Mythology Explained

Before we get started I just want to mention that only 10.6% of you are subscribed, so if you want to support the channel and future content, then please subscribe. Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Metatron, perhaps the greatest of all the angels when considered in context of the constellation of non-scripture writings that pertain to the Abrah...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the all-out war between the gods and the titans, a war so devastating that it remade the face of the earth, a war so important that it decided who would sit highest and rule the cosmos. Let's get into it. Just as important as the war itself were the events that lead up to it, so we're going to spend a little tim...

Below you'll find nine points in which the Hymn to Aten and Psalm 104 are said to parallel each other. 1 corresponds to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, and so on and so forth. The website from which these were sourced is included at the very bottom. Hymn to Aten: 1 - How many are your deeds ... You made the earth as you wished, you alone, All peoples, herds, and flocks.2 - When you set in western lightland, Ea...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the angelic hierarchy as reckoned by Pseudo-Dionysius, a 6th century Christian theologian who wrote several seminal treatises. His account of the angelic hierarchy has remained influential for hundreds of years, even into contemporary times. The hierarchy he developed comprises nine angelic choirs, nine stratifi...

How a Greek God Became the Devil in ChristianityHey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to discuss how the modern conceptualization of the Devil in Christianity was inspired, both in appellation and in appearance, by Greek Gods. First, we're going to look at how the Greek god Eospherous became the inspiration for one of the devil's most infamous epithets; second,...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing Loki. Let's get into it. As capricious as the wind, as dependable as a guttering flame, and ultimately, as devastating as an extinction-level meteorite impact, Loki, the wily trickster, is an enigmatic figure in Norse mythology. He's counted amongst the Aesir gods, but he'll fight for the giants come Ragna...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss a question of apocalyptic proportions: what would happen if Atlas stopped holding up the sky? In the primordial past, the world existed in different configurations, so with these as precedents, we're given some good insight into what might happen if Atlas abandoned his post. Would the sky simply stay where it is...

2:03 - Beginning of Cosmogony / Theogony 5:03 - End of Cosmogony / Theogony Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the one weapon that, had the Titans used it, would have vanquished the gods. Let's get into it. As we know, the titans were defeated by the gods, but this wasn't achieved through the power of the gods alone. The cyclopes crafted the gods...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss five monsters in Norse mythology that killed gods and /or contributed to destroying the world. Anything humanoid, such as Surtr, the chief of the fire giants, won't be discussed in this video. Let's get into it. Starting off our list are Skoll and Hati. Skoll and Hati are two wolves, and their story revolves aro...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss ten of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology, gods so powerful that their powers often dwarfed those of the other deities in the Greek mythos. Just a quick comment before we get started: this list isn't ranked and is by no means comprehensive, so let us know in the comments who else you think deserved to be...

Before we start this video, I just want to briefly mention that only 10% of you are subscribed, so if you enjoy the content please consider subscribing to support future content. Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the five rivers of the underworld: Styx, Acheron, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Cocytus. Let's get into it. We're going to start off this vid...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's episode, we're going to take another dive into the Lord of the Rings universe, specifically, into the life of Melkor, whose name means "He Who Arises in Might", the incarnation of evil and nemesis of all that is green and good in the Tolkien Legendarium. The Balrogs served him, he created all the dragons of the world, he created or corrupted...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss five of the most powerful gods in Norse mythology, gods so powerful that their powers often dwarfed those of the other deities in the Norse mythos. And just a quick comment before we get started: this list isn't ranked and is by no means comprehensive, so let us know in the comments who else you think deserved t...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Athena: daughter of Zeus, goddess of wisdom and war, and one of the most popular and powerful gods in Greek mythology. Let's get into it. Known as Minerva to the Romans, Athena was the daughter of Zeus, the king of the gods, and of Metis, one of the oceanids and a second-generation titan goddess. That said, Athe...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing the resurrection of Osiris. The myth of Horus and Set vying for the Kingship is both one of the best known and most important in all of the ancient Egyptian mythos. The impetus for this story is that age-old dynamic in which one person has power and another person, coveting that power, is driven to evil ac...

Hey everyone,Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be taking a look at the Norse creation myth, from the primordial void, to the creation of the first gods and the first giants, to the creation of the world, to the creation of the first man and the first woman. Let's get into it. From Ginnungagap, the primordial void that existed before all else, spawned two worlds, the...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the five most powerful monsters in ALL of Greek mythology. Let's get into it. Starting off our list is Medusa There are many versions of Medusa's myth and how she came to be a Gorgon. The older account, the one featured in Hesiod's Theogony, has Medusa, along with her two sisters, Euryale and Sthenno, born as go...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Manwe, the Wind Lord, the king of the Valar, and one of the most powerful characters in the Lord of the Rings universe. Let's get into it. To Understand how Manwe is, effectively, the Lord of the Rings' version of Zeus, we first have to spend a little time outlining the divine hierarchy - its theogony and cosmog...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to explore whether Chaos was the most powerful God in Greek mythology. Let's get into it. Chaos, in Greek mythology, was the first primordial deity, meaning the first god, to come into existence. He was the manifestation of the great void that existed before all else. Chaos' power is predicated on his primacy in the creati...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Romulus, the hero that founded Rome and became a god. Let's get into it. To set the stage for Romulus' story, we're going to wind the clocks back about 15 generations, back to the fall of Troy. Our preamble centres on Aenas, the most important Roman hero aside from Romulus. Aenas was the son of Aphrodite and of...

Hey Everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to dive into another versus, this time pitting Hades, the lord of the underworld, against Poseidon, the lord of the sea. In this head-to-head we're going to determine who would win based on several points of consideration - specifically, weapons, sphere of influence, raw power, and combat ability - to see which one would u...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Ares, the god of War, Zeus' least favourite child, and perhaps the least respected god in the Greek pantheon. Let's get into it. Most of Zeus' children were bastards, meaning they were conceived out of wedlock, which is to say that Zeus had a penchant for philandery, gallivanting around and employing all the tri...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to be discussing Hercules: more specifically, his 12 labors, ranking them from least to most dangerous. Before we jump into the list, though, we're going to quickly touch on why it was that Hercules had to complete 12 nigh-impossible, death-defying labors. Hera could be vicious and vindictive. She had good reason, to be sur...

5 Gods so Powerful Even the Other Gods Feared Them Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss five of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology, gods so powerful that their powers often dwarved those of the other deities in the Greek mythos. And just a quick comment before we get started: this list isn't ranked and is by no means comprehensive, so let us...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to see if anyone ever managed to escape from Tartarus. Let's get into it. Tartarus was one of the first-generation primordial deities, the five primeval gods to first emerge from Chaos, the great void that existed before all else. These primordial deities were Gaia, the personification of the earth, Tartarus, the personifi...