Heya, peeps! You'll notice at the two-minute mark there is a blur. That's because I put the wrong image on the screen, and I don't want to perpetuate inaccurate information! It's only for a few seconds. Thanks for understanding and sorry for the error! DISCLAIMER This video was produced by a random student on the internet who loves reading, especially about ancient history and classics. The purpose of my videos is to make classics and ancient history interesting and accessible to everyone. It is important to highlight that I am not a professional or qualified educator, “expert”, historian or classicist. However, I ensure that all the information I use in my video scripts has been collated from numerous credible sources, which I will link in the description box if accessible online. I always work my hardest to deliver thoroughly researched and reliable information in my videos, but please always conduct additional, independent research to formulate a thorough understanding of any topic discussed. Additionally, I am dyslexic, and I will mispronounce words throughout this video, sometimes without realising it. This is not ill-intended or stemming from willful ignorance, and I do make the effort to research how to pronounce words before I start filming, but I often misread my phonetic spelling. In light of this, please do not rely on my video for an authoritative or reliable source of how to pronounce certain words.
Cinzia, your scripted videos are getting better and better! The editing, pacing, articulation and snarky comments work perfectly 🤩 Thank you so much for your content
@@CinziaDuBois this fable has influenced mary shelley to write frankenstein and it also had a domino effect within the movie genre especially star wars :D
@@Timbo6669 the creation of a monster that eventually turned on their master (sidious creating darth vader as a cyborg/monster he turns on him on rotj)
In one retelling of the myth of Theseus, a god took a liking to Ariadne and strongarmed Theseus into abandoning her on the island so the god could have her and Theseus, distraught that he was powerless, forgot to change his sails.
There is a retelling of this myth called ‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint. It covers Ariadne and Phaedra over the course of their life and is told from their perspectives. In my opinion it gives the female perspective that is so often lacking in mythology. I strongly recommend the novel to everyone!
Great, I really appreciate being able to read a woman's viewpoint on her zoophilic bovine affair! It's quite rare! Now, we need to hear from the bull! Being a divine bull, I'm sure he was more than he appeared, and I wonder if he appreciated his role in these Olympian machinations? Lucky damn bastard, he got to f**k a queen!
I was suggested your content via our algorithmic overlord while I was sick with c*vid a couple of weeks ago, and you have inspired me to go back to school. We are around the same age (hooray for being 30!), and due to my ADHD, I kept failing my classes and just finally set it aside for when I was ready. Getting sick helped realign my perspective, and your content came at just the right time. Thank you for being you and being so honest. Your content is so thoughtful and I look forward to it every time.
Oh yes! You are very particular to monsters:) as usual your take on the subjects you choose raises the bar on how well one can explain and tell classic narratives, with a zest second to none!! VERY well done, Ms. Cinzia! VERY very well done indeed!
you unlocked a childhood book memory for me! i remember reading this one in primary school and thought it was good, I was already interested in greek mythology at that age due to watching the classic Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans films and this most likely fuelled that interest more
It's reasonable to think that the story of Atlantis is based on the Minoan civilization. Santorini blowing up, war with Athens, bulls everywhere and archaeological evidence showing it to have been technologically sophisticated for the time. It's just not as exciting as the possibility of sunken continents and prehistoric civilisations with "high technology"
@@CinziaDuBois I loved it! I think I prefer Circe and Song of Achillies by Madelline Miller in terms of Mythology retellings, but Ariadne was very good.
Me and my friends were recently discussing mythical creatures and how they've changed over the centuries. Take fairies for example, back in the day they were considered scary because they would steal your child and replace it with a changling, but now they're thought of as angelic-like beings. It makes you wonder what other creatures will change. I think vampires are starting to get a more positive representation in today's media, but in another 100 years who knows
And vampires already had a major reimagining after Bram Stoker's Dracula. The ideas of the aristocratic vampire, or even vampires that could pass for normal humans, were novel, but after Dracule they became the norm.
People who say Asherah is the first vampire might not be wrong. She also is supposed to be the wife of El, which is why people say she's the wife of God. This El is the famous Baal who the Israelites continuously are fighting worship of. "Son of El, cleaver of heaven and earth. I was Anpu weigher of hearts, the first blood drinker, eater of flesh, Lord of the Pit, born of Fire. Iblis first of the Jinn, father of demons, King of Devils. Utu, Lord of the Morning I was named and crowned Amen-Ra, Lord of the World. The whole world's labor was mine and people will pray to me, Amen, for all time." - memories of Baal the Adversary
@@juanausensi499 not to mention the big impact Christopher Lee's Dracula had, the first Vampire to be depicted with large incisor fangs but not the last
@@juanausensi499 Francis Ford Coppola's genius was in giving the monster Dracula a human backstory! His beloved couldn't enter Heaven because she, believing a Turkish claim that Prince Vlad was dead, killed herself, so Vlad wasn't going to either! I remember the candles bleeding in that film... fantastic imagery and acting, and all practical effects!
Hey! Cinzia of the Library! I was sharing yours and others channels with someone I reconnected with who shares an appreciation of all history in general. Then something occured to me about why I love your channel so much. Beyond just honest and self-care focused presentation of your projects, is your voice. Im a trans woman and for the longest time Ive been dysphoric about my voice. Ive always known there are cis women whove got equal or deeper voices than me. * Yours is like like a warm hug, but mostly because of the passion thats behind it. **(presumably? I wanna say highly likely but Im[highly confident I am] autistic[I fixate on language to overcompensate for poor comunication] and like to cover my bases. Didnt wanna leave an vibe of implications of doubts of your gender or be presumptious. [Oh projection. Oh introspection?])
Thanks Cinzia. Who would have known the origins of Rodeo went back so far. I'm reading the Iliad at the moment so I'll look out for those references. I'm guessing the Atlantis connection is the disaster that happened at Thera. Were Therans related to Minoans or were they just trade related. I'll guess I'll find out when you make the video. Hope you're doing well and see you soon :)
Thank you for educating the new age of people greek mythology in a format they will understand. It is so important. Love this neo renaissance that's going on.
I love the image in the thumbnail. Using the Minotaur from Assassin's Creed Odyssey. One of my most favorite video games. Especially since I love Greek and Roman cultures, mythologies, art, and more.
have you read “the king must die” and “bull from the sea” by mary renault? they’re AMAZING retellings of theseus’ story that are based on what renault believed could’ve been a real interpretation of what might have *actually* happened and really makes you understand how the story could’ve been perceived as more mythical over time. the bull leaping scenes alone are just incredible and renault was super intelligent and thorough in her research & portrayal of the time period and culture. totally recommend as a lover of the minotaur myth myself!!
The cattle in Greek mythology go even further back, and are related to the mythology of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. This was a really well done video. I can't wait for your Atlantis debunking!
Fragment of Ancient Greek comedy on Theseus Ariadne: OK, you can get out of the Labryinth by always keeping a wall on your left as you travel. Got it? Theseus: ... Ariadne: OK... hold up your left hand. No, your other left. Your HAND, Theseus. [Aside, to audience:] Thick as two short planks, this lad. Ariadne: Right, I'm going to tie this string to your wrist. When you're done killing the monster, tug on it and I'll come and get you, OK? Good boy. I would like to see the Atlantis and the Minotaur video btw.
Minotaurs are common in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. I prefer my minotaurs to have cloven hooves. My favorite classical monster is probably the chimera.
Hello Milady,there is a similar story about human trIbute,monster and a dark seal in the "Tristan and Iseult" legendary stories.The monster,there,is a dragon if i remember correctly. I love your approach of mythologies and history.About the bull ,it seems there were cults about sacred bulls all around the Mediterranean sea.From Egypt to Palestine via Spain.We speak here about the Neolithic and bronze age;period without written sources. As for your proposal about "bulls and Atlantis",i would like to hear it. Best regards Maurice
I really enjoyed watching this video please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 and keep up your amazing work love your Australia family friend John xxx
Videos are getting better, and they were already pretty great. Please do video on atlantis, bee cool to hear. Lastly, you voice is calming as hell, gonna add some of your videos to my sleep playlist
For another literary take on Theseus, there's Mary Renault's _The Bull From the Sea_ ... (Personally, when it comes to mythological creatures, I have a soft spot for Centaurs).
Pasiphae had another sibling, King Aeetes of Colchis, who had a flaming bull. King Aeetes and King Minos were brothers in law, probably political marriage, since Pasiphae doesn't seem to really like his husband that much. this is an important family connection, because the greatest witches of ancient greece Circe, Pasiphae and their niece Medea were from Colchis, modern day Georgia (all old Kings were "part godified" but they were still from the lands they ruled). Georgians now have to prove that we belong in European family, so what better argument to use that we were part of the First European civilizations big family. Also Minoans, Trojans and many others were part of Anatolian Farmer culture, later Helen Greeks were Indo European settlers. Georgia is the last of the Anatolian/Mediterranean Farmer civilization present in Europe before the Horse nomads took over. Were not just part of modern Europe, but we are the only Remnants of Old, Bronze age Europe, connected through trade and political marriages.
listening to this video, i was buzzing in my seat when you came to the bit about the minoans because i know this!! i am knowledgeable!! i can participate in this conversation!! :))
You join some of my other favorite creators in discussing this topic that I’ve found increasingly fascinating, and I hope you will do the same on the topic of Atlantis
During the Bronze Age cattle were the truest expression of wealth. Cattle raiding one's neighbors was a method for warriors to make names for themselves.
Please please please make a video about Atlantis! It’s always been a fascination of mine since watching the Disney film as a child. I’ve been meaning to read the source material in Plato but have never gotten around to it!
And I, the child of an earlier generation, got to watch the George Pal film "Atlantis, the Lost Continent!" And let me tell you, man, they were 'way, 'WAY LOST!
Well, this was unexpected. I had that exact same book in my school library and discovered it soon after I finished Percy Jackson. I found the rest of the Legendeer trilogy as a single book a few months later at a budget bookstore.
This is great Cinzia. I just wanted to point out though that the statue you showed when you mentioned King Minos is actually of Moses. Also, there's an 80s kind of archaeological mystery novel titled The Ariadne Clue which has a lot of nods to this myth in particular, but also the Iliad which you may enjoy for wacky fun sake.
I'm sure if you were wounded jumping a bull the temple took care of you for life, and if you were killed, you were considered to have died with great honors and your family was taken care of by the temple. Also there's the distinct possibility that the bulls used in these ritual dances were trained with, and performed with, the aid of some kind of performance-enhancing herb or draught, which relaxed them and made them more receptive to dealing with people. The ancients didn't have any scruples about sharing their highs with their animal in-laws! 🐂💃🕺
Icarus be like: Daaad, stop taking every single comission people thrown in your lap! Dadalus: You don't understand,son...the furries have money! So, so much money....
the Minoan people's name was discovered in Egypt they called themselves the Kaftu people but Acadmices are too lazy to change that term. Can't wait for the Atlantic video Gotta love reading the comments :)
Please correct me if im mistaken but i think we can trace both the labirynth and the minotaur to the neolithic period which could mean the myth, at least these two parts of it, are much older than we think
I’ve always thought that Asterion was misunderstood in some sort of way. I mean, do we even know how long he was trapped in that labyrinth before Theseus killed him?! He probably went insane depending on long he was in their. Sure, he had humans fed to him most of the time but still, that lifestyle must have sucked for him. Edit: 2020 would’ve felt like 2 minutes to him
While playing assassins creed odyssey the narrative is that the Minotaur was mostly a mascot/marketing scheme to boost travel to the island and themed Knick knacks to sell. Not sure how much is true but interesting theory
Have you read The Voyage of the Bassett? A very light hearted fairy tale written about 25 years ago. It follows the adventures of a Victorian English Professor who magically gets to meet mythical creatures, one of which is the Minotaur. Don't know if it is your kind of thing, but wanted to tell you about it.
Poseidon: "Here, have this cool ass bull." King Minos: "Bruh, thus bull is sick man, thanks." Poseidon: "Yeah bro, now, kill it for me." King Minos: "Kill it? Like, kill kill it?" Poseidon: "Yes. Now." King Minos: "Uh... okay..." *goes behind a screen, kills other bull, walks back out covered in bull blood* "Wow. That was one big bull, really hard to kill but I did it." Posideon: "You killed the bull?" King Minos: "Yeah man, totally killed a bull." Posideon: 🤨
Before he married Phaedra, Theseus married the queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. They had a son together (Hippolytus) who Phaedra was later cursed to fall in love with, so if Phaedra left Crete the same time as Theseus and Ariadne, what was she doing all that time? Just waiting around for years before Theseus was finally ready to marry her?
The continuity in these myths are terrible- I also heard that Theseus married Hippolyta AFTER Phaedra, and another version where Phaedra met him AFTER he abandoned Ariadne. And then there's the myths were Theseus abandoned Ariadne because Dionysus went "DIBS" and made Theseus abandon her so he could court her himself. There is no continuity at all.
Bull Fighting is still apart of the region's cultural touchstone. Just think of bull runs as well. And the sport of bull leaping has started back up in the modern era. Of course the giant bulls that were originally used are extinct now. The last one was hunted in Poland in the 17th century.
Yay, classics and mythology. I presume it took a lot of self-control not to go on a tangent about Icarus and Daddy Loss. Did anyone else first hear Icarus as the pet squirrel in Little Nemo? When I heard the myth I imagined a squirrel.
Thank you! This brought back a bunch of stuff I learned in art history, but added a great political dimension to the analysis. Would love to hear more about the symbolism of the Labrys (was it connected to a female cult, or is that debunked/hearsay?) And yes please to a look at Atlantis - especially with Black Panther 2 coming in a few months, the algorithm may favour Atlantis-related content?
I wonder how the lineage of Asterion as the foster father of King Minos and also being the son of Tectauus affects the story as Tectauus was The Bull. Makes me think Asterion was the half Bull. And then the Athenians turned him into a monster later on maybe.
Heya, peeps! You'll notice at the two-minute mark there is a blur. That's because I put the wrong image on the screen, and I don't want to perpetuate inaccurate information! It's only for a few seconds. Thanks for understanding and sorry for the error!
DISCLAIMER
This video was produced by a random student on the internet who loves reading, especially about ancient history and classics. The purpose of my videos is to make classics and ancient history interesting and accessible to everyone. It is important to highlight that I am not a professional or qualified educator, “expert”, historian or classicist. However, I ensure that all the information I use in my video scripts has been collated from numerous credible sources, which I will link in the description box if accessible online. I always work my hardest to deliver thoroughly researched and reliable information in my videos, but please always conduct additional, independent research to formulate a thorough understanding of any topic discussed. Additionally, I am dyslexic, and I will mispronounce words throughout this video, sometimes without realising it. This is not ill-intended or stemming from willful ignorance, and I do make the effort to research how to pronounce words before I start filming, but I often misread my phonetic spelling. In light of this, please do not rely on my video for an authoritative or reliable source of how to pronounce certain words.
Cinzia, your scripted videos are getting better and better! The editing, pacing, articulation and snarky comments work perfectly 🤩 Thank you so much for your content
Thank you so, so much
@@CinziaDuBois this fable has influenced mary shelley to write frankenstein and it also had a domino effect within the movie genre especially star wars :D
@@CharlesH-t9r There is no bull man in Star Wars?
@@Timbo6669 the creation of a monster that eventually turned on their master (sidious creating darth vader as a cyborg/monster he turns on him on rotj)
@@CharlesH-t9r ah, I see it now…..cheers.
In one retelling of the myth of Theseus, a god took a liking to Ariadne and strongarmed Theseus into abandoning her on the island so the god could have her and Theseus, distraught that he was powerless, forgot to change his sails.
There is a retelling of this myth called ‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint. It covers Ariadne and Phaedra over the course of their life and is told from their perspectives. In my opinion it gives the female perspective that is so often lacking in mythology. I strongly recommend the novel to everyone!
I'm in the middle of reading this book right now! Not only does it give a cool perspective but Jennifer's prose is incredibly beautiful
@@jakegrear I'm reading it right now too. Jennifer's prose is pretty. I mark pretty sentences on nearly every page I read.
Great, I really appreciate being able to read a woman's viewpoint on her zoophilic bovine affair! It's quite rare! Now, we need to hear from the bull! Being a divine bull, I'm sure he was more than he appeared, and I wonder if he appreciated his role in these Olympian machinations? Lucky damn bastard, he got to f**k a queen!
I'm rediscovering Greek myth right now and it's becoming an obsession. Absolutely loved this!! 🐂
I was suggested your content via our algorithmic overlord while I was sick with c*vid a couple of weeks ago, and you have inspired me to go back to school. We are around the same age (hooray for being 30!), and due to my ADHD, I kept failing my classes and just finally set it aside for when I was ready. Getting sick helped realign my perspective, and your content came at just the right time. Thank you for being you and being so honest. Your content is so thoughtful and I look forward to it every time.
Oh yes! You are very particular to monsters:) as usual your take on the subjects you choose raises the bar on how well one can explain and tell classic narratives, with a zest second to none!! VERY well done, Ms. Cinzia! VERY very well done indeed!
Thank you so much, Hermes!
As someone with little to no knowledge of myths, your videos are very easy to digest and accessible 😊 good work ♥
Glad you think so, Saskia
How fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing the minotaur with us! 🙆♀️
Thank you, lovely!
you unlocked a childhood book memory for me! i remember reading this one in primary school and thought it was good, I was already interested in greek mythology at that age due to watching the classic Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans films and this most likely fuelled that interest more
This was a fun vid to watch, I'm looking forward to learning about the connection between the Minotaur and Atlantis
It's reasonable to think that the story of Atlantis is based on the Minoan civilization. Santorini blowing up, war with Athens, bulls everywhere and archaeological evidence showing it to have been technologically sophisticated for the time. It's just not as exciting as the possibility of sunken continents and prehistoric civilisations with "high technology"
Another fantastic video, you really are one of my favourites UA-cam content creators
She is unique.
Thank you, Emma
Fascinating! Thank you. I'm looking forward to learning about Atlantis!
I love these historical deconstructions of mythology. I don't know, I think it contextualises the myths in a way that enriches them!
The timing of this video is eerily relevant as I just recently finished Ariadne by Jennifer Saint!
What did you think of the book?
@@CinziaDuBois I loved it! I think I prefer Circe and Song of Achillies by Madelline Miller in terms of Mythology retellings, but Ariadne was very good.
Splendid episode! Well done!
Thank you!
Me and my friends were recently discussing mythical creatures and how they've changed over the centuries.
Take fairies for example, back in the day they were considered scary because they would steal your child and replace it with a changling, but now they're thought of as angelic-like beings.
It makes you wonder what other creatures will change.
I think vampires are starting to get a more positive representation in today's media, but in another 100 years who knows
And vampires already had a major reimagining after Bram Stoker's Dracula. The ideas of the aristocratic vampire, or even vampires that could pass for normal humans, were novel, but after Dracule they became the norm.
People who say Asherah is the first vampire might not be wrong. She also is supposed to be the wife of El, which is why people say she's the wife of God. This El is the famous Baal who the Israelites continuously are fighting worship of.
"Son of El, cleaver of heaven and earth. I was Anpu weigher of hearts, the first blood drinker, eater of flesh, Lord of the Pit, born of Fire. Iblis first of the Jinn, father of demons, King of Devils. Utu, Lord of the Morning I was named and crowned Amen-Ra, Lord of the World. The whole world's labor was mine and people will pray to me, Amen, for all time." - memories of Baal the Adversary
@@juanausensi499 not to mention the big impact Christopher Lee's Dracula had, the first Vampire to be depicted with large incisor fangs but not the last
@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 Didn't the black and red color scheme also come from his later films?
@@juanausensi499 Francis Ford Coppola's genius was in giving the monster Dracula a human backstory! His beloved couldn't enter Heaven because she, believing a Turkish claim that Prince Vlad was dead, killed herself, so Vlad wasn't going to either! I remember the candles bleeding in that film... fantastic imagery and acting, and all practical effects!
Hey! Cinzia of the Library! I was sharing yours and others channels with someone I reconnected with who shares an appreciation of all history in general.
Then something occured to me about why I love your channel so much. Beyond just honest and self-care focused presentation of your projects, is your voice.
Im a trans woman and for the longest time Ive been dysphoric about my voice. Ive always known there are cis women whove got equal or deeper voices than me. *
Yours is like like a warm hug, but mostly because of the passion thats behind it.
**(presumably? I wanna say highly likely but Im[highly confident I am] autistic[I fixate on language to overcompensate for poor comunication] and like to cover my bases. Didnt wanna leave an vibe of implications of doubts of your gender or be presumptious. [Oh projection. Oh introspection?])
Holy guacamole, I am so glad I've found this channel. Thank you.
i jut found your channel last week and i’ve been binging videos ever since! you make me so excited to study history in college :D
Thanks Cinzia. Who would have known the origins of Rodeo went back so far. I'm reading the Iliad at the moment so I'll look out for those references. I'm guessing the Atlantis connection is the disaster that happened at Thera. Were Therans related to Minoans or were they just trade related. I'll guess I'll find out when you make the video. Hope you're doing well and see you soon :)
Thank you, Gerald (:
Thank you for educating the new age of people greek mythology in a format they will understand. It is so important. Love this neo renaissance that's going on.
I love the image in the thumbnail. Using the Minotaur from Assassin's Creed Odyssey. One of my most favorite video games. Especially since I love Greek and Roman cultures, mythologies, art, and more.
have you read “the king must die” and “bull from the sea” by mary renault? they’re AMAZING retellings of theseus’ story that are based on what renault believed could’ve been a real interpretation of what might have *actually* happened and really makes you understand how the story could’ve been perceived as more mythical over time. the bull leaping scenes alone are just incredible and renault was super intelligent and thorough in her research & portrayal of the time period and culture. totally recommend as a lover of the minotaur myth myself!!
The cattle in Greek mythology go even further back, and are related to the mythology of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. This was a really well done video. I can't wait for your Atlantis debunking!
Fragment of Ancient Greek comedy on Theseus
Ariadne: OK, you can get out of the Labryinth by always keeping a wall on your left as you travel. Got it?
Theseus: ...
Ariadne: OK... hold up your left hand. No, your other left. Your HAND, Theseus. [Aside, to audience:] Thick as two short planks, this lad.
Ariadne: Right, I'm going to tie this string to your wrist. When you're done killing the monster, tug on it and I'll come and get you, OK? Good boy.
I would like to see the Atlantis and the Minotaur video btw.
Did you have a chance to check Borges' short story? "The House of Asterion". Great video!😎👍🏻
Minotaurs are common in tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. I prefer my minotaurs to have cloven hooves. My favorite classical monster is probably the chimera.
Thanks Cinzia another great video. 👍
Hello Milady,there is a similar story about human trIbute,monster and a dark seal in the "Tristan and Iseult" legendary stories.The monster,there,is a dragon if i remember correctly. I love your approach of mythologies and history.About the bull ,it seems there were cults about sacred bulls all around the Mediterranean sea.From Egypt to Palestine via Spain.We speak here about the Neolithic and bronze age;period without written sources.
As for your proposal about "bulls and Atlantis",i would like to hear it.
Best regards
Maurice
Such a good video.😊
@Sweesy good thanks. 😊
A-MAZE-ing stuff! 👍😁
And I'm sure a video on ATLANTIS would... go down well 😆 Big wave! 🖐️🤪
Thank you so much, Phil!
Loved this! I'd love a video on centaurs!
I always love the myth of the Minotaur, thanks for this lovely video
My pleasure!
Oh Man, yeah, i am familiar with the Basic minotaur story but now i'm curious about his relationship to Atlantis...
Fantastic.
Thank you, Sheryl!
I'm only just watching ths now, but from seeing the notification yesterday, I spent all of last night dreaming of a labyrinth!
Great video, I so enjoy your sense of humour
Glad you enjoyed it, Janice!
I only just found your channel but I'm definitely addicted lol
Same! I love her voice and the ease with which her videos flow!
Hello from the land of Minotaur, Crete.
I, for one, would absolutely love that further video roping Atlantis into the picture!
I really enjoyed watching this video please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 and keep up your amazing work love your Australia family friend John xxx
Thank you, John!
I am loving the new videos!
Videos are getting better, and they were already pretty great. Please do video on atlantis, bee cool to hear. Lastly, you voice is calming as hell, gonna add some of your videos to my sleep playlist
Thank you so much for saying so!
@@CinziaDuBois Internally: *squee* omg she noticed me
Barely contained refinement: Of course, no worries :)
For another literary take on Theseus, there's Mary Renault's _The Bull From the Sea_ ...
(Personally, when it comes to mythological creatures, I have a soft spot for Centaurs).
Let me assure you, Lucius, that centaurs have a soft spot for you, too! At least, the females do!
Pasiphae had another sibling, King Aeetes of Colchis, who had a flaming bull. King Aeetes and King Minos were brothers in law, probably political marriage, since Pasiphae doesn't seem to really like his husband that much.
this is an important family connection, because the greatest witches of ancient greece Circe, Pasiphae and their niece Medea were from Colchis, modern day Georgia (all old Kings were "part godified" but they were still from the lands they ruled). Georgians now have to prove that we belong in European family, so what better argument to use that we were part of the First European civilizations big family.
Also Minoans, Trojans and many others were part of Anatolian Farmer culture, later Helen Greeks were Indo European settlers. Georgia is the last of the Anatolian/Mediterranean Farmer civilization present in Europe before the Horse nomads took over. Were not just part of modern Europe, but we are the only Remnants of Old, Bronze age Europe, connected through trade and political marriages.
you're crushing it. thank you!
Thank you!
Well I wasn’t expecting to hear about human to beast relations while having breakfast 😂.
Carry on lmao.
This was fantastic! Thank you
3:48 The Marathonian Bull was actually the Cretan Bull, who got renamed after leaving Crete.
I truly enjoy your myth videos I'd rely like to see some more on greek gods and creatures such as aphrodite and the sphinx please
I shall!
listening to this video, i was buzzing in my seat when you came to the bit about the minoans because i know this!! i am knowledgeable!! i can participate in this conversation!! :))
A lot of Mythology really confuses me. These videos help this stuff make sense, so thanks for making them :).
Happy to help!
OMG please please make a video on the Atlantis
You join some of my other favorite creators in discussing this topic that I’ve found increasingly fascinating, and I hope you will do the same on the topic of Atlantis
I love your voice and your presentation!
Thank you! Your vids always perk me up. You're an erudite delight!
During the Bronze Age cattle were the truest expression of wealth. Cattle raiding one's neighbors was a method for warriors to make names for themselves.
Awesome vid , thanks
Please please please make a video about Atlantis! It’s always been a fascination of mine since watching the Disney film as a child. I’ve been meaning to read the source material in Plato but have never gotten around to it!
And I, the child of an earlier generation, got to watch the George Pal film "Atlantis, the Lost Continent!" And let me tell you, man, they were 'way, 'WAY LOST!
Fantastic video
Thanks! 😃
Well, this was unexpected. I had that exact same book in my school library and discovered it soon after I finished Percy Jackson. I found the rest of the Legendeer trilogy as a single book a few months later at a budget bookstore.
Ayo nice video could you do a video about the apocalypse
Daedalus & Son, Inc. - "we don't condone bull f*ing... we just facilitate it."
This is great Cinzia. I just wanted to point out though that the statue you showed when you mentioned King Minos is actually of Moses. Also, there's an 80s kind of archaeological mystery novel titled The Ariadne Clue which has a lot of nods to this myth in particular, but also the Iliad which you may enjoy for wacky fun sake.
Thank you, Joseph! I'm blurred that section out!
Love these
Thanks Cinzia! Love your channel. I'm not 100% sure though, that in practice, bull leaping was bloodless entertainment.
I'm sure if you were wounded jumping a bull the temple took care of you for life, and if you were killed, you were considered to have died with great honors and your family was taken care of by the temple. Also there's the distinct possibility that the bulls used in these ritual dances were trained with, and performed with, the aid of some kind of performance-enhancing herb or draught, which relaxed them and made them more receptive to dealing with people. The ancients didn't have any scruples about sharing their highs with their animal in-laws! 🐂💃🕺
Hi, I would love to hear about Atlantis and it's link to minotaur myth :)
I'm new to the channel, but love your content already :)
Let's hear about the Minotaur and Atlantis! 😃😃😃
Icarus be like: Daaad, stop taking every single comission people thrown in your lap!
Dadalus: You don't understand,son...the furries have money! So, so much money....
Took me a while to figure out why the background and the lipstick weren't black and white. Also, great video!
The Minoan Civilization is so interesting. All the myths involving Daedalus are among my favorites. I always felt kind of sorry for the minotaur :(
I just wanted to tell you I love your voice
the Minoan people's name was discovered in Egypt they called themselves the Kaftu people but Acadmices are too lazy to change that term. Can't wait for the Atlantic video Gotta love reading the comments :)
Please correct me if im mistaken but i think we can trace both the labirynth and the minotaur to the neolithic period which could mean the myth, at least these two parts of it, are much older than we think
I’ve always thought that Asterion was misunderstood in some sort of way. I mean, do we even know how long he was trapped in that labyrinth before Theseus killed him?! He probably went insane depending on long he was in their. Sure, he had humans fed to him most of the time but still, that lifestyle must have sucked for him.
Edit: 2020 would’ve felt like 2 minutes to him
I would love to learn more about the Minoans
While playing assassins creed odyssey the narrative is that the Minotaur was mostly a mascot/marketing scheme to boost travel to the island and themed Knick knacks to sell. Not sure how much is true but interesting theory
Great video! We pronounce every name differently u and I 😅
Have you read The Voyage of the Bassett? A very light hearted fairy tale written about 25 years ago. It follows the adventures of a Victorian English Professor who magically gets to meet mythical creatures, one of which is the Minotaur. Don't know if it is your kind of thing, but wanted to tell you about it.
I haven't! Shall explore it, thank you for letting me know about it!
@@CinziaDuBois It transformed one of my nephews into a reader. It is beautifully illustrated too!
Grat again, Thanks
Poseidon: "Here, have this cool ass bull."
King Minos: "Bruh, thus bull is sick man, thanks."
Poseidon: "Yeah bro, now, kill it for me."
King Minos: "Kill it? Like, kill kill it?"
Poseidon: "Yes. Now."
King Minos: "Uh... okay..." *goes behind a screen, kills other bull, walks back out covered in bull blood* "Wow. That was one big bull, really hard to kill but I did it."
Posideon: "You killed the bull?"
King Minos: "Yeah man, totally killed a bull."
Posideon: 🤨
Before he married Phaedra, Theseus married the queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. They had a son together (Hippolytus) who Phaedra was later cursed to fall in love with, so if Phaedra left Crete the same time as Theseus and Ariadne, what was she doing all that time? Just waiting around for years before Theseus was finally ready to marry her?
The continuity in these myths are terrible- I also heard that Theseus married Hippolyta AFTER Phaedra, and another version where Phaedra met him AFTER he abandoned Ariadne. And then there's the myths were Theseus abandoned Ariadne because Dionysus went "DIBS" and made Theseus abandon her so he could court her himself.
There is no continuity at all.
I neeeeeeed the atlantis video next c:
Yes plz do an Atlantis video!
Man the story of persona 4 arena is crazy
Bull Fighting is still apart of the region's cultural touchstone. Just think of bull runs as well. And the sport of bull leaping has started back up in the modern era.
Of course the giant bulls that were originally used are extinct now. The last one was hunted in Poland in the 17th century.
Please talk more about Atlantis!
Interestingly with Helios and his cattle in the odyssey Helios is also the father of Pasiphae making him Asterion’s grandfather
New version of the myth to me, but there's so many different versions
"He built a bull for her to climb into and mate with the bull"
..... alright....
Hey Sis ur a fab storyteller sis
Blessed autumn equinox
Yay, classics and mythology. I presume it took a lot of self-control not to go on a tangent about Icarus and Daddy Loss. Did anyone else first hear Icarus as the pet squirrel in Little Nemo? When I heard the myth I imagined a squirrel.
Thank you! This brought back a bunch of stuff I learned in art history, but added a great political dimension to the analysis. Would love to hear more about the symbolism of the Labrys (was it connected to a female cult, or is that debunked/hearsay?) And yes please to a look at Atlantis - especially with Black Panther 2 coming in a few months, the algorithm may favour Atlantis-related content?
I wonder how the lineage of Asterion as the foster father of King Minos and also being the son of Tectauus affects the story as Tectauus was The Bull. Makes me think Asterion was the half Bull. And then the Athenians turned him into a monster later on maybe.
Gauntlet legends
"Earlier representation of ghosting" was not expecting that one lmao
""... the earliest representation and documentation of ghosting "
LOL
I wonder if there's a connection between the Minotaur and the Sumerian myth of The Bull of Heaven, who was slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
This lady is like the real life Miss Frizzle 👍