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Classics Summarized: The Iliad

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i didn't cry for three hours after reading the song of achilles to be told by historians that achilles and patroclus were straight
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Aphrodite is the tumblr fan girl who doesn’t stop shipping characters with absolutely nothing in common beside being hot,
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Apollo: "Step off kid some of us gods are sturdier than aphrodite." Also Apollo: Gets chased by Achilles because Achilles feels like it.
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Achilles: Hey how you doing well I’m doing just fine Patroclus: dies Achilles: i lied I’m dying inside
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Zeus: I love all my children equally. Athena, Heracles, Perseus... (looking at smudged writing on hand) Arse...
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The whole Greek army shares one brain cell Odysseus and Diomedes share it for most of the time
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Troy Story flashes to Trojan Horse You've got some men in me.
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Someone: Gen Z is the gayest generation Me, equipped with the knowledge this video provided: You fool
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so now Ares hurts on the outside ANd the inside Same
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I love how Odysseus’ headband is always flowing in the wind even when he is in doors
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3:56 I love that Dionysus is just passed out drunk on the floor. Also you should make chibi Olympian plushies. I'd buy one.
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"all the best heroes have ADD" see also: Percy Jackson
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Something I can see Achilles doing: Whaddup guys it's Achilles and today we're going to talk about why you shouldn't let your boyfriend wear your clothes!
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(To the tune of Stay Alive from Hamilton) Patrolcus: Then I'll do it...Achilles you're the closest friend I've got... Achilles: Patrolcus, do not throw away your shot...
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....how could you...
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Cuz I'm a lil evil lol
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okokokok... this hurt
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this is perfect but the pain
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Oh.. I felt that pain
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*Sees a video of the Iliad (Ιλιάς) by a barbarian foreigner that is actually decent and summarises everything in 12 minutes* As a Greek, I approve 👍.
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Athena: You know, we could probably solve this in 5 minutes by telling them this was Aphrodite doing her ships again. Ares: Where's the fun in that?!!
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The entire story is just a bunch of people who abuse their admin powers
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1:56 “And refuses to come out for anything” Years later: We’ll I’m a big gay and I’m coming out as the biggest gay in the world.
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Zeus: "It's great to spend time with my family! Hera, Athena, Perseus, Heracles!, Archie" Ares: It's ARES Zeus: "Yeah yeah that's what I meant"
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9:29-9:43 I proudly ship Achilles x Patroclus.
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I mean, if you actually read a direct translation.... ''But now you lie here torn before me, and my heart goes starved/ for meat and drink, though they are here beside me, by reason/ of longing for you. There is nothing worse than this I could suffer…'' - Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus (The Iliad, Homer) Idk, it’s up to you if you ship it or not, but there are a ton of examples that allude to their relationship being very deep, if not romantic.
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@Some Dork Rambo cried when his friends died..
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hornswoggle lover39 he had their ashes mixed together to they would never be apart... I mean, that doesn’t seem very straight to me...
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@Paige Tokay They slept with women. How is that not straight? What gays sleep with women?
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hornswoggle lover39, bisexuals? Many myths show bisexuality. Look at Apollo, or almost all of the gods for that matter! Bisexual relations were common in Greece, at that time.
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@Paige Tokay yes but Achilles and Patroclus are not part of that. And it wasnt really the same. Both were masculinein the greek relashionships not 'im the woman in the relashionship' and stuff. Although Pedastry was something else..
hornswoggle lover39 Achilles is often described as clean shaven and young looking, while Patroclus was described as having a beard. Also, though it was less common, two adult men in Greece could still have a functioning relationship.
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@Paige Tokay Ok thats not debatable, we know it was publicly shameful to not comply with gender roles. The homosexuality was a product of misogyny in Greece. Achilles may be clean shaven, but nothing he does in mythology suggests he was feminine.
"Hetero life partners" Didn't Patroclus give Achilles a handy on at least 2 seperate occasions?
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“Agammemnon Is injured.” HA. Nice.
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I don’t like how red portrayed him in this video. Sure, agammemnon is arrogant and unfaithful to his wife, but he fights in the battlefield and he is no where near as evil as he portrayed in the movie troy. He and aquiles even have a reconciliation scene after Aquiles “boyfriend”
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@Francisco MM Was he unfaithful though? It says he didnt do anything.
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@Francisco MM Yeah, but if he wasn't such a jerk and accepted the riches in substitute of Chryseis, the plagues wouldn't have been called on, Achilles would have still had Briseus and wouldn't just not fight, Patroclus would still have lived and then it'd be a easier win.
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@hornswoggle lover39 Remember that girl, Chryseis, the daughter of the priest of Apollo, who Agamemnon refused to give up? Why do you think that was? Also, even if he wasn't unfaithful with Chryseis; he definitely was with Cassandra, and either way, he still killed his own daughter, Iphigenia, as a sacrifice to Artemis, before the war even started. So yeah.
"What information, you just cut off his bloody head!" "War has changed." This part made me choke a little.
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Starring: Punished Venom Odesseus
Achilles: I don't want to go out there and fight for Agamemnon! Patroclus: that meme of one of the Kardashians saying 'Kim, there's people that are dying'
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Why does YouTube keep recommending me this I ONLY WATCHED IT 10 TIMES
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My friend watched it once in her school and now every single time we see each other she snatches my iPad and starts watching this video. Any tips on controlling rampaging OSP fans?
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"The other two contenders for the golden apple were Athena and Hera, who you'd think would have better things to do." LMAO 😂😂🤣🤣
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* CARELESS WHISPER INTENSIFIES*
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I love how Odysseus is basically Solid Snake in Greek armor!
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I love Achilles so much in this book, considering the fact he spends 90% of the story doing actually nothing.
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Ah, the video that started the whole anime Chibi story telling format I love this channel for.
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Have you ever realised he didn't fight because he loved a beautiful girl But loved petrocoles I can't spell Too
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Ancient Greeks basically embraced the bi lifestyle. ;)
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Emily. Tod From her Hermes video: Red: Hermès used to be Pan. Comment: I mean, yeah, he was Greek... Red: The Greek God, Pan... Comment: Oooooooh...
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Awww the birth of the chibi drawings! Which I personally love much more than the clips. Also, because Aphrodite's descendant Aeneas founded what would later become Rome, and this whole war is also Aphrodite's fault, and Aeneas only went looking for a new land because of this war, Aphrodite is basically the sole cause of the Roman Empire. Rome would not have existed at all without her meddling. You could also blame Eris for Rome being built since it was her apple, but Eris didn't make Aphrodite turn into an intense shipper. This notion though that Aphrodite is the sole reason the Roman Empire rose in the first place is kind of amazing. Who'd have thought the vain shipper was the mother of the Roman Empire?
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Luke Austin Eris has her own religion. See Discordianism.
According to myth, Brutus, legendary founder of Britain and ancestor of King Arthur is the descendent of Aeneas. So, Aphrodite is not only the ancestress of the Roman Empire but also the British Empire.
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"all the best heros have ADD, just ask" (someone) Me: why would I need to when Percy Jackson exists?
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"Somewhere between two hundred and too many!" is a brilliant expression. I am hereby stealing it!
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7:51 “ RIZE AND SHINE MOTHERF-“
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Odysseus sneaks into camp Trojan soldier: Whose footprints are these?!
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Guess what I found a historical crackfic that ships Achilles and Patroclus The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
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Diomedes: Fights the literal god of fighting and wins. And he DOESN'T get to be the new God of War?
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At this point, you'd think the Olympians would be like "you know what, Ares is clearly unqualified for his job, let's find someone else".
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He attacked Aphrodite’s hand. HE IS NOW THE GODDESS OF LOVE
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Diomedes is the original Kratos if you think about it.
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Ares too used to not ever being hit XD. He could smite a mortal with his thoughts if he wanted, being a god and all.
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@Sadrien I’m not disagreeing with you, but if he could indeed do that why couldn't he defend himself against Diomedes?
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@Farista Sairuv Too surprised lol. Being a god makes you not expect to be hit by mortals in combat.
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@Sadrien Not really mate, the greek gods were never depicted powerful enough to "smite a mortal with their thoughts" and Ares especially was a wimp in almost every story. And also I don't know what version Red read but in the most widely accepted one Diomedes didn't stab him but instead threw his spear which Athena made sure would hit.
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@Sadrien maybe but after he’s done being surprised he could’ve killed him.
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@Farista Sairuv In the book it kinda sounds like he just dissapears after being hit and ends up back in olympus. Diomedes is like 3/4 divine blood, as with achilles, so I guess he gets to hurt gods.
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@Sadrien still he technically got defeated in his own game. I guess he let this one go.
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my english teacher showed this to us in class lmao. it was great, i really enjoyed it (also me and my best friend were fangirling a lot over Achilles and Patroclus they’re so cute)
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In class today we were learning about Agamemnon and I yelled “BOO”
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Red literally anywhere else: "Patroclus + Achilles = True Love" Red here: "Achilles goes 'My Hetero-life partner, No!!!' "
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10:11 “time to singlehandedly kick troys arse” best meme ever!
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I’M SOBBING VIOLENTLY AT “HETERO LIFE PARTNER”
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I thought Odysseus looked a little too much like snake
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I love how Ajax The Lesser is just a tiny chibi clinging to The Greater's helmet XD
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Why is there such a drop in voice quality at 7:30
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Chibi Athena with the "Your the Best, Around" line was the cutest thing imaginable.
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Personally I think it goes to Lesser Ajax telling Full-Size Ajax to kick Hector's ass.
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yeah it pretty much sums up her feeling towards aris
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Almost passed up by , "Now Ares hurts on the inside and the outside."
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Make a video about Diomedes, that guy is awesome xD
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I absolutely adore Menalaus' (i can't spell) animation xD He's so angry all the time!
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Remember Odysseus this a sneaking mission. We need you to get in, find the DARPA chief, get the plans for the Metal Gear and get out.
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“Hetero life partner” is that what the kids are calling it these days?
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The Trojan War: A literal ship war.
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Zeus: hera, can we have kids. Hera:we have kids at home Kids at home: ares
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"Then he gets distracted and starts chasing Apollo around the city, because all the best heroes have ADD - just ask any sidequesting Skyrim player." My favorite line of this video; besides the booing of Agamemnon Achilles chases Apollo around Me: SO Heroes do have ADD! "Wait..." "I have ADHD What does that make me? Goes to local metalworkers and gets tossed on my @ss for asking them to build me a set of armor made for a hero! (I am very bored and needed to let me brain to run free with mythology and heroic stories until I lock it away in my studies)
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Who does Menelaus remind me of, I know I've seen someone like that before but I can't place it....(seriously this driving me crazy) Also, it's kind of hilarious to me that Aphrodite in this is basically just a fangirl shipping her favorite couples using her power.....actually that kind of describes all love gods when you think about it.
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When you realize halfway through the video that Odysseus looks like Snake
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I want my own Mini Shoulder Athena plushie.
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Can u please do a remastered version of the Troy story trilogy
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6:38 I can only imagine Odysseus with David Hayter’s voice from now on
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2:55 Menelaus: SHWING also Menelaus: HWARRRTGHB
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Brilliant. I love Greek Mythology.
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Instead of "Zeus screwing with mortals" It's really "Zeus screwing mortals"
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tesshas4cats Yes, but the first is true as well.
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tesshas4cats nice pfp my dude
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*ba-dum tssh"
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(Angery Hera Noises)
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ether way mortals are screwed by zeus
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The cause of conflict on every Greek Myth: Zeus can't keep it in his pants.
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JonManProductions that’s it. That’s hera’s entire character in the entire Greek mythology.
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Zeus screws local mortal. Then Hera gets mad and decides to screw over the life of Zeus' bastard because she is jealous. Alternitavely, Zeus' bastard child gets into a conflict that may or may not involve Hera.
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Other gods: "zeus don't fuck that--" Zeus: is already fucking that
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"every good hero has ADD. just ask any side-questing Skyrim player." sweats
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7:40 Anyone else read that in Jacksepticeye’s voice? Just me? Ok...
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If Achilles fought Heracles Who would win? CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER!
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Someone needs to make a 21 Jumpstreet style action comedy movie about this, with Channing Tatum as Achilles, and Jonah Hill as Patroclus lol maybe Emma Stone as Aphrodite, and Jonn Hamm and Aries (if you've seen Baby Driver, you'll know what I mean. Jon Hamm can be scary as hell, but also funny.) They MUST use careless whisper everytime Achilles and Petroclus look at eachother lol Honestly, that movie would kill.. Ancient mythology is so ridiculous, I don't know why any big budget comedies haven't been made yet!
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9:29-9:46 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I also love “MY HETERO LIFE PARTNER!”
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Red: "Book 10 is basically a Metal Gear Solid mission." My brain: "Doot doot doodoodoot."
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So it's safe to say that good ol’ Uncle Rick Riordan got the whole “Greek Heroes have ADHD” thing right.
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OSP: We're gonna try a new style for this video. Also OSP: Makes this the regular style bc it's so much better.
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"Now Ares hurts on the inside, and the outside!" I relate,,
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“So now ares hurts on the outside A N D the inside!” Mood
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Dont get me wrong i love all of Reds vids and her cool and sometimes sexy art 😏 buuuut why does Odysseus look like a ninja?
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2:26 Get rid of “with” and put “female” and you’ve got almost all of Greek Mythology
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3:04 Aphrodite: grabs Paris Menelaus: BLAAAAARBLGL
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Just saying that Achilles "burritoed himself in a blanket" sulking somehow makes Achilles insanely cute. lolz.
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I am here after reading “The Song Of Achilles” such a good book. So emotional, intense, and gay. 😭
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The careless whisper part, I cackled 😂😂
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I watched this in my English class and my whole class where laughing at the amazing humour p.s. how the frick does this only have 2mil views
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“I couldn’t save my hetero life partner Mom!!” omfg😂😂😂
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“my hetero life partner” achilles and patroclus? hetero? that’s a good one
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I occasionally rewatch this video just for: "NOW KISS!" Hilarious!
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Athena and Zeus: Do you need to be reminded how much of a failure you are. Ares: Oh ;( 5:21. 8:53
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Seriously I'd like to know what their soundtrack was for making this episode or in general for their videos
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Helen x HER REAL HUSBAND MENELOUS (shut up Paris)
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"Brotherly love" HAHA, those two blokes were so gay. the Greeks argued over who was top and who was bottom as a way to pass the time.
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Achilles: Awesome Chibi-Achilles: VASTLY SUPERIOR
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0:00 The Iliad (Troy Story) 0:58 Book 1 1:57 Oh Achilles 2:24 Book 2 2:41 Book 3 3:03 Aphrodite
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omg thank you so much for this... also i'm guessing you read the song of achilles? patroclusXachillies is REAL
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“I only promise to try.” lol me
Just so you know, I’m using your reference for my English test Ps I love your vid. Such a legend.
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This Video: Is in my recommended after reading Song of Achilles Me: clicks it regardless
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I love how you drew Ajax the Lesser! He was adorable!
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When you realize that Achilles' power is basically the same as the Nemean Lion. But, ya know. Worse.
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and thus marks the beginning of Red telling stories in chibi
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"Agamemnon" "BOOO" can relate
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5:01 Apollo’s bizarre adventure
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The funniest thing about the whole Greek pantheon is that Ares, the god of war, is well known to be a wuss.
"Man up you Gigantic Disappointment!" I could not have summed up the relationship of Zeus and Ares better myself
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What makes it even funnier is that while Ares got his ass handed to him by a human, his cripple brother Hephaestus beat a river God into submission.
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Levon Gevorgyan If you are talking about in the video, that was Achilles wearing armor that was made by Hephaestus. And that was a river spirit not a god. A river with feelings is not a god.
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But still,Hephaestus has a deformed leg,bad back AND a couch potato.I think you see what I mean.
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Mr. Ghostly while we're at it Hephaestus even beat ares in a one on one fight one time. He had trapped Hera in a floating throne for throwing him off Olympus and ares volunteered to make Hephaestus let her down. Hephaestus threw some molten metal in ares face and he ran home crying to Zeus.
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The actual rant of Zeus is even worse though, wouldn't like it to be Ares, he's really the pissing pole of Olympus
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Say what you want about Ares but in the end he wins by being the to be banging the goddess of Beauty. Even Hephaestus doesn’t have that luxury despite being actually married to her.
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To be fair Athena was helping Diomedes... "Diomedes most dear to my heart, do not fear this immortal or any other god for I will protect you."
Brandon Lyon Depends on how you look at that. Love always wins against War, because she can make him take off his armor.
Imagine how Red's video onward gonna be if Troy wasn't such a bad film and Red has to draw it manually.
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"This is all your fault, Agamemnon! Maybe if you threw a parade once in a while
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7:57 three years before infinity war, we get the foreshadowing ... in a brilliant retelling of an old greek tale. wow!
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6:46 Achilles Head tilt is adorable!!!
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“Patroclus and Achilles are gay,” I say into the mic. The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence in the room. “They’re right,” they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the third row stands: Hector himself
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3 favorite parts of the Iliad - when Achilles’ cousin gets killed by hector and when he finds out after coming back from hunting during the biggest fight just yells HECTOR until he kills hector, drags him by his chariot, and get sniped by Paris. All while screaming HECTOOOOR - when after Achilles dies they elect Odysseus to lead the army and Ajax (stupid but good at doing the death to others) goes “FINE I WONT EVEN FIGHT WITH YALL” and jumps on his own sword - they beat the shit out of their own Greek soldier to make him seem like a slave just WHO VOLUNTEERS TO STAY BEHIND Me! SICK EM BOYS
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"*You got a friend in horse.* "
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7:13 No joke, I spit everything in my mouth out when i realized what Odysseus was meant to look like. Not to worry, it was just my own spit. But by the Gods, are you talented at comedy.
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8:51 I find that often in Greek Mythology is that these instances are very common. Ares tries to do the one thing he was literally born to do, (insert literally any god here) tells Ares that nobody likes him and that he’s a disappointment and while not a mistake he is usually told he’s a regret, Ares then proceeds to become sad at the fact nobody seems to like Ares, despite the fact when compared to the likes of Zeus, Poseidon, Herakles, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, and basically any other Greek god, except Hestia and Hades, he’s the personification of politeness, kindness and generosity. Seriously nobody likes Ares and it’s actually really sad. Also keep in mind I said compared to, don’t get me wrong Ares has done some very bad things, but when compared to his fellow deities, well he’s a sweet boy by comparison.
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whispers Achilles was pretty gay for Patroclus
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No He was hella gay
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No homo Jk, it’s so homo
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Jenna Smith you got a friend in me.
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theres an entire book about this. its called the song of achilles, and it makes achilles and patroclus very, very gay for eachother.
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@õwő Better book than the Iliad.
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@Mia M Don't you mean... Hellas gay? (bc Hellas refers to Greece, and they are Greek... Nvm I'll show myself out)
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bbroooomannnncceee
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It was Greek times, everyone was gay for each other, It was literally the manliest thing you could do.
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@Sadrien false i read the illiad a total of 7 times because its just the love story between patroclus and aquiles, meanwhile the song of achilles strips them to "uwu i love you uwu we cant let my mom see us uwu" wich its pretty bad in my opinion
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@JACINTA IHNEN no smut in the Iliad though
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Troy: *is losing the war The gods: Ok let us intervene a LITTLE BIT. Achilles: LOL nice His bro: *dies Achilles: (HIGH PITCH DEMONIC SCREECHING) *KILLING EVERYONE AND CHASING APOLLO FOR SOME REASON.
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I just had to laugh so much at the "beating the river itself up until it stopped bothering him", not a god or magical being, just a random river 🤣😂
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10:00 "Book 18!" How many damn books does this thing have? Geez, no wonder they had libraries. Write a single story and you fill an entire shelf!
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5:07. That part in which Athena tells Diomedes to stab Ares is my favorite part.
9:30 yeah... where’s my passional goodbye kiss?? C’mon!!! Also hetero-life-partner is a quote now
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Hey, Red, could I suggest using the Blanket Burrito Achilles for the TVtropes page for Achilles in his Tent?
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i love how Menelaus is just B R I A N B L E S S E D through this entire thing
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9:21 well we can't really have them burn our ship ❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂 I bet someone really does ship them
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“Mom I need vengeance”
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I love how Athena has that propped-up ponytail (or whatever to call it)
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I almost spat out my water when Aphrodite said "Now kiss"
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