What Is Myth? Crash Course World Mythology #1

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  • čas přidán 23. 02. 2017
  • Welcome to Crash Course World Mythology, our latest adventure (and this series may be literally adventurous) in education. Over the next 40 episodes or so, we and Mike Rugnetta are going to learn about the world by looking at the foundational stories of a bunch of different cultural traditions. We’re going to look at the ways that people’s stories define them, and the ways they shape their culture. We’re going to learn about gods, goddesses, heroes, and tricksters, and a lot more. We’re going to walk the blurry line between myth and religion, and we’re going to like it.
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  • @Maddin1313
    @Maddin1313 Před 7 lety +1639

    Spiders swallow 8 Australians every night!

    • @BasementRuthie
      @BasementRuthie Před 7 lety +46

      Maddin1313 in Australia, spider swallows you!

    • @tysonasaurus6392
      @tysonasaurus6392 Před 7 lety +3

      Maddin1313 this is true

    • @tysonasaurus6392
      @tysonasaurus6392 Před 7 lety

      ***** what do you know!!!

    • @connorhenry4795
      @connorhenry4795 Před 7 lety +8

      It's not the the spiders you need to worry about but the snake

    • @darthmaul7962
      @darthmaul7962 Před 7 lety +23

      The spiders use their telepathic abilities to lure people into their webs for later consumption.

  • @alieh2197
    @alieh2197 Před 4 lety +335

    crash course mythology: exists
    that kid that read all of the rick riorodan has entered the chat

  • @patrickjackson5194
    @patrickjackson5194 Před 7 lety +822

    Just in case people were wondering, this is what the writing is on the little 'thought bubble' intro:
    *Egypt*
    - The Egyptian Creation myth of the world rising out of water is a common motif associated with chaos in contrast to “order” that is the universe.
    - The legend of Osiris, Isi and Horus was the most popular and influential myth in ancient Egyptian mythology.
    - Thoth is the Egyptian god of communication and knowledge. He’s depicted with an ibis head, holding a scroll and pen reed.
    - Egyptian mythology is among the oldest in recorded history!
    - Ma’at is the goddess of morality, justice, law and divine order. Her feather determined if people got into the afterlife peacefully.
    *Greek*
    - _Mount Olympus_ is where the Olympian Gods reside. It was created after the _Titanomachy_, the great battle between the Olympians and the Titans.
    - Athena is responsible for turning Medusa’s hair into serpents! Medusa was always a gorgon in Greek mythology, but the origin story didn’t appear until _Metamorphoses_ by Roman poet Ovid.
    - Persephone’s descent into the underworld and reunion with her mom Demeter is the origin story of the seasons.
    - The capture of Artemis’ sacred _Ceryneian Hind_ was one of the twelve labours of Heracles.
    - Artemis and Apollo are two of Zeus’ many, many, many, many children.
    *Indian*
    - The _Ramayana_ is considered the _adi-kavya_ (first poem) in Hindu mythology and is the largest ancient epic in world literature!
    - _Rakshasas_ are described as deadly blood-drinking creatures, they convey several similarities to vampires in Western mythology.
    - The hero of this epic, _Rama_, is the seventh avatar of god Vishnu.
    - Sita is the daughter on Mother Earth and the avatar of goddess Laksmi, Vishnu’s wife.
    - Hanuman is a die-hard devotee of Rama. He leads an army of _Vanaras_ (aka monkeys) into battle against the _Rakshasas_ in order to save Sita.
    *Norse*
    - In Norse mythology, _Ragnorak_ is the pre-destined series of events, from natural disasters to the infamous battle between major Gods resulting in the apocalypse.
    - _Ragnorak_ was not the ultimate end of the universe! After the earth was consumed in flames and submerged in water, a fresh, new earth was destined to resurface, even better than before!
    - Thor’s hammer, Mjönir, symbolizes creative and destructive power.
    - The cosmology of Norse mythology has nine realms which are unified by the _Yggdrasil_ tree.
    - When Heimdell sounds his trumpet, _Gjallarhorn_, it will signify the beginning of _Ragnorak_ and can be heard across all nine realms!

    • @kaycyrus4251
      @kaycyrus4251 Před 6 lety +40

      U have earned my RESPECT man.... so much hard work for people

    • @chicagosebdesigns
      @chicagosebdesigns Před 5 lety +9

      Thank you! Also .. you can slow down the video and pause to read with the ADORABLE animations in there!

    • @ahmedakmal9244
      @ahmedakmal9244 Před 5 lety +7

      Not all heroes wear capes, you ma man are a hero!

    • @jcespinoza
      @jcespinoza Před 5 lety +5

      Thanks a lot man!

    • @JustEndah
      @JustEndah Před 5 lety +8

      How do you know Patric doesn't wear capes? You can't see him. :)
      Anyway, thanks, Patrick! I am sure you're wearing capes.

  • @nixgalexa7244
    @nixgalexa7244 Před 7 lety +193

    I love Persephone because in some versions she just wanders into the underworld and Hades is just like 'Wtf? Little girl, what are you doing here?' And Kore is just like 'I like it here!' And Hades just lets her stay, Demeter is angry, etc. And Kore is renamed Persephone meaning destroyer because she is feared in the underworld with good reason. She's awesome.

  • @benjaminrobinson7203
    @benjaminrobinson7203 Před 7 lety +710

    My favorite mythological story is of thelegend27. She once challenged the sun to staring contest and that's why we now have night.

    • @MatthewSchooley94
      @MatthewSchooley94 Před 7 lety +21

      \|T|/ PRAISE THE SUN!

    • @christaberry2694
      @christaberry2694 Před 7 lety +23

      +Emperor Palpatine Shouldn't your favorite myth be the tragedy of Darth Plagueis? :)

    • @JaxTheCartographer
      @JaxTheCartographer Před 7 lety +9

      Emperor Palpatine damn the legend 27 is great

    • @MGustave
      @MGustave Před 7 lety +3

      Krista Barrie I shouldn't think so, it's not a story the Jedi would have told him.

    • @KheptlaxaXonu
      @KheptlaxaXonu Před 7 lety +1

      Matthew Schooley \[T]/ \((----))/

  • @davefreier7738
    @davefreier7738 Před 7 lety +322

    The purpose of this course is to promote myth-understanding.

  • @jillianunrau2387
    @jillianunrau2387 Před 7 lety +286

    It's interesting to me how many interpretations of the Persephone myth there are. In some versions, Hades kidnaps her and in others, she goes willingly. I prefer the versions where she goes and stays in the Underworld willingly, because she actually likes Hades. I also really like when Hades is portrayed in a non-villainizing way, since people seem to think that he was evil just because he's the god of the Underworld

  • @emilycaballero6052
    @emilycaballero6052 Před 7 lety +606

    My personal favorite version of Persephone is the one in the Percy Jackson Guide to Mythology:
    Hades: Hey, Zeus, I really like your daughter and--
    Zeus: Ikr she's a hot one
    Hades:
    Hades:
    Hades: Well, how do you think I should win her favor? I thought of flowers, but that's stupid. She's the *goddess* of flowers. Maybe if I sang--
    Zeus: What are you talking about man? All that mushy gushy stuff. You gotta assert yourself!
    Hades: But--
    Zeus: Kidnap her. Nothin' the ladies love more than being swept off their feet and kidnapped.
    Hades: But she's your daughter!
    Zeus: And?
    Hades: I don't think this is a good idea.
    Zeus: Look, who has gotten more girls before this? You, or me? Trust. Me. It. Will. Work.
    Hades: I guess...

    • @CXHo-sy1xz
      @CXHo-sy1xz Před 4 lety +11

      Emily Caballero lmao

    • @cl4655
      @cl4655 Před 4 lety +24

      Zeus; the god of you know😏😏

  • @Eye-Of-The-Beholder
    @Eye-Of-The-Beholder Před 7 lety +240

    I hope they include *aztec mythology*; like seriously; the Greek, Norse, and Egyptian mythology *always* take the cake.

    • @HawkTheRed
      @HawkTheRed Před 7 lety +1

      It's mainly because we know alot about the Old World Myths and they have been woven into the history of the west to the point that it's almost all we knew, unlike Aztec, Apache, Sioux, Etc. Not say that they didn't have them, it's that they have been basically smothered by the Old World Myths

    • @FlorenceFox
      @FlorenceFox Před 7 lety +1

      Maybe I can finally learn how to pronounce some of those deity names...

    • @daddyleon
      @daddyleon Před 7 lety +4

      It seemed they will include some Meso-American myths... they did have a few pictures of them :)

    • @Eye-Of-The-Beholder
      @Eye-Of-The-Beholder Před 7 lety +3

      The easiest one is "Tlaloc" (which sounds like tl-ah-lock) and the most difficult one is "Chalchihuitlicue", which sounds like "Ch-al-chee-wee-tle-*cué (search for its pronunciation in spanish on google-translate)*".

    • @smivan.
      @smivan. Před 7 lety +5

      I hope they do slavic mythology, it's very hard to find any good information on it, particularly in english.

  • @thefoxesmind
    @thefoxesmind Před 7 lety +338

    I love that Rick Riordan's books were mentioned. I love his series. The only ones I haven't read are his Norse series.

    • @kellyfoo563
      @kellyfoo563 Před 7 lety +1

      TheFoxesMInd me too

    • @HBSKATE
      @HBSKATE Před 7 lety +17

      TheFoxesMInd I used to like his books, but his Norse series has really started to piss me off. The constant pandering and political correctness in the books became pretty annoying. So much so that I couldn't even read the series anymore

    • @destinyhaven9598
      @destinyhaven9598 Před 7 lety +14

      His books are great and really bring mythology into our world. The Norse is ok, but Percy Jackson is definitely his best

    • @reireio-o
      @reireio-o Před 7 lety

      @Josephine Young I agree.

    • @PaladinJackal
      @PaladinJackal Před 7 lety +3

      H8 SKATE I know what you mean.

  • @KwanzaaJuice
    @KwanzaaJuice Před 7 lety +655

    Half of this episode is setting up barriers to keep people from getting offended

    • @marlonmoncrieffe0728
      @marlonmoncrieffe0728 Před 7 lety +39

      Kyle Grounds
      It's the world we now live in

    • @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal
      @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal Před 5 lety +27

      Well yeah people get offended by anything
      I remember when that wasn't the case do you

    • @pkunkbwok
      @pkunkbwok Před 4 lety +98

      @@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal I'm pretty sure everyone was always offended by everything; they just didn't have social media encouraging them to rant about it constantly

  • @brigidg7553
    @brigidg7553 Před 7 lety +214

    I just wanted to say how *incredibly EXCITED I am for this*. I adore studying mythology and its modern references, I can't put my joy into words (especially about how you used Persephone to start this off), I'm beyond thankful as to how you're approaching this amazing course from a perspective that is mindful of religion (so as to not be offensive but to simply see the "whole" picture, however scattered that picture may be), and I just wanted to share my immense gratitude. I look forward to every episode!

  • @maryavatar
    @maryavatar Před 7 lety +520

    A summary of this episode - OH MY GOD, PLEASE DON'T FLAME US IN THE COMMENTS!!!!!

    • @connorchin-quee9850
      @connorchin-quee9850 Před 7 lety +3

      maryavatar Lmao 😂

    • @vampyricon7026
      @vampyricon7026 Před 7 lety +8

      "OH MY GOD IT'S BURNING!" -The Pod

    • @rikardnilsson3767
      @rikardnilsson3767 Před 7 lety +14

      Yeah, it is a bit said that they have to say that several times in each video with any religious links. CC just say it once in the beginning and then get on with the episode!

    • @EugeneParallax
      @EugeneParallax Před 7 lety +15

      Well, when the time for Christian mythos comes around... brace yourselves! xD

    • @dittykong9517
      @dittykong9517 Před 7 lety +12

      I believe in the bible and he gave this no bias. very captivating.

  • @ajtomas9474
    @ajtomas9474 Před 7 lety +143

    I can already feel this becoming my favourite series

    • @paytoncordova8598
      @paytoncordova8598 Před 7 lety +15

      same, besides Psychology and Philosophy.

    • @lSomeRandomGuyl
      @lSomeRandomGuyl Před 7 lety +7

      Are you feeling it know Mr. Krabs?

    • @Niom_Music
      @Niom_Music Před 7 lety

      Same! :D

    • @tensequel7818
      @tensequel7818 Před 7 lety

      yep, i agree wiith you, it kind of made up for the end of CC Astronomy.
      Phil!!!!! no!!!! don't leave us!!!!!!!! stan!!! season two for CC Astronomy!!!!!!

  • @ShaM3fullyCha0tic
    @ShaM3fullyCha0tic Před 6 lety +41

    Fun fact: it was only in later tellings that Hades kidnapped Persephone. In earlier versions she wandered into Hades and Hades was like “hey, who are you?” and then fell in love.

  • @psychmaestro8528
    @psychmaestro8528 Před 7 lety +467

    I know this may be unpopular but please feature some native filipino myths and other asian myths.

    • @miciarokiri5182
      @miciarokiri5182 Před 7 lety +56

      Unpopular? PLEASE include those, we have a lot less sources on those than on others

    • @psychmaestro8528
      @psychmaestro8528 Před 7 lety +22

      Hayley Rodgers Yeah.. I know, those myths are just thought in schools here but never really reached globally

    • @hunted_man4035
      @hunted_man4035 Před 5 lety +5

      Heneral Luna a bit late but can you name some of them so I can look them up?

    • @jyll
      @jyll Před 4 lety +8

      ​@@hunted_man4035 (This is also a bit late, sorry.) Just inserting myself to this convo...
      For Filipino myth, you can start by searching Filipino anitos/diwatas. What's confusing about Filipino myth is that each ethnic group (and there's a lot) have their own pantheon; I think the wikipedia page is a good enough start. Though, I also don't know much about it, so maybe other sources are better.

    • @hunted_man4035
      @hunted_man4035 Před 4 lety +2

      Xanthy Lacierda Thank you so much! How time flies.

  • @MordredsGirl
    @MordredsGirl Před 7 lety +142

    So IDK if anyone's gonna start this argument but me, but no. Aphrodite would *not* win in an arm wrestling contest w/ Freya.
    Do you know how much of a badass Freya is??? She's a *war* goddess, like, don't mess with her. She's killed people too; and rules over half of those slain in war. Don't discount her just because she cries golden tears.

  • @fahimazaz9098
    @fahimazaz9098 Před 7 lety +199

    You should do Proto-Indo-European mythology and discuss how it evolved into Greek, Roman, Vedic, Norse, Slavic mythologies, etc.! Specifically, with Vedic mythology, it would be awesome if you discussed how it developed into Hinduism!

    • @rkpetry
      @rkpetry Před 7 lety +4

      Not developed but more specifically Abraham and his wife Sarah visited down south, India, where they were known as 'Brah'ma and Sara'swati ca 2000 BCE....

    • @merrymachiavelli2041
      @merrymachiavelli2041 Před 7 lety +9

      Virtually everything we assume about PIE religion is based upon comparative mythology, so exploring the 'how' in detail might be a little difficult.

    • @avinashtyagi2
      @avinashtyagi2 Před 7 lety +11

      Unlikely, it is currently believed that Abraham dates back to only about 520BCE at the earliest (as historical evidence places events of the mid to late 1st millenium BCE)
      The story of Brahma is found in the Yajurveda at around 1200 BCE
      Saraswati is even older, dating bacvk to 1500 BCE
      So the Hindu stories predate the Abrahamic stories

    • @avinashtyagi2
      @avinashtyagi2 Před 7 lety +4

      No, that is incorrect (or rather it is incomplete)
      Hinduism occurred as a fusion of Proto-Indo-Iranian/European and Dravidian and Harrapan and Srmana religious beliefs, so to say its Primarily of proto-Indo-European is false, as its a mix of a large number of different beliefs
      Many artifacts uncovered from the ancient civilizations of India that predate the arrival of any european/Iranian influences clearly show relationship to later Hindu Beliefs (Such as the proto-version of Shiva/Rudra and the Linga)

    • @bletwort2920
      @bletwort2920 Před 7 lety +5

      Modern Hinduism is largely Indian though with almost all of its core principles originating in India itself. Vedic religion however was a direct descendant of Indo-Iranian religion. We can see Indra, Agni, Ushas, Mithra, Varuna, Asura, Soma, Fire Altars and all that common to both Vedic and Avestan religion. Even the languages Old Iranian (Old Persian and Avestan) and Old Indo-Aryan (Vedic Sanskrit and Mitanni) are essentially dialects of each other. It is clear that Avestan religion and Vedic religion are direct descendants of Proto-Indo-Iranian religion and I think most of these beliefs were invented by Proto-Indo-Iranians and not Proto-Indo-Europeans.

  • @hannahbrimhall9184
    @hannahbrimhall9184 Před 6 lety +69

    roommate: what are you-
    me: shhhhh...I am consuming the Slurpee of knowledge.

  • @joyrowancasey788
    @joyrowancasey788 Před 7 lety +31

    I cannot explain how exciting I am for this series I absolutely love mythology I squealed so loudly when I saw this series trailer

  • @BrianFrichette
    @BrianFrichette Před 7 lety +236

    As an atheist, I'm feeling delightfully unencumbered to fully enjoy this course. Exciting!

    • @ryeonspeed
      @ryeonspeed Před 7 lety +10

      Brian Frichette nah, u going to hell for blasphemy.

    • @BrianFrichette
      @BrianFrichette Před 7 lety +22

      Indeed

    • @strangething7379
      @strangething7379 Před 7 lety +53

      As a muslim, I'm feeling delightfully unencumbered to fully enjoy this course. Exciting! I hope you have a good time with it, because I sure as hell will

    • @robertw7673
      @robertw7673 Před 7 lety +4

      JesusFriedChrist

    • @congriofrito
      @congriofrito Před 7 lety +22

      As a Vegan, crossfit, atheist i..i don't know, just wanted the atention.

  • @nathanielhellman6952
    @nathanielhellman6952 Před 7 lety +124

    Wow. The comment section looks reasonable and interesting. The moment we get to a story from the Bible I am betting things will go up in flames.

    • @ideallyjekyl5200
      @ideallyjekyl5200 Před 7 lety +2

      +Kathryn Mercier
      Dont blame the people freaking out, blame the parents who brainwashed them.

    • @nathanielhellman6952
      @nathanielhellman6952 Před 7 lety +8

      To be honest I don't care what you people think of the stories from religion, but I wasn't damning just religious people. I was also damning non-believers who like to attack believers, because they disagree with them.

    • @ideallyjekyl5200
      @ideallyjekyl5200 Před 7 lety +6

      +Nathaniel Hellman
      Attack is a harsh word. Question is a better one. They question them, unless they immediately go to name calling. Then we can call it "attacking"

    • @IceMetalPunk
      @IceMetalPunk Před 7 lety +2

      Well, you know, he did make it very clear here they're not talking about myths as fallacies, only as stories... but of course, people will ignore that and panic and scream and throw fits anyway. Ironically, if they cover scientology myths (which are interesting in a crazy, mythological sort of way), no one would complain at all.

    • @nathanielhellman6952
      @nathanielhellman6952 Před 7 lety +2

      +Ideally Jekyl
      Right, because every single religious person reacts the same way and all non-believers don't act like condescending assholes when they attack religion.

  • @andrewb.8184
    @andrewb.8184 Před 7 lety +214

    oh come on Freya would crush Aphrodite. In the Iliad Aphrodite lost in a fight with a human and Freya is a battle goddess

    • @chocolatez9042
      @chocolatez9042 Před 7 lety +15

      Aphrodite will make pretty pink explosions on her

    • @davidkamps9879
      @davidkamps9879 Před 6 lety +11

      Andrew B. Smite duel is the only answer! Lol

    • @takeadaytrip5136
      @takeadaytrip5136 Před 6 lety +17

      You are so right. Freya is not only a beauty goddess but a battle goddess so Aphrodite would be stomped on by Freya

    • @jacetheinktoling
      @jacetheinktoling Před 5 lety +3

      @Irusu AAYYY! PERCY JACKSON LINE!

    • @starwarschic123
      @starwarschic123 Před 5 lety +15

      Actually Aphrodite is thought to have evolved from Astarte a Phoenician Goddess who evolved from the Akkadian Goddess Ishtar who was first named Inanna in Mesopotamia. All being Goddesses of Fertility, Sexuality, Procreation, Love and War.
      Also Aphrodite Areia is a thing
      Overly Sarcastic Productions has a really good video on Aphrodites evolution if anyone's interested.

  • @eliehartman8285
    @eliehartman8285 Před 7 lety +13

    Mike, thank you for speaking carefully and slowly. This series is something I can show to my 6th grade students without them getting lost. Many of my students are English language learners and/or have learning disabilities, and I appreciate that this excellent content is available to them in a way they can understand.

  • @charisseabiera3975
    @charisseabiera3975 Před 7 lety +285

    I should be studying but this is more interesting

    • @mrudulasrivatsa
      @mrudulasrivatsa Před 7 lety +10

      Story of my life

    • @lSomeRandomGuyl
      @lSomeRandomGuyl Před 7 lety +27

      Everything is more interesting when you have to study.

    • @sandrarivera1262
      @sandrarivera1262 Před 7 lety +1

      My life

    • @bexclearly
      @bexclearly Před 7 lety +17

      I mean...this counts as studying, right? You're learning stuff. Good enough.

    • @Diamantenvogel
      @Diamantenvogel Před 7 lety +9

      That's my reasoning. All the time.
      Procrastination for the win!

  • @thomaskilmer
    @thomaskilmer Před 7 lety +272

    Dude, Freya totally killed people. She was a goddess of the battlefield who rode around on a chariot drawn by giant war cats. Not saying she'd definitively kill Aphrodite, but you're way underselling her by conceding the point to Aphrodite on the whole "kills people" point.

    • @juanpablomina1346
      @juanpablomina1346 Před 7 lety +13

      I'm not gonna watch again, but I think he was talking about Artemis, not Aphrodite. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, she's not very good at war. Artemis is a huntress virgin.

    • @lindsayten2572
      @lindsayten2572 Před 7 lety +23

      He totally said Aphrodite. It confused me for the logical reason that you just noted.

    • @juanpablomina1346
      @juanpablomina1346 Před 7 lety +12

      Yeah, you're right. It happens around 4:50. He's comparing goddesses of love. I must then agree with the original comment, because Freyja gets half the dead warriors and has war cats and a boar. Aphrodite is not very good at war, so I don't know why she would win.

    • @TheAnon26
      @TheAnon26 Před 7 lety +13

      Its blatant greek favouritism! D:

    • @iiiiitsmagreta1240
      @iiiiitsmagreta1240 Před 7 lety +10

      Well, Aphrodite has been sleeping with the god of war for gods know how long. If she hasn't picked anything up from him, at the very least she could probably count on his support.

  • @shubhammachhi8070
    @shubhammachhi8070 Před 7 lety +864

    Its funny that people will look at Greek, Roman, and Egyptian myths as just mythology, but view their own religion as the sole truth.

    • @brendanthedreamer
      @brendanthedreamer Před 6 lety +86

      The Greeks, The Romans, and The Egyptians would've done the same thing, friend.

    • @artemis12061966
      @artemis12061966 Před 6 lety +70

      not at all. read "the darkening age". Only the abrahamic religions have that psycho attitude. The hindu people, for example are cool with all other gods. It is the only unbroken belief system from the ancient world that has not been polluted by the "ours is the only god so you have to die" sickness.

    • @vurna6647
      @vurna6647 Před 5 lety +3

      i think the same all the time!

    • @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal
      @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal Před 5 lety +6

      @River Acheron the problem with Egypt especially with their leaders they would mythologies their history as such we an great aesthetic of ancient Egypt but not of what their people thought of really anything so we don't know or will probably ever know

    • @ategabbysev2993
      @ategabbysev2993 Před 4 lety +6

      not all true friend
      Epicorius a greek philosopher questioned alot of his pagan religious society

  • @lomeinpog
    @lomeinpog Před 7 lety +40

    Please cover: Greek (MOST FAMOUS), Romans (Meh, same as greek-ish), Chinese, Japanese, Mayen, Hindu, Celtic, Norse!

  • @rt_aue
    @rt_aue Před 7 lety +106

    massive concerns that this series will be too politically correct and censored to be entirely beneficial from an educational standpoint. this show is aimed at teens and adults and i'm sure most people are able to handle the content of the myths; you shouldn't censor history to pander to those who are too sensitive to the more explicit details of the stories. as the video states, myth is extremely entertaining but also very insightful into ancient cultures and religion. i realise that crash course don't want to turn people away for claiming religious stories to be myth but don't distort the truth. those are just some of my concerns, but i'll give the series a chance as it's still early days. still majorly looking forward to watching though, the thought cafe illustrations are always gorgeous

    • @thisguy9943
      @thisguy9943 Před 7 lety +1

      Ryan #MythologicalIncestisWincest

    • @FirstRisingSouI
      @FirstRisingSouI Před 7 lety +20

      When I was in college, I took a course about Hebrew and Greek myths. I felt like my beliefs were being personally attacked merely because my Bible stories were being discussed at the same level as what I took to be obvious nonsense. Yet it was the very fact that the falsity of Biblical myth _wasn't_ being shoved down my throat that caused me to rethink and eventually abandon my religious beliefs. I am very hopeful that this Crash Course, by being non-confrontational, will do the same for many people.

    • @epsereth
      @epsereth Před 7 lety +8

      Ryan, he acknowledged that it will be challenging for some and that they're going to focus on stories. Stop worrying about ~weh political correctness~ where it hasn't even happened. Comments like yours are why people are afraid to make the content they want.

  • @double0_kevin
    @double0_kevin Před 7 lety +93

    "Our graphics team is Thot Cafe" 😂

    • @Navesblue
      @Navesblue Před 7 lety +1

      You clever cheeky rogue you.

  • @noparadigms
    @noparadigms Před 7 lety +35

    I hope aboriginal dreamtime stories get covered in this series, it's super interesting and also not very well known outside of Australia (unfortunately).

  • @micaelcarestiato
    @micaelcarestiato Před 7 lety +12

    "Over the next 40 episodes or so"
    OMG I'm so excited

  • @Jaydoggy531
    @Jaydoggy531 Před 7 lety +1622

    Please keep this UNCENSORED. To talk about these legends without the.... impressive amount of sexuality that's involved in them, will do a disservice to education. They are often central to the story.

    • @felbarashla
      @felbarashla Před 7 lety +76

      Jaydoggy531 Yes, although they will have fun any time they talk about Zeus. 😆

    • @LoL12kricki
      @LoL12kricki Před 7 lety +137

      Jaydoggy531 flashback to Loki transforming into a female horse and becoming pregnant

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 Před 7 lety +14

      +10 to this, specially greek

    • @Kaalyn_HOW
      @Kaalyn_HOW Před 7 lety +74

      I didn't get the sense they were going to censor sexuality altogether, but just tread a bit more lightly on the sexual violence. ..which makes sense when this is used in schools, but also bc of the massively high probability a ton of survivors will watch. Even still I didn't get the sense they'd leave it out, just tread more lightly.

    • @curtainkane
      @curtainkane Před 7 lety +1

      Jaydoggy531 +1

  • @SkywalkerAni
    @SkywalkerAni Před 7 lety +123

    Now, will we learn about the most important of Egyptian Gods?
    I, of course, speak of Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and the Winged Dragon of Ra.

    • @neferpitou9662
      @neferpitou9662 Před 7 lety +14

      Kuriboh is my lord and savior

    • @lSomeRandomGuyl
      @lSomeRandomGuyl Před 7 lety

      yugioh duel links has been satisfying my yugioh cravings.

    • @veronica_hon
      @veronica_hon Před 7 lety

      SkywalkerAni you just brought back ptsd from fighting the unholy trinity of yugioh divine monsters 😣

    • @KebaRPG
      @KebaRPG Před 7 lety +2

      SkywalkerAni lol... You do realize Slifer was a 4kidz producer name insert, right? Also obelisk is just the word for stone spires.

    • @Rhekon
      @Rhekon Před 7 lety +1

      Funny, but I don't think any of the Egyptian god cards are technically gods themselves. We start seeing those more after the main series ends.

  • @LyssandraNorton
    @LyssandraNorton Před 7 lety +1

    Mike is SUCH a great host. He holds attention really well and is just a fun delight. SO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIES.

  • @accretionescapee
    @accretionescapee Před 4 lety +2

    This is really great. I have always loved mythology, known a lot, but never thought that much about what myth is. Your other episodes are brilliant too. I hope you stay with Crash Course forever. You have a great narrative voice, you make the viewer listen and you make great content. Nice work Mike! :)

  • @legoboy468
    @legoboy468 Před 7 lety +204

    Well, in myths incest is always wincest......

    • @zeromailss
      @zeromailss Před 7 lety +2

      legoboy468 long ago to keep the blood of the royal as pure as possible incest is common, esp for cousins

    • @Doomroar
      @Doomroar Před 7 lety +13

      Oedipus tho.

    • @y09i_
      @y09i_ Před 7 lety

      incest with cousins is still not rare. Especially in small villages. Either have no choice or don't want to share their wealth with other villages.

    • @isaiahapolinar2962
      @isaiahapolinar2962 Před 7 lety

      this is actually somewhat true

    • @shadowzabyss
      @shadowzabyss Před 7 lety

      To maintain bloodline purity so they said.

  • @cjezinne
    @cjezinne Před 7 lety +762

    Crash Course World Mythology & Crash Course Computer Science? ... Nerd-gasm

    • @The__Creeper
      @The__Creeper Před 7 lety +4

      The saddest kinds of nerds.

    • @camden2069
      @camden2069 Před 7 lety +3

      same

    • @Rakned
      @Rakned Před 7 lety +7

      we are most definitely the saddest breed of nerds
      except im a cs major + so the cs videos are prolly gonna be pretty boring for me : P

    • @darthszarych5588
      @darthszarych5588 Před 7 lety +1

      Chidubem Ezinne +

    • @The__Creeper
      @The__Creeper Před 7 lety

      Why would you admit to wasting time getting a computer science degree?

  • @navnisharma7057
    @navnisharma7057 Před 6 lety

    Mike is one of the best presentors/hosts ever! The way he talks here is so natural (doesn't seem like he is reading it) and he has a good clear, consistent voice. Will be watching the entire course 👍

  • @kalenzypie
    @kalenzypie Před 6 lety +1

    Knowledge slurpee, this is awesome already and the host's enthusiasm and ease and very pleasing pace of speaking, im so pumped to binge on these!!

  • @JustAnotherMe
    @JustAnotherMe Před 7 lety +166

    Hi, please add subtitles in all episodes of this series.
    With so many stories and character names, it's easy to miss out for people who aren't familiar with that story/language.
    And the auto generated subtitles mess up the names too.
    Please, those would help a lot.

    • @queenhenrythesecond4025
      @queenhenrythesecond4025 Před 7 lety +1

      Me what is your first language

    • @queenhenrythesecond4025
      @queenhenrythesecond4025 Před 7 lety +1

      Me what is your first language? You could ask someone to translate for you.

    • @JustAnotherMe
      @JustAnotherMe Před 7 lety +10

      the Irish wolfhound Nah... My first language is Hindi but I am good with English. I just miss the names when he talked fast like at 0:41 When he said "Right Toth, the ancient Egyptian God of knowledge with an awesome ibis head". (googling what an Ibis is...)
      I had to pause and repeat for all those small jokes etc. Subtitles are just convenient.

    • @heisvi9317
      @heisvi9317 Před 7 lety +1

      Maybe the HT heroes can help with that. Probably the only thing they can help with.

    • @ChocolateTeapot93
      @ChocolateTeapot93 Před 7 lety +11

      I agree with this. I think all crash course videos should have English subtitles added to them for non-native speakers, those who struggle with fast talking hosts and for those who are hearing impaired.

  • @noemi6836
    @noemi6836 Před 7 lety +170

    Holy Hera I learned so much from Percy Jackson

    • @sophiaperez1090
      @sophiaperez1090 Před 7 lety +2

      DearNotebook yeah!

    • @ryadh456
      @ryadh456 Před 7 lety +2

      DearNotebook Yesssss!

    • @valenti_no
      @valenti_no Před 7 lety +1

      DearNotebook YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSS

    • @nolanshort8154
      @nolanshort8154 Před 7 lety +6

      Ikr and the heroes of olympus

    • @MaakaKarin17
      @MaakaKarin17 Před 7 lety +7

      Same. Btw, if you're in the neighborhood for something similar while waiting for more Magnus Chase to come out, might I recommend The Blackwell Pages trilogy? Only one series and three books, but *really* enjoyable.

  • @andysartz
    @andysartz Před 7 lety +1

    Yep, think I have found my new favorite Crash Course. You are amazing, Mike! Loved this first episode! =)
    I'm really looking forward to the heroes' part. I am reading a book on heroes, and it is a very interesting subject!
    Can't wait for this week's episode! Thank you for everything!

  • @s.hinzman7728
    @s.hinzman7728 Před 7 lety +1

    I am so excited for this - I love that I can include this in my coverage of World History!!!!!! I hope that this helps my students understand mythologies of the world which sometimes I have trouble explaining - AWESOME!!

  • @LibbyStephenson
    @LibbyStephenson Před 7 lety +59

    Greek major here. In ancient Greek, the underworld is sometimes referred to by the genitive form of Hades' name (Greek nouns use a case system), which can mean "the house of Hades." It is never referred to by the nominative form, so to ancient readers, the god vs place confusion didn't exist. The genitive case is kinda of like the preposition "chez" in French.

    • @humanity3.090
      @humanity3.090 Před 7 lety +5

      Nerd!! :)

    • @rjfaber1991
      @rjfaber1991 Před 7 lety +3

      Somebody in the world is now going to open a bistro restaurant called Chez Hades...

  • @CodyDockerty
    @CodyDockerty Před 7 lety +94

    I hope that the Māori pantheon of legends get covered along with the Polynesian tales. They all go hand and hand, but the Māori ones have a great deal of variance. Especially in regards to Maūi

    • @ChelseaJeanBentley
      @ChelseaJeanBentley Před 7 lety +13

      Especially as we are semi aware of them now due to the popularity of Moana.

    • @mayor4797
      @mayor4797 Před 7 lety

      I was about to comment this

  • @heathert144
    @heathert144 Před 7 lety

    Thank you for this series. I have been looking for information about Mythologies and this series seems a comprehensive and engaging way to learn more about them!

  • @icarus6492
    @icarus6492 Před 7 lety

    Nicely presented and carried out! Crash course knows this is a sensitive and delicate topic to discuss especially online, but you guys have made it work! i'm finally having hope for the internet

  • @taylorbanks6717
    @taylorbanks6717 Před 7 lety +95

    When he @ Rick Riordan and your fangirl heart stops just a smidge b/c Percy Jackson😂😂

    • @CrisSelene
      @CrisSelene Před 7 lety +3

      Taylor Banks oh please, Riordan bastardizes mythology in the worst way possible! His series is to mythology what Twilight is to vampires. If you wanna see myth adapted into a modern context right try Gaiman.

    • @rajavlitra
      @rajavlitra Před 7 lety

      Cris05 Gaiman's lit

    • @colanmagill4585
      @colanmagill4585 Před 7 lety +12

      Rick Riordan's work functions as an introduction to modernized mythology for middle-grade students. The series can be an excellent source of entertainment and wellspring for tangential learning. If you are going to be a purist join me in learning Greek and read them in their native language. But, we should not pretend that we should tell contemporary children the traditional Greek myths. Translation removes important meaning in the Greek myths, and the cultural separation from Ancient Greece makes it impossible for today's contemporary reader to have a full understanding of the texts. Culture innovates itself continuously through reworking previously resonate material to make it relate to a contemporary context. This is what Riordan does for his audience.

    • @abbygracey2991
      @abbygracey2991 Před 7 lety +5

      Cris05 Everything that I've ever learned about mythology lines up with what Riordan writes. Show some evidence with your statement instead of simply making silly statements.

    • @CrisSelene
      @CrisSelene Před 7 lety +2

      Colan Magill I prefer to stick with Latin, since I already have some years of training in it. But I disagree with your statement that we shouldn't present the traditional myths to the children. My introduction to Greek mythology and mythology in general was through a two volume work by Alexandru Mitru called Legendele Olimpului (The Olympian Legends), which I read sometime in elementary school. They were shortened versions of the main myths. Being familiar with these myths helped me a great deal in my studies later

  • @cassiepreston9400
    @cassiepreston9400 Před 7 lety +385

    Dear religious people and non-religious people
    Please let's not debate what you believe. let's all be a happy crash course family. Let non-religious people be non-religious and let religious people be religious.

    • @solaireofastora3
      @solaireofastora3 Před 7 lety +6

      Cassie Preston
      I agree

    • @ashleysobers9626
      @ashleysobers9626 Před 7 lety +3

      Cassie Preston if only everyone had your midset on this issue things would be simpler

    • @ashleysobers9626
      @ashleysobers9626 Před 7 lety

      Cassie Preston if only everyone had your midset on this issue things would be simpler

    • @cortster12
      @cortster12 Před 7 lety +12

      Okay. I'll sit back and let religious people be religious people, even the ones with deplorable beliefs that would kill me for my lack of belief if it wasn't against the law.

    • @2junieb
      @2junieb Před 7 lety +12

      You can debate while still being accepting of people and understanding of their perspective. If you aren't doing that, it's not really a debate. That's more of a shouting match than a debate.

  • @beckybrooks654
    @beckybrooks654 Před 7 lety

    I love this so much, so excited to watch the rest of the episodes that are up so far! Also A+ job again thoughtbubble!

  • @Huntracony
    @Huntracony Před 5 lety +37

    I wonder if myths were historically like conspiracy theorists. Taken really serious by some, merely used as a fun thought experiment by most.

  • @IcyHaze02
    @IcyHaze02 Před 7 lety +41

    I am very pleased that you mentioned that myths have been told and interpreted in many different ways. Such as the story of Persephone that you told. I grew up being told that Hades (Deity) made a deal with Persephone, if she could walk out of Hades (Realm) only looking forward, never looking back, she may leave. If she does look back, she must stay. She made it all the way to the exit, but with one foot out of Hades (Realm) and the other foot still in, she heard a sound behind her and got startled and looked back. Hades (Deity) and Demeter argued if she can return to Demeter had to stay with Hades (Deity/Realm). Zeus decreed since Persephone was half in and half out of Hades (Realm) than she would stay in Hades (Realm) for half of the year and can leave the other half. For the most part, in these myths, the ideas of the story are the same, but the details are different.

    • @peytonbeaumont354
      @peytonbeaumont354 Před 7 lety +15

      I love how there are so many different versions of myths out there! This version of the Persephone myth sounds like the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, another Greek myth.
      I've personally always been told this story like it was told in the video (With slightly different details) but I like this version too :)

    • @somebodyactually1490
      @somebodyactually1490 Před 7 lety +9

      IcyHaze02 this is the first time I heard this version of this tale but there is another myth I've heard with the same concept where a man was leading a girl out of Hades and if they look behind they're stuck there forever.

    • @erickramirez5171
      @erickramirez5171 Před 7 lety +7

      Orpheus!

    • @weregretohio7728
      @weregretohio7728 Před 7 lety +10

      In all my experiences the never looking back into Hades thing related to Orpheus and Eurydice, so that's interesting.

    • @blackopsguy1023
      @blackopsguy1023 Před 7 lety

      I am aware that there are different versions, but I think you either got a completely wrong version or mixed up the tale of Orpheus with the more standard one. You won't find any version akin to the one you told in any reputable source; I guarantee it.

  • @kaseywilliams2240
    @kaseywilliams2240 Před 7 lety +60

    THE BEST MOMENT WAS THAT MENTION OF UNCLE RICK :)

  • @penelopebunce
    @penelopebunce Před 7 lety

    this is such a good video. i absolutely love myths (and history) and this might be one of my new favourite channels

  • @Zapponte
    @Zapponte Před 7 lety

    Awesome new series, guys ! I will watch every single episode !

  • @charlezard5579
    @charlezard5579 Před 7 lety +122

    I'm glad that he referenced Rick Riordan and ps freya would win

    • @Sara3346
      @Sara3346 Před 7 lety +1

      Where?

    • @nikag7732
      @nikag7732 Před 7 lety +1

      let's bet! I put $10 on Aphrodite.

    • @Lucas-iy1ve
      @Lucas-iy1ve Před 7 lety +2

      I disagree. All for Aphrodite!

    • @sanatsingh8955
      @sanatsingh8955 Před 7 lety +1

      Charles Wright yeah Freya would have won
      have you guys even seem thor

    • @nikag7732
      @nikag7732 Před 7 lety +3

      Aphrodite caused the Trojan war.

  • @walterreinero611
    @walterreinero611 Před 7 lety +34

    I feel like this Course already needs a second part

  • @lisameskimen9296
    @lisameskimen9296 Před 7 lety

    YAAAAAAAY IM SO HAPPY THIS EXISTS! This will help with multiple courses I'm taking in college, as well as be interesting to watch in general. Thanks crash course!

  • @Yami6837
    @Yami6837 Před 7 lety +17

    I totally would like a crash course on religion, I have been studying for years and I have wanted something like that for my youtube channel. But I have no way to bring about it.. But I just love it so much.

    • @brendanthedreamer
      @brendanthedreamer Před 6 lety +1

      Sadly I'm not sure such a Crash Course will ever come to be. Given they've been flamed in the past for talking about religion in Crash Course World History, I don't imagine they'll be planning "Crash Course Theology" any time soon.

    • @Xeper616
      @Xeper616 Před 6 lety +4

      +Brendan Philbrick It would never happen because of people like you. People who get offended whenever their own religion is observed or critiqued. People who are absolutely fine with discussing the problems of other mythologies and religions as long as it's not their own.

  • @zeromailss
    @zeromailss Před 7 lety +64

    I'm sad that CC Philosophy is over for now but hurray for CC Myth, praise the sun \[T]/ ♡

  • @cassioamorim1348
    @cassioamorim1348 Před 7 lety +94

    I really hope South American, African, and Australian/Polynesian myths are also included in this course!

  • @Adaerameael
    @Adaerameael Před 7 lety

    Awesome! I'm really excited for this series!

  • @AwesomeKuriboh
    @AwesomeKuriboh Před 7 lety +3

    I clicked this video and literally jumped in my seat when I saw Mike Rugnetta, that's one hell of a collab. Great to see you on board, Mike!

  • @BonQuiQui336
    @BonQuiQui336 Před 7 lety +565

    Who else paused the opening theme to read each scene

    • @CanuckMonkey13
      @CanuckMonkey13 Před 7 lety +28

      I do this with every Crash Course series! I also use a tip learned from Hank Green to go through frame-by-frame to make reading easier.
      I also picked up on a couple of typos! "...was the most popular and influential myths..." (inconsistent pluralization) and "...an die-hard devotee..." (incorrect use of "an").
      Nit-picking is fun!

    • @micaelcarestiato
      @micaelcarestiato Před 7 lety +4

      Who doesn't xD

    • @ShierakQiya
      @ShierakQiya Před 7 lety +12

      There are viewers who don't do that?

    • @fieryphoenix2501
      @fieryphoenix2501 Před 7 lety

      I remembered Hank's vlog about things you didn't know about CZcams videos and the hot keys for moving forward and back frame by frame to read these

    • @Animefreak242
      @Animefreak242 Před 7 lety

      Kayla Sajous of course

  • @larrylouie
    @larrylouie Před 7 lety +32

    "when you're in underworld, don't eat anything!"

  • @Catski0
    @Catski0 Před 7 lety +1

    Excellent! Never managed to finish the Golden Bough, been looking for something like this. Greatly looking forward!!

  • @olgadrobina1563
    @olgadrobina1563 Před 6 lety

    Thank you guys, i love your youtube channel. Both fun and smart :) I can't stop watching

  • @ddvanslife9113
    @ddvanslife9113 Před 7 lety +45

    Are you going to cover Celtic myths? I love Celtic myths!

    • @TheWolfgangGrimmer
      @TheWolfgangGrimmer Před 7 lety +1

      They're such a mess, though. Those episodes would probably be even harder to write than usual. I should know.

    • @BiPaganMan
      @BiPaganMan Před 7 lety

      The main problem with Celtic myths is we don't have any pre-Christian documentation. And it's well known that the monks documenting them did a bit of editing.

  • @sco2oter
    @sco2oter Před 7 lety +131

    when myth becomes a fact, can it be called "alternative myth"?

    • @SpiralSine6
      @SpiralSine6 Před 7 lety +11

      sco2oter
      Only if the person talking about it is a fake storyteller.

    • @icreamsogood
      @icreamsogood Před 7 lety +3

      sco2oter Alternative Fact

    • @PhobeBarrymore
      @PhobeBarrymore Před 7 lety +1

      * leans into mic * Fake myths.

    • @Maumeroz
      @Maumeroz Před 7 lety

      When it is all myth it's called CNN

    • @Maumeroz
      @Maumeroz Před 7 lety

      +Minion Master Gaming or not the proven fake news of biased liberal media

  • @clementchen9999
    @clementchen9999 Před 6 lety

    awesome!! im really looking forward to start this course!!

  • @ezgiberf5137
    @ezgiberf5137 Před 7 lety +1

    Can't wait! This sounds suoer exciting and super fun, I am looking forward for a new episode! Hope you guys also talk about different myths rather than Greek, for example I really want to see an episode of: Shahnameh, The Book of Heroes by Ferdowsi!

  • @dvoraj20
    @dvoraj20 Před 7 lety +30

    Oh, good. You're inviting us to hold theological debates in the comment section. This will be fun :-)

    • @derschmiddie
      @derschmiddie Před 7 lety +22

      Jan Dvořák Don't eat anything in the comment section.

    • @DrewKF
      @DrewKF Před 7 lety +2

      +Sebastian Schneider lest thou becometh entrappened for 6 of your Earth months in thy comment section underworld!

  • @caiojardim2280
    @caiojardim2280 Před 7 lety +28

    I really hope you cover traditional Nigerian mythology and its branches in America (Brazil, Louisiana, Haiti). Nice course!

  • @tylineburgos8879
    @tylineburgos8879 Před 7 lety

    I am sooo looking forward to these videos! Of course this was published on my birthday! This series is for me!

  • @lisameskimen9296
    @lisameskimen9296 Před 7 lety

    I LOVE how this video is designed and animated! Beautiful!

  • @RomeoTheOracle
    @RomeoTheOracle Před 7 lety +36

    I've always been interested in learning more about Norse and Egyptian mythology, can't wait to see more episodes!
    Love me some Bret Bunker

    • @mephostopheles3752
      @mephostopheles3752 Před 7 lety +2

      Hey, Riordan's done/doing series on those as well (granted, each is only three entries long compared to the Hellenic series' 13+ at this point). And yes, they take creative liberties, but as a place to start, they can't be beat.

    • @thisisjeopardy9024
      @thisisjeopardy9024 Před 7 lety +2

      Yolktru you should def check out the Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase

    • @The__Creeper
      @The__Creeper Před 7 lety

      I heard Neil Gaiman recently realized that he was a terrible writer and cut off his fingers.

    • @ChrisDodges123
      @ChrisDodges123 Před 7 lety

      #SaraSutenSeti

  • @michaelhart1072
    @michaelhart1072 Před 7 lety +19

    I like this guy and the respect he's giving to the issue so far. Great job

  • @young.gurl_lexie.6350
    @young.gurl_lexie.6350 Před 4 lety +1

    I was never interested in Greek Mythology until this Covid-19 hit and my teacher made me watch videos about it....one night I was watching videos/studying Greek Mythology and came across crash course...there videos have to be the most interesting so far....THANK YOU CRASH COURSE!!!
    (Who else had this happen too them?)

  • @Lydia-rb8so
    @Lydia-rb8so Před 7 lety +2

    I just discovered this channel, and I'm so, so happy it exists.

  • @maggpie4648
    @maggpie4648 Před 7 lety +32

    YASS! Mention Rick Riordan, HE'S DAM AMAZHANG!

    • @sarahgent2674
      @sarahgent2674 Před 7 lety

      Choco Lolz YES PUNS

    • @MyDogIsaHobbit
      @MyDogIsaHobbit Před 7 lety +4

      Choco Lolz oh god why ... all Riordan did was writing a child-friendly relatable teen story vaguely related to real mythology. Poorly written that is. And now all the teens think HE'S sooo amazing. Why would they mention a teen fiction writer who used greek myths in his works ?! Many others did the same thing, with better results ! Mention Shakespeare !!

    • @archerymaster8
      @archerymaster8 Před 7 lety +5

      Daniel Szalega Because Riordan has taught an entire generation about mythology. He's inspired me to learn more about other cultures and history. I have to give him credit for that, even though I do realize he isn't the best author by a long shot. To disrespect teens who grew up with him and learned so much from him is short sighted. The Percy Jackson books were MY Harry Potter, (however HP is much better, I still didn't grow up with it and it didn't have as big of an impact on my childhood). Also, as a person who has read all of Riordan's mythology books, he has really progressed as an author. His books are inclusive of people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community, which is, in my opinion, a very positive thing to do in middle grade books. That is why teens love him. We've grown up with him, he has expanded our knowledge and imagination, and he is an inclusive author.

    • @VainVanitas
      @VainVanitas Před 7 lety +3

      Daniel Szalega as a college student with a minor is classical civilizations I have a professor who also praises riordan because of HOW he impliments the stories. Its not that he did it's how he did it. He kept them accurate and yet still entertaining enough to keep a young adult audience. his books are what got me back into mythology and put me in the mindset of doing a classics minor.

    • @MyDogIsaHobbit
      @MyDogIsaHobbit Před 7 lety +1

      archerymaster8 Heather I'm sorry I got mad because as a huge fan of mythology (especially greek) and everywhere I go on the internet I see teens who praise Uncle Rick's world while knowing nothing of real myths and the beauty of them. I myself loved his books when I was younger but I had the luck of being introduced to real mythology beforehand. His evolution and success as an author have nothing to do with the fact there is no single reason why he should be mentioned in this series. It was not my intention of insulting anybody, I got emotional that's all. Anyhow my apologies to the offended.

  • @Ryan-iz5pq
    @Ryan-iz5pq Před 7 lety +43

    Anyone here before this is going to be shown in classrooms?

    • @Zineeta
      @Zineeta Před 7 lety +2

      Brajany yep because i can't wait to use it.

    • @ilovepandasable
      @ilovepandasable Před 7 lety +5

      Don't think I've ever actually used anything I learned in CC. But I love learning it anyways XD

  • @mishagrosvenor5132
    @mishagrosvenor5132 Před 6 lety

    Love all of the Crash Course series. They are awesome and my students love them! Thank you!

  • @esskem
    @esskem Před 7 lety +1

    This is absolutely fascinating. I'm looking forward to this series (and not just because I teach history!).

  • @Tillysnow1
    @Tillysnow1 Před 7 lety +26

    I've never been so early to ANY video before 😂

  • @ruona1andonly
    @ruona1andonly Před 7 lety +15

    His voice is so calming. The rhythm is amazing

  • @schonoso
    @schonoso Před 7 lety

    i'm excited to see what's next! good on you, crash course.

  • @red2121
    @red2121 Před 7 lety

    I absolutely can't wait for the rest of this series!!

  • @PatataPatataPatata
    @PatataPatataPatata Před 7 lety +16

    For the love of Hades, I can't wait for the next episode!!!

  • @jimle1370
    @jimle1370 Před 7 lety +4

    THAT CRASH COURSE INTRO WAS THE BEST BY FAR

  • @radiohippie
    @radiohippie Před 7 lety

    Yay! I really like your work on PBS Idea Channel, so I'm very excited to watch this series! :)

  • @erainabrewer9463
    @erainabrewer9463 Před 7 lety

    Great episode. looking forward to more in the season.

  • @dogmirian
    @dogmirian Před 7 lety +12

    Just my own two cents, myth isn't "primitive" science.
    There are definitely some aspects of myth as science in explaining things, but I would argue that science/technology are related to humans ability to act to change their worlds, myths don't really provide that beyond a few about who you could sacrifice/pray/give respect/etc to.
    Instead I would argue that myth is more about worldview, helping people reconcile the world with their worldview. Social societies have very social myths, violent ones violent ones, bureaucratic bureaucratic, etc, and the distinctions between Hercules and harry potter isn't that we used to think Hercules could be used to plow irrigation for us, but Hercules was a story used to extol the virtues of that culture, like harry potter is today.

    • @KManAbout
      @KManAbout Před 7 lety

      I think primitive science is actually wrong as well. When you reject myth and try to explain the world through explanation, like Aristotle or Thales of Miletus then than that would be primitive science. Actually, that would just be science. Okay, actually I agree with the video.

  • @ryadh456
    @ryadh456 Před 7 lety +10

    Crash Course Mythology sounds very interesting! Love it!

  • @keepitprofessional2296

    I'm rewatching this series for the third time! I really freaking love this series!

  • @IPFreelly
    @IPFreelly Před 5 lety +3

    Wow, i just clicked a link that was an external resource for one of my uni courses and it brought me here! Good thing i've already watched this entire crash course series twice.

  • @blackmesa232323
    @blackmesa232323 Před 7 lety +141

    The only difference between religion and mythology is time.

    • @michaelhart1072
      @michaelhart1072 Před 7 lety +6

      blackmesa232323 no because a religion is a practise, myths are simply stories (that may or may not have meaningful interpretations)

    • @nayanyergude4789
      @nayanyergude4789 Před 7 lety +12

      Michael Hart but the mythology we consider today were practiced as religion long ago. We may see a similar pattern in the future.

    • @noah_lot2842
      @noah_lot2842 Před 7 lety +4

      Michael Hart However, a lot of myths were believed to be true at one time (i.e. Ancient Greek/Roman mythology, Norse mythology, Egyptian, and more).

    • @michaelhart1072
      @michaelhart1072 Před 7 lety

      Hanayo Please eat me so? Then they are still religions just extinct ones. Myths are a subset of religions. I've never came across a religion that simply has stories and no practise elements to them. If you have such an example then that would be interesting to know

    • @GravityzCatz
      @GravityzCatz Před 7 lety +4

      They where practices at some point.

  • @GKMcWhite
    @GKMcWhite Před 7 lety +7

    God I love you for taking an entire episode to clarify what you are going to talk about and how and why. Seems like CrashCourse learned from the human geography incident.

  • @cindybaaby
    @cindybaaby Před 7 lety

    SO excited to see the rest of these episodes!!!

  • @rpboulan
    @rpboulan Před 7 lety

    So pumped about this series!