Mythology Explained

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the Dark One, a cosmic manifestation of evil and the main antagonist from the Wheel of Time series. And just a quick disclaimer before we get going: there may be spoilers for those reading the series or watching the first season, so if that will be a problem for you, this may not be the best video to watch. Let'...

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be covering the circus of mayhem that is Ragnarok. Here's a quick preview of some of the things this video will touch on: a giant ship fashioned by unclipped toenails, someone riding an eight-legged horse to Hel, someone being Chinese-water-tortured with snake venom, two wolves eating the sun and...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's episode, we're going to explore whether Zeus, lord of the black cloud, wielder of the smoking bolt, he who sits highest in Olympus, ruler of the cosmos, the raging storm incarnate is, in fact, more powerful than all of the other Olympians combined, as he so proclaims to the other gods in the Iliad, trumpeting the terror of his own tempest. L...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to explore an interesting question, which is whether Hercules was stronger than the gods or, at the very least, possessed the strength of a god. Of course, Hercules did ascend to godhood at the end of his life. His accomplishments were so awe-inspiring and his suffering so profound that the gods granted him this honor. But...

Hey Everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to explore whether, despite losing the war, it was the titans who were actually more powerful than the gods. Let's get into it. The Greek creation myth was one defined by great conflicts. The primordial deities were succeeded by the Titans, and subsequently, the Titans were then superseded by the gods, who went on to trounc...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. Today we're going to take a quick pause from Greek mythology to spend this episode discussing one of the most interesting villains from pop culture mythology, the Ogdru Jahad, known as the Dragons of Revelation, a group of monsters so powerful that they're destined to bring about Ragnarok in the Hellboy universe. Let's get into it. The Ogdru Jahad were...

Hey Everyone, welcome to Mythology explained. In today's video, we're going to explore whether Zeus was, in fact, the most evil god in all of Greek mythology. We're going to take a look at the many confrontations between Zeus and Prometheus; we're going to look at how Zeus tried to prevent humanity from enjoying meat and at how Zeus stole fire; we'll dive into how Zeus committed genocide, nearly e...

Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss five of the most powerful goddesses in Greek mythology, goddesses so powerful that their powers often dwarfed those of their male counterparts. 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 you think deserved to be incl...

Hey Everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the Aloads, Otus and Ephilates, giant twins and strong contenders for the most reckless and arrogant characters in all of Greek mythology. They abducted Ares, the god of war, and imprisoned him for 13 months. They stacked mountains so that they could climb to the heavens and attack Mount Olympus, and they even t...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss, in no particular order, five of the most powerful sea monsters in Greek mythology. Before we jump into our first entry, I'd like to quickly preface with a short disclaimer, which is that neither the Hippokampoi, half-horse, half-fish creatures, nor the Ichthyocentaurs, centaurs with lobster claws and fish tails...

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing Zagreus, the first incarnation of the god Dionysus, a god whom Zeus bestowed with the lightning bolt, intending him to be his heir, a god who was torn to pieces when Hera set the titans on him. Let's get into it. To understand Zagreus' story, we have to start by unpacking Orphism, wh...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the five greatest Heroes in Greek mythology. Let's get into it. Starting off our list is Perseus, a Hero with an impressive portfolio of heroics but whose legacy was ultimately undermined by the amount of divine support he received. The apotheosis of Perseus' life was the slaying of Medusa, a feat that would hav...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to take a look at the five times Zeus came closest to dying, which is to say, as the notion of death pertains to gods, at the five times Zeus came closest to being permanently incapciated in some way, whether through banishment, imprisonment, or dismemberment - basically, five of the times Zeus came closest to either losin...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's episode, we're going to dive into a very interesting question, which is whether Greek gods can be brought to death when people no longer believe in them. Let's get into it. Now, I can't say for certain whether a lack of worship can result in a Greek god plunging through death's gates, passing on to the next world or being erased by oblivion,...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the Hecatonchires, a trio of incredibly powerful monsters in Greek mythology. Monsters so powerful that they overwhelmed the titans and even struck fear into the hearts of the gods. Let's get into it. Gaia, the personification of the earth, and Uranus the personification of the sky, together, had three groups of...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're discussing Argus, the monstrous thousand-eyed giant Hera set to guard Io, a woman Zeus transformed into a cow after forcing himself on her. Let's get into it. Called the Panoptes, meaning All-Seeing-One, Argus was a monstrous giant, a giant herdsman with eyes all over his body. Accounts describing exactly how many eyes he did hav...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to take a dip in some controversial waters by exploring whether Gaia was, in fact, the most evil god in Greek mythology. This is definitely an unorthodox question - I mean, has the word evil and the name Gaia even been used in the same sentence before - but if you detach yourself from how she is usually portrayed and what s...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we're discussing Typhon. The son of Gaia, the personification of the earth, and of Tartarus, the personification of the great abyss deep beneath the earth, Typhon was the most powerful monster in all of Greek mythology, even more powerful, perhaps - if you remove weapons from the equation - than all of the gods too. In the Greek creation myth, t...

Hey Everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to be discussing Tartarus. Tartarus was the great abyss, the bottomless chasm, the deep dark that existed beneath Gaia. It was one of the primordial deities, which meant that it was both person and place, simultaneously existing as a god and as the manifestation of one of the aspects of creation. As a place, Tartarus was us...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to take a look at the Giants, a formidable race that challenged the gods, and at the Gigantomachy, which was the calamitous war fought between the gods and the giants. And to give you an idea of what's in store, here's apollodorus' description of the giants: "unsurpassed in size, unassailable in their strength, and fearful...

Every Norse GodHey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to take a look at every god in Norse mythology, covering all of the essentials. Let's get into it. Number 1:BuriBuri was Thawed from a block of salty ice by the incessant licking of the cosmic cow, Audhumbla. He was the first god to exist in Norse mythology. All other gods were descended from him. He was des...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In this video, we're going to take a look at the unborn god who would have been the most powerful god in all of Greek mythology. Were he born, Zeus was fated to be overthrown by him. Like the rising sun bringing a new day, his coming would have been the inauguration of a new age. This god's power would have been supreme, unrivaled by any other. All oth...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to take a look at the Ennead, which was a group of nine gods the Heliopolitan creation myth revolved around. Let's get into it. In the beginning, before creation, before the first breath was drawn, before the inexorable flow of time, there existed only the primordial waters of Nun - dark, watery, and infinite. There was no...

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to be discussing Tyr, one of the Norse gods of war. Here's what you can expect: a war between two tribes of gods that's settled by a prisoner exchange; a nearly invincible wolf imprisoned by a ribbon fashioned from the spittle of a bird, the beard of a woman, the breath of a fish, and the sound of a cat's footsteps; a cauld...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. In todays video we're discussing Chinese dragons. More specifically, their powers and abilities, their appearance, their hierarchy, and their associations with the full-spectrum of ancient Chinese society, from peasant to emperor. Let's get into it. Where dragons and fire have become synonymous in western culture, Chinese dragons break from this tradition, instead b...