with the letter H here???
My favorite interpretation of Sisyphus' punishment is that Hades promised to let Sisyphus return to life again if he can get the boulder to the top. It explains why he keeps doing it, even though he keeps failing: if he can just get it to work _one time_, he can cheat death once more. I don't know if that's just one variation or if it's something I made up, but... it's interesting, I think.
It would explain why he keeps doing it. That was something I never really got. What would happen if he just didn't do his punishment? Presumably something worse, but I never heard anything about what that worse might be.
My guess is that flaming spears get shoved places, but since he's already dead, he just kinda suffers and occasionally gets jabbed with a few more until he goes back to pushing the rock. Of course, I have no evidence for this, but if I were the god of the underworld, that'd be my go to for lazy death cheaters. Of course, if that didn't work, I could tack on something a bit Promethean and have a fury burn and devour every inch of his skin over and over again, and if that didn't work, I'd take a cue from Tokyo Ghoul and add having his arms and legs getting infinitely ripped off to the mix, and if THAT didn't work... well... fuck dude, it's just a rock. Don't be such a little putto!
Andrew Weber I dunno... that punishment feels a little too hopeful to be a good punishment. The tone of "endless suffering" isn't quite there if he feels like he could succeed.
*Gods:* Punish Sisyphus by forcing him to push a boulder uphill. *Sisyphus:* Realizes the meaninglessness of reality, reaches inner balance and begins to enjoy life as it is. *Gods:* .....that's.....counterintuitive......
They could threaten Sisyphus with the idea that Hera would make a new punishment for him (since many of her punishments are very cruel and scary, that would make him continue the one he's on)
@@Shadow-Grimoire Sisyphus would counter with "Isn't Hera supposed to punish those unfaithful in marriage? I was always faithful to my wife, so her punishing me makes no sense."
there was actually a french philosopher (I forgot his name) that said exactly that. Sisyphus would be happy because life is about the journey, and his journey to put a rock at the top of a mountain will never end.
@@ofekcohen7147 Yeah, I think the whole thing was a reference to Albert Camus' _The Myth of Sisyphus_ which, along with most of his other works (my favorite is _The Plague_ you should absolutely check it out, it's f*cking gorgeous), is an exploration of the Absurdist school of thought. Absurdism being basically OP's comment and the opposite of nihilism: everything sucks ass, life is a coincidence and meaningless and ephemeral, so we should just do the best we can to help others and _create_ meaning through our relationship to the world around us.
In German language, we actually call something especially tedious, pointless or difficult a "Sisyphus Job" because of this story! Most often the word is used for sorting stuff or working with incredibly small, finicky things, but the main idea is "This is gonna take FOREVER and is way too difficult to begin with!"
English has the word "Sysiphian" to describe this sort of thing. Not exactly common, though. I've only seen it written once or twice and only knew what it meant because of the story.
So how did Sisyphus think he was going stab people when he litterally trapped death itself inside a box? Good job Sisyphus, you managed to get on the bad side of the god of the underworld and also destroy your source of income at the same time. Not a great plan.
Little known fact, Sysiphus's wife was the sister of his best friend Autolikus. They had a child together named Laertis, who ended up becoming king of Ithaca. Sysiphus was actually Odysseus grandfather.
Thanatos is pissed, Hades is pissed, Persephone is pissed... the only thing Sisyphus could have done to make things worse is kick Cerberus on his way out of the underworld...
LOOK AT HADES!!!!! LOOK HOW CUTE HE IS!!!!!!! HE'S SUCH A BEAN, ALSO PERSEPHONE!!!! Jesus, those two are so adorable. FUN FACT, Hades and Persephone never cheated on each other (except this one time Zeus didn't really *give her a choice* but the daughter she ended up having, Hades just adopted)
Uh, Persephone did have this one myth where she kinda shared Adonis with Persephone and I think that might be cheating. And also Hades loved Minthe who Persephone turned into a mint plant and Leukemia who got turned into a poplar tree.
Actually there are two versions of how Melinoe was created, one was Oral and has Hades as the father and the other Zeus. This happens so often when talking about Hades having kids, that there is a theory that some one just retconed the myths when writing them down. Another example is Zagreus, which is very funny giving context.
+Aidan Clark The story of Minthe isn't like that, in one she's a nymph that thinks herself better than Persephone and tries to seduces Hades, this is what gets her killed. "She was dazzled by Hades and was about to seduce him had Queen Persephone not intervened and metamorphosed Minthe." Also, given how the myth of Adonis goes it looks like when it says "share" it was more child custody and not lover, Aphrodite gave Persephone NEW BORN Adonis to look over and she refused to return him. (At this point Persephone wasn't referenced having a child of her own yet.)
Gabriella Drozdzowski oh, okay. I've never read those myths in that light. That's really interesting. (Though I do believe the Lueke story still holds up, but correct me if I'm wrong.
I like to think both Thanatos and Hades were mad but they also looked at this man straight in the eye and said _buddy we're not the ones you should be afraid off_ and from the distance you just hear Persephone's voice yelling his name in complete anger
I love how Hades is just sorta cynically leering at Sisyphus in spite of Persephone and Thanatos's rage like "I don't even have to be mad, these two can do it for me."
Hades: "Get angry? Why would I do that? I am King of the Underworld, I have people to do that for me. Also, you angered my wife and there is no way in here I can match what she is about to do to you."
Hades:”Don’t get mad. Get even.”
Yeah, Hades is just like "Oh, you have SEVERELY underestimated who the scary one is in this relationship, my good bitch."
@@GhostBear3067
Hades is a chill Manager. Gets work done, and let's his wife and other partner take care of smaller business
Persephone is LIVID,
Thanatos is pissed,
And Hades is just dissaponted in your life (death?) choices
I love the version where Sisyphus doesn't even *have* to push the boulder. Only, he's been told that successfully getting the boulder to the top will get him out of Hades... and so he can't stop trying.
See I think that's intended but too many folks just simplify it.
@@juanandresmendezmartinez8024 I heard of a version where he can't even reach the top, as the boulder always rolls down again somewhere halfway to the top.
We lied. When he manages to get his boulder to the top he will become Cerberus' new chewtoy.
@@thanatos5729 hey quick question: do you have ptsd from the box?
There's a similar punishment elsewhere in Greek Mythology--49 of the 50 daughters of Danaus (collectively called the "Danaides") murdered their husbands on their father's orders. Their punishment in Tartarus is to fill a bath that they can bathe in to cleanse their sin...but the bath is constantly leaking, so no matter how much they fill it, it'll never be full.
In other versions, the Danaides have a slightly more merciful punishment--the tub isn't leaking, but the bowls they have to use to fill it up are like sieves. They _can_ still fill it and eventually bathe in it to wash away their crime, but it will take a very, _very_ long time for them to do so.
Finally, the answer to why the gods never just kill anyone in these myths! The one time they try, it goes horribly, horribly wrong.
I blame Zeus. Couldn't the guy just chuck a lightning bolt at Sisyphus and be done with it? XD
@@Hulkzilla0 Yeah but where's the fun in that?
@@Hulkzilla0 Or they could just have Artemis/Apollo snipe the dude
@@danghoang7455 Or even just send Ares in and let him go crazy...
Well, they did with Capaneus, one of the seven agains Thebes. Once he raised at the top of the walls of Thebes he shouted that Zeus himself could not stop him from invading it. At that point Zeus struck and killed Capaneus with a thunderbolt.
"What are you knuckleheads DOING? Getting stabbed means you're OUT"
Ares or my fencing coach?
I could totally see Ares as a hopped-up football hooligan
Ares: Father! The Mortals aren't playing the game right!
Zeus: MAN UP YOU EPIC DISAPPOINTMENT!
Ares: :(
pppfffffttt hahaha
... One and the same...?
(Theme from X-Files playing)
I don't know why, but I can imagine Ares saying that with either R. Lee Ermey's voice or Nolan North's, abd both work
"He lives a long life until he dies of old age many years later whereupon he finds himself point blank on a pissed off Persephone, a Grumpy Thanatos, and a Hades approximately 110% done with his nonsense"
That was the best part.
You know you screwed up if not one, not two, but three pissed gods are waiting for you in the afterlife and one of them happens to be Persephone.
I like to think though, as they dragged him away, the unrepentant dickhead just whispered "totally worth it."
Yeah, it's bad enough to be on Hades' bad side, but when you've pissed of _Persephone_ you are well and truly fucked.
Persephone literally means 'Bringer of Death'
(anyone who read th story of Kore knows she was a force Zues himself once feared)
Hades is a mild mannered devoted husband, and this dude took advantage of Persephone's kind heart. Really I'm sure the punishment dished out was Hades' idea cause Persephone....well....she was kind but also far less merciful.
"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle [wo]man."
Hades looks so sad and worried when Thanatos is missing. It's cute.
IS THAT A NEW SHIP I SMELL
@@lplayz605 - I mean I certainly can't stop you, but I was interpreting it more platonic. I think it's cuter that way.
Sorry i can't help being a multishipper
@@arcanelore3791 I was picturing it as like a concerned father situation lol
@@lplayz605 Brotherly at most
Hades in media: edgy god
Hades irl: gets worried when death gets trapped in a box
He’s also a loving husband and a good pet owner
Hades in pop culture: *literally just bargain bin Satan
What Hades is actually like: A loving father, husband, and is worried about Death getting trapped in a box
Edit: Husband
@@matttale7918 *husband
@@juanpablosalazar4336 oops 😬
How media wants you to believe Hades would react to Thanatos going missing: "That insolent fool! A complete waste of my time and resources. How is that the role of the reaper of souls would befall one that could be tricked by a mere mortal!?"
How he would actually react: "My baby boy is missIINNGGGG SOMEONE HELP ME FIND HIM"
_”It's like we stole fire from the gods, or something.”_
_”In most of those stories the mortals get away with it.”_
_”Yeah, until they_ die, _and they find out why the gods can afford to be patient.”_
I see you are a fish of culture as well.
Sam Revlej I think it might be Discworld? I'm not sure since its been a while since I last read the books.
@@samrevlej9331 I saw this quote first in Schlock Mercenary, though it may have been a reference then.
All of them will belong to Hades in the End.
@@SorowFame Nah, the problem with stealing fire in Discworld was that the guy couldn't fence it.
It was too hot.
I suppose you could say he really got "burned" on that deal.
I feel if Hades had been to one to get captured, as stated in that other version, then Persephone would've NEVER let Sisyphus go.
No one messes with her husband.
In one of the Hades versions, all of the gods confronted Sisyphus and collectively threatened to ruin his life in every possible way if he didn’t let Hades go. This obviously included Persephone, but I could totally see her leading the charge and that particular threat being her idea. 😉
Madame Requiem Y E S
@@LittleMissRequiem oooh, imma check that out too.
And if it were _Persephone_ who got captured, well, just ask Theseus and Pirithous why that's a stupid idea.
@@Silverwind87 I think even hera would be terrified
*a pissed-off persephone, a grumpy thanatos, and a hades approximately 110% D O N E with his nonsense*
you are screwed. i also laughed at how this was phrased.
Well if he thought he'd get away Scott free he's wrong. He pissed off the give d of death and his bosses, the King & Queen of the underworld. Soo yeah.. He's dead.
@@iceluvndiva21 He probably wishes that was the case, soul-wise. Nope, his soul gets to "live"
He pissed off the 3 gods that are the hardest to piss off
He probably would have stood a chance if he hadn't pissed off Persephone. Never mess with the God of the Underworld's Wife, it never ends well.
Theseus: I can vouch for that!
Demons run when a good man/Goddess goes to war/gets lied to in order to cheat death.
I like how when Persephone looks pissed, she actually looks more terrifying than Hades and Thanatos.
I think this might be the myth where the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" originates
Plus, well, she is known as Dread Persephone.
Badass queen of the underworld
He exploited her sympathy and lied to her. Plus, she was more recently offended than Hades and Thanatos; so, the outrage was fresher and thus, the retribution was served hotter.
*_[thinks back to the OSP video on Persephone explaining that she might be an actual eldritch deity ruling on the underworld as the Queen of the dead before Hades was even a THING and that only the main cultists actually knew her name]_* ...HAHA YEAH NO SHIT, MAN.
Ok. How dare Sisyphus take advantage of Persephone's caring nature?
Now you know why she was so pissed. ^^
Let's see:
- He pissed off Thanatos (the God of Death himself) by locking him in a box,
- He pissed off Persephone (whose name literally means 'bringer of death') by tricking her,
- And he pissed off Hades (the KING of the Underworld) by cheating death, the one thing Hades absolutely despises.
Sisyphus really didn't think THAT through, did he?
@@0riginal_zer030 Evidently not. ^^
@@0riginal_zer030 lets add one more to that hades one
HE TRICKED MY PERSEPHONE
Hades King Of The Underworld And if you go by the Hades version, add extra hate points to both Hades and Persephone.
Hades: Kidnapping me + Scamming my wifey = PREPARE TO DIE, SCUMBAG!
Persephone: Kidnapping my hubby + Scamming me = PREPARE TO DIE, SCUMBAG!
Thanatos: “how dare you imprison me”
Persephone: “how dare you lie to me”
Hades: “how dare you make me do extra paperwork”
Never make hades do more paper works
tantalus learn that the hard way
Me,Tubbo,Ranboo,Tommy and my sister : HOW DARE YOU MAKE PERCY CRY BY SAYING HONEY I’M HOME!
(and yes there’s a song called honey I’m home and yes I’m still overprotective with Percy because of that song)
Hades just became relatable ×2
He was just going to Netflix and chill with his wife
It's reasonable.
More paperwork= less time spent with his loving wife.
Best part is when Ares is acting like a coach by yelling "you get stabbed, you're OUT!"
Yes
I absolutely loved that part
If you can dodge Death, you can dodge a ball!
Ares: PEOPLE DIE WHEN THEY ARE KILLED!!!! HAVE YOU NOT LEARNED THAT FROM SCHOO!??
Emiya would agree with you on that even though he did survive being killed
Aditya Sundaram
The exception defines the rule after all
@@arsenelupin5424 If we're gonna get pedantic, an exception makes it not a rule. If someone said all swans are white, the existence of one black swan would be enough to falsify that statement.
Ares: "People die when they are killed, and that's the way it should be!"
Dionysius: "That's just your opinion, dude. _I_ think it would be rad if people kept living no matter what they did."
Hades: "I'm with Ares on this one."
“What the fuck is a school”
Oh geez, who’s gonna break it to Zagreus that the nice man with the boulder actually shoved his boyfriend Thanatos in a trunk to avoid dying for murder crimes??
And made a fool out of Persephone, Zag’s mother?
Ares is the most likely candidate, during a family gathering where he congratulates Zag and Than getting together and then proceeds to recount this tale.
Doesn’t he already tell zagreus all of this in hades. He tells zagreus of his past and the circumstances that lead him here.
There is the Hades comment I was looking for!
I dunno, I think Zagreus might've thought it was funny. Especially if Than was being especially stuffy.
Dude, you pissed of Thanatos, Hades, AND Persephone. How is this going to end well for you?
Honestly, he's not the only inmate of Tartarus who got there due to shear stupidity--we also got Tantalus somehow thinking it was a good idea to feed the Gods his son, Ixion getting all touchy-touchy with Hera, Tityos trying to assault Leto outside of Apollo's temple...
In another interpretation he also pissed off Zeus for ratting on one o of his affairs to her River god father in exchange for divine favors
I mean, he was already going to the fields of punishment anyways, so adding more years onto his life might've been the best idea tbh.
@@CJCroen1393 Theseus and Pirithous planning on kidnapping Hades' wife.
Sisyphus found himself point blank on:
A pissed off Persephone.
A grumpy Thanatos
And a Hades about 110% DONE with his nonsense.
I can just imagine Hades, Persephone and Thanatos discussing Sisyphus's punishment, Hades then says something like. "He made my wife look foolish so now he will look foolish." And Persephone is so touched, she snuggles up to Hades then Thanatos turns to the camera office style looking annoyed being the third wheel to the two lovebirds.
Thanatos-I’m glad to be out of that box
Then they all get scary glowing eyes of doom when someone makes a suggestion.
if someone makes the greek mythos a comedy inspired by osp im watching it
Can I also add this very quick script?
Thank you
Hades: So, what do we do about this piece of crap? *points at Sisyphus *
Persephone: I say Cerberus gets him. It's been a long time since his last toys were destroyed
Thanatos: *gets up from his seat and looks at the other gods * Ladies, gentlemen, please. Let me handle his punishment.
Ares: Why would we let you devise his torture?
Thanatos: Because 1) I already have devised a horribly wonderful punishment and 2) I have a personal issue with him
Hades: Floor's all yours, man.
Third wheel to the two lovebirds... Again... Is there a god of third wheeling?
Am I the only one who seriously loves the way Thanatos was drawn? He looks adorable and grumpy at the same time
He looks hot tbh
Y E S thank you
And the shade of tourquoise for his light works so well!
Nico Di Angelo with wings, anybody?
yes he is so cute
I heard that Hermes, as the God of Cunning, was sent to retrieve Sisyphus, being that Hermes was 'untrickable'. And then, Hermes simply grabs him by the ankle and drags him down to the Underworld; one of Hermes' roles is that of a Psychopomp.
I love the mental image of this
@@AskMia411 This is *after* the whole 'Sisyphus holding Thanatos hostage' chapter.
@@alexandriacollins7119 Yes, and it would be hilarious! The idea of Hermes dragging souls to Hades by one ankle is just perfect.
yeah thats the one i first read, but it included the fact that earlier thanatos was knocked out cold then sisyphus trapped him in the trunk, so hermes wore a helmet to prevent the same thing happening to him
Yeah but he’s only meant to take really important people like royalty and heroes and those with divine blood.
I can only imagine how that scene where the three gods stared down Sisyphus after his death...
Hades: "As your punishment for trapping my good friend over there..." *Points to Thanatos* "...You will have to push this very heavy boulder up this hill"
Sisyphus: "That's it? This should be easy"
*Sisyphus pushes the boulder halfway when Persephone chimes in*
Persehpone: "Um, honey... you did tell him that the boulder will just roll back down after reaching the top, right?"
Hades: "Nope. I want him to figure it out the hard way. Plus it's no fun if I tell him that."
Thanatos: "My idea was better though"
Hades: "For the last time, Thanatos... we do not make mortals into chew toys for Spot!"
I believe the rock punishment was Hades' idea. Since Thanatos could have given him something like Prometheus, and Persephone; you can only imagine. Lesson, if you piss off someone in the Underworld, better hope it was Hades.
Sometimes they actually do!
"and Persephone; you can only imagine."
What Greek Myth exists where Persephone gives a punishment,@@valterfara5027?
@@virginiarailfannoah5415 Being the Goddess of Spring, and her name means "Destroy" and "Murder", quite makes you think she could be kind of cruel, considering the droughts.
In some cases, she CHOSE to stay/rule there. So she would be the worst person to piss off.
Me personally, I believe the version that Persephone chose to rule in the underworld as well.
"Well I'll tell you where he's not, anywhere we've looked so far"
Hades: -_- thank you Ares
It's hard being the older and wiser one in the family.
Hades: I *try* to support my family, but CHAOS DAMN IT, man, sometimes I feel like I'm the only rational one around here.
@HahaItsPatrick I mean...she was foolish enough to give Asceliples the Gorgon Blood and look what happened with that.
@HahaItsPatrick Athena is probably the most sane Olympian but that said there was the Iliad where she basically said she would give Paris the entire world for a golden apple while Hades basically never messes with the mortal realm unless he's got some important buisness
@@samrevlej9331 Hades: "and then there are the humans who see me as the devil! I literally was the one who told the devil messing with Jesus would be a dumb Idea. Heck I let Jesus take some of the souls to heaven!"
Hades: “long shot, but how about we just kill him?” Leave it to the older brother and king of the underworld to be the most reasonable 😂
That’s why he’s my favorite
*"Murder, the solution is murder"*
@@Technotoadnotafrog well I mean he actually choose the least painful option considering thanatos is the embodiment of painless death
@@Technotoadnotafrog red in the Medea video
The problem is that, thought he’s the God of the Dead, he’s a rank amateur at killing people. He probably should’ve let Zeus make the arrangements and let Artemis do it…
Zeus: See that guy down there? Kill him for daddy.
Artemis: What’s the charge.
Zeus: … hunting out of season and not sacrificing a portion to us.
Artemis: Bastard!
Thanatos: Why does everyone hate me? I'm just doing the job I was assigned!
Ares: First time?
To be fair Ares is a big, scary idiot. His sister got all the brains and whenever Ares gets involved things get rough and a tiny bit funny.
@@fist-of-doom487 also, while thanatos is good at his job(making sure things dont get fucky, making sure everything mortal dies when their supposed to, yadda yadda yadda), Ares is SHIT at his job of being the god of war. He lost to mortals TWICE! And I'm pretty sure they didn't have any special bullshit
@@bloodraven6250 I’ve never heard of that one
@@fist-of-doom487 well it happened. AND, both times he retreated. He didnt say "I yield" ot anything like that, he RAN.
@@bloodraven6250 I mean remember who wrote those stories or recorded them Athenians. The City State named for his rival... I honestly am like 90% sure that shit was modified by them to make him look worse then he was. After all the Homeric Hymns paint a better picture of him, as does the stories of the God Mars the Roman version of him. Remember there is always a bias in any bit of writing that came down.
2:55
Persephone: I'm all for love and forgiveness, but I've been here long enough to know how to kick ass.
When you piss her off my wife is scarier than me.
I just love how Hades is the most chill out of the three sense hurting his friend and wife were the one things you can do to make him mad
Gotta love how the scariest God in that shot isn't the Lord of the Underworld or even Death, it's the flower God.
Hell hath no wrath....
@@fantasyshadows3207 he just looks mildly inconvenienced
@@VivaLaDnDLogs She is called DREAD PERSEPHONE for a reason 😁
I love how when Hades calls up Thanatos, he's petting his three-headed hell hound
Bella Gomez how come I didn't realize this before?!
Yea that's almost as adorable as Cerberus ( wich might roughly translate as Spot)
Heh heh. Good Cerberus.
@@grey3247 or fluffy
He really is a good pet dad
I really love her depiction's of Thanatos, Hades, and Persephone.
One must imagine Sisyphus didn’t regret a second of it, and maniacally laughed.
And so ends the life of King Sisyphus. An existence defined by futile struggle, doomed from the very start.
@@LK-1D3And he did not regret a SECOND of it.
@@robloxplayer0003HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@Alphaterm1457AHAHAHAHA- *BOOM*
@@TheBodyEuphoric
P-2: THE WAIT OF THE WORLD
TIME: 8.43 A
KILLS: 68 S P
STYLE: idk lol S
Can we appreciate Ares for a second? I mean he's such a dumb Chad that ya got to love him. Also the way looks at Thanatos in 2:25 is just so funny to me. it's like he's wondering why death is so short
To be honest he is pretty buff and around 2,2 meters tall.
@@thanatos5729 i believe ya. oh and how was your time spent in the box?
@@arsonopossum1120 boring. And uncomfortable. And I missed Cerberus... I like playing with Cerberus. That's why I wanted Sisyphus to be Cerberus' toy.
@@thanatos5729 that's gosh darn adorable. To be honest it would be really fun to see Cerberus tossing Sisyphus around like a ragdoll
@@arsonopossum1120 it would be more fun to watch Sisyphus getting chased by Cerberus.
Congratulations,
You managed to even piss of Persephone...
Achievement Get?
Right, time for eternal suffering ;)
Let this be a lesson, never piss off a woman, they quite scary.
Persephone means “Bringer of Death” because in one version of the Hades and Persephone get hitched myth, Persephone wanders into the Underworld because Hades opened a door to go talk to her and gets distracted. She enters, is finally free of her overprotective mother, and refuses to leave. Demeter misinterprets this, thinking that Hades kidnapped her and killing loads of people in rage. Zeus finds it too hilarious to interfere. Hades panics and is desperate to persuade Persephone to go calm down her mom. Persephone eats some pomegranate as a “but I dont WANNA go talk to my mom” and Hades brings the problem to Zeus. Finally it’s settled that Persephone spends half the year with her overprotective mother and half of it with her husband that just wanted to woo a girl and had to renovate his kingdom because of her mom.
What was the point of telling this story?
OH YEAH. Persephone is “Bringer of Death”
SirMan McDude
It should be “you managed to piss off Hades”, he’s pretty chill in those myths considering his siblings are Zeus and Poseidon... And Hera.
@@hyperion3145 As well as his mother-in-law Demeter and let's not forget the oldest of the siblings Hestia.
@@Alaryk111 it is the 3 queen trio hera the heavenly queen amphrite the ocean queen and persephone yhe death queen
The way you draw Hades and Persephone are so adorable. I smile every time I see them. And thanks for being someone else that understands how Hades actually was. I know you don't hate Percy Jackson but I only ever watched the first movie and was horrified what they did to the both of them.
wardogs667 the book series was much better in this regard.
David Burton good to know that at least. Thanks.
Most of us were horrified. Of the Big Three, Hades was probably the least dickish of all of them, yet he keeps getting portrayed as a Devil.
wardogs667 The movies are absolutely TERRIBLE btw. Books are nice.
Yeh. Also, I agree with GolemGirl312 on the fact that the movies are TERRIBLE. The book are good. (Also, if you read the special edition of Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, you'll find that Percy doesn't portray Hades as a terrible god)
Hades: "okay so I have my lovely wife Persephone, and my trio of dog Cerberus am I missing anyone?"
Thanatos: "yeah, what am I to you?"
Hades: "I'm not quite sure actually."
Thanatos: "well can I call you dad?"
Hades: "you want me to be your honorary father, even do you're older?"
Thanatos: "... Yes."
Hades: **snif** "I love you son."
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10/10 Hades would totally act like that
Yes please
In "Hades", Thanatos can become his son-in-law 😂
@@alexandraguardian9840 Isn't Thanatos Hades' actual son-in-law on account of his partner being Makaria, daughter of Hades...?
Thanatos is a pure example of the trope ‘Dark is not Evil’. He’s just a goth grimm reaper deity doing his job, and is actually quite chill; unless someone pisses him off like Sisyphus did.
Persephone is be aware of the nice ones trope, sweet and compassionate but when someone pisses her off enough she's terrifying
I’d also be pissed if someone stuffed me into a box for a month, so screw you Sisyphus.
The Stephen fry version of this myth has sisyphus trick thanatos into putting the chains on in the classic "i don't believe the thing works like you say it does" bugs bunny maneuver.
Thanatos, quite insulted that a mortal would dare to challenge the genius of inescapable chains, promptly goes full elmer fudd, puts on chains, proclaims "SEE THEY DO WORK YOU PATHETIC MORTAL" to which sisyphus replies "jolly good sir, now take them off" after which the dim light bulb in thanatos' head finally clicks "....oh"
Where do you think Bugs got the strat from?
Ah, I like the original version better. Makes Thanatos look less stupid.
In one version Sisyphus gets Thanatos hella drunk.
Tanya Nikolaeva Gizdova I like that version
@@tanyanikolaevagizdova6571 that explains a lot about the aforementioned story
I have a head cannon that ares had a break down and went to Athena and was like
"There there big sister is here
Don't worry everyone would die eventually"
That is now MY head cannon
"T-they won't play by the rules sis"!
@@user-ut5nx6hm9d "i keep stabbin and stabbin, but they just won't die! It's not fair!
' I know Ares, I know. Shhh don't worry they will soon. '
"They don't call their hits!"
I love how you always Characterise Hades as a chill cinnamon roll. The dude has infinite patience.
Yes
He kind of has to, as one of the only sane people in his family
@@zockingtroller7788 Hestia also seems sane, just under represented
@@Sirhc_B8207 she is one of the few others
Just remember, if he ever reaches the limit
*YKU KNOW IT'S BAD*
2:56 "And Hades is exactly 110% done with his nonsense"
You know you're screwed when the Lord of the Underworld has it in for you xD
Rose Dougherty if Thanatos had to be there for him to die at all like old age then i guess he would have been immortal and been off the hook
But guess that just isn't how it works
Well, yes, but I was referring to how it is ultimately Hades who has the final say in where souls end up going. You piss him off, and there's no helping you once you die. While getting on Persephone or Thanatos's bad side is also not good for you, as gods are dangerous and tend to punish offenders unproportionally to the offense, they only have some sway in where your soul goes.
Especially when his wife is also pissed off at you as well...
Getting old makes it harder to keep running away from death when your entire body is worn down and saggy with age, so it makes sense to me why Thanatos would wait until he is physically unable to do anything to stop him. Though I would argue that it would've made even more sense if Thanatos just took Sisyphus in his sleep to start with.
Rose Dougherty the worst thing is, after you die, he's your king forever... (Unless your choosing rebirth, but you still die eventually so yeah and you have to be good meaning not pissing off any gods/goddesses) your basically toast if you piss of any gods or goddesses... Soooooo yeah... Good luck (expect for this one guy that ares hates.... Let me explain, there's this dude that's a ruler somewhere and destroys one of ares dragons or something like that, and doesn't even get a punishment because Athena was on this guys side... Mostly because he had to found this great city in Greek.. And what was the last straw for ares was his and Aphrodite's daughter gave up immortality for this guy and got married, ares stayed away mostly for his daughter and one day for some reason when ares saw this guy alone, he turned him into a snake and when his daughter found out she was pissed and ares turned her into a snake as well, after they died Zeus took pity on them and let them to to [i forgot the name for the place you go to if your good] and they lived [well... Died] happily...
Meanwhile, if Zagreus realized the whole part of this story in Hades-
Sisyphus: “I tricked your dad.”
Zagreus: “HA. Nice.”
Sisyphus: “I hoodwinked your boyfriend and trapped him in a trunk for a month.”
Zagreus: “Seriously? That’s really something, mate! I’m never letting him live that down.”
Sisyphus: “I manipulated your mom’s kindness and lied to her.”
Zagreus: *You will wish for the Furies to return when I’m through with you*
Hades,scrying:...uh. hm.
Thanatos:...is he allowed to do that?
Hades:...im going to give a pass this time. For sisyphus,he certainly deserves it.
Thanatos:...ill go find him when he calms down.
Zagreus is a Mama's Boy, and woe betide to anyone who messes with his Mama 😬
@@francesleones4973
Later
Than:...zag?
Zagreus,lowkey looks so utterly angry that ares himself would ask him to chill:*what*
Than:...uh...lord hades is wondering when your gonna be...done...
Zagreus:*continues*
Than:...i uhm...im gonna...go...
Later.
Achiles:any luck?
Than:nope. ...i believe Sisyphus just unlocked a rage that is somehow more terrifying then the olympians combined. ...and its somewhat concerning zagreus has something like that.
Achiles:i uh...ill go talk to the lad...oh wait here he comes.
Zagreus exiting.
Zagreus:...so. uh. That...happened.
Than:...are you ok zagreus?
Zag:i...yeah. ...uh...ill apologize to him...next time. You ok?
Than:yes. Carry on zagreus.
Hades:...
Zagreus:...ill be in my room.
Later
Zagreus:and thats what happened with Sisyphus months ago. ...in all honesty,did not see that coming.
Melinoe:i...see. very... interesting story,brother...
Thanatos: Oh I call first pickings with this dead meat!
Persephone: HOW DARE YOU LIE TO ME!!!!
Hades: Yeah...you're screwed
Hades is the funniest mood of all
That was funny. He died from old age and I was like : "Hello there." Scared the shit ot of him.
@@thanatos5729 what did Hades have to do to calm Persephone?
@@rachaelevans8351 husband things
Now all I can imagine is hades shaking his head with a look somewhere between pissed and amused as he glances between his furious wife, grumpy coworker/friend, and the idiot who pissed off all three
Doctor: "So, what's the problem?"
Soldier: "Well, the sword sticking out of my gut is starting to hurt."
I at first read this as an interaction between Team Fortress 2’s Medic and m, well, Soldier.
@foldabotZ Reminds me of a bit from Futurama. So:
Doctor: That's normal. Next paitent!
"well DUDH you guys" "well we can't ALL have cities with fully developed legal systems" I love the little blink-and-you'll-miss-it things you squeeze in
My favorite for this video was "Getting stabbed means your OUT"!
The extra irony here is that Aphrodite later _does_ get a city with its own fully developed legal system.
@@NXTangl Roma invicta!
I love that Athena cameo 😂
I'm kinda surprised Red didn't bring up the fact that Thanatos was actually very chill and nice by death god standards.
A new trait has been discovered: Chill person!
But one things pisses him off:
CHEATERS OF FATE and people that just won't die- (*cough* Harry Pottah *cough*)
I love the idea of Hades and Thanatos being adorable. And when Thanatos going “NO” when Hades asks him again to get Sisyphus, then later Hades hugs Thanatos to help him..... ADORABLE
@@awkwardleaf2277 Imagine Thanatos as a moluccan cockatoo....... he would puff up
... he’s perfectly balanced, as all things should be
Thanatos: "I was caught by Sisyphus."
Zeus: "Oh, dude. I've been there, it's rough. STD's will just sneak up on you when you bang everything."
Thanatos: "...I didn't CATCH SYPHILIS...I was CAUGHT by SISYPHUS..."
Update: Holy crap, thanks for all the likes!
How the hell are there no likes on this comment. I legit had to bite my lip to stop myself laughing.
@@Cottonmouth255 Thanks! :)
best joke I have seen all day
AHAHA I ALMOST SPIT OUT MY DRINK
Best comment on TH-cam
"You know, as the God of Peaceful death I shouldn't be saying this, but I almost wish that guy hadn't gotten such a peaceful death" - Thanatos
60th like
You know what the funniest thing is? Earlier today while I was helping my mom move some of her furniture around, and because a lot of the rearrangement seemed almost pointless I asked her if she knew what Sisyphean meant, to which she didn't, so I briefly explained what it meant and where it gets its origin from, and then after helping her with that I come home and the first thing I see on TH-cam is this new video on Sisyphus.
th-cam.com/video/R8oQtQ5hZXs/w-d-xo.html
r/iamverysmart
both i guess, the way its told implies iamverysmart but the anecdote itself is more thathappened
I need a full version of that Don't Fear the Reaper cover
Yeah me too
But I didn't even hear any cowbell!
@@summerswarm6277 same
"Red Sings" needs to be a new show on this channel.
I had no idea the songs at the end were covers she was doing until a dozen videos into watching. Incredibly impressed with the humor and intelligence of this channel, as well as the artistic element in the drawing and singing. And guitar, I think. Basically yeah, full length cover would be awesome.
2:51
That moment when Sisyphus realized
HE F***ED UP
Well...Yep!
The part were it just shows Sisyphus standing next to the box that Thanatos is in and the box just has th word " loo0m" over it funny as shit. Also she forgot to mention that Thanatos is supposed to be super hot and he gets confused alot of time for Eros. Like People actual were like " are you death or are you love? Cause your as hot even hotter than Eros"
Sammi Sydney persephone looks like the most pissed off one
LOL true :)
"Alright, I can see you are less than pleased, but ya gotta admit it was a good run. I mean I don't think anyone has defied death as well as I have, you got to give me props for that."
I've been playing Hades recently, and I was curious about what happened between Thanatos and Sisyphus since Thanatos still seemed to hold a grudge. This explains a lot.
2:55, angry Persephone is probably the most terrifying of the done trio
[lifting 9mm] Always has been
There's a reason her most common epithet is "DREAD" Persephone.
When the usual cheeerful and positive person gets angry, it is a good idea to run away.
@@CSLucasEpic exactly, doesn’t help that he(Sisyphus) most likely pissed off hades when he found out that Sisyphus took advantage of his Queen
2:52 How I imagine that showdown happening.
Sisyphus: Uhh....Hi guys? It's been a while, like, about 40 years? Oh hey, how's it going Thanatos ol' buddy!
Thanatos: **looms**
Persephone: **Perfectly still, glare of death, about 2 seconds away from committing murder on a dead guy**
Hades: You were given three days to put your affairs in order. You are exactly 8432 days late. I am not impressed.
Sisyphus: Well, my unfinished business took SO much longer than I expec-
Persephone: You lied *to me*
Hades: Persy...
Persephone: *You. are. going. to. die*
Thanatos: **looming intensifies**
Hades: ...He's...He's already dead, dear.
Persephone: *I don't care, I'll kill him again*
Thanatos: **Looming intensifies even more**
Hades: ....I have a better idea. **whisper whisper**
Persephone: **evil grin and chuckle** Yes, that'll do quite nicely.
Sisyphus: ...I should have worn my brown pants.
This is amazing literature
Excellent reference with the pants good sir, but may I suggest "brown robes"?
Nitpick: 8,432 days is a bit over twenty-three years and one month. Forty years is about 14,610 days (or 14,607 days late).
@@timothymclean I am torn between amusement, nodding while saying "yup, that's an oopsie" and growling while saying "NO MATH ALLOWED!" XD
@@AegixDrakan Fair enough. Nitpicks often have that response.
hades after thanatos disappears: HAVE YOU SEEN MY SON
He is like family isnt he maybe i should invite him to the Olympian parties sometimes
wait, i thought thanatos was his great-great-uncle?
HES ABOUT THIS TALL, MAYBE ARO BUT I NEVER ASKED HIM ABOUT IT
-Nyx clears her non existent throat- ah hm
your thinking of Zagreus...Thanatos is his great great uncle
2:27 I love how Thanatos looks like he's trying to strangle Sisyphus by sight alone, and Ares is like "....dude you okay?..."
Then he sticks wedges under the boulder and he’s finally done.
Kevin Barber
From where does he get the wedge?
Kevin Barber
He rolls a natural 1 in stealth, and Hades catches him. Two boulders.
Then the wedges break and the boulder rolls down the hill
Hades: Nice try, but you seem to have forgotten that pulling this sort of nonsense is precisely why you're doing this _in the first place_ . Now cut it out before I introduce a handicap. And I'm not being metaphorical.
Kevin Barber I heard that he erroded part of the rock...so that it won't move when it reached the top.
i love the Ares lines in this he just reminds me of my old soccer coach, smarmy and a serious follower of the rules
Also i really enjoy Red's singing at the end of some of these videos, its nice
casey gray some of the videos?
@@Nova-jw6ju in the older ones she doesn't sing
and just like all soccer coaches, Ares doesnt exist. But there is something similar to a soccer coach, its called a football coach and it actually exists
@@theodoric7335 People can have different names for things.
@@peytonalexander5300 no you cant yoink a name and then act like its called something completely different, you cant freestyle with names. People cant call things by different names especially already established names. You don't even use your feet in American football!!
I can imagine when Hades brings up the idea they're like "How do we kill him?"
Hades is like (totally is a mobster way): I know a guy...
That
Or he just goes "You have lightning bolts dont you?" And Zeus is like "yeah?" Really confused. And Hades is trying to be not so subtle to just use those but he still doesmt get it amd they go back and forth until he gives up and says "Ugh, I'll Thanatos..."
Nah it’s probably more like the “Just shoot him” bit from Austin Powers. 😜
Headcanon that Ares had a mental breakdown and Athena, Psyche, and Aphrodite comforted him. He basically went into a fetal position till Thanatos was found and was depressed.
Don’t Psyche and Aphrodite like....hate each other? I mean Aphrodite put Psyche through some grueling ass “trials” while she was pregnant with the intent of killing her.
"There there buddy I am sure we'll find him"
Ares: BUT IF WE DON'T FIND HIM WWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
Aphrodite and Psyche have a truce where they don’t try to kill each other when being nice. They hate each other, but they won’t kill each other.
@@TheImpureOne Now I’m just imagining Eros and Ares having to sit in between them at family dinners and glancing at each other nervously the entire time.
Alternately, since Hades is one of only three gods canonically confirmed to actually like Ares (whereas most of Olympus hated his guts), my own headcanon is that the whole no-dying thing was only a brief annoyance, before Ares realized someone was screwing over his favorite uncle/father-figure and decided to fix it.
I decided to name my baby bird Sysiphus. He almost died from neglect of his parents, but we warmed him up and sat with him for ages, and now we think he'll survive. He also almost died a few days after hatching, so he's survived twice.
I think the name is fitting.
Just hope he doesn't turn into a murderous ass hat
Hades King Of The Underworld so true
Hades is just the best.
He’s a good guy who loves his friends, wife, and dog more than anything
JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE IN 2:08
He's going, "Where is my son wHERE is my son WHERE IS MY SON"
@@franziska9260 funny fact Thanatos is a primordial deity. So technically he is older then Hades which I find funny that even tho Thanatos is more powerful than Hades. he is the lacky
kayla swanson And his nephew.
@Siper ahh thank you foe the clarity. Grerk myths are a confusing thing since most were toldm orally before someone went "WE should write these downs!"
King Thot Slayer eh no. Thanatos literally hates everyone in the entire pantheon because every single god is immortal, so he has no power over them. And also: Thanatos is Hades son in law since he is married to his daughter Makaria
You have to feel bad for Thanatos lmao. Poor guy is hated by basically everyone because he's Death (peaceful death, even!). And he was outsmarted by mortals twice. He's basically a laughingstock.
Still he had a better time than Ares. Seriously, sometimes mortals were able to (Temporarily) outsmart gods, but he was the only one who was pshysically subdued by mortals; not to mention humiliated quite a lot.
Apparently that's because he represented the most barbaric side of warfare, which the greeks despised, seeing themselves as peaceful and civilized. Even spartans prefered to adore Athena more than him.
But hey, he got adopted into the SMT series game so that's a plus.
Now that's funny- seeing that the spartans prefered Athena more is funny
Was there anyone who liked him? I mean he is represented as Mars (so maybe the romans) while Atena doesnt have her own planet. Also I might be wrong but the neoclassicism had a weird preference of him over Athena. Mostly cause he was a dude im guessing. I mean, what guy wants to evoque a chick in a man business like warfare. Am i right fellas? *sarcasm*
+Luisa Damato
For the most part, no. Ares was never very popular in terms of worship and had very few temples dedicated to him.
The god was, more often than not, associated with the region of Thrace, filled with war-like tribes who (at least, allegedly) practiced human sacrifice. The region was believed to be Ares’ birthplace, and many of the native tribes claimed descent from him.
I gotta be honest, I absolutely love Red’s singing voice. It’s so calming and relaxing, and I’d totally listen to a folk rock album with her singing.
Interestingly, there's some interpretations of this myth where Sisyphus actually enjoys pushing the boulder, with the reason why being along the lines of "because it gives me something to do".
He's probably hella jacked by now
I wanted him as Cerberus' toy. Or as a punchingbag in the break room.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy
@@yonatanbeer3475 I approve of this reference, smith of the wieners.
@@General12th someone has to
That ending song could use a bit more---
Wait no, actually it's perfect.
WHATS THE NAME OF IT (( TO LAZY TO TURN OFF CAPS))
Kookie Monster Its "Don't Fear the Reaper".
I'VE GOT A FEVER AND THE ONLY CURE IS MORE VIDEOS
It could use more length. Seriously. She has such a beautiful singing voice.
A bit of cowbell would be nice
This dude Made Hades
Ares
Persephone
And Thanatos mad
basically all the main gods of death plus not to mention the thing with the other gods he wanted to be tortured
The entire underworld pantheon and the emotionally unstable god of bloody conflict
“I’ll tell you where he’s not. Anywhere we’ve looked so far”
Ares, we love that you’re helping and that you too miss Thanatos, but that’s not helpful
2:27 No one has mentioned Ares looking at grumpy Thanatos in the background like: "Dude, are you ok?". I like to think it's because he went trough a similar experience in another myth (the one with the giants, can't recall their names). Not sure whether it's actually a reference to that or just me seeing things, but either way this is my head canon from now on.
The Aloedae. I don't know if I spelled that right, but that is the word that refers to the giants that kidnapped Ares.
Also Ares probably totally understands Thanatos's situation.
@@thedorklord1029 Also because both are gods who get bad rep simple because of what they do for a living.
@@4wheal Yeah! Hadn't thought of that.
@@4wheal Yeah! Hadn't thought of that.
that can be seen in 2 way I think. idk which mythology is first but if the areas captured is first then ares would rekate to thanatos. if thanatos captured is first then thanatos would relate to ares during ares's abduction. either way I like to think they become friend because of that
2:03 So... Ares is a High School Coach?
OH MY GOD XD
Now I’m imagining Ares in gym coach clothes blowing into his whistle now
Your version of Hades looks sooo innocent! I love it! That innocent look on his face is so- AAAAAAAAWWWW!!! :3
I mean he did name his 3 headed dog spot sooo...
Sooo cute
I AM THE KING OF THE UNDERWORLD HOW DARE YOU CALL ME CUTE!!!!!
@@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 But you are...
@@HexManiacQuinn (visible rage)
Honestly I love how when Zeus thinks up some horrible eternal punishment it's "strap this guy to a flaming wheel for all eternity" or "you get to have your liver eaten every day" but Hades opts for the more mundane stuff like "roll this boulder up a hill" or "sit on a bench and think about what you've done."
To be fair Sisyphus is also meant to be whipped by the furies whenever they find the time.
Zeus: Carry the sky as your punishment!
Hades: you have to sit in this pool with a fruit tree. The water and the fruit is just out of reach. Have fun!
Is it bad that I'm genuinely happy when I see your version of Hades?
Nah. Hades is a cool guy, and this version especially so.
lyne vaillancourt I love this version of Hades and Persephone 😂 they're so cute 💕
Annie 404
That is why I ship them both
My favorite part was the pissed Persephone she looked more so than both the others I mean she was the one who was more directly tricked. And hey hell hath no fury like a woman (or in this case goddess) scorned.
I mean it's Persephone, the godess who CHOOSE to eat pomegranites to stay in the underworld. That alone takes guts, so I wouldn't want to piss her off.
Ryan - It's interesting you (and William Congreve) should say that; the Erinyes (Furies) were female.
well actually Hell doth hath that fury as that woman scorned is in Hell
well Hades but same thing really
Good point
Besides said woman has a loving husband who is the king of the underworld and WOULD screw up people if they dare mess with his wife (Pirithius is still snake-bound on that chair...)
...so that's like, at least 1.9x fury if not double
aries: YOU GOT STABBED THAT MEANS YOU'RE OUT!
You mean Ares. "Aries" is a zodiac.
It can be spelled Ares or Aries
ABlu3Phoenix It CAN, but it shouldn't be. Aries is a ram.
Alphapkmn And Zeus is whatever bird he wants to fuck some chick that day, what's your point?
Would be less confusing to say Ares since Aries is a Roman word more so than Greek (fun fact Mars the planet that rules Aries is based off Ares :p)
Hades: now whatever you do, chain him up or kill him as soon as you see him.
Thanatos: got it
*t-posses on his victim and gives him the soul binding chain*
Hades:*face-palms*
Hades: You're gonna put these handcuffs on this guy.
Thanatos: Yep!
Hades: You're gonna bring his soul back to the underworld.
Thanatos: I will!
Hades: That's all you need to do, do not talk to him and let his words get to you, got it?
Thanatos: Yep! I got this boss! :D
_Later_
Thanatos: *Does the exact opposite of what Hades said and T-poses above his victim until he gets noticed*
Hades: *sighs*
Persephone: Well, atleast he's doing his best...
Tbh my first thought was "well Sisyphus is clever, too bad Thanatos isn't..."
A version of the story I read has Thanatos take pity on him and _show_ him how he'd be chained up, only to be locked up. So, I guess Thanatos could be _less_ clever.
1:15 Hades looks so young next to Zeus and Poseidon
It's 'cause he doesn't have facial hair.
Isnt he the youngest of the three?
@@jakejutras2733
Yup.
Jake Jutras Depends. Zeus is technically the youngest if you go by order born, but everyone seems to count his siblings getting thrown up by Big Daddy C as a kind of “second birth”, so since Hades who’s actually the eldest born got swallowed first, he’s the last one to get chucked up, making him the youngest.
Greek mythology is fun
@@nathanrivera7827 And non sensical, how does a Titan remian big enough to hold every new born Olympian in his gulet, but still be small enough to have......you know what I just came up with a hilarious awsner so ill stop now XD
No Sisyphus, you absolutely *should* fear the reaper.
Yep
More like fear the reaper bosses
He shouldn't fear me, but my boss and his wife and the stuff that comes when screwing with me and Persephone. THAT BOX WAS UNCONFORTABLE AS FUCK I CAN TELL YOU.
@@thanatos5729 I bet
I love how you draw the gods. You manage to make them adorable and expressive, and still capture the essence of their domain. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your vids, this is one of my favorite channels and I always look forward to your uploads.
Now you mention it, Red is REALLY good at characterization like that
Wow. The game 'Hades' made Sisyphus so likeable, but he wasn't kidding when he said he was a bad person in life.
I like that little detail
I prefer to think that Sisyphus in Hades was punished for humiliating Zeus like he was in the version I read. His kingdom was going through a drought, so in exchange for a spring he told a local river god where his daughter (who'd been abducted by Zeus) was. The river god was so furious that he chased Zeus all the way back to Mount Olympus, who had Sisyphus killed in retaliation.
Hades the best greek god ever, literally
BabyBells231 He's the only one who's not much of an asshole
Eh, he's kind of a jerk too sometimes, but in a charming trickster kind of way, and he usually ends up providing recompense for the damages, which puts him well ahead of most of the other big names
BabyBells231 yeah he's the most chill the others should be more chill and not be assholes
Agreed. The only time he ever really doubled down on ruining someone's life like the other gods did basically every day, it was to Pirithous. Who totally deserved it. Red did a video on that already.
Of course, he made plenty of people very unhappy after they died, but that was literally his job.
A lot of them have lots of really jerkish moments but Hades, Hephestus and some other deities may do SOME bad stuff but it PALES in comparison they are generally nice. Actually, Hestia is one of the nicest greek gods. What is it with the letter H here???
My favorite interpretation of Sisyphus' punishment is that Hades promised to let Sisyphus return to life again if he can get the boulder to the top. It explains why he keeps doing it, even though he keeps failing: if he can just get it to work _one time_, he can cheat death once more.
I don't know if that's just one variation or if it's something I made up, but... it's interesting, I think.
Andrew Weber it is a variation. I got that one too
That's an AWESOME interpretation!
(although it's the first time I'm hearing of it)
It would explain why he keeps doing it. That was something I never really got. What would happen if he just didn't do his punishment? Presumably something worse, but I never heard anything about what that worse might be.
My guess is that flaming spears get shoved places, but since he's already dead, he just kinda suffers and occasionally gets jabbed with a few more until he goes back to pushing the rock. Of course, I have no evidence for this, but if I were the god of the underworld, that'd be my go to for lazy death cheaters. Of course, if that didn't work, I could tack on something a bit Promethean and have a fury burn and devour every inch of his skin over and over again, and if that didn't work, I'd take a cue from Tokyo Ghoul and add having his arms and legs getting infinitely ripped off to the mix, and if THAT didn't work... well... fuck dude, it's just a rock. Don't be such a little putto!
Andrew Weber I dunno... that punishment feels a little too hopeful to be a good punishment. The tone of "endless suffering" isn't quite there if he feels like he could succeed.
*Gods:* Punish Sisyphus by forcing him to push a boulder uphill.
*Sisyphus:* Realizes the meaninglessness of reality, reaches inner balance and begins to enjoy life as it is.
*Gods:* .....that's.....counterintuitive......
They could threaten Sisyphus with the idea that Hera would make a new punishment for him (since many of her punishments are very cruel and scary, that would make him continue the one he's on)
@@Shadow-Grimoire Sisyphus would counter with "Isn't Hera supposed to punish those unfaithful in marriage? I was always faithful to my wife, so her punishing me makes no sense."
there was actually a french philosopher (I forgot his name) that said exactly that. Sisyphus would be happy because life is about the journey, and his journey to put a rock at the top of a mountain will never end.
@@ofekcohen7147 Yeah, I think the whole thing was a reference to Albert Camus' _The Myth of Sisyphus_ which, along with most of his other works (my favorite is _The Plague_ you should absolutely check it out, it's f*cking gorgeous), is an exploration of the Absurdist school of thought. Absurdism being basically OP's comment and the opposite of nihilism: everything sucks ass, life is a coincidence and meaningless and ephemeral, so we should just do the best we can to help others and _create_ meaning through our relationship to the world around us.
Also Sisyphus totally has the biceps of Adonis by now. One must imagine Sisyphus jacked.
I'm convinced that Ares also rescued Thanatos because it reminded him of that one time he got captured by some schmucks so he felt empathy for once.
I headcanon them as besties
I love how you included Wonder Woman's theme when Aries came crashing in.
2:20
Ares: *WHERE’S MY HOME BOY THANATOS!!!!*
HERE
HOMIE I AM HERE TO SAVE YOU
I NEED HIM TO MAKE WAR FUN AGAIN
GOD WHAT IS THE SONG THERE
MY BRO HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED
In German language, we actually call something especially tedious, pointless or difficult a "Sisyphus Job" because of this story! Most often the word is used for sorting stuff or working with incredibly small, finicky things, but the main idea is "This is gonna take FOREVER and is way too difficult to begin with!"
In polish there is an idea of a Sisyphus job .
English has the word "Sysiphian" to describe this sort of thing. Not exactly common, though. I've only seen it written once or twice and only knew what it meant because of the story.
Sisyphean would be the more accurate term
Who would abuse Persephone's kind heart like that?! Rude!
People who want to live that who
Look the Hades & persephone video...what I mean is that in that video they show the dread persephone part.
@@juanpablosalazar4336 well just because people dread dying doesn't mean she was scary after you did.
@@zachjaeger6401 True.
@@juanpablosalazar4336 Well, as long as you didn't piss her off I think.
Dude
Red
I would pay actual money for a full version of the credits song on this one
I know, right?
Like, "shut up and take my money" already. XD
If she put out an album of all of her covers, I'd buy it
True. Her covers are top tier but I'd worry about copyright if I were her
Could someone tell me what the original song is?
@@nathanmccauley8216 (Don't Fear) The Reaper, by Blue Oyster Cult.
So how did Sisyphus think he was going stab people when he litterally trapped death itself inside a box? Good job Sisyphus, you managed to get on the bad side of the god of the underworld and also destroy your source of income at the same time. Not a great plan.
Maximus The Dude He's a king, they're not really known for only making money by killing guests, and the alternative was death .
he knew it was unsustainable so he wasnt concerned about that, also really? only source of income??? He's a king damnit!
Little known fact, Sysiphus's wife was the sister of his best friend Autolikus. They had a child together named Laertis, who ended up becoming king of Ithaca. Sysiphus was actually Odysseus grandfather.
@@G_Okr
That explains where Odysseus got his brains from.
I guess the last Gods you want to piss off are the ones who decide what happens to your soul when you die. Yeah, woops Sisyphus, you're screwed.
Thanatos is pissed, Hades is pissed, Persephone is pissed... the only thing Sisyphus could have done to make things worse is kick Cerberus on his way out of the underworld...
That would've just gotten him an even worse punishment
LOOK AT HADES!!!!! LOOK HOW CUTE HE IS!!!!!!! HE'S SUCH A BEAN, ALSO PERSEPHONE!!!! Jesus, those two are so adorable. FUN FACT, Hades and Persephone never cheated on each other (except this one time Zeus didn't really *give her a choice* but the daughter she ended up having, Hades just adopted)
Ace the Protector Hades is just the nicest guy in the world
Uh, Persephone did have this one myth where she kinda shared Adonis with Persephone and I think that might be cheating.
And also Hades loved Minthe who Persephone turned into a mint plant and Leukemia who got turned into a poplar tree.
Actually there are two versions of how Melinoe was created, one was Oral and has Hades as the father and the other Zeus. This happens so often when talking about Hades having kids, that there is a theory that some one just retconed the myths when writing them down. Another example is Zagreus, which is very funny giving context.
+Aidan Clark
The story of Minthe isn't like that, in one she's a nymph that thinks herself better than Persephone and tries to seduces Hades, this is what gets her killed. "She was dazzled by Hades and was about to seduce him had Queen Persephone not intervened and metamorphosed Minthe."
Also, given how the myth of Adonis goes it looks like when it says "share" it was more child custody and not lover, Aphrodite gave Persephone NEW BORN Adonis to look over and she refused to return him. (At this point Persephone wasn't referenced having a child of her own yet.)
Gabriella Drozdzowski oh, okay. I've never read those myths in that light. That's really interesting. (Though I do believe the Lueke story still holds up, but correct me if I'm wrong.
I like this myth because it shows that even if you succeed you don't necessarily win.
Thats only if you choose a battle you cant win. We always get you when you die
Cause it’s never a battle between he could win, one simple can’t win the gods who never die and literally represents aspects of the world.
As a Latin student, this series saves my ass on a regular basis.
bailey Wong I agree.
i would have killed for this both for my three years of Latin and semester of mythology.
bailey Wong Haha same.
My Latin teacher genuinely wonders how I know so much mythology as I'm only in my first year of it. It's literally just these videos
Wait,this greek mythology
One of the rare times Ares actually did a good job and got his boy Thanatos outta trouble.
Hades worrying about Thanatos is just cute for some reason XD
HAVE YOU SEEN MY SON!?!
He’s worried about losing his employee of the century
2:08 I love how distressed hades looks omg what a cinnamon roll
HAVE YOU SEEN MY FRIEND!?!
I'd like to recommend the story of Narcissisus for a future video
I second this recommendation'
Is it gay if you fall in love with yourself?
@Matt Dragoon No, then it is just narcissistic. :P
If anything that would be masturbation
That raises a bigger question, is masturbating while looking at a mirror like watching gay porn?
I like to think both Thanatos and Hades were mad but they also looked at this man straight in the eye and said _buddy we're not the ones you should be afraid off_ and from the distance you just hear Persephone's voice yelling his name in complete anger
I don’t picture yelling, just her looming silently, with an icy stare, like at 2:52.
I don't know why, but I realy liked the trailing effect of thanotoses eyes. It just looked so asum.
I'm watching this the same week a distant relative died.
Rest in peace, Madalyn.
I LOVE how you draw Hades, Persephone and Thanatos. Aaaahhhhh they all so cute AHHHHHH
Maybe this is why the Greek gods don’t straight up kill people in their stories.
Probably not, a lot of the Greek gods are just sadistic and extremely petty