Lemme get this straight: There used to be a natural phenomenon called ‘The Minotaur’s Roar’, and we changed its name to *Earthquake* ?

Ah, the feeling of finally finishing the royal harbor and suddenly the entire island raises 30 feet.

Loved the "Daedalus HB" pencil

Narrator: "Mine-oh-tar" Me: *offended*

The Minotaur was also expected to feed on 7 male and 7 female children. When death (especially death of children) was so common, a story to explain that death would be helpful to the surviving parents, siblings, relatives.

Fun fact: I once did a science project on ‘the science behind mythological beasts’ Fun fact: we didn’t win I’m still salty

Actually, this is only a part of mythology's area of reach. There were other subjects involved as well, such as political propaganda from athenians against cretans wich might have influneced the imagery of the minotaur. Also, the minoans worshiped bulls and had maze-like patterns in their cities, there's even a partially man-made labyrinth below Gortyn. Why isnt any of this mentioned in this video? It feels like its not taking into account the whole picture.

Teacher: Today we're going to learn about Greek Mytholo-- Percy Jackson fans: *graduates college*

As a Hawaiian myself, I would like to point out that Hawaii is actually under a "hotspot" which causes our earthquakes, much different than the Crete's ones. These hotspots are created deeper into the planets core and since there's no or thin tectonic plate, they create small underwater volcanoes before they break the surface.

And that's what makes mythology so awesome! It shows the ingenious imagination of these cultures in coming up with explanations of natural phenomena.

Me: "Just one short video, then i'll do my homework." Two hours later:

I just realised a really cool hidden detail! the pencil at 1:06 (pause it) says Daedalus on it. Daedalus is the one who made it possible for the breeding to happen. he was an amazing inventor in Greece.

here in Indonesia, home of some of the largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions ever recorded of the last 400 years, we've also got so many folklore regarding these natural phenomenon, one of the most widely documented and get told to children is the legend of Antaboga and Basuki Dragons of Hindu- Javanese mythology

I do like Greek and roman mythology, I do believe that the myths are surprisingly unique. A divine place that you go to when you die, not only does not keep you there, but is simply a "waiting room," for you to be reborn. Very different from the religious beliefs today.

I heard another explanation for this myth. Greek culture glorified human beauty, that can be seen on statues, but there was few of people that weren't beautiful. They had physically defects and that they were hidden from other people, that were disgusted seen them

I like how I learned a bit about Moana in this. Secret bonus.

“PREPARE THYSELF”-King Minos from ultrakill

I guess they chose the minotaur as the beast who causes destruction because the greeks in that time lived a long with bulls, in the farms, in the castles, in the markets. and the bulls are very big and strong, they can be sometimes unpredictable, so it can cause a roots of fear in them from this large animal. it was sometimes even dangerous and im sure there was sometimes attacks by the bull going on while the greeks lived next to them on daily bases. the only way that people had advantage and can tame the bulls its their intelligence. and a strong bull mixed with a human is a terrifying idea for them because the Minotaur has the human intelligence next to his strengh.

I love the animation style on this one- as well as the explanation!! Great episode

This is the first time I heard of the labyrinth being underground. I always thought it was a maze on the surface.

I love the visual style and a story of this video! Great job!!

"The truth is they're just two sides of the same coin" Okay now I'm going to make a Minotaur Mele Coin

You should do more on other Greek myths!

thank you! this was very interesting and beautifully written and animated. :)

The explanation I have always heard is "it was the story made about earthquakes" but I like this explanation so much better, it's more interesting

Coming to theaters in 2018: Tale of the Minotaur. One man-bull's uplifting story of his life trapped in a labyrinth by a tyrannical king who only uses him to dispose of unwanted suitors of the princess, whom of course the Minotaur secretly loves, but who betrays him for a handsome young warrior named Theseus. He dies heart-broken but willingly gives up his life that his true love might live happily ever after. Starring Tom Cruise as Theseus, Kristen Stewart as Ariadne, Liam Neeson as King MInos, and Ron Perlman as the MInotaur. [This film is not yet real.]

Oh my days what a video. I could watch this all day with my lovely grandkids. Due to the fact that a squared plus b squared equals c squared the minotaur in the video would bounce off the wall using the equation speed = distance/time and that is why i am the goat and why this video should have a billion views

anyone else notice the pencil erasing the minotaur at 1:01 was Daedalus brand lol

THY END IS NOW - King Minos

0:12 thats a maze, but the minotaur roamed in a labyrinth, which has 1 route and no dead ends, while a maze can have many routes and dead ends...

Another absolutely amazing video! Thank you, Ted Ed!

Love Matt Kaplan's books! Reading "Science of the Magical" right now. Great read!

Pele- xerneas Minotaur-yveltal Pokemon xy confirmed

Unbelievable that people still believe in religions..

I like how more than half of this video was about geologic activity and not the minotaur.

“Mino-Tar” NOOOO WHY?!!

I’m pretty sure Minos caused the earthquakes with his Judgement! Dropkick of death

I've also read that the later bull elements of the Minotaur myth comes from mainland Ancient Greek contact with the war-happy Minoan Bull Cult. The Greeks already had a beast to explain earthquakes, and when they were attacked and pillaged by a violent cult, their most feared monster took on the face of their most feared enemy.

I now agree when someone said TED-Ed answers questions I didn't know I have. I came here wanted to know if the Minotaur myth I heard before is any different with this but got other new knowledge involving the scientific explanation of the myth instead. This is super cool.

Excellent Video! Thank you for the new information (to me) and the comparison.

Well TED-Ed, my university classes of Art History taught me something quite different, that actually makes much much MORE sense....

The thought of a beast living underground that is so angry powerful that it shakes the ground you walk on as it bellows is so badass. Scary if your an average greek citizen trying to live your life, but cool nonetheless.

The Minoans did engage in some serious bull worship, they were the major trade and political centre in the region and they probably performed at bull-leaping where several, probably young performers would carry out several risky acrobatics in a court with a bull. Furthermore, Minoan palaces are fairly labyrinthine in their design. So it seems more plausible that these historical elements worked their way into the later mythology (and even merged with other stories in the process).

Currently reading Circe and just came to a part involving this myth and Daedalus and Icarus, along with some other myths. I HIGHLY recommend reading Circe!

Disclaimer: Great Video, taught me a lot about the science behind it. After that thought, I am taking a Greek Course in World History, and I would like to point out that there was a massive earthquake on an island that was north from Crete, that caused a massive tsunami, and I would like to know if the Mycaneans thought that the Minotaur had caused such destruction, as you had mentioned Uplifts in the island before.

Oh boy... I'm not even gonna look down there... Cue religious debate...

Beautiful illustrations. Great video

This was made exceptionally well.

You're definitely overthinking this. The Greeks typically attributed earthquakes to the actions of Poseidon, the Minotaur is far more likely to be a folk memory of the bull-worship practised by the pre-Greek Minoans.

Similarly, the myth of the Chimera of Lycia is based off of geological figures as well. In Lycia, there are permanent gas vents that emit gases such as methane that burns. As such, the Chimera was known to breath fire.

Nice job - really enjoyed this.

Beautifully explained.. good job 👏

I smell a series coming...

I love this kind of unravelling .

1:06 Did anyone else notice the name Daedalus on the pencil? Wasn't he the one who built the cow suit that the Minotaur's mother wore?

I was expecting a little more specific examples. Because to be honest I already anticipated the result and was mainly watching for specific parts of different myths being transferred over to a probable reason for it's creation.

I know Shit because of Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

If you read Percy Jackson you'll be so pleased they made this video #PercyJacksonRules

Brilliant 😃 I these stories. Thank you for sharing them with us 🙏🏽📖

Love the flow of the animation.

Him: Mine-a-tar Me: Oh, now I remember why I hate this myth

i was so distracted by the dubious accent....

The MAZE shown in the beginning is a MAZE, not a labyrinth: Labyrinths are identifiable for having only one possible path, whereas mazes have many different, branching paths.

I love the little hint to Deadulus with the pencil

Who else actually tried to solve that maze in the beginning?

If i would have to choose a religion it would be either buddhism(most peaceful) or ancient greek(most interesting).

Wow omg i had never noticed such a beautiful connection between acoence and mythology ypur channnel is worth it

You forgot to mention that the Labyrinth itself may have been influenced by Minoan architecture during the Bronze Age, particularly the palace of Knossos itself. It's very labyrinthine and it messed with the Greeks' sense of symmetry. You gotta remember that the Greeks loved symmetry. Moreover, there is also archaeological evidence that the Minoans did practice cannibalism at one point so the myth of the minotaur was also designed to demonize the Cretans, not only for their architecture but also for their barbarism, coupled with the fact that Crete dominated over Greece before the Mycenaean civilization.

"As far as we know, there have never been human-bull hybrids" - No shit.

Happy New Year to the few people that read this😃

Wasn't poseidon behind earthquakes in Greek mythology? How he used the ocean to shake the islands in Greece .

I love that Deadalus pencil- these videos are excellent.

But then how did Theseus slayed the Minotaur in his maze?

I love these scientific observations about the myth, but I would point again to the presumption of "earliest written records" of these myths. The earliest versions of these myths come from oral tradition, myths weren't written down. This is a wonderful video, but I would also caution the potential student of myth to not stop investigating a myth as soon as a scientific explanation appears. For example, the video claims that the shape and form of the Minotaur is unimportant, I'd say that isn't true. Greek mythology as it comes down to us come during the Iron Age, at a time when myths about man-made cities became dominant. The fact that we have written accounts of the myths are in itself present in the themes. But Greek mythology before this carries with it the strongest echoes of an agricultural mythology from the Neolithic (new-stone age) period. Hence, the myth of the minotaur is about overcoming the monster and stopping him, no less in part by using Daedalus' divine powers of architecture -- another echo of the Iron and Neolithic era. The tradition of half-man and half-animal beings date even further back, stretching to the paleolithic myths where hunters and gatherers were adamant about finding a unification between human beings and their spirit animals. Myths about frightening animal warriors existing deep within the caves were part of those rituals and initiation rites where a young hunter would be given the task to travel down to the core of mother Earth, confront his or her greatest fears, and rise up as a transformed champion who embraces his or her greatest phobia and is at one with the animal that is to be hunted. If that sounds like Batman, it's only because psychologists and myth scholars like Carl Jung and C.G. Kerenyi believe that we inherit those archetypes. This is the very foundation of the hero's myth. The fact that we have a Minotaur in an Iron Age mythology suggests a) A pre-existing mythology that is being deconstructed as monstrous or barbaric, and b) A hint at an existing culture around Crete that predates its earliest agricultural settlements.

2:33 Technically there needs to be a line under the greater sign to make it greater than or equal to

2:16 - 2:24 According a Wikipedia article I once read, similar circumstances at South America's subduction zone cause uplift in the Andes chain.

*Searching for a minotaur* Sed fact:All we found was a cow

did you notice that the pencil said Daedalus hb at 1:06

Thanks for upgrading my mythological project :)

This video taught me the logic of earthquake better than my science teacher.

The Minotaur was the child of Minos' wife and his Prized bull. Daedalus created a Hallow Wooden bull for Minos' wife and she fooled the Bull thats why they created the Minotaur. Daedalus created This cause Minos' wife begged him to help her seduce the bull. She fell in love in the cow cause of Poseidon's Curse.

this is supposed to be titled as scientific origins of minotaur and friend.

The town plan of ancient Bronze Age Greek towns like Skarkos reminds one very much of a circle labyrinth, and I wonder whether that isn't the origin of the labyrinth myth.

one of the best videos i have ever seen. thank you

Also, don’t downplay the influence of Athenians creating the myth. I always saw the story of Minos’ wife on all fours as a way of attacking the Cretan royalty

There has been a human-bull hybrid. Donald Trump, because all he says is bull.

Small problem with this story is that a labyrinth is a maze and therefore by definition can not be inescapable. If there truly is no entrance or exit it is not a labyrinth.

This is so true, not because we dont have a scientific explanation of things (yet) make them unreal or myths legends or even crazy. I hope one day spirituality and science become united in a conscious way.

Dissecting is a sure path to not having a holistic understanding. There are profound lessons in the mythology, highly philosophical ideas related to man's place in the world, as well as Gods and the realm of enlightened. To view it as the primitives explaining thunders is denigrating the ancient civilization and their wisdom.

This has almost nothing to do with the Minotaur and more to do with earthquakes

Fantastic imagery on this video.

WELL EXPLAINED. WELL MADE.

The Minotaur is the ancient version of The Hog Rider card which is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a very fast building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy. Strategy His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand. The Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though be wary of spells. A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if you place something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will damage the Hog Rider and hit the card in front of it more. The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up Zap or Giant Snowball. However, this strategy isn't very effective against buildings as the Hog Rider will take a while to destroy the building, giving the opponent ample time to articulate another counter. Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible. It is not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value. In a deck with several low-cost cards, it might be worth it to simply send the Hog Rider against one building. These decks shuffle their card rotation quick enough, that they will arrive to their next Hog Rider before the next building arrives in the opponent's card rotation. Long-ranged troops like Musketeer and Flying Machine can snipe those buildings, preserving some of the Hog Rider's health, possibly allowing it to get some Tower damage. When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings. Passive buildings such as spawners and Elixir Collector have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building. Defensive buildings have a smaller hitbox than a passive building, which means if that if a defensive building was placed three tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, a Hog Rider placed at the very left or right side of the Arena may be able to bypass it due to its smaller hitbox. If the player has a building already placed down in the center of the arena, and the opponent tries to bypass it with a Hog Rider at the edge of the arena, they can use certain air troops to push the Hog Rider towards the building as it jumps over the river, effectively denying the bypass attempt. They must be already hovering over the correct placement, as very quick reflexes are required to correctly perform this technique. For Bats, Skeleton Dragons, and Minion Horde, they should be placed right in front of the Hog Rider as soon as it is deployed. For Minions, Skeleton Barrel, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Electro Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Balloon, and Lava Hound, stagger the above placement one tile to the right if the Hog Rider is placed on the left side of the arena, and vice versa. They can also use ground troops to achieve the same result. Something like an Ice Golem deployed at the Hog Rider’s landing spot will obstruct his path and force him to go around the unit, which causes him to be closer to the building instead of the Crown Tower. The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push. A Tornado placed on the second tile front of the player's King's Tower and staggered two tiles towards the Princess Tower will activate it without any damage dealt to the Princess Tower, helping them in defending future pushes. This can also be a method of mitigating all damage dealt to a Princess Tower, but doing this more than three times may result in the King's Tower's health being low enough to be targeted directly, opening up the possible threat of a back door three crown. A better alternative is to pull the Hog away from the Princess Tower into the attacking range of all three Crown Towers, which will negate all damage as long as none of them are already distracted A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower. This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower. The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it. A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. However, a Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower. Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense. The Hog Rider can be paired with the Lumberjack as both a swarm bait and damage combo. It is a very fast combo with an extremely high damage output potential, so the enemy will likely try to counter it with a swarm. If this happens, use a spell like Arrows to render the opponent defenseless. If they manage to defeat the Lumberjack, the dropped Rage will make the Hog Rider even more dangerous than it normally is. A fast and deadly combination is the Hog Rider and Mini P.E.K.K.A. combo. Both units are fast but the Mini P.E.K.K.A. does much more damage and does not attack only buildings so the Mini P.E.K.K.A. can deal with troops like the Executioner and Musketeer. However, this combo can be defeated with swarms like Skeleton Army, which will defeat both of them since neither of them can deal area damage. They are also unable to target air troops, so the Minion Horde can stop this easily. A risky play is to deploy the Hog Rider at the bridge as soon as the match starts. If the opponent does not react fast enough, the Hog Rider will deal a significant amount of damage to the Princess Tower. This can also allow the player to quickly scout the opponent's deck if they happen to react to him fast enough.

But this isn't the "origin". I wanna know if the Minotaur is scientifically possible. (based on the original myth on how it was made)

¿Qué función habría cumplido el mito en las sociedades antiguas? ¿Como trata de explicar estas teorías?

1:06 The pencil says Daedalus HB I love that tiny detail.

I wachted this video just because my name is Minodora , name that cams from the famous minotaur, ofen friends colling me so

“..And Crete is in Uplift Central.” Me: ... Me: Poor Crete.

That's Good video explaining the myths and science.

Thank you for the video.