Psyche retells the Greek myth of Atalanta, an abandoned princess who became a skilled huntress and was won in marriage through divine trickery with golden apples. The story explores the consequences of forgetting to thank the goddess Aphrodite for her help.
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The episode begins with Psyche dedicating the story to his loved ones ▶ 0:16. He then tells the story of Atalanta, who was abandoned by her family and raised by bears [0:31-0:40]. Atalanta was later adopted by a royal family and became a skilled huntress [0:55-1:01]. Her father, wanting to protect her, staged an impossible race, where the winner would get to marry her [1:09-1:18]. However, no one could beat Atalanta until Hippomenes, with the help of Aphrodite's golden apples, won the race [2:01-3:44]. Psyche notes that Hippomenes and Atalanta fell in love and had children, but forgot to thank Aphrodite, leading to their transformation into lions [3:50-4:14]. The story is punctuated by Psyche's engaging storytelling style, including his comparisons to other mythological tales, such as the tortoise and the hare [2:37-2:40].
The episode appears to explore the theme of gratitude and the consequences of forgetting to thank those who have helped us. Psyche's storytelling suggests that the myth of Atalanta serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of acknowledging and appreciating the assistance of others, including divine beings. The story also continues the pattern of highlighting the complexities of human relationships and the often-tragic outcomes of mythological tales.
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oh don't tell me the sound wasn't on again I'm really sorry Emma Leviathan clumsy Clair boy Benny Blanco and Trent this story is for you I love you guys so
anyway there is this woman named Atlanta she was born and her family didn't want her because they wanted only boys and so they dropped her off in some forest and she was raised by some bears and the Bears taught her how to
hunt and after the Bears taught her how to hunt eventually some Hunters found her and they taught her how to hunt even better and eventually she was adopted by a royal family and the
father loved her very much and he said well I don't want anyone to marry my daughter so I'm going to Stage this impossible race because I know she's the best fastest racer in the in the whole of the land and
so he started this race and whoever could beat Atlanta could marry her but no one could beat Atlanta and so they were all killed but there's one year this guy named hippin who was this arrogant
guy but he really had a crush for Atlanta to decided to win the race and so he thought how can I win this race and so he went to goddess afy also known as Venus and he said how can I win this race and Venus said well I know one way you can win
this race I have a little secret and so she had some golden apples and so she gives hippo Min some of these golden apples she said throw one of these golden apples at at her feet and every time you have you slowed down in the
Rays throw one of these golden apples and you can beat her and so hpom he's entered the race he started to race Atlanta and just like the tortois in the hair the hair was way ahead and the the
tortoise was way behind Banis threw one of the golden apples under her feet and Lana could not resist the delicious juicy golden apple and had to pick it up
and so she did and then he got way ahead of her and then he started slowing down and she got ahead of him and he threw another golden apple and she picked it up and he got ahead of her again and he was running real fast and
then she started to overtake him and just as started to overtake him she he threw the last golden apple he had and Atlanta just couldnot resist picking up that delicious golden apple and so hpus crossed the finish
line but fortunately Atlanta loved hippis and so when he won the race it was all good and they fell in love they had children but unfortunately they forgot one thing they forgot to thank Aphrodite who had given the golden apples in the first place and helped people mean win
the race and so in Revenge aphr turned them into Lions so the moral of the story is if you ask the goddess for a favor don't forget to thank her I just want to thank everybody and I love you like share and subscribe and have a great night
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