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Mythical Horses: Crash Course World Mythology #37
Horses have been human companions for thousands of years, and have been essential companions and tools for the development of human culture. So, it makes sense that horses would make their way into our most important stories. Today,...
Crash Course
Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology
So, we're still talking about sex this week, but we're talking about Earth Mothers and their children. We'll start with Gaia, and her son Kronos, who had a classic childhood rebellion, and castrated his father. We'll also get into...
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Gaia: The Mother of Creation
Imagine being the mother to every single living thing. What would you do if one of your children threatened the safety of the others? Would you kill or imprison your progeny to save the world? Gaia would know. As Greek mythology’s...
Professor Dave Explains
Uranus: It's Pronounced "YOOR-uh-nus"
Yes, yes, we've all heard the classic jokes surrounding the name of this planet. But grow up! If we are going to explore the cosmos we don't have time for scatological humor! Now, let's take a look at Uranus, the seventh planet from the...