Mythology Explained

Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing Achilles vs Hercules. In this head-to-head, we're going to have each hero at their most powerful, meaning all weapons, armor, and enhancements are fair game - the only caveat being our version of Hercules will be his most powerful mortal version. Hercules ascends to godhood at the end of his life, and something about th...

Welcome to Mythology Explained- today we're going to be discussing Achilles. Achilles was the son of Peleus and Thetis. Pelus was the king of Phthia, which was either a city or district in Thessaly, and the grandson of Zeus, making Achilles the great-grandson of Zeus. Thetis was a sea-goddess and one of 50 Nereids, a group of sea-nymphs who were the daughters of Nereus, who was a sea-god and the s...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we're going to take a look at both Ares and Athena, both Olympians and children of Zeus, to determine which of them is more powerful and, ultimately, which of them would defeat the other. We're going to start things off with a quick overview of the capacity in which both Ares and Athena function as gods of war; then we're going to take a look at a few myths t...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we're going to be looking at Greek mythology and exploring whether or not an immortal life can be snuffed out- whether or not you really can kill a god-whether or not Kratos would actually have been able to rampage up the slopes of Olympus and destroy every divine being who crossed his path. We're going to start things off by taking a look at a couple of mons...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we're discussing Zeus and Odin. More specifically- we're going to be answering one big question: who is the ultimate all-father? Let's begin by looking at their many similarities:Both All-fathers and heads of their pantheons, Zeus and Odin are divine kings. Odin's high seat resides in Asgard, the dwelling place of the aesir gods, and Zeus' high seat resides o...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Perseus and Hercules are two of Greek mythology's A-list Heroes. They were iconic in ancient times, and their fame endured to modern times in which they both enjoy respected positions in pop culture. Who is more powerful? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, discussing the Egyptian God Thoth. Here's what's in store: a god who called out to the semen of two other gods; a god who recorded if the heart of each and every dead person was lighter than the feather of truth; a god who created the moon to illuminate the night; and finally, a god who summoned ingested semen to a god's forehead where said semen gains the ap...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we're discussing Isis. Of all the ancient Egyptian goddesses, Isis' cult was the most widespread and the longest lasting. Such was her popularity that it far exceeded the boundaries of the ancient Egyptian empire. She was revered by both Greeks and Romans, and her influence reached all the way to Britain, where there are, purportedly, bridges adorned with her...

Welcome to Mythology Explained. Today, we're discussing Fenrir: the biggest, baddest wolf in all of Norse mythology. And there were many mighty wolves in Norse Mythology: there was Geri and Freki, Odin's wolves; There was Skoll and Hati, the two wolves locked in a perpetual chase of the sun and the moon across the sky; but none was as ferocious or indomitable as Fenrir, who was fated to break free...

Hey everyone,Welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained, in today's video we're going to be discussing Set, the Egyptian god of war. Here's what's in store: a god impregnated by eating lettuce leaves; a god who travels through the underworld and fights a giant hell-serpent every night; a god who murders his brother and chops the body into pieces; and a god who surprise attacks his nephe...

Hey everyone, Welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained. In today's video we're going to be discussing Hathor. Here's what's in store: a goddess dancing sexually before the sun; a goddess transforming into a lioness and unleashing slaughter upon mankind; a goddess who heals a deity's bleeding eye sockets with gazelle milk, and a goddess who transforms into a cow and weens an infant dei...

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained. In today's video- we're going to be covering almost certainly the best known deity in all of Greek mythology. This deity is, of course, Zeus, the lighting-bolt-wielding, titan-destroying king of the gods. More specifically, this video is going to take a look at Zeus as he pertains to the Greek creation myth. More videos about Zeu...

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Mythology explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing one of the most famous Titans- Cronus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing Uranus- one of the primordial deities and the personification of the sky. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to another installment of Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to be discussing the beings that preceded the gods themselves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, we're going to be discussing Thanatos' twin brother- Hypnos- the god and personification of sleep. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, we're going straight to Greece- as we're going to be discussing the Greek god of death, Thanatos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.