I know this is an over simplification of these monster stories but I love the thought that monsters were defeated soley using vicious mockery 😂. Either that or the monsters were just like, "This guy is so annoying I need drag myself to the sea." Why aren't there any monster movies about Ireland... because it's not cinematic to talk a creature into defeat 😂😂😂 Thank you for sharing these. I am so happy to know they exist now. I'll happily listen/read your Dagda/Chuthulu story.
Love the Cthulhu take! The lore suggests Bres means beautiful; but I like the idea that that has an another etymology (up-roar, clamor, din) hidden under the pretty veneer. And of course, the god who ends Bres’s reign is also half-Fomoire: ⚡️Lugh⚡️ Anyway, looking forward to the monsters in future episodes.
As soon as you mentioned "an octopus-headed monstrosity" and referred to "the Elder Gods", I immediately thought of H.P. Lovecraft and his Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos. Then I thought, "No way he's going to drag inter-dimensional cosmic boogie monsters from early 20th century pulp horror fiction into this scholarly discussion of Irish folk culture." But then you did! And that was okay, as it wouldn't surprise me to learn that Lovecraft did get some of his ideas for his stories from old Irish mythology. It'd be interesting to discover if there's evidence to support that notion. Perhaps phrases in Lovecraft's tales such as, "Yog Shuggoth. Iae! Iae! Cthulhu Fhtagn!" are an ancestral form of Irish! Just kidding!
love how this story speaks of the power of magical speech, as opposed to physical might
A good video thanks. I would have to think on what my favorite Irish monster was
I was waiting in anticipation to see if you might connect the two, because that was my first thought.
I know this is an over simplification of these monster stories but I love the thought that monsters were defeated soley using vicious mockery 😂. Either that or the monsters were just like, "This guy is so annoying I need drag myself to the sea."
Why aren't there any monster movies about Ireland... because it's not cinematic to talk a creature into defeat 😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing these. I am so happy to know they exist now. I'll happily listen/read your Dagda/Chuthulu story.
Love the Cthulhu take!
The lore suggests Bres means beautiful; but I like the idea that that has an another etymology (up-roar, clamor, din) hidden under the pretty veneer.
And of course, the god who ends Bres’s reign is also half-Fomoire: ⚡️Lugh⚡️
Anyway, looking forward to the monsters in future episodes.
As soon as you mentioned "an octopus-headed monstrosity" and referred to "the Elder Gods", I immediately thought of H.P. Lovecraft and his Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos. Then I thought, "No way he's going to drag inter-dimensional cosmic boogie monsters from early 20th century pulp horror fiction into this scholarly discussion of Irish folk culture." But then you did! And that was okay, as it wouldn't surprise me to learn that Lovecraft did get some of his ideas for his stories from old Irish mythology. It'd be interesting to discover if there's evidence to support that notion. Perhaps phrases in Lovecraft's tales such as, "Yog Shuggoth. Iae! Iae! Cthulhu Fhtagn!" are an ancestral form of Irish! Just kidding!