I forgot to tell you all to #stayfe! #Stayfe everyone.

Pretty sure Oedipus is a D&D player character: - Beats random travelers to death over some insults - Turns out one of them is an important main quest NPC - DM pulls out a riddle to keep Oedipus busy while figuring out what to do next - Player figures out a loophole; Exploits it to stall to the end of the session then Googles the answer - Actually succeeds, becomes the king - Uses his influence to persuade the local Divination Wizard to waste all his spell slots on revealing the main plot - DM gives up, blurts out "You're a motherfucker" - This accidentally resolves the entire storyline in one perfect move, players ask if that was on purpose - "Oh uh yeah, of course" - Players treat it as the best campaign ever - Thread ends up on forums for the next 2000 years

I'm still not convinced The Oracle isn't actually just an introverted witch that placed curses upon people for talking to her. "Oracle, tell me how to make the greatest sandwich of all time." "You wanna talk about sandwiches? Let's talk about sandwiches and how you're gonna *choke to DEATH on a SANDWICH!* "

"Corinth?! OH MOTHERFU-"

OOh that looks like a good big stick

"or sometimes just while traveling and he sees a good big stick". there has never been a better description of humanity!

that cut off "motherfu--" is the funniest thing I've heard all week omg

"and then Freud decided that Oedipus meant that someone wanted to lay with their own mum" nice one Freud

I kind of like how you're allowed to ask the Oracle a question, but good luck getting a straight answer.

I recently started rewatching campaign 1 of Critical Role. I full on squeed when I someone in the chat named Dailydael asked what was going on, and that they would have to look into this D&D thing. Wonder if they ever got into it? Just thought I'd share something I found awesome.

Oracle: You're going to marry your mother Oedipus: What? That's crazy. *proceeds to marry a woman roughly the age his mother would be* Jocasta: *Turns out to be his mother* Oedipus: *Surprised Pikachu face*

My favourite subversion of the Sphinx story is a one-off scene in Terry Pratchett's Pyramid, where not only does the protagonist get the Sphinx to give him the riddle's answer, he then goes onto to deconstruct the absurdity of the whole thing and how it's not even internally consistent in its metaphor.

Oedipus Rex was a kindly old king because he loved his mother.

What a birthday present: my favorite content creator telling the story of my favorite Greek myth.

sphinx be like: show your work

"This doesn't seem very happy." You're alternative personality is still new to Greek mythology, isn't she?

Thank you Dael, yours will now be the version I regard as canon .

It was Father's Day last week in the States.. missed opportunity lol

Dael's new haircut is awesome.

Hey Dael, long time viewer, first time commenter (iirc) Thank you so so much for pretty much everything you put on here, it's always a great pleasure seeing your take on basically everything You consistently cheer me up and make me think about things from a new perspective. You're also damn funny as hell. Thanks for the recharge, and I hope you're doing well. Take care =)

That rendition of O Fortuna was *chef kiss*

I came for the D&D videos via Colville, but honestly I think I’m enjoying your storytelling even more. I love the personality you put into these old myths! 😄👍🏻

I was cracking up so hard when you gave the ending a, very appropriate, song. I was imagining that exact song building up as it was getting to the part where Oedipus is told the story of his birth and right when I imagined it would crescendo you started singing. I HAVE TEARS!

Love the characterisation of the Oracle being a bit of a socially starved gossip.

"They said I would have killed my father and married my own mother, so I run away from those I was assured were not my real parents, and now I killed a man old enough to be my father and married a woman old enough to be my mother. Prophecy averted." Also, pretty lucky that Creon didn't have anything worthwile to ask to the oracle before.

1:40 I WISHED that the Oracle talked like that all the time!

Personally, if there was a prophecy that I would kill my dad and marry my mom, I’d just... do my best not to kill or marry anyone. But I’m not a Greek hero bound by Fate™️ so

As your video was wrapping up, I was whistling a tune... the same tune that you started humming. Opera is a powerful thing!

So did he took the offer in a flash? In a flash? In a flash? In a flash? In a flash?

"When he sees a big stick and thinks _Ooh, that looks like a good big stick._ " That's such a mood for anytime I've been outside since achieving bipedalism.

Excellent video as usual. Thank you for the way you passionately tell these stories from mythology. When anyone asks us where they can go to learn about mythology (a great place to go for campaign ideas) we send them to you.

Not enough praise for "O Fortuna"

This is one of my favourite stories off Greek Myth, in fact I studied Oedipus Rex as one of my three plays in Classical Civilisations A-Level and it is such a brilliant story. Plus it's followed by the tale of Antigone and it has so many fantastic characters and lessons within it. Thank you for telling this one, I was wondering about your take on this particular story.

So happy to have you back at telling tales!

World events, politics, pandemics... these things do not require my attention. A new video on MonarchsFactory!?!? Now that REQUIRES my attention! I particularly loved the production and editing on this. Play all the parts, sister! It's all you. Of course, now I have to go watch the parody video, Oh For Tuna (MIsheard Lyrics), yet another time. Ah the golden wild west days of KZfaq. You remember. You were there. What a wacky ride it's been, hey?

These videos have definitely given me extra energy during these times. I look forward to new ones!

Always great to hear your version of a well known myth!

You want to talk about recharging? Let's talk about recharging! The thing I needed most this morning was the drawing at 7:46 of Oedipus with a nice big ol' poking stick.

I had a friend who wrote an essay about Oedipus entitled "Oedipus Wrecks".

I love your story telling style, your drawings, your sense of humor, your expansive knowledge of myths and legends, and your RPG GM advice. You are also very pretty.

OMG "Corint, Oh MOtherf...." with only that you killed me

It was FORTUNAte that we got to hear you sing.

Not sure who enjoyed this more. Your viewers watching it or you making it. Doesn't matter. Everybody wins!

You straightened your hair! I like it!

Wonderful video, the sound quality was fantastic! Thank you very much.

I first red Oedipus Rex when I was in the fourth grade and it has been one of my favorite Greek tragedies, your retelling of it only makes it better!

Girl, you are just wonderful, you know that?

Dael, awesome opera, worth it!

Good to see you Dael, hope you're well! Stayfe!

I love your videos!! I woke up and smiled a lot when I saw this in my feed

Very nice retelling. I'm recharged!

Great story time. Can't wait to see how things work out for Oedipus' son, Indominus.

The singing into the microphone while holding it by the tripod was a delight.

The story of the seven against Thebes is the story of a seven man d&d party who said "yeah we can definitely conquer that city without any backup".

Loved your O Fortuna musical number. XD

Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much Dael. And was that a heavy cloak/cape you were wearing?

Olim lacu colueram, olim pulcher extitaram, dum cignus ego feuram. My favorite...

I could not for the life of me figure out what was different about you in this video for so long... and then it clicked, you just had straight hair in this video! It looks really good!

Hooray it's the tale of the first mother hecker

I always feel recharged after listening to Dael!

I love your stories and your storytelling style so much! This made my afternoon! Cheers

Damn, Dael! Great pipes!

With bonus Orff for the same low price, schweet.

Thank you - you told that really well

You have a great voice Dael!

You are a joy. Thanks for the video :D

car go woowoo Love this myth! Delphi prophecies are my favorite, and who doesn't love a good riddle!

You're right about "sphinx" meaning "strangler," according the Online Etymology Dictionary. It comes from "sphingein," meaning "to squeeze or bind," which is also the origin of the word "sphincter"!

So Oedipus Rex, basically the story of Oedipus but told with dinosaurs cool :)

Can I humbly request a mythological dive into Lycaon of Arcadia? Great channel!

Digging the lockdown hairdo😂, nice to know I'm not alone.

O Fortuna, excellent choice

Eyyy a mythology vid! I like these! I like your other videos to but I also like these!

Love the singing.

I'm glad to see you again. I was getting worried there. Do stay safe. What I got from this is that fate is a horrible git and not to be believed in.

Great Video!! Keep up the good work!! 😁

OHMAGOODNESS It took me today long to realize the channel name was a play on your last name. That's hilarious.

Love the cut takes. Sometimes the simplest thing seems way too hard to get right

I shall never know the joy of emailing these to my grandma, for she has no email.

I actually never noticed before that the creature has wings when it plummets to death. Why would it kill itself, instead of just flying away to annoy someone else?

I wake up with a splitting headache, Dael's hair is new, the comments soud like aliens... did I get transported into a different reality while I slept?

Good singing, love your content

That's when good neighbours become gooood frieeeends

This was one of my favourites, I like the ones, that I thought I knew more of based on the modern snippets that haven't entered the collective conscious, but turns out I knew nothing of.

Wow Best. Video yet.

Nice vid and your hair looks great :)

Oh god, the O Fortuna is giving me flashbacks to 20 years ago in school choir. As much as I hated it I still probably know at least half the lyrics.

If we're looking for a cheerful note to end this on, what about the theme song Tom Lehrer wrote for the Oedipus Rex movie in 1959? It is ever so cheerful. Catchy, too.

Hair on fleek!!!

Your hair looks great today!

(riddle of the sphinx by the mechanisms begins playing in the distance)

I am not emailing this one to my grandma.

So, I'mma need to throw some money at you for a mad mix-tape of you singing your favorites.

I can’t hear O FORTUNA without thinking of the misheard lyrics.

"Accidental Incest" is the name of my Mike and the Mechanics cover band.

Like your hair. It's very pretty. *Thumbs up*

More fun than the original if told by you xD Thanks.

You know, every summary I've heard of Oedipus has made it sound dumb. "Oh yeah, it's this dude who murdered his dad and married his mom, and then went nuts when he found out about it." Entirely accurate....but missing critical details. Now it sounds interesting and actually worthy of being a part of the classics.

I hope you get to this. I saw the video and I have to pass along the most profound gift my orchestra teacher gave me. The opera is called Oedipus Tex, it is about a cowboy that kills the king of the rodeo and marries the queen of the rodeo... @ Hope you all enjoy.

"Oedipus Rex his brain for a solution", eh?