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Mythology Explained

Mythology Explained

On Mythology Explained we will be diving deep in to all kinds of Mythology: Greek, Roman, Norse, Chinese, Egyptian - you name it. If you"ve always been curious about the beginnings of Hercules or how Zeus came to be- then this is the podcast for you.

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6:12

The Primordial God of Darkness

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2023/08/06

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Erebus, one of the primordial deities and the personification of darkness in Greek Mythology. Alright, let's get into it. As the personification of darkness, it isn't surprising that Erebus became synonymous with the underworld, even becoming a byword for it, as can be seen in Hesiod's Theogony ("Zeus struck him [the Titan Menoetius] with a lurid thunderbolt and sent him down to Erebus"), and in the Homeric

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18:14

The Goddess Who Stole the Sun God's Power & Greatest...

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2023/08/04

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Isis, the mistress of magic, the might of her magical mastery making her one of the most powerful gods in all of Egyptian mythology. As Weret-Hekau (meaning 'the Great of Magic'), she was sometimes depicted as a cobra who suckled and safeguarded the pharaoh, and with respect to defending Egypt's borders, she was said to be greater "than a million soldiers." She was the sister-wife of Osiris, ruling alongside her

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21:05

The Primordial Titan: The First God & Creator of the...

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2023/08/01

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Oceanus, the very first Titan and, if allusion and shallow references are anything to go off of, perhaps, generally speaking, the very first god - including Primordials, Titans, and Olympians - in all of Greek mythology. This, in a broader sense, is indicative how complex Greek mythology was, there having been, the accounts that remain popular today notwithstanding, different versions of the creation myth,

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16:48

When Satan Tried to Enslave Jesus & Turn God Evil

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2023/07/27

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss one of the most intriguing events from the life of Jesus Christ -- His temptation in the desert. We'll begin by unpacking the gospel accounts, illuminating the dramatic encounter between Jesus and Satan in the wilderness. From there, we'll venture into more contentious territory beyond the cartography of consensus and the compass of convention, intrepidly sailing with no regard for our own survival into the

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29:40

The Dark Deity Who Killed Gods & Destroyed Chaos

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2023/07/23

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Set, the Egyptian god of foreign lands, the desert, disasters, strength, storms, protective power, cunning, violence, war, confusion, and chaos, chaos being something he both embodied and combated. He was invoked by pharaohs and warriors so as to emulate him in battle and channel his strength; he murdered Osiris, the king of the gods, and usurped the throne, later vying with his Nephew Horus, the rightful king, in

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15:32

The Archangel God Sent to Destroy Satan & the Fallen...

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2023/07/18

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Michael, unequivocally the most famous angel and widely regarded as the most powerful angel in Christianity, one of the few angels actually named in the bible and one of the only angels who features on every archangel list, of which there are many. Most notable are his martial triumphs, personally duelling the demon who presided over the Persian Empire, and leading the host of heaven against Satan and his rebel

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16:20

How Zeus Destroyed the Titans & Became the King of...

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2023/07/16

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the eradicating exploits of Zeus, perhaps the greatest monster slayer in all of mythology. We're going to begin with the Cosmology, delving into how the Greeks conceptualized the creation of the world and the emergence of the gods, and with that done, the fundamental framework of Greek mythology delineated to a basic degree, we're going to go over, in chronological order, the cataclysmic conflicts that begin with

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18:37

When Chaos Kills Every God in Egyptian Mythology

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2023/07/14

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Apophis, the chaos serpent, the baleful bane of life itself, the most powerful monster in all of Egyptian mythology. So great was his power that it took the combined strength of many gods to overcome him, and so great was the threat he posed that his victory would unleash absolute destruction, bringing about the end of the Egyptian gods and, more broadly, of the universe itself, returning every mote of matter and

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11:57

The 14 Presidents of Hell

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2023/07/10

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the 14 presidents of hell.Alright, let's get into it.The "Lesser Key of Solomon" is an anonymous grimoire on demonology. It was compiled in the mid-17th century, primarily from materials created and circulated in the two centuries preceding its publication. It is divided into five books, and by far the most popular of the five is the first, the Ars Goetia, which contains descriptions of the 72 demons that Solomon

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15:58

The Primordial Chaos Queen Who Terrorized the Gods

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2023/07/07

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In Today's video, we'll be discussing Tiamat, the primordial goddess of chaos who waged a war against the gods, a goddess so powerful that she brought an entire pantheon to its knees. Beyond her own incredible innate power, she fleshed out her forces by spawning a brood of terrible monsters, and she raised up a captain to lead her unholy host, taking him as her consort and giving him the Tablet of Destiny, which endowed him with mastery over destiny,

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13:53

The 4 Horsemen Sent by God to Destroy the World &...

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2023/07/04

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the four of them sent forth by God to unleash conquest, war, famine, and death upon the world.Alright, let's get into it.The Four Horsemen make their appearance in the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, a book that gives an account of the cataclysmic events that will transpire during the Apocalypse, a word derived from the Greek word apokalypsis, meaning

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12:26

The Demon Lord Who Rules the Deadly Sin of Greed

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2023/06/30

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Mammon, a demon Lord and the demon who rules over the deadly sin of greed.We'll start with his portrayal in John Milton's epic poem, 'Paradise Lost', before transitioning into an exploration of the historical and linguistic origins of the term 'Mammon' in the Biblical canon. We'll investigate how this term evolved from abstraction to personification, from a word denoting greed into a demonic entity, tracing this

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13:57

The Powers: The Warrior Angels God Sends to Destroy Evil

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2023/06/28

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss the Powers, God's warrior angels who work to maintain order in the universe and, when needed, who are sent forth as the tip of the spear to combat evil, defending God's flock and destroying demons. Alright, let's get into itPseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is a pseudonymous author whose works had a profound influence on Christian mysticism and theology from the Middle Ages all the way through to today. While the

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9:27

The Demon King Who Deceives and Defiles Humanity

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2023/06/23

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Belial, a demonic prince and one of the chief demons of Hell. Alright, let's get into it. Where the name Belial came from isn't known for certain, shrouded in ambiguity as it is, but a couple of possibilities do stand above the rest. One theory suggests that the term Belial is derived from the Hebrew words beli-ya'al, which means "without worth" or "worthlessness." This interpretation is supported by the use of

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12:31

The Dark and Ancient God of the Dead

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2023/06/21

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Anubis, the jackal-headed god, the chthonic patron of embalming and mummification, the shepherd of souls, the original god of the dead (before the cult of Osiris rose to prominence and displaced him from this role), and the fastidious tinkerer who ensured the scales of judgment accurately weighed the hearts of the deceased, a process that either catapulted people to paradise or condemned them to oblivion.Alright,

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14:36

God's Dark Angel Who Imprisoned Satan for 1,000 Years

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2023/06/14

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Abaddon, the abyss of absolute destruction in the Old Testament and the angel of the bottomless pit in the New Testament..The term "Abaddon" originates from the Hebrew word "?????" (Avaddon), stemming from the root "???" (avad), which signifies "to be lost" or "to perish." Generally, "Abaddon" is understood as a great annihilating abyss; though less commonly, it is also the name of the angel who presides over

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16:57

The Final Battle Between God & Satan

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2023/06/09

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explain. Today, we're going to dive into the final battle between God and Satan. This story comes to us in the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, and can be broken down into three stages, which are: (1) Satan and his fallen angels being cast out of heaven by Michael and the angels who remain loyal to God; (2) Satan and his wicked legions being defeated by Jesus, resulting in Satan's imprisonment for 1,000 years; (and 3) Satan and his forces

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9:01

The Crocodile God Who Terrorized the Nile

Mythology Explained ·

2023/06/03

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to discuss Sobek, a god depicted as either a crocodile or as a man with the head of a crocodile. Infamously known for snatching women from their husbands whenever the mood struck him, he was the god of water, especially the waters of the Nile, of river banks and marshlands, the patron of fishermen, and depending on the version, either a force for order or a force for chaos.Alright, let's get into it. Sobek, whose name means

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17:23

When Ancient Greece Destroyed Atlantis 12,000 Years Ago

Mythology Explained ·

2023/06/01

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. In today's video, we're going to dive into the story of the lost city of Atlantis. More than eleven thousand years ago the nations of the Mediterranean were attacked by a dominant naval power, hailing from outside the Pillars of Heracles. These invading Atlanteans sought to enslave all peoples within the pillars, only to be thwarted at the final hour by the Hellenes, the virtuous ancestors of the ancient Greeks who trace their lineage back to Athena

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16:40

The 9 Heavens & God's Realm of Pure Energy

Mythology Explained ·

2023/05/28

Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. Today's video dives into the celestial spheres of Heaven as they are depicted in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.Alright, let's get into it.The Divine Comedy is a monumental epic poem from the 14th century penned by Italian author Dante Alighieri. Comprising three components: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, it charts an allegorical journey through the afterlife - Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven - offering reflections on human morality, sin, and

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