The fall of the House of Cadmus - Iseult Gillespie

Get to know the Greek myth of Cadmus, who unknowingly killed Ares’ serpent and faced the wrath and retribution of the gods.

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When Cadmus walked the Earth, just a few generations separated him from his divine ancestors. From atop Mount Olympus, they scrutinized and meddled with mortals like himself. Cadmus was a skilled warrior and heir to the Phoenician throne, but he wouldn’t stay in the gods’ favor for long— a critical mistake would seal his tragic fate. Iseult Gillespie details the Greek myth of the serpent’s curse.

Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Adriana Monteforte Lahera.

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[KINGBADASS]

I love how every Greek myth in a modern context just makes the gods come across like complete psychopaths

[peterchung]

i like how Europa got kidnapped early in the story and is never mentioned again.

[Nexit]

why every greek mith starts with Zeus committing crimes 💀

[DrunkMurray]

"When Hera learned that Zeus had been unfaithful...yet again" GIRL LEAVE HIM

[jxfxpdi]

I’ve heard some of these myths separately but never knew it was all in a family. That’s amazing.

[srenjoybhattacharya]

With gods like this, why need demons?

[raddifsheikh]

Women: exist
Zeus: Welp, time to start a new myth!

[camerongrow]

Oracle: "Go found a new city somewhere, "
Cadmus: "What about my sister?"
Oracle (sarcastic): "What about your sister?"

Every divine force in the universe just hated this family.

[triocatsinthehousedailydos]

Funny thing is Ares didn't do anything bad in the story, he said something when his snake was killed and then that's it.

[Jobe-]

The gods meddling in the lives of people causes so much chaos for the people they toy with. If you catch the attention of the gods, you might as well consider your life ruined.

[mouadbousalem]

Princess exists:

"AND THEN ALONG CAME ZEUS."⚡🤣

[atlasprime]

“Besieged by bad luck…”

Bruh, these were crimes committed by the gods themselves for their ego and vanity. Athena seems to be the only sane one.

[pacoramon]

Makes you appreciate how chill Jesus was.

[jrhooman]

they punished him for just defending himself

[lorelai]

I really like this channel. In just a few minutes, I find myself so knowledgable about a subject I never would've searched before.

[l.n.]

how ironic: I was recently looking up Greek based names for an original character, and Cadmus was among the names that I was considering. his myth was interesting to learn about on my own research, and equally fascinating to learn about through Ted Ed's wonderful art style.

[bioalkemisti]

"Unfaitful, yet AGAIN" Greek mythology summed up

[bravo]

please keep making more videos on these greek myths, i love them

[_mmHg]

Noticed that this was animated by the same artist who did the Oiwa episode.
The myth was beautifully portrayed and I felt their animation style was very much fitting for the video!

[franciscol]

Something that I think is missed on us modern audiences about the ancient myths is the concept of Destiny that the Greeks had, which I can't properly articulate sadly