The Family Business

A Greek-myth music video · 4:49

The Family Business

The Greek gods' whole family tree in one song, narrated by Hermes, who is related to almost everyone in it. Press play, and everyone he names pops up beside the video with who they are to him.

Made with Claude for a nine-year-old who wanted to learn the Greek pantheon.

Hermes and Hestia0:00 / 4:49

Chapters

  1. 0:00Hermes and Hestia
  2. 0:27Chaos, Gaia and Great-Grandpa Sky
  3. 0:53Kronos eats his kids
  4. 1:22The Twelve
  5. 1:36Drop: the Titan War
  6. 1:48Zeus's house: Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Athena
  7. 2:22Prometheus, Pandora and Typhon
  8. 2:37The Twelve again
  9. 2:51Drop: Zeus vs. Typhon
  10. 3:03Heroes: Perseus, Heracles, Theseus, Jason, Orpheus
  11. 3:29The wedding and the Trojan War
  12. 3:51The Odyssey
  13. 4:07The Twelve, last time
  14. 4:20Drop: boss rush
  15. 4:31The Iron Age and the whole family tree

Keep exploring

Hermes's Family AlbumEvery god, Titan, monster and hero: the tree, their stories, a quiz, and how anyone is related to anyone.
Annotated lyricsEvery line explained, with the old sources and what was added later. Tap a time to hear it.
The study cardThe whole family tree in one frame, the film's last. Download it full size.
How it was madeAbout 100 Claude agents, a fact-checked family tree of 300+ figures, a Suno song and a vase drawn in code.