The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler

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    Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power. While his violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods, it was Sisyphus’ reckless confidence that proved to be his downfall -- resulting in Zeus condemning him for all eternity. Alex Gendler shares the myth of Sisyphus.
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  • @TheGerkuman
    @TheGerkuman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8197

    An interesting note is that many of the tellings of the myth state that there's no-one there forcing Sisyphus to roll the boulder. He's choosing to do so out of pride. If he ever stops, the Gods win. So long as he keeps pushing, he'll never lose.

    • @damagedcanofbeans
      @damagedcanofbeans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1341

      An ego that matches the gods

    • @IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle
      @IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +799

      I also heard another version where although he's not forced, Sisyphus is told that if he can successfully roll the boulder up the hill, he would be allowed to leave the underworld

    • @emberhermin52
      @emberhermin52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      So is he really being tortured?

    • @gossipqueen1013
      @gossipqueen1013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +474

      @@emberhermin52 no by the of sisphus he has alot of pride and he's always shared to outsmart the gods. Him stopping is letting the gods win and even now. He's not being tortured at all but he's choosing to do it to prove a point to the gods. Like they said once he stops the gods win.

    • @yahiakoptan6943
      @yahiakoptan6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah that is the version I know as well

  • @medexamtoolscom
    @medexamtoolscom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3011

    My 11th grade English teacher misread it as "syphilis" long ago. That was one of the best memories from that year, him telling us all about the myth of syphilis.

    • @vickymason4393
      @vickymason4393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      And this kids is how you get syphilis 🤣🤣🤣

    • @MrCat-hu7ry
      @MrCat-hu7ry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Syphilis complained to Persephone that his wife makes fun of his pp.

    • @Potatochip-sw5ur
      @Potatochip-sw5ur ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You almost made me choke on my tea lol nice one

    • @zk-vd6uy
      @zk-vd6uy ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@Potatochip-sw5uroh I love Chai tea

    • @santini1224434
      @santini1224434 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ​@@zk-vd6uyWHAT DID YOU SAAAAAAY????? CHAI MEANS TEA BRO, YOURE SAYING TEA TEA

  • @digitalwire.
    @digitalwire. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8585

    lmfao, Zeus kidnapped somebody’s daughter, and when the father asks which direction she went, he chained him to the underworld??
    Wtf Zeus...

    • @TheHiroClaw123
      @TheHiroClaw123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +267

      bruh the king killed any guest that came to him

    • @ethea.1042
      @ethea.1042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1117

      @@TheHiroClaw123 And yet Zeus decided to punish him for the only good thing he did :P

    • @alxcalways2259
      @alxcalways2259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Cuz he’s the one that kidnap the daughter, what u expect? Lol

    • @TheHiroClaw123
      @TheHiroClaw123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +374

      sometimes, I'd like to think the only hero in these stories is the narrator

    • @BlackStar-oh9lp
      @BlackStar-oh9lp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      HiroClaw Lol sadly this is usually the case

  • @derrinerrow4369
    @derrinerrow4369 ปีที่แล้ว +3062

    I kinda like how in the game Hades, You can encounter Sisyphus taking a break from his punishment while the furies aren't watching. and have a quick chat, he's got a lot of muscle from rolling the boulder (which has a face and is named Bouldy) and he sees his eternal punishment as a great workout.

    • @lunarrity
      @lunarrity ปีที่แล้ว +183

      i love bouldy

    • @GamesbiteRtDL
      @GamesbiteRtDL ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Like in Rock of Ages 1 lol

    • @Hero_My_Beloved
      @Hero_My_Beloved ปีที่แล้ว +232

      One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
      We finally did.

    • @gieldeeben7613
      @gieldeeben7613 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Taking a break? No one forces him to roll the boulder. He doesn’t have to roll, he just does because his ego is too big and if he stops the gods win. Dudes just full of self pride

    • @invurret9533
      @invurret9533 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@gieldeeben7613 If Sisyphus just swallows his pride nothing is stopping him from just walking into Elysium, which is even dumber, because then HE would win by evading punishment.

  • @dearluciella5032
    @dearluciella5032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5620

    "Battle no longer fun"
    Sure, Ares... 😑

    • @froggdoggs8551
      @froggdoggs8551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      he likes the death and bloody murder part of battle

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      "Why they don't die!? WTF!" "Something might had happened to Thanatos"
      Hey, Thanatos chained would result child mortality btw

    • @sanstheskeleton679
      @sanstheskeleton679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @Jack Hubbard
      But if they never die, it's just a neverending stalemate

    • @sanstheskeleton679
      @sanstheskeleton679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Jack Hubbard
      I was actually talking about Ares' situation where there was basically no bloodshed
      I'm pretty sure even Khorne would be disappointed with battles like those

    • @fuwa1276
      @fuwa1276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sans the Skeleton An opponent that just doesn't dies no matter how much I try to kill them..... Yup, seems pretty boring and frustrating XD

  • @19MAD95
    @19MAD95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8906

    *Nobody dies*
    Ares: “Yo wtf?”

  • @TDIdialgagirl
    @TDIdialgagirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7850

    Mortals who 'angered' them = Some person who slightly bruised their fragile egoes

    • @hunterp913
      @hunterp913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +502

      He did yeet people off a mountain but whatever.

    • @JosephDeLosSantos-t3m
      @JosephDeLosSantos-t3m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hunter Parrott you mean throw

    • @boredfartless4221
      @boredfartless4221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Sisyphus was an a-hole because he was the big bad, and he was punished by those who were bigger and more powerful

    • @ecliptik8020
      @ecliptik8020 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hari Ng Norte no she meant Yeet, he yeeted them

    • @froggdoggs8551
      @froggdoggs8551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hari Ng Norte no he meant "yeet"

  • @Qreamey
    @Qreamey ปีที่แล้ว +6633

    Bruh imagine some guy just wants to learn about the myth of sisyphus and all of the comments are talking about flesh panopticons and murderous GoPros.

    • @lannguyenthi4776
      @lannguyenthi4776 ปีที่แล้ว +310

      The whole Greek mythology was already a fanfiction. So yeah, King Sisyphus got beheaded by Gabriel, locked up in a Flesh Pandemonium, turned into a Prime Soul and get killed by Blue Gopro

    • @lpmatthews7387
      @lpmatthews7387 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      @@lannguyenthi4776 "actually, I'm a nikkon"

    • @bellAa_akaPlusheen
      @bellAa_akaPlusheen ปีที่แล้ว +61

      'BEGONE'
      'KEEP EM COMING.'

    • @ohioanbutt_ticklingbandit
      @ohioanbutt_ticklingbandit ปีที่แล้ว +37

      ⁠@@lpmatthews7387 I identify as a nikkon, my pronouns are weapon/creature of steel

    • @teatimeboy3240
      @teatimeboy3240 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ?

  • @turtl3912
    @turtl3912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15725

    Zeus: *kidnaps someone which is obvs bad*
    Sisyphus: *helps the kidnapped person’s father in exchange for a spring*
    Zeus: *angryness noise*

    • @unosheem6210
      @unosheem6210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +578

      Trailers with no Movies they means kidnapping is bad not the nymph

    • @afaresfors
      @afaresfors 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      *A N G E R Y*

    • @nicodiangelo2040
      @nicodiangelo2040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      @@froggdoggs8551 no he meant that kidnapping was bad, not the nymph

    • @_Intrusive.Thoughts
      @_Intrusive.Thoughts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      wheezy boi kidding me

    • @josiahbroko8139
      @josiahbroko8139 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Frogg doggs bBahasnahja

  • @tankinator451
    @tankinator451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12145

    Sisyphus: Tricks some gods to avoid death, slightly bruising their egos.
    The gods: "Alright, you've earned yourself an eternity of torture"

    • @ozzyomega8674
      @ozzyomega8674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +723

      Yeah, the greek gods are jerks, but Sysyphus did deserved to be punish, the guy was a serial killer.

    • @ayrtonbarmecide4912
      @ayrtonbarmecide4912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Exact same as the Abrahamic god lol

    • @bladnik1
      @bladnik1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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    • @idontneedaname318
      @idontneedaname318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      in somw versions the main reason is cuz he killed visitors

    • @محمدالميلادي-ط5ر
      @محمدالميلادي-ط5ر 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ayrton Barmecide
      There is no abrahamic god there is allah and he is the one and truly god don’t talk about things you don’t understand

  • @TheGlowingBeansGuy
    @TheGlowingBeansGuy ปีที่แล้ว +204

    The 3 types of comments:
    -Old comments talking about the video
    -"One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy"
    -Ultrakill

    • @q54daa4
      @q54daa4 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      true...

    • @Taganoym
      @Taganoym 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me and the Birds.
      NO NIII NAAAAA
      DON DON SHEN DON DON, SHEN, DON DON SHEN DON DOOOOW DOOWI DON DON SHEN, DON DEN DEN, DON DEN DEN, DEN DON DEN DON DOOOON.

    • @mariotampipig
      @mariotampipig 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thy end is now! sorry wrong boss

  • @sciencewithproofgetrekt4511
    @sciencewithproofgetrekt4511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2079

    Thanotos: Gets chained up
    People who die in battle: *RESPAWN*

    • @satyajeetshira8189
      @satyajeetshira8189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I read, the wars weren't fun because no one was dying, so the gods interevened and freed thanatos. Wtf 🤣

    • @autismman6360
      @autismman6360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I mean how can they get to the main menu

    • @evanytgaming1986
      @evanytgaming1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@satyajeetshira8189 thats why war is a thing back in the days

    • @allftw2677
      @allftw2677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@evanytgaming1986 war is still a thing

    • @evanytgaming1986
      @evanytgaming1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@allftw2677 technically yes but its rare now

  • @VTPPGLVR
    @VTPPGLVR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1675

    When I was a kid (and after I learned about erosion,) I always wondered why Sisyphus couldn’t have spent part of the eternity chewing and consuming the rock and then just walking to the top of the mountain.

    • @emberhermin52
      @emberhermin52 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You were a weird kid

    • @chennancy8822
      @chennancy8822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Well, the point was to push the boulder up.

    • @Gusenichka925
      @Gusenichka925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +323

      @@chennancy8822 eat it up til its not heavy and push it up. Problem?

    • @Obzornor
      @Obzornor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      For me, i thought why couldnt he just bulked up

    • @rubyvergouwen
      @rubyvergouwen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      There's clearly some kind of magic preventing the boulder from reaching the top, so it would probably just cause Sisyphus himself to be unable to reach the top

  • @aadivrath2407
    @aadivrath2407 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4620

    *Fun Fact:*
    A Sisyphean Task is one that is extremely repetitive and has seemingly no end.
    _Making a bug free computer programme is a Sisyphean Task._

    • @lordsaladinns5973
      @lordsaladinns5973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Doing homework is also a
      Sisyphean task

    • @ZaxorVonSkyler
      @ZaxorVonSkyler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@lordsaladinns5973 Doing any work tbh.

    • @Subcosmos
      @Subcosmos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Socratic Seminar

    • @burboq
      @burboq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Fun Fact:
      A Sisyphean Task is one that is extremely repetitive and has seemingly no end
      Doing laundry is a Sisyphean Task.

    • @lordsaladinns5973
      @lordsaladinns5973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Another Sisyphean task is waking up at 3:00 AM to the god awful task of cleaning a pets “waste”

  • @koenvdk9486
    @koenvdk9486 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    I like Stephen fry’s telling, in which he implies that Sisiphus had a choice between the Elysium (haven of some sorts) or bring a boulder to the top of the mountain, and then he could be immortal and king of man. So Sisiphus chose the bring the boulder to the top of the mountain. What makes this interesting is that Sisiphus really thinks he can do this, and each time he fails he doesn’t care: he just keeps going thinking that, one day, he might just make it.
    It tells a tale about human never ending optimism, even when you might as well give up.

    • @hyperx72
      @hyperx72 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And in a funny coincidence, a modern game uses Sisyphus with the same voice actor as the narrator for Disco Elysium...

    • @vlcallmeprince-x6032
      @vlcallmeprince-x6032 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Indomitable human spirit

  • @adman4150
    @adman4150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10193

    "Who seduced his niece"
    *SWEET HOME ALABAMA*

    • @OliverOcelot29
      @OliverOcelot29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah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    • @bornstar481
      @bornstar481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      bruh moment bruh moment

    • @trannosaursrexrex8711
      @trannosaursrexrex8711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I’m coming home to you

    • @a3g1s84
      @a3g1s84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      **Where the skies are blue**

    • @ohsehun6470
      @ohsehun6470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      what are you doing uncle

  • @anonymouscausewhynot
    @anonymouscausewhynot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1256

    Ares: No one is dying! Battles are no fun...
    Everyone else: Wtf, Ares!?

    • @evanytgaming1986
      @evanytgaming1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      He also cried about it and athena helps him and comforts him lol

    • @Syphrilyn
      @Syphrilyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wdym he is the god of war. I mean all the gods were a holes

    • @Syphrilyn
      @Syphrilyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They didn't really have the brightest morals.

    • @treehugger0241
      @treehugger0241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      To be fair, if I was mortally wounded in battle I'd probably wish for death too, being in that much pain.

    • @markdaniel9657
      @markdaniel9657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      To be fair, it's not fun if there are no stakes to it

  • @christophermoltisantio
    @christophermoltisantio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1651

    "The key is imagining that Sisyphus is happy doing it."

    • @pandoratheclay
      @pandoratheclay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jim Power
      What?

    • @David-jn1gg
      @David-jn1gg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      He means that we should pretend that we should pretend we are happy in our endless search of truth and meaning

    • @colinguan7626
      @colinguan7626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      @@pandoratheclay "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy." -from Camus' essay.

    • @necromancer2367
      @necromancer2367 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      It's his workout routine. Just imagine the gainz 💪

    • @ysmii3486
      @ysmii3486 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@necromancer2367 lmfaooo

  • @bwalimniad
    @bwalimniad ปีที่แล้ว +1864

    Love the part where sissyphus says "I am the wait of the world, weapon".

    • @personname-fw9jq
      @personname-fw9jq ปีที่แล้ว +128

      this prison, to hold me?

    • @ashtern5675
      @ashtern5675 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      ⁠indeed, I have slept long enough.

    • @PolarityGraph
      @PolarityGraph ปีที่แล้ว +61

      The kingdom of heaven has long since forgotten my name, and I am EAGER to make them remember

    • @sillylikestodraw
      @sillylikestodraw ปีที่แล้ว +50

      ​@@PolarityGraphHowever, the blood of Minos stains your hands, and I must admit… I'm curious about your skills, Weapon.

    • @ToadCrabber
      @ToadCrabber ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@sillylikestodrawand so, before I tear down the cities and crush the armies of Heaven, you shall do as an appetizer.

  • @Jantonov1
    @Jantonov1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +801

    That was a really beautiful touch at the end. To have Sisyphus smiling to Zeus' shock. GIves me hope!

    • @thienchi1157
      @thienchi1157 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Way to go Jason

    • @ssahnkim1703
      @ssahnkim1703 ปีที่แล้ว

      didnt watch the vid yet but he knocked thanatos, god of peaceful death unconscious, and made work for hades, prob the second best major god there is, so he isnt great in my books
      i suppose we all have out opinions, haha

  • @tobias9790
    @tobias9790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12156

    Sisyphus was pretty much smarter than the gods, they just had more power.

    • @fuwa1276
      @fuwa1276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Tobias Samuel True lol this comment is underrated

    • @alfred0621
      @alfred0621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      Power is power

    • @specialise3305
      @specialise3305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@alfred0621 cersei huh?

    • @thecrownprince888
      @thecrownprince888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      @@specialise3305 man these ancient gods are quite funny tricked by a human lol

    • @specialise3305
      @specialise3305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@thecrownprince888 thats because these gods cant keep it in their pants😂

  • @enigmaedits1559
    @enigmaedits1559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    2:49 that backwards leaving bow was hilarious

    • @sakanablesakanable
      @sakanablesakanable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yeah! it reminds me of the british apologizing guy in Family Guy

    • @bobbadobidob9624
      @bobbadobidob9624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@sakanablesakanable it reminds me of amy awkwardly bowing down to holt after the painting incident

  • @beesechurger28
    @beesechurger28 ปีที่แล้ว +810

    Little did sisyphus know, he would be used in one of the most funny historical games of steam, using the one and only boulder he was pushing.

    • @touchgrass7129
      @touchgrass7129 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      YOU CAN'T ESCAPE

    • @r35ct12
      @r35ct12 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@touchgrass7129 BE GONE

    • @touchgrass7129
      @touchgrass7129 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@r35ct12 KEEP EM' COMING!

    • @r35ct12
      @r35ct12 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@touchgrass7129 DESTROY!

    • @user-vz8zu2xv6o
      @user-vz8zu2xv6o ปีที่แล้ว +27

      ​@@r35ct12 THIS WILL HURT...

  • @SciencewithKatie
    @SciencewithKatie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2546

    Learning about Greek mythology is my fav 💛🇬🇷

    • @yahyaarnaout3722
      @yahyaarnaout3722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THE MEANING OF LIFE!
      th-cam.com/video/7d16CpWp-ok/w-d-xo.html
      MUSLIM SPOKEN WORD | HD

    • @srijayr.9090
      @srijayr.9090 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Remeber ya from Pewdiepie Videos. Good videos

    • @marios6147
      @marios6147 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As a Greek i can confirm!

    • @gxashxg299
      @gxashxg299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I recommend reading persues mythology story and also medeas thay are my fav.

    • @ericcl5313
      @ericcl5313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow your channel has grown Katie! Good for you

  • @AMcGrath82
    @AMcGrath82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1897

    Thanks for this one! Seems awfully familiar in this day and age.

    • @realsandeep
      @realsandeep 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexander McGrath
      Did you watch the movie 'Triangle'? This is it.

    • @edwardkumarkenway1875
      @edwardkumarkenway1875 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@realsandeep humko vi thoda suggest kar de bhai movies

    • @watchmychannelorelse
      @watchmychannelorelse ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah ikr, i spend half of my day pushing rocks bro

  • @KnakuanaRka
    @KnakuanaRka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Minor error in that intro sentence: the “having an eagle eat one’s liver” punishment was for the Titan Prometheus, not a mortal.

    • @pinelasefa4995
      @pinelasefa4995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      K1naku5ana3R1ka no there was two of them after one mortal tried to kill Leto they punished him

  • @MrSMLEWeeb
    @MrSMLEWeeb ปีที่แล้ว +104

    *KEEP 'EM COMING!*

  • @noobass7610
    @noobass7610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    "One must imagine Sisyphus happy."- Albert Camus

    • @ironflazambat5815
      @ironflazambat5815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Pretty genius of him to write possibly his most important work and tie it into the ever-enduring Greek mythology, making his work more relevant than the original myth, yet almost always associated with it. Camus is the best.

    • @yehudatheodoros6547
      @yehudatheodoros6547 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ironflazambat5815 yeah that was a perfect move. That line with all his context is also so impactful to me and the myth helps with that

    • @endodic
      @endodic ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do I have permission to ruin this comment’s reply section?

    • @WMFM
      @WMFM ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One must imagine Sisyphus sweaty balls

  • @taulani7598
    @taulani7598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    thanatos: *captures sisyphus*
    sisyphus: i'm gonna do whats called a pro gamer move

    • @acssination8541
      @acssination8541 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This prison, to hold ME?

    • @Arandomguywhoisdumb
      @Arandomguywhoisdumb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A visitor? Indeed, I’ve slept long enough.

  • @die_lerche6292
    @die_lerche6292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    I really like the point that Sisyphus is the winner - even in his punishment - just because he KNOWS, that he can never finish his task and is kind of stuck in his punishment. In some strange mythological way he still is untouchable and immortal. And because he knows that the rock will always roll down, he can go after his task quite relaxed. Or stoic, to build a bridge to another great TEDed-video

    • @megawolfr1986
      @megawolfr1986 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I've just read that depending on translation, he isn't forced to roll the rock up the hill. Meaning that the gods give him an impossible task, and he chooses to keeping doing it just to spite them.

    • @themagiccookie2614
      @themagiccookie2614 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or lead an insurgency against the abrahamic heaven after gods dissapearence.

  • @smash7pontos179
    @smash7pontos179 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    You missed the part where he fights a blue sentient nikkon.

  • @livingtoaster
    @livingtoaster ปีที่แล้ว +96

    this is truly the world that was waited for.

    • @thanosbeatboxer3676
      @thanosbeatboxer3676 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ✍✍✍✍🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @MNHR-lover
      @MNHR-lover 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      All this eagerness was worth it!

    • @Manzz2
      @Manzz2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Really makes my depression stay GONE

    • @Arandomguywhoisdumb
      @Arandomguywhoisdumb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This will really DESTROY my sadness

  • @woetjehhindriks2735
    @woetjehhindriks2735 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Camus ended his essay on the Myth of Sisyphus with the following words:
    “The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”

    • @MasonOfLife
      @MasonOfLife ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wouldn’t be enough for me

  • @hollow_w33n
    @hollow_w33n ปีที่แล้ว +674

    you forgot the part where sisyphus fought and lost to a camera armed with spare change

    • @hydrochloricacid7927
      @hydrochloricacid7927 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Certified Panopticon moment

    • @thebaseandtriflingcreature174
      @thebaseandtriflingcreature174 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Surprised there was no mention of the angel Gabriel being the divorce lawyer between Sisyphus’ head and Sisyphus’ body

    • @Sandvich592
      @Sandvich592 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Least powerful coin-wielding nikon

    • @IluvTama
      @IluvTama ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Got beat up by a living gopro💀💀💀💀

    • @orang63
      @orang63 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Man I feel like he got +ENRAGED from that

  • @fabianprocruzpeo8289
    @fabianprocruzpeo8289 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    "Ah, a visitor, indeed. Ive sleep long enough" -sisyphus

    • @Vyxar1717
      @Vyxar1717 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The kingdom of heaven has long since forgotten my name

    • @fabianprocruzpeo8289
      @fabianprocruzpeo8289 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Vyxar1717 and I am EAGER to make them remember.

    • @bloodArcher
      @bloodArcher ปีที่แล้ว +14

      However the blood of Minos state your hands imus admin i'm curious about your skill! Weapon!?

    • @fabianprocruzpeo8289
      @fabianprocruzpeo8289 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And so, before I tear down the cities, and crush the armies of Heaven... you, shall do as an appetizer

    • @bridanthegamer7746
      @bridanthegamer7746 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come forth child of Man…And DIE!

  • @gustialt
    @gustialt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    I just finished Henry VIII and now new video. I'm blessed

    • @neamtu7067
      @neamtu7067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Going through videos just like Henry changing his wives amirite?

    • @TheFerretofEarth
      @TheFerretofEarth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m the 400th likes

  • @uzairakram899
    @uzairakram899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    1:07 sounds like "carrying her away in the form of a massive e-girl"

    • @lightlysal
      @lightlysal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Even better

    • @ijustwanttits7712
      @ijustwanttits7712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Uzair Akram the thought of the all powerful god zeus as an EGIRL IS S E N D I N G ME

    • @erick7448
      @erick7448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahahahahahahahaahahahahaa lmfao

    • @lokiofassgard1633
      @lokiofassgard1633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thicc

    • @eavyeavy2864
      @eavyeavy2864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Simp mind

  • @BreastCancerAwareness420
    @BreastCancerAwareness420 ปีที่แล้ว +7791

    One must imagine Sisyphus being explained in a Ted Talk.

    • @Human_traain
      @Human_traain ปีที่แล้ว +88

      You scared me

    • @mrblue7020
      @mrblue7020 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      If I was Sisyphus I would just break boulder into smaller pieces.

    • @Frummy_fruits
      @Frummy_fruits ปีที่แล้ว +65

      ​@@mrblue7020Bro thinks humans can just punch a giant boulder into pieces

    • @aninstrument2803
      @aninstrument2803 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@Frummy_fruitsI mean he's pushing it up a mountain

    • @Frummy_fruits
      @Frummy_fruits ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@aninstrument2803 push is okay but thinking we can just do some anime style punches to break a giant rock is wild

  • @Cahrssomething
    @Cahrssomething ปีที่แล้ว +566

    I love this video so much, it’s the *prime* of entertainment on TH-cam, it’s frees me of my guilt and sadness and makes me ask why this mortal *prison holds me* . Whenever this video *visits* my recommended i *indeed* click on it. I can’t *sleep long enough* without this video. It makes me ascend to the *kingdom of heaven* and makes me *forget my name* . And I never *remember* it, no matter how *eager* I am. Whenever I see this my *blood starts staining my hands* . And I become *curious about my skills* , even if I’m a mere *weapon* . It makes me question if I can *tear down cities* and *crush heavenly armies* . This video always does as an amazing *appetizer* to those questions. Even though I am a *child of man* this video makes me see past the times when I *die* . Whenever I watch this video I see the answers to the greatest questions of man and I go *”yes, that’s it!”* . All my greatest problems are *gone* as I *destroy* them. No matter how much *this will hurt* when I watch this video I *can’t escape* that feeling. This video is still so great I want it to always *keep ‘em coming* and even when I fail I pat myself on the back and say *nice try* . And when this video ends I always say *so ends the times of this video* , *a fitting end, to a video definied by futile struggle* , *it’s runtime doomed from the start* , *and I don’t regret a second of it* . Then I *manically laugh* , thank you Ted-Ed, and thank you *Sisyphus* .

    • @genokugel
      @genokugel ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Based comment

    • @Michaelqwerp
      @Michaelqwerp ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Hardest comment in the comment section

    • @genokugel
      @genokugel ปีที่แล้ว +37

      FR this comment goes as hard as Sisyphus' boulder

    • @n0kla
      @n0kla ปีที่แล้ว +38

      this deserves to be a copypasta

    • @jozco_158
      @jozco_158 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i agree

  • @coolman5268
    @coolman5268 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    basically what zeus told to sisyphus was: *YOU CANT ESCAPE* and *BE GONE*

    • @aestronom1920
      @aestronom1920 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      DESTROY

    • @Weebabuu
      @Weebabuu 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES!!! THATS IT!!!

    • @Arandomguywhoisdumb
      @Arandomguywhoisdumb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      THIS WILL -HURT- BURP

  • @mohammedrumaan2704
    @mohammedrumaan2704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    I absolutely love this playlist.
    Hoping for new episode soon.
    Keep it up TED Ed.

  • @justzack641
    @justzack641 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This video?
    To hold my attention?
    Yes, that's it.

    • @ultrite2696
      @ultrite2696 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      A viewer? Indeed, I have been rendering long enough.

    • @PunishingBirb
      @PunishingBirb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The algorithm of TH-cam has long since forgotten my content, and i am EAGER to make them remember.

  • @hayley6094
    @hayley6094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    In one version of the story, Sisyphus escapes death with his second attempt (because Thanatos is too scared to collect him again) so he lives a long life. But of course, he eventually dies of old age and goes to the Underworld anyway. This version emphasizes that even if you do escape the gods for a little while, you'll never be able to do it forever.

  • @lordcypher5889
    @lordcypher5889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I would like it to be known, Thanatos was tricked simply because he was a nice guy and wanted to help out. (He’s always seen as a good god and his touch of death was actually said to be very comforting)

    • @freshrimp9013
      @freshrimp9013 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeh, Thanatos just a pretty cool dude, now the Keres on the other hand lol

  • @symetriam6211
    @symetriam6211 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    This prison..
    to hold..
    ME?

    • @lolkekchebureck3324
      @lolkekchebureck3324 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      A visitor? Hmm... Indeed.

    • @touchgrass7129
      @touchgrass7129 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lolkekchebureck3324 The kingdom of Heaven has long since forgotten my name, and I am eager to make them remember!

    • @user-hi3cw6vc9j
      @user-hi3cw6vc9j ปีที่แล้ว +9

      BE GONE

    • @EurobeatXIII
      @EurobeatXIII ปีที่แล้ว +17

      However, the blood of Minos stains your hands, and I must admit, I'm curious about your skills, Weapon.

    • @joshuagrahammoment4646
      @joshuagrahammoment4646 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And so, before I tear down the cities, and crush the armies of heaven, you shall do as an appetizer.

  • @EmberOldAccount
    @EmberOldAccount ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "You can't escape!"

  • @cringe_crimson9469
    @cringe_crimson9469 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    you forgot the part where he fought a camera with a revolver and 10 cents

  • @helloimme9198
    @helloimme9198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    1:48
    Thanatos: I should have gone for the head

    • @itzraintoggle6947
      @itzraintoggle6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1:52 ? Or was that the actuall number you were talking about?

  • @hambur69
    @hambur69 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    And he never regret a SECOND OF it!

    • @ultrite2696
      @ultrite2696 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Manic laughter

  • @Hammerman305
    @Hammerman305 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    ULTRAKILL fans when they see one of the real versions of the games characters.

    • @ultrite2696
      @ultrite2696 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Like jojo fans when they discover tarot cards

    • @captainnomekop5056
      @captainnomekop5056 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ultrite2696as both a Jojo fan and an ultrakill fan I must say I really didn’t expect to be looking into so much music, gods, ideas, and all manner of things because of haha funny reference.

  • @onemorebreak4792
    @onemorebreak4792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Fun fact; Some say that when Orpheus went to the underworld he was playing such sweet melody with his lyre that made all the god's punishments stop for the seconds he was passing by. One of them was the Sisyphus punishment.

    • @hedgehogsx2396
      @hedgehogsx2396 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Do you think he was already close to the top when Orpheus came by, then with one last second push, Sisyphus got it to the top at last?

    • @ThisIsArty
      @ThisIsArty 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i like to imagine that sisyphus simply kept rolling the boulder regardless

  • @mikekelly9668
    @mikekelly9668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    For the longest time I pitied this character because of his punishment, but now I’m realizing he was a bit of a terrible king.

    • @karpathian_slaw7928
      @karpathian_slaw7928 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Mike Kelly whilst this is very true it's not like the Greek gods were exactly paragon of righteous behaviour. Zeus literally punished sisyphus because he told the father of the girl he had abducted where he had taken her.

    • @emilydchen
      @emilydchen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A bit huh...

  • @ps3_335
    @ps3_335 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "This prison... to hold... ME?"

    • @Arandomguywhoisdumb
      @Arandomguywhoisdumb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      “A visitor? Indeed. I have slept long enough”

  • @DubTurd
    @DubTurd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    One must imagine Sisyphus happy. - Albert Camus
    Edit: Frankl's book is my favourite book on existentialism. It's message is written clearly and concretely, opposed to Camus' very very abstract way of writing, although Camus didn't consider his essay as an 'existentialist work'.

    • @RashidMBey
      @RashidMBey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for introducing me to someone. I never encountered Frankl before. 💙💙💙

    • @DubTurd
      @DubTurd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@RashidMBey Actually he is introduced at the end of the video! That's why I compared his work to that of Camus' ;)

    • @KruzerOak
      @KruzerOak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Man, Camus is such a great philosopher.

    • @TuanNguyen-ko9wz
      @TuanNguyen-ko9wz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Camus didn't even consider himself a philosopher. More like a cool writer.

    • @KruzerOak
      @KruzerOak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TuanNguyen-ko9wz Yeah, that's true, but nevertheless he is considered a key philosopher in absurdism.

  • @cornshielda
    @cornshielda ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Sisyphus was truly in his *prime* but not in a good way. Even though his punishment was bad, he was always a *child of man* . i would never thought of the gods just going " *begone* " and *destroy* him and his hopes like that. If someone were to wait for Sisyphus to be done it would be *the wait of the world* .

    • @basil_gamin
      @basil_gamin ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I’m not gonna sugarcoat it -F

    • @aestronom1920
      @aestronom1920 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@someonedotexehowever, the blood of minos stains your hands, and i am curious about your skills, weapon.

  • @JeffJonesEthx
    @JeffJonesEthx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Mans Search for Meaning was a life-changing book for me. It is very clever to offer it as a source of direction after putting forth the assertion that all of life is ultimately meaningless.

  • @domonkosrevay9423
    @domonkosrevay9423 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    "KEEP 'EM COMING"

  • @SGT_Squid_Dog
    @SGT_Squid_Dog ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "And thus concludes the life and times of King Sisyphus. A fitting end to an existence defined by futile struggle, doomed from the very start. And I don't regret a second of it."
    -Sisyphus, 2023

    • @alpine8590
      @alpine8590 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      One of the only comments that manages to balance the serious with the story of a vampiric blue camera

  • @penguinchess
    @penguinchess ปีที่แล้ว +17

    2:32 him creating a ball for Cerberus was surprisingly wholesome :)

  • @zaneplayx3176
    @zaneplayx3176 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    one must imagine sisyphus happy

  • @lolkekchebureck3324
    @lolkekchebureck3324 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Ultrakill REFERENCE WTFFFFF

  • @scyllajk2757
    @scyllajk2757 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "One must imagine Sisyphus happy."

  • @civilsecuritylite12054
    @civilsecuritylite12054 5 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    This guy escaped death more times than Kratos ever did.

    • @kleozane2781
      @kleozane2781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Civil Security Lite 12054 Death escapes from Kratos

    • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
      @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kleozane2781 It is not Kratos who escaped death it was death that tried to escape Kratos

  • @PlayerCarter.
    @PlayerCarter. ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The only ones declaring Sisyphus' task as futilely eternal are the very gods he had already proven wrong multiple times before. He persists because he finds his task not only possible but probable. This also relates to the human condition because the very theme of our existence is overcoming perceived limits, ask a medieval peasant to land on the moon and they'll deem it impossible, just as if you asked a modern physicist to outpace light. Our very existence is a glowing reminder that the limits we give ourselves are more probably surmountable than insurmountable, so we push on for it is all we truly find security in doing.

    • @MasonOfLife
      @MasonOfLife ปีที่แล้ว +3

      For a medieval peasant, trying to go to the moon would be futile tho

    • @requiem6465
      @requiem6465 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MasonOfLife😮

  • @bigmannn2443
    @bigmannn2443 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    It's truly unbelievable how Ultrakill became so popular that they based an entire myth off of one of the bosses.

  • @jfgamer76
    @jfgamer76 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    oh... a visitor

  • @nabasree
    @nabasree 5 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Ted ed your videos are really informative and interesting especially the graphics❤

    • @watchingkungfupanda2291
      @watchingkungfupanda2291 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And also the narration.

    • @christophermercaldi8616
      @christophermercaldi8616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sry but your*

    • @nabasree
      @nabasree 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanh Vo Typing mistake🙄

    • @nabasree
      @nabasree 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanh Vo thanks otherwise I wouldn't have seen this😊

    • @seko0629
      @seko0629 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Info + graphics =The infographics show

  • @Cat-gm1gh
    @Cat-gm1gh ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Woah, it's the guy from ULTRAKILL!

  • @arg.
    @arg. ปีที่แล้ว +15

    one must imagine sisyphus ballin'

  • @decommissionedunitnanotech2265
    @decommissionedunitnanotech2265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Thanatos: I'm going to imprison you
    Sisyphus: *Uno Revers-*
    Thanatos: I don't think that would be necessary

  • @kasaimajor-browne7200
    @kasaimajor-browne7200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Who's here from Quadeca's new masterpiece of a song??

    • @testing_something
      @testing_something 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yessirski

    • @RakaTamaVR
      @RakaTamaVR 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      so quadeca is sisyphus, ksi is ares...would be cool if other youtube artist join in and make a whole lore out of it

    • @Dexterity_Boost
      @Dexterity_Boost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

  • @quinnmaster504
    @quinnmaster504 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    And then he went on to wage war agianst heaven, causing him to die via decapitation. His soul was trapped within a fleshy panopticon, where it would lie until a blue GoPro showed up, waking Sisyphus's soul from its slumber. Said GoPro proceeds to absolutely demolish Sisyphus's soul via the use of loose change and sawblades.

    • @dabbingraccoons6416
      @dabbingraccoons6416 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Truly a blue gopro moment

    • @silverius678
      @silverius678 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      imagine how confused a non-ultrakill fan is when he reads this

    • @detomnz2024
      @detomnz2024 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and sisyphus was happy because of it and then dies

  • @DOG_EATER_1887
    @DOG_EATER_1887 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I can imagine some guy who doesn't know ultrakill just reading all these comments and thinking "wtf?"

    • @Tanzim12
      @Tanzim12 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And yes I am that guy and no I am not thinking that, I am thinking they're just some video gamer nerd

    • @Gusenichka925
      @Gusenichka925 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Tanzim12you are not charismatic or cool😔

  • @nathanchapin8445
    @nathanchapin8445 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    There was this story about Sisyphus that I heard somewhere but I forgot where. Anyway here it is:
    So one day Sisyphus just walks up to hades and asks to leave, now obviously hades wasn’t going to let him leave. But as he was telling Sisyphus this he realized Sisyphus was absolutely shredded and could fold hades like a piece of paper, so hades lets him go.
    He then walks right up to mount Olympus, grabs the gates bars, pulls it open like warm butter and walks right in.
    So eventually Sisyphus got the final laugh.

  • @amhumanperson3592
    @amhumanperson3592 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One must imagine Sisyphus happy..

  • @edwardgage7041
    @edwardgage7041 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Getting this recommended after listening to WAR from Ultrakill is worrying me.

  • @Minos-gaming______dylanjam5737
    @Minos-gaming______dylanjam5737 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    THIS PRISON TO HOLD ME

  • @theenglishnerd9047
    @theenglishnerd9047 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    Ultrakill moment

  • @Acor3pl
    @Acor3pl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    In a version that I know he wasn't punished, rather he had been tricked into punishing himself, he had chosen the option from two presented by gods who told him that they are amused by the skills that allowed him to trick death twice. He was offered either to die in honour - join Elysium - or to fight for immortality. If he would ever roll the boulder to the top he would be able to reach a hole in the ceiling and leave the underworld, but he could choose only once and never rest - the rules he knew in advance from making a decision. He had chosen the boulder as he considered Elysium a boring place.

    • @acedragon1456
      @acedragon1456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ironically enough those that made it to Elysium could chose to have their memories wiped by the River Lethe and be born again, so he had the option to be reborn but was so attached to staying as was he chose the boulder in Tartarus instead.

  • @Qreamey
    @Qreamey ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am so happy to see all of the ultrakill comments

  • @Taridon
    @Taridon ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Good thing V1 killed his prime

  • @genokugel
    @genokugel ปีที่แล้ว +61

    THIS PRISON... TO HOLD ME?!

    • @espoff6045
      @espoff6045 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A visitor! Indeed, I have slept long enough.

    • @FritzLeAngel
      @FritzLeAngel ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@espoff6045The kingdom kf heaven has long since forgotten my name... And i am *_EAGER_* to make them remember.

    • @dunerite7064
      @dunerite7064 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FritzLeAngelHowever… The blood of Minos stains your hands, and I must admit… I am curious about your skills, Weapon…

    • @AverageCharcoal
      @AverageCharcoal ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dunerite7064And so, before I tear down the cities and crush the armies of heaven..

    • @Shad_Amon
      @Shad_Amon ปีที่แล้ว

      You shall do as an appetiser.....come forth child of man

  • @SnowRose-wn6gj
    @SnowRose-wn6gj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Mortals: making gods angry
    Gods: Now you may live in torture the rest of eternity
    Hercules: *Shooting at the sun*
    Sun god: Now you may use my carriage
    Me: WTF GODS?

    • @stevendebont1975
      @stevendebont1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      it was more like a sun titan, apollo was to lazy to drive the sun

    • @HarshDude126
      @HarshDude126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hercules was a god himself, so he got a pass.

    • @MarcTelang
      @MarcTelang ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HarshDude126Didn't he only become a god after his death?

  • @kristoffer2250
    @kristoffer2250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    4:30 "one must imagine Sisyphus happy"

    • @foolishness9020
      @foolishness9020 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can't believe a 2018 comment would predict this event

    • @Danaeme
      @Danaeme ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro is time traveler

    • @masterkasidit2
      @masterkasidit2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HOW DID YOU KNOW

    • @Stickman_Productions
      @Stickman_Productions ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's a quote from 1942

    • @NoNameforreal
      @NoNameforreal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello world *2024 will be very bad year but keep an eye on vietnam*

  • @Skarathorn
    @Skarathorn ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A visitor? Mmm... Indeed. I have slept long enough. The kingdom of heaven has long since forgotten my name, and I am eager to make them remember. However, the blood of Minos stains your hands, and I must admit, I'm curious about your skills.

  • @pufferfishnuggets789
    @pufferfishnuggets789 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Oh my God, it's the guy from Ultrakill! The Coin Tossing Blue GoPro solos ❤

  • @thanoscarthanoscar219
    @thanoscarthanoscar219 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I don’t remember where I read this, but I like to think Sisyphus takes a handful of a mountain with him every time he gets closer to the top, and brings it to the base. Until one day, the mountain will be but a simple hill to roll the boulder across, outsmarting the gods one last time.

  • @pc_gamer2231
    @pc_gamer2231 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One must imagine sisyphus at his prime

  • @hommee
    @hommee หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The most important and beautiful point of this story is that everytime he pushed the boulder to the top it rolled back down. On the wall back down the mountain he took in the view of nature and found peace in the relaxing journey down. You can find joy and peace in most anything.

  • @Mint_P_Cane
    @Mint_P_Cane ปีที่แล้ว +11

    sisyphus vs v1 who wins

  • @ВикторМальков-е8н
    @ВикторМальков-е8н ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One must imagine Sysiphus happy

  • @KiiXii
    @KiiXii ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This boulder… to hold… ME?

  • @2.4TrillionLocusts
    @2.4TrillionLocusts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

  • @alwinwinter1645
    @alwinwinter1645 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I like the idea of Sisyphus being happy, as well as hopeful. Because he knows more than anyone else. If he rolled the boulder up the mountain 100 times, he knows more than someone who rolled it up 99 times

    • @Marcsovncs
      @Marcsovncs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What

  • @ethboom.
    @ethboom. ปีที่แล้ว +13

    wait this isnt ultrakill?

  • @dancercoffin6868
    @dancercoffin6868 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "keep em coming!"

  • @nazrullaxonovsaidazamxon8465
    @nazrullaxonovsaidazamxon8465 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One must imagine sisyphus oiled up

  • @spookyboi6219
    @spookyboi6219 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    That end quote took away my existential depression. Truly amazing video. Thank you.

  • @theswag9477
    @theswag9477 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ultrakill anyone?

  • @BenjaminUltrakill
    @BenjaminUltrakill ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I loved when Sisyphus said let’s rock! Then proceeded to threw his giant boulder at V1

    • @EarthOrc21261
      @EarthOrc21261 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A visitor... Mmmm... Indeed.

    • @VergilDarkslayer
      @VergilDarkslayer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@EarthOrc21261 i have slept long enough

    • @platypus_kanibal
      @platypus_kanibal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@VergilDarkslayer The kingdom of Heaven has long since forgotten my name

    • @VergilDarkslayer
      @VergilDarkslayer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@platypus_kanibal and i am EAGER to make em remember

    • @platypus_kanibal
      @platypus_kanibal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VergilDarkslayer However, the blood of Minos stains your hands