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The tragedy of the one guy who was right about the Trojan Horse - Noah Charney

The tragedy of the one guy who was right about the Trojan Horse - Noah Charney

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Explore the famous depictions of the tale of Laocoön, who the gods punished for warning the Trojans about the Greeks' wooden horse. -- Laocoön, a seer and priest, was deeply suspicious of the enormous wooden horse that the Greeks left in Troy and cautioned the Trojans not to accept this strange offering. But their fate was already sealed the gods granted the Greeks victory and punished the priest for threatening their success. Noah Charney explores how Laocoön’s tragic tale inspired countless artists across the ancient world.
Date: 2024-08-22

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5: 12 Artists of the Renaissance revered ancient Greco-Roman art above all else.
Except when it came to paint. The statues and reliefs of the Romans and Greeks were carefully painted and gilded to bring them to life, yet Renaissance artists ignored this tradition and, even worse, scrubbed the faded paint from surviving pieces because they believed that pure white marble made for a superior aesthetic.
Please make a video on _that_ topic, as well as how modern technology is allowing us to recreate a long-ignored aspect of ancient art and architecture.

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This sculpture had immensely changed Michelangelo’s aesthetic (along with the Belvedere torso. Another interesting part was that the priest’s right arm was found in so many fragments that for many years they re-figured him as holding the serpent high above his head making it even more serpentine in composition.
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The fact that they also used real scenes with the animated ones just makes it even more wholesome. Also the fact that they were pronouncing it MEEchelangelo whereas my entire life I've been reading it Michelangelo. :D
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This is a very popular story. However, I wonder how big the horse was How many soldiers were hidden inside this horse to take over the country How long they stayed inside without food and water etc.
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Funny, and I thought you're gonna to tell us the story of Cassandra, who also warned the Trojans about the cunning of the Greeks. But hey, ancient mythology is not consistent storytelling.
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In Virgil’s epic poem the Aeneid, Cassandra warned the Trojans the Greeks were hiding inside the Trojan horse but no one believed here. She said many true prophesies but never to be believed.
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The Trojan Horse never happened. This is all mythology. You point out what one character in the mythology said, as if it has any more weight than the rest of it.
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It's a great statue. Very expressive. But my brain always thinks maybe the snake found it easier to bite because they weren't wearing any protective clothing. XD
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Rocky Laocoon foretold of Troy's doom
Only to find snaky waters!
They dragged him in and Rocky can't swim.
Now Rocky wishes he was an otter.

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Wow it's mind blowing how that sculpture survived after a millenia and truly amazing how intricate and sophisticated the style is. Truly one masterpiece.
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There is always going to be that one guy that warns everyone of the Trojan Horse strategy
I can see why ATLA was able to get away with so many things

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i went to the uffizi gallery a while back and the sculpture of laocoon and his sons really stood out to me, really great to here more about his story!
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In the Aeneid, it was Athena credited for sending the snakes, as she also gave Odysseus the idea to build the horse to begin with.
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Cassandra was on the wrong side of the war. She should’ve sided with Odysseus. After all, Nobody would’ve believed her.
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I came here for the computer Trojan horse history, but left inspired because I learned one of the life's valuable lesson.
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