Greek mythology’s greatest warrior - Iseult Gillespie

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Dig into the Greek myth of Achilles, and follow the infamous warrior during the Trojan War and see what leads to his downfall.
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Born to a sea nymph and a king, and trained by the legendary centaur Chiron, Achilles was a demigod destined for greatness. When Greece declared war on Troy, Achilles knew the war was written into his destiny. With horses born from the west wind and a spear wrought from a mountain peak, he readied himself for battle. Iseult Gillespie tells the tale of the infamous warrior and his heel.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Luis Torres, Mr. Flama.
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@luckydrawss День назад

can we jus take a minute to appreciate the aniimationnnn. its so good like the clay structures look great.

@idehenebenezer День назад

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@nikolamustac1156 День назад

We take the minute to appreciate the animations on every video bro..

@MysticLegendsUncovered Час назад

The editor is so awesome

@عبدالعزيزألأزرق-و5ي День назад

The animation is FLAWLESS !!!!!!

@ultimatebishoujo29 День назад

I know right?

@sevynsmanyart7242 День назад

True

@Earth-To-Zan День назад

mudhut

@idehenebenezer День назад

@@ultimatebishoujo29 To everyone in this chat, Jesus is calling you today. Come to him, repent from your sins, bear his cross and live the victorious life

@FICTIONALCHARACTER2 4 часа назад

it's really great

@albertrr3769 День назад

"In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun."

@Jude_Duarte5690 День назад

The Song of Achilles! I love that book!

@VivaLaVittoria 19 часов назад

Same!!!! I could read it again and again ❤

@dap9678 12 часов назад

❤❤❤❤❤

@mackerelmafia2898 День назад

And they were companions! *Oh my gods, they were companions*

@ultimatebishoujo29 День назад

Yassss!!!!

@charles___ День назад

did they mate ?

@Huhu0137 День назад

@@charles___their ashes surely mingled :’D

@tarsisisterval5964 День назад

First of all, historians DO NOT know if the Trojan War ever happened, and they are EVEN LESS sure that Achilles & Patroclus existed or were just mythical figures added to "enrich" the story. All we know about the Trojan War comes from the "Epic Cycle", a collection of epic poems that includes the "Iliad". In the "Epic Cycle" Achilles & Patroclus are just super good friends and Achille has a love interest in Briseis. 200 years after the "Iliad" was written we got the "Myrmidon", a theatrical play (from who i dont remember) where the death of Patrclus was described, and there the autor describes Achilles & Patroclus as lovers. Now, when the "Myrmidon" was written Greece homoeroticism was more tollerated, so we can assume that this depiction of Achilles & Patroclus is more reflective of the society of that time than the 2 characters themselves. Take from this what you want, i'm just trying to be historically accurate.

@conqueror_ofMILFs День назад

@@tarsisisterval5964 Thank you, was confused their for a second

@awesomehpt8938 День назад

Apparently Achilles looked exactly like Brad Pitt

@idehenebenezer День назад

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@tibiademon9157 День назад

@@idehenebenezer Thank you, my savior! I've never believed all my life but I was converted by a youtube comment! 🤪🤪

@ultimate_pleb День назад

@@tibiademon9157 do you think it's a bot?

@ultimate_pleb День назад

@@idehenebenezernice argument senator, why don't you back it up with a source?

@MikeListens-g6u День назад

Lmfao

@Indioprophecy81 День назад

This is probably the best and most beautiful animation I've ever seen on this channel. The animators did a very awesome job.

@AsianChapStick 17 часов назад

As a ‘Song of Achilles’ fanatic this video was as if my birthday came early. I read the book 3 years ago and it’s still one of my favorites. Funnily enough I was reading Circe just last night

@SirsasthNigam. День назад

0:29 @pinelopiliraki3660 Patroclus was a quite skilled fighter. He made the Trojans run back to their gates, killed several of their warriors and he seemed as he would have taken Hector down had Apollo not intervened and clouded his senses. He also had decent medical skills, all his comrades loved him because he was a sweetheart and he was probably the only man who treated Brisyes as a human being and not as a property. Brisyes only talks once in Iliad: when she saw Patroclus' corpse and started mourning him. All in all, Patroclus was more than a plot device and Achilles' boyfriend.

@jyusatsu День назад

Achilles' story is one of my favorite in the Greek literature. I remember we studied it in high school. The epic of Odysseus is also my fave. Great animation Ted-ed!

@larquefausse3623 День назад

The Odyssey was everybody's favorite!

@veryberry39 15 часов назад

All I remember from the story was that Achilles dragged Hector behind his chariot. High school was a long time ago for me, so up until fairly recently I've only ever had my teenage distaste for his act. Now that I'm older and know why it happened, I finally understand.

@debtanaysarkar9744 День назад

Nobody can match Iseult Gillespie's narration when it comes to when it comes to mythology

@Harambae613 23 часа назад

I agree. Odysseus did a great job with Books 9-12 of "The Odyssey."

@Kisamon 11 часов назад

Isseult Gillespie's the one who wrote the script. The Narrator is a different person: Susan Zimmerman.

@AMtothePM600 День назад

This is why we all love TED-Ed. Great animation as usual

@MayanQuetzal День назад

The visuals were FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! KEEP DOING THESE PLEASE!!!!!

@KnightsofGaming2016 День назад

0:35 and they were roommates

@eleanorrigby7897 День назад

Oh my God they were roommates!! 😳😂

@thundermarchmello9473 День назад

5:02 and they were tombmates 😭

@beemillo4741 День назад

⁠⁠@@thundermarchmello9473Oh my god they where tombmates 🥺😢😭

@herodotus945 День назад

Depending which source you read after Achilles died and went to Elysian fields he either married Medea, Iphigenia or Helen of Troy with whom he had a son.

@fraukevanderpas7884 День назад

Can Ted-Ed please make riddles again?! I miss them really😢

@Spacewizard9 17 часов назад

This might be the best animation I have seen from ted ed. I felt so immersed with the story while I watched this.

@squalltheonly 20 часов назад

This felt like a straight narration of the movie Troy. I can't believe that movie was so truthful to the lore. I love that movie.

@AshleyJarquin-x8g День назад

This was absolutely beautiful, the animation, the storytelling, it was just great.

@Ilhan111 День назад

Ah, the classic story of Achilles! Born to a sea nymph and a king, he was basically the ancient Greek equivalent of a celebrity with an influencer mom. Trained by Chiron, the centaur who probably had the best fitness program of the time, Achilles was primed for glory. When Greece declared war on Troy, he must have thought, “Great, just what I needed-another family reunion gone wrong!” Armed with west wind horses (because why ride regular ones?) and a spear forged from mountain magic, he was ready to flex his demigod muscles. And let’s not forget the infamous heel-proof that even the mightiest can have a bit of a soft spot, quite literally!

@CreatingFinancialFreedom 15 минут назад

Achilles’ journey from a demigod destined for greatness to a grief-stricken warrior is both tragic and compelling. This video beautifully captures the essence of his myth, highlighting the timeless themes of love, loss, and the relentless pursuit of destiny.

@benedictdelacruz5657 День назад

and historians says they were really good "friends"

@Dontbestupidlittleboy День назад

Historians Don't even believe in them

@gathianigathiani1760 День назад

Fr tho

@herodotus945 День назад

According to the Argonautica, after he died Achilles married Medea while Philostratus in his Heroica says Achilles married Helen of Troy.

@MatthewCYN15 День назад

Trojan War 🗡🛡 Greeks 🏺 -Agamemnon, Odysseus, Diomedes, Meneleus, Teucer, Ajax, Nestor, Neo, Achilles, Patrocles -Hera, Athena, Hephaestus, Hermes, Poseidon, Thetis Troy 🐎 -Priam, Hector, Paris, Hecuba, Cassandra, Helen -Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Leto, Zeus

@tonyatthebeach День назад

Technically the Iliad

@dorothywasrighttho5129 День назад

Honestly I would love to see a fighting game with this premice, I think i would main Ajax.

@MayanQuetzal День назад

You forgot about Arkantos for the greeks

@millennialmatt7 16 часов назад

And the so called God of War gets hit once and he cries and runs away.

@mayarejay5167 День назад

This was so beautifully animated and told, I like that the detail of him going on strike basically because of Agamemnon's selfishness and the part of him sitting with Hector's father, because he was reminded of his own father back home❤

@mcvange Час назад

This made me almost cry! The narration and visuals are so touching and powerful

@kennethadler7380 День назад

This animation is so beautiful

@Harambae613 23 часа назад

3:05 is the answer to the horrid question "What has Hector ever done to me?"

@dwyjukamia День назад

Song of Achilles get tagged in ted-ed video. I'm at peace.

@gracemangum День назад

We have truly been fed this day

@jamdc2000 День назад

The animation is amazing... speechless

@Paruppop 16 часов назад

i saw the title and i SCREECHED never have i been so excited for a ted ed videa release

@crispyein8601 День назад

OMG I LOVE IT WHEN TED ED DOES 3D ANIMATION! AMAZING CHOICE OF ANIMATOR!

@OwaisIN День назад

I Love Ted-ed ❤

@ultimatebishoujo29 День назад

Me too

@ProjectNOTOS День назад

This definitely reminds us to the video we made about ancient Olympics, very nice!

@js.sheng1122 7 часов назад

Thanks TED-Ed. Now I have to re-read The Song of Achilles and weep for the 113th time.

@vereli День назад

Iseult Gillespie with another banger

@alvinkoeswanto8622 День назад

Thetis, Achilles's mother, knew that her son would die in Trojan war. In order to protect her son, Achilles was sent to Skyros and disguised as a girl.

@tonyatthebeach День назад

Being trans before it was cool

@johnsuckher3037 День назад

why they didn't dress up Brad Pitt like girl?

@hazzmati 22 часа назад

@@tonyatthebeach that's not trans just dressing someone up. That's why it's called it a disguise you know?

@benitoharrycollmann132 День назад

Love your life, ladies and gents. No matter how hard it gets. As the shade of Achilles told Odysseus while in the underworld: "It is better to live as a serf, working your master's land, with not an item to your name, than to be king of all of the dead."

@aghaonyinye3124 12 часов назад

I don't regret watching this. This animation couldn't have come at a better time. Ted-ed must smell the Greek in the air ❤

@aoishichakravarti9714 День назад

next up make one on agamemnon and Odyseuss with this mind-breaking animation

@Treasureoflearning 18 часов назад

Iseult Gillespie's video about Achilles provides an insightful and captivating look into one of the most prominent characters in Greek mythology. With a combination of vivid imagery and easy-to-understand content, the video offers an engaging experience for viewers, particularly those who may be less familiar with characters from classical mythology.

@wanilsonmiranda3048 День назад

What SUPERB animation!! 🤩👏👏

@janakmachchhar3298 11 часов назад

Never more than now was this needed! A BIG THANK YOU TO TED-ED!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I am studying Classical Literature and constantly reading, re-reading Homer. This comes so at a perfect moment. May you prosper! And ofcourse, the ANIMATION is flawless! Great work!!!!! A BIG THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN!

@gudakoalter День назад

after his death, His achievements are recorded to the throne of heroes along with other heroes of history.

@delfinepanglolihasan14 День назад

YEAH... AND I LOVE THE PART WHERE HE JOIN ATALANTA AND QUEEN OF BABYLON TO DEFEAT THEIR ENEMY FRANKENSTEIN

@aimeepalmer3973 День назад

BEAUTIFUL animation!!!

@otakoimaro9551 День назад

The animation is sooooo goooooooooooood

@adamstephenson7518 16 часов назад

This was a good one

@Jonnybravo6742 День назад

I've loved this tale since i was a child. And this presentation is far too good for TED.

@adityaagrawal6998 День назад

Can you also start a series on Indian Gods and their tales?

@jaffysuspene2667 8 часов назад

Love the animation

@Kirnotsarg День назад

The similarities of Iliad with Mahabharat are uncanny. Achilles was like a combination of Karn and Duryodhan.

@Vivenk88 День назад

There's actually a lot of difference. Mahabharata is about a clan going into war (civil), and it's themes are different apart from the broad theme of war.

@samym1694 22 часа назад

Don't ever think of Achilles orientation because of his relationship with Patroclus, he had a son named "Neoptolemus" that looked closely resembles him

@lily_blackstone5686 9 часов назад

I always love the animation in the mythology vids but this one was definitely the most beautiful imo!! I remember I started reading the Iliad for Achilles, but now I'm struggling to finish it because Hector got me instead and I JUST KNOW I'M GONNA CRY AND CUSS OUT ACHILLES WHEN HE INEVITABLY DIES 😭😭

@GustavoSalazar-h5r 17 часов назад

Anybody disagrees? I remember _The Illiad_ reading and Achiles is not killed in that book by Paris, only does he organize a huge event: first a burial for Patroclus and then some kind of Olympiad, where a lot of warriors would compete for Patroclus's armour, after having killed Hector, whose burial closes the book

@juanritanjaya6254 День назад

This animation style might be the best yet

@sagegreenglass 21 час назад

SONG OF ACHILLES READERS WHERE YALL AT 😭😭😭

@nipolitayeng 10 часов назад

Present!✋

@mvtdeassis День назад

The animation on this one deserves an Oscar. Congratulations, OMG

@jacekrall5080 День назад

The best bromance in Greek history.

@lucy-jv5bc День назад

Achilles literally fought an entire army and a river dragged Hector's corps around all of Troy and requested for their ashes to be buried together certain historians: ah look brotherly love best bros

@clyntmedia 13 часов назад

In the book ‘Song of Achilles’ another part of Achilles’ prophecy was that he’d die after Hector’s death. And before the war, when they lived together, Patroclus asked Achilles to not kill Hector, to which Achilles replied “why would I kill him? what has he ever done to me?”

@shirodj 14 часов назад

My favorite one yet!

@paillette2010 День назад

1:05 your animator, AI or human, needs to figure out how a galloping or even a cantering horse runs. This is less "west wind" and more" "gimpy on the front right"

@SirsasthNigam. День назад

Greek legend : They were "Hetero life partners" Hollywood : they were cousins

@herodotus945 День назад

According to the Argonautica, after he died Achilles married Medea while Philostratus in his Heroica says Achilles married Helen of Troy.

@renanfcorrea День назад

beautiful animation!

@noturtypesry 23 часа назад

wasn't apollo a greek god? if so why did he not help achilles, patroclus and the others...

@Harambae613 23 часа назад

0:27 The narrator may say "companion," but the winking and the air quotes are audible.

@alexanderfelix9885 Час назад

The Song of Achilles on audio is amazing

@achilles2229 5 часов назад

"You sack of wine! Before my time is done i will look down at your corpse and smile."

@ChrisCacho-d8t 9 часов назад

Achilles and patrocclus had a very deep brotherhoodly love

@elle5799 13 часов назад

Animation is perfect.

@heardpatterned День назад

i love the animation style !!

@itacom2199 День назад

1:30 There's no way the actual Troy in the Bronze Age actually looked like that 😂😂😂

@millennialmatt7 16 часов назад

The Illiad really is underrated. I know everyone gets all gitty about the Odyssey, but there's a lot of drama, politics, and tragedy in the Illiad.

@lamwlw 18 часов назад

Styx [01:33]: Definition: A river in Greek mythology that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. Synonyms: None. Ambrosia [01:36]: Definition: The food or drink of the gods, conferring immortality. Synonyms: Nectar, divine sustenance.

@PardeepSingh-eu8zt День назад

As noted in the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, Patroclus was the offspring of Menoetius and Polymele. Following an incident in which Patroclus, in a fit of rage, took the life of a young boy, his father Menoetius entrusted him to Peleus, the father of Achilles. In the film Troy, the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is portrayed as that of cousins, grounded in this interpretation.

@zerubiszeus4687 День назад

Animation is top notch, but this is quite different from how the story goes in the Homeric poem.

@opwave79 21 час назад

Banger animation to accompany a banger story. I read The Iliad in college and admit I grew to like Paris, lol. Sorry Achilles!

@sml4813 День назад

Achilles clapped Patroclus and apollo got jealous. Apollo needs to find another man!!!! He killed his own lover not very long ago

@herodotus945 День назад

Apollo was angry because Achilles killed his son, Troilus.

@Harambae613 15 часов назад

@@sml4813 oh please, Patroclus topped. Plato said so.

@jovanmitrovic8619 День назад

The animation is crazy

@RoboticDragon Час назад

Your name is Iseult? Thats amazing.

@ecurewitz 2 часа назад

Amazing animation

@Aldo-ed8gl 14 часов назад

Great vid overall but it's missing a very important detail that would've been very easy to insert. You did say that his mother dipped him into the styx, holding him by his heel, which you show in the animation but do not mention that this is why his heel is vulnerable.

@matthewamyx8636 День назад

Yo, this is ya’ll’s best animation yet (and that’s saying something, as I love all the different art styles). I am a history instructor, and I use your videos all the time in class. Thank you all so much for this great resource. It clearly takes a lot of hard work and investment.

@NoName-hg6cc 13 часов назад

Agamemnon didn't just grow jealous, he lost Chryseis

@crispyein8601 День назад

It's a really nice choice to not show Achilles' face, it makes him a lot more of an ambiguous character!

@cartelcake910 День назад

0:03 Wow TED-Ed don't beat around the bush😰

@ninahouse1209 12 часов назад

Oh my god:))))thank you ted ed!!!! I here english from ted ed everyday and I have 9.0 ielts!!!!! I love you Thank you so much🥰🥰🥰🥰💝💘💋💋💋💋💌💗💗💓💓💞💞💕💕❣❤❤❤❤🧡🧡🧡💛💛💛💚💚💚💙💙💜💜🤎🤎🖤💯

@Jaggerbush День назад

Is this the face that launched a thousand ships? Oh Helen, make me immortal with a kiss... and I will wound Achilles in the heal... and return to you for another kiss.....

@rashika3219 11 часов назад

That's why it's called "Achilles Tendon"!!

@mysteriousdude280 19 часов назад

Just out of curiosity, the greeks had that pederasty situation especially between the mentor/trainer/teacher/elder and the mentee/trainee/student/youth. So Achilles did it with a half human half horse(the lower half was the horse part). No wonder the dude liked killing and wars, he was traumatized by men and horses😮

@joecab1 День назад

Beautiful -- story but especially animation. Wow

@TheBlueArmageddon День назад

Wow, Achilles and Pretoclus sure were good "friends" ;)

@noturtypesry 23 часа назад

only yesterday was I reading about the song of achilles and the illiad...since when did u start spying on me ted- ed?

@ikebeckman1074 15 часов назад

Ironic that Achilles strapped Hector to his chariot by passing a metal thong through his…Achilles tendons. Then Achilles gets shot and killed in the same spot

@whoskiana 9 часов назад

why was this video posted immediately after we had to do an analysis on the iliad in class😭😭

@blukmage19typeR День назад

Now we know the Achilles tendon (the muscle that connects the back leg to the heel) and the Achilles' heel (a term for 'weakness') got their names from. Note: Ἀχιλλεύς would sound like Akhilleýs which is nominative.

@pauljohndelapena6285 8 часов назад

The animation

@lol0ajo 3 часа назад

after hector took his armor. achilles' mother requested hephaestus to make a armor and shield for him

@linkandzelda6003 19 часов назад

"And he was a good friend" ~Obi-wan Kenobi

@NET1MHR2 14 часов назад

He was killed by a Paris’s arrow which hit the only weak part of his body: his ankle

@jun_bnb2474 22 часа назад

If only Paris was not *that* handsome If only he Nyx was invited to the party If only Helen was not *that* beautiful If only they didn't start a war--- To which thoughts is the whole point of this entire tragedy. Might as well rename Tragedy into Regrets 😭😭😭

@Echo81Rumple83 День назад

plz tell me this story was made into a shounen-ai manga of sorts, because that's one helluva tragedy story worthy of illustration and a required reading for AP or College History class.