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Social Orders and Creation Stories: Crash Course World Mythology #5
How do myths help explain people's origins and relationships with one another? The fifth installment in the 41-part Crash Course World Mythology video series explores the topic. Viewers discover dualities in myths, including the...
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Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3
Which came first: the chicken or the cosmic egg? With the third video of 41 in the Crash Course World Mythology series, pupils delve into the world of creation myths. Scholars learn about cultures throughout history that have used the...
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What Is Myth? Crash Course World Mythology #1
What are myths, what purpose do they serve, and how do they differ from other types of stories? Scholars watch a 13-minute video to explore an interesting topic in-depth. The video, which is the first in the Crash Course World Mythology...
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Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #4
According to a Norse creation myth, an evil frost giant created humanity from his armpit sweat—and that's the normal part of the story. With the fourth video in the "Crash Course World Mythology: series, scholars explore the myth and...
Storynory
The Wheelie People
Do you believe in soulmates? You may after listening to the Greek story of "The Wheelie People," which depicts the mythological change from double-people creatures who are split into two beings, forever doomed to scour the earth for...
Storynory
Dido and Aeneas
The number one rule in a Roman myth: don't upset the goddesses. Having acquired the wrath of Juno, the queen of heaven, Paris and Aeneas suffer trials and tribulations on their journeys to love and triumph. Experience the thrill of the...
TED-Ed
The Cambodian Myth of Lightning, Thunder, and Rain
Life—plants, animals, people—depend on water. Its importance is evident in the number of myths in global cultures that offer explanations for the origins of rain, thunder, and lightning. A sacred dance drama that represents the Cambodian...
TED-Ed
The Myth of King Midas and His Golden Touch
Go beyond the usual retelling of the myth of King Midas and his golden touch with a video that reveals the story of the rogue ruler's unusual ears.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants
Why are there tides? What caused the world to shift? Why are there valleys surrounded by mountains? The explanations for these phenomena are all found in the Norse myth of Thor's journey to Utgard.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Arachne and Athena
The tale of Arachne is spun for viewers of a short video that details the fate of the beautiful, vain, young spinner who challenged Athena and was caught in the web of her arrogance.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Oisín and the Land of Eternal Youth
Viewers learn about Echtrai, an Irish myth genre, with the retelling of the myth of Oisin and his visit with Niamh to Tir na nOg, the land of eternal youth.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Prometheus
Have the foresight to include a short video on the story of Prometheus in a study of Greek mythology. Viewers discover why Prometheus is an inspiration for novelists, poets, dramatists, as well as the Olympic flame.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Cupid and Psyche
What does it mean to love? Is true love possible? Transformative? The myth of Cupid and Psyche asks readers to ponder these questions as does a short video that retells the classic tale.
Macat
An Introduction to Roland Barthes's Mythologies
Teenagers are the first to agree that they are the frontrunners in popular culture. But how much of their image is constructed by individualism, and how much of it have they bought from capitalistic sources? Roland...
TED-Ed
The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus
Greek myths take center stage in a short video that not only revisits the of tragic fates of Daedalus and his son Icarus, but also explains the roles King Minos, his wife Pasiphae, and the Minotaur played in a cautionary tale of human...
TED-Ed
The Myth Behind the Chinese Zodiac
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2017 is the Year of the Rooster. But why? Viewers are treated to a retelling of The Great Race myth that details the story behind the animal signs, their arrangement on the Chinese zodiac, and the...
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Mocomi Kids: Youtube: Ramayana: Story of Diwali
Among the many mythological stories related to the festival of Diwali is the story of Ram and Ravana, the classic story of the victory of good over evil. Watch this video to know about the Ramayana story of Ram and Ravana and the reason...
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Crash Course World Mythology #12: Theories of Myths
This video focuses on the theories of myths relying on the study of mythology. Euhemerism is interpreting myths as primitive explanations of the natural world or as time-destorted accounts of long-past events. Early Christians believed...
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Crash Course World Mythology #16: Floods in the Ancient Near East
This video focuses on floods in the ancient Near East. You have heard the story of Noah and the Ark from the Bible, but that is not the only deluge story humans tell. It's a common thing across cultures. You could say the study of...
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Crash Course World Mythology #18: American Floods
This video focuses on floods in the Americas. We're looking at ancient flood myths in the Americas, and what they can tell us about the stories that people tell, and how they can look similar, even in cultures separated by large swathes...
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Crash Course World Mythology #19: The Dying God
This video focuses on the dying god in world mythology. It's the Circle of Life and Death and sometimes, Life again. Mike Rugnetta is teaching you about Dying Gods, by which I mean gods that die, and then return to life. You'll learn...
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Crash Course World Mythology #20: Tricksters: An Introduction
This video focuses on tricksters in world mythology. This week, Mike introduces you to Tricksters, starting with Anansi, the West African trickster god who is also sometimes a spider. Tricksters are, well, tricky. They're wise and...
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Crash Course World Mythology #23: The Apocalyspe
This video focuses on the Apocalyspe in World Mythology. Mike Rugnetta is going to tell you stories of death, destruction, divine judgment, damnation, and the occasional happy ending. That's right, this week we're talking about the...
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Crash Course Mythology #31: Ma'ui, Oceania's Hero
Mike Rugnetta teaches you about Ma'ui, prominent hero of many cultures in Oceania, aka the Pacific Island nations. Ma'ui is just the kind of hero we're interested in at Crash Course. He's a culture hero, he's an adventurer, he has a...