He is in the sky, shoots fiery beams from his eyes... Seems like a very clear reference to lightning which probably had a strong connection to the Nile due to the fact that thunder and lightning is often accompanied by rain, fattening the waters of the Nile, bringing water to crops
Nut is the god of the sky, and Set is the god of storms, so it’s not likely as they have very established gods filling those roles already. And a lot of figures use fire, although it’s not indicative of their specialty. Medjed is also referenced in a way that sounds villainous in The Book Of The Dead, whereas a god providing crops would be revered. But they call him smiter and say he spreads filth
Medijed looks like ghosts from my youth. With a hidden body, no head, neck or arms but big prominent eyes. Like a universal symbol of the unknown which can see you but you can not see it.
Ooooohhh... Maybe he has more than 2 eyes??? Like a biblically accurate angel or something??? Like just an entire ring of eyes around his head? Now THAT'S unsettling 😊🤌
@QTpatootie95 his legs are profile like everyone else's though. Dude would have to be really contorted to look head on AND have his feet facing profile.
"Eat the excrement of your rear" is my new favorite insult now. Ancient Egyptian mythology is heavily underrated, a series about the obscure parts and mildly interesting parts of it would be amazing, and something that isn't present in youtube. Exploring the Duat and all the madness from the book of the dead, the book of gates, and the amduat would be great.
The Pharoh Nerd: so basically medjed can shoot lasers from his eyes, can breath fire, and somehow also has some sort of control over the most important component of ancient Egyptian civilization *peepy add shows up* medjed, master of the peanuts
9:45 I'm Egyptian and when i was a kid, my grandparents (who were rural farmers, god rest thier souls) heavily refused me having a turtle way back then, saying that it brings evil and bad luck to a house, even conviced my parents to get rid of it. Never understood why they were literally afraid of a small turtle 🐢 but i guess they just took that irrational fear from their parents and so on.
If you find out the mating season of Trionyx triunguis (which I couldn't find), you will see it makes a lot of sense. Most gods in Cosmological Era were descripted by their "voice" on Earth, meaning, how nature works in its cycles. Guardians of Underworld usually means breeding season in "year's night": between November and March. The gods speak as nature operates. One example: The beginning of the mating season of the old dog breeds, which coincides with the peak flood and the helical rising of Sirius (The Black Dog). At the end of July beginning of August: the hottest part of the year. "The Dog who Swallows Millions. And he will guide the souls to judgment: Spetember/October (Libra). Here you have Anubis. The pattern of nature is the pattern of heavens (as above, so below). Knowing what the gods are saying, you can prepare yourself to the afterlife.
Priest: "Uh I want you to draw a god with secret form." Painter: "What the duat is that." Priest: "Well I dunno maybe you can draw a guy covered with blanket."
I saw that Zahi Hawass reality show when it first aired and also found it bizarre. I'd love to see your take on it if you ever felt like giving it a re-edit! 🤩
The Priestess kneeling before Medjed is not cowering. She has her hands up in a gesture of supplication, which is very common among religions. Even today, priests will do certain prayers before an altar with their hands up raised, the palms facing out. If you Google images of priests praying before altars, you will come across this stance.
Well he had to mention it if he gonna mention japan about it, bcs she is the main reason why medjed was so popular in japan, making other media start making their own medjed character bcs the popularity
Stumbled upon your channel and after watching this video you gained a sub. The sound effects and pics you add and your way of making everything entertaining/informing and fun is next level. You’ve got a great thing going on brother 💚💪🏼
9:02 I belive that it was a Trend. With the turtle .. like humans like do have . Germany Was obsessed with Owls . The trends to this time weren't maybe as short-term as nowadays
At the Brighton Museum in Sussex, England (where I live) there's a depiction of an obscure three headed god (a lion, a vulture and a snake) in the Ancient Egypt gallery
I am Egyptian and consider myself an Ancient Egyptian nerd, but when I watched your video, I felt like a complete noob. I love your content; you are the best!
I've been obsessed with Kem ever since I was a child, yet I had _never_ heard of Medjed before today. Now I've got a _really_ easy Halloween costume idea for this year!
I’ve been into Ancient Egypt since 3rd grade (29 now btw, thanks for asking) and just now came across your channel. Dear Amun-Ra why haven’t I subscribed yet
1) FIRST GOD ~ Actual name: MÆ-CHE-DE or MÆ-CHE-DA ~ Actual meaning: to press, to squeeze, to crush, to follow closely or insistently ~ Actual task: Mæchede or Mæcheda was an invisible deity in the house of Ọsọr (Osiris) who burned up the enemies of Ọsọr. The cloak he wears renders him invisible (sound familiar, Harry Potter fans?), hence why he is referred to as "yet unseen". 2) SECOND GOD ~ Actual name: ENENEMỌ-HUATI-NTI-PUHU-FI ~ Actual meaning: "the eater of the decay at the base of his obelisk" ~ Actual task: Doorkeeper of the 3rd Æreriti (judgement hall) in the ancestral realm (the Duat) who would consume the dead being judged at the bottom of an Ærerit obelisk, just as a turtle receives sustenance from feeding on things at the bottom of a river, lake, or ocean, hence why this deity had the head of a turtle. None of these gods are as "confusing" as you claim. You simply lack the spiritual lineage to decipher the meanings behind them.
The British Museum itself is quite the impressive Greco-Roman architecture. I’m sure it’s claimed to be not that old but the photographs do not lie, it is ancient.
They spelled it out for your... he is the scales apon which your heart is balance, his eyebrows it's arms. His eyes "shoot" into your mind and soul. He STRIKES you down as unworthy
Interesting, video, well produced and good job.. But unless there's been some major change in pronunciation in the last year or two, please check the transliteration and pronunciation of the gods as they sure ain't what I've been taught.
I can immediately see how Medjed would be a hit in Japan. Reminds me of the strange beings the girls in the anime Girls’ Last Tour meet at the end of the series, with their sad message of the cessation of life on earth. Medjed’s role in the Egyptian religion as punisher of the wicked piques my fancy. I daresay we need a Medjed to strike fear into the hearts of malefactors, the oppressors and liars and destroyers of our day who don’t seem to fear God. Perhaps Medjed as Avenging Angel of the Most High has a role to fulfill in setting things right nowadays. The orange fat godlet, (who is likely Nyarlathotep the deceiver and psychopomp of the Great Old Ones) needs to be put down by the wrath of better gods.
9:55 Ah, I saw this also with sets, granite, statue of the red, marbly white, black I think one, the nose and snout were pointed down like a turned banana.
And lucky for that, as a foreigner trust me most of us smart people would rather see it there than anywhere near muslim counties, look up what they are doing to ancient statues and findings everyday, MASSIVE DESTRUCTION
I live close to Stockholm and been to Medelhavsmuseet (The mediterranean museum) a bunch of times. I must remember to look for this turtle deity on that coffin on my next trip there.
So,basically a modern interpretation of him if they want to make him scary,is a cloak with only eyes visible? Nice video btw,a lot of stuff I've ever heard before.Have you made a video about those 'magic wands'? Maybe you could also explain amulets in the same video!
0:34 i think about onepiece, those who know op know what i'm talking about.. Edit : Yeah pretty sure Oda knows about this especially since it made some noise in Japan of all places..
You should look up the ancient god Sokar. He may seem like a generic falcon-headed god who guards a necropolis, but his ancient roots are downright *eldrich*. Moon Knight's patron deiety may be Khonsu, but his design is the striking image of Sokar. (even a god like Montu is a better reference)
A version of this guy made it's way into the mobile game Cookie Run Kingdom as a costume for Angel Cookie! (I haven't completed that part of the story to know if he played a significant role 😅)
🇬🇧 Medjet looks abit like Humpty Dumpty Basically an egg shape with legs but he does have a full face. As ive studied Nursery Rhymes & their origins, there isnt a very satisfactory explanation of Humpty but some say its an ancient & obscure origin based on the World Egg & Fertility rights. However, i used to have a really strange Salt & Pepper cruet that looked exactly like Medjet! Ok, thanks for the video Peace 🇬🇧🙋
You forgot Khepri, the god with a scarab beetle for a head. Not just a beetle’s head, but an entire beetle, is Khepri’s head. The ancient Egyptian pantheon can get really confusing. This is not surprising when you consider that the ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for about 4000 years. Just think about how much European culture has changed over the last thousand years, and multiply that by 4. Also, different cities reverenced different gods, and even the same gods had different names and attributes in different times and different areas of Egypt.
It's entirely possible that more people are casually aware of Medjet now than there were people who sincerely believed in them.
You can say that about most pagan gods
More people today know about Zeus than ever lived in Ancient Greece
Tell me how many possibles
among us effect
@@vandarkholme8548per capita ?
Them? Or him? Or her?
He is in the sky, shoots fiery beams from his eyes... Seems like a very clear reference to lightning which probably had a strong connection to the Nile due to the fact that thunder and lightning is often accompanied by rain, fattening the waters of the Nile, bringing water to crops
Omg you're right. It's so obvious now. He's shapeless but it's somehow everywhere watching and he spits fire. He spits out meteors. That's genius.
It's obvious that everything is clearly all various references to aliens. Always is.
The rain that causes the Nile delta to flood happens hundreds of miles away.
But I agree that it's lightning.
So Medjed is a cloud ?
Nut is the god of the sky, and Set is the god of storms, so it’s not likely as they have very established gods filling those roles already. And a lot of figures use fire, although it’s not indicative of their specialty.
Medjed is also referenced in a way that sounds villainous in The Book Of The Dead, whereas a god providing crops would be revered. But they call him smiter and say he spreads filth
Kid: "I like turtles."
Ancient Egyptian: "and I took that personally."
Ra: *pointing at kid* "SHITEATER"!
Medijed looks like ghosts from my youth.
With a hidden body, no head, neck or arms but big prominent eyes.
Like a universal symbol of the unknown which can see you but you can not see it.
What really sets Medjet apart is the fact it's the only figure in Egyptian art that is facing the viewer, instead of looking at the side
good observation. yet: its the same artistic design for eyes, whether front or side.
Bes the protector of households and childbirth is also facing the viewer
Ooooohhh... Maybe he has more than 2 eyes??? Like a biblically accurate angel or something??? Like just an entire ring of eyes around his head? Now THAT'S unsettling 😊🤌
@@purlfoxhow would that make sense? He's facing us straight on hence the legs, everyone else is shown sitting in profile view lol
@QTpatootie95 his legs are profile like everyone else's though. Dude would have to be really contorted to look head on AND have his feet facing profile.
I like how the turtle headed demons have an entire turtle for a head and not just a turtle's head 🐢
Wait was that thing supposed to be a demon? Pretty sure Egyptians didn't have demons.
@@Myke_thehuman They did have demons but most were human animal hybrids or demigods gone bad
Maybe it was because the pantheon is so big it would confuse someone ?
@@Myke_thehumanpretty sure you have no idea what you're talking about lmao
@@Myke_thehumanthey had spells to ward off demons, so I guess they sometimes had infestations of them.
Wedjet has three brothers, each a different color. Together they chase the sun disk, Pacmet, as it tries to devour all the stars in the sky.
You may be closer to the truth then you think.
😅
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@@godlaydying 🤣🤣🤣
“Pacmet” 😂
I think it's really funny that the artist didn't know how to illustrate an "unseen" god, so he just threw a sheet over a guy.
Well, it does get the point across.
I wonder if anyone back then dared to laugh at it. Maybe, but not if they were afraid of being cursed.
Ah yes, Madjed’s almighty eyebrows.
Ahhh, so it's not "midget"?
Madjed, more like mad lad.
By Medjed’s Mighty Eyebrows!
Ok, so that Depiction is only a Placeholder for a God with a secret Form.
they never unlocked him :/
He has some rendering issues 😂
I like to think that the ancient Egyptians got the actual deistic makeup exactly right and that existence is just weird as hell behind the scenes.
I enjoy their mix of classical pagan concepts and raw pantheism (shamanism, the creation is the creator etc)
i like the concept of a technically all-powerful creator who is limited by not being omnipotent. It's a lot more believable.
"Eat the excrement of your rear" is my new favorite insult now. Ancient Egyptian mythology is heavily underrated, a series about the obscure parts and mildly interesting parts of it would be amazing, and something that isn't present in youtube. Exploring the Duat and all the madness from the book of the dead, the book of gates, and the amduat would be great.
HEAVILY UNDERRATED? No, go outside. Go to a library. Look things up and then somehow try saying that again
That’s just a translated “eat shit”
Makes me wonder how long it takes for slang to become popular. Thinking on it, I'm guessing "slang" words were probably the first ones humans uttered
A melange of excrement has been my catchphrase the past couple months 🤣
💩👻
04:31 This scroll shows the time Medjed the Smiter earned a red belt in karate.
XD
Lmao 😂
I always believed I was visited one night around 5 years old by a "ghost" that looked like "mdd" with a yellow light in his belly.
Do tell more
0:33 GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD
The Pharoh Nerd: so basically medjed can shoot lasers from his eyes, can breath fire, and somehow also has some sort of control over the most important component of ancient Egyptian civilization *peepy add shows up* medjed, master of the peanuts
He could be a god of thurder If you thing about it. Shapelles
Snoopy God lol SMH
It's turtle-headed demons all the way down...
9:45 I'm Egyptian and when i was a kid, my grandparents (who were rural farmers, god rest thier souls) heavily refused me having a turtle way back then, saying that it brings evil and bad luck to a house, even conviced my parents to get rid of it. Never understood why they were literally afraid of a small turtle 🐢 but i guess they just took that irrational fear from their parents and so on.
That's very interesting, thank you!
Love the idea of a time traveller getting stuck in ancient Egypt and becoming a god king and the best disguise he can muster up is a bedsheet xD
If you find out the mating season of Trionyx triunguis (which I couldn't find), you will see it makes a lot of sense. Most gods in Cosmological Era were descripted by their "voice" on Earth, meaning, how nature works in its cycles. Guardians of Underworld usually means breeding season in "year's night": between November and March. The gods speak as nature operates.
One example: The beginning of the mating season of the old dog breeds, which coincides with the peak flood and the helical rising of Sirius (The Black Dog). At the end of July beginning of August: the hottest part of the year. "The Dog who Swallows Millions. And he will guide the souls to judgment: Spetember/October (Libra). Here you have Anubis.
The pattern of nature is the pattern of heavens (as above, so below). Knowing what the gods are saying, you can prepare yourself to the afterlife.
There's no afterlife dude, there's just this life. Prepare yourself for living, not for dying.
Priest: "Uh I want you to draw a god with secret form."
Painter: "What the duat is that."
Priest: "Well I dunno maybe you can draw a guy covered with blanket."
This was the most obscure esoteric thing I've ever seen and I love it. MOAR!
Very informative. Good stuff. Keep it coming. Peace and Blessings throughout the day.
This was an odd Elden Ring lore video but I dig it.
It's pretty fascinating that this god made a comeback in Japan after several thousand years.
medjed joins the godzilla franchise when
I saw that Zahi Hawass reality show when it first aired and also found it bizarre. I'd love to see your take on it if you ever felt like giving it a re-edit! 🤩
Oh thanks! I'm probably not going to bring it back but I will release more Egyptology vids very soon!
The Priestess kneeling before Medjed is not cowering. She has her hands up in a gesture of supplication, which is very common among religions. Even today, priests will do certain prayers before an altar with their hands up raised, the palms facing out. If you Google images of priests praying before altars, you will come across this stance.
But she's also frowning.
@@itzakpoelzig330 that doesn't really say anything for certain. it could convey contrition, or a sober mind, etc.
I think he didn't say that as a serious comment. She just looks not very happy in a way like someone would say "goooood kitty" when meeting a tiger.
1:42 man was this really necessary
Well he had to mention it if he gonna mention japan about it, bcs she is the main reason why medjed was so popular in japan, making other media start making their own medjed character bcs the popularity
@ 0:58 Reminds me of the Fresno nightcrawler and the ghosts from pac-man the video game. 👍 I enjoyed the video.
I enjoyed this so very much ❤ I hope you do more like this ❤
Stumbled upon your channel and after watching this video you gained a sub. The sound effects and pics you add and your way of making everything entertaining/informing and fun is next level. You’ve got a great thing going on brother 💚💪🏼
I wonder how he can breathe fire if he has no hole for his mouth.
as ilustrações delas é provavelmente apenas representações de que ele n tem forma
0:58 among us :))
Educational! Always want to learn more mythology! Love these informative videos!
Thank you, I'm glad that you liked it!
Its interesting that his figure is facing against the direction of where the priestess is facing.
0:31
Amogus
GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD
It's the grimace
When the Egyptians are sus 😳
0:29 I'm thinking of cousin itt from Addams family 😂😂😂
Very cool video, great channel!
funny turtle man
its a shame ur other content like this doesnt get as much publicity as the AI vids, because this is great
Agreed
This video really deserves more views
9:02 I belive that it was a Trend. With the turtle .. like humans like do have . Germany Was obsessed with Owls . The trends to this time weren't maybe as short-term as nowadays
Getting Bill Cipher vibes from Medjed.
Ghost from pac man
You're a pac man
😂😂😂
You're wrong, that's actually a woman in a Muslim country.
@@davidpa9266Ayo that's messed lmao
I thought it was cousin It.
When god of death is sus
At the Brighton Museum in Sussex, England (where I live) there's a depiction of an obscure three headed god (a lion, a vulture and a snake) in the Ancient Egypt gallery
I am Egyptian and consider myself an Ancient Egyptian nerd, but when I watched your video, I felt like a complete noob. I love your content; you are the best!
Quality videos, subscribed!
It fascinates me that ancient ppl lived in a world populated by gods, demons, animals that shape shifted, etc. It sounds terrifying.
First one is so cute Ngl but that’s not what I expected
I've been obsessed with Kem ever since I was a child, yet I had _never_ heard of Medjed before today. Now I've got a _really_ easy Halloween costume idea for this year!
I actually wore a sheet ghost/Medjed costume a couple years back myself lol
I’ve been into Ancient Egypt since 3rd grade (29 now btw, thanks for asking) and just now came across your channel. Dear Amun-Ra why haven’t I subscribed yet
So Medjet is some sort of shy guy type of God; doesn’t want to be seen as his true self
Nice video!
1) FIRST GOD
~ Actual name: MÆ-CHE-DE or MÆ-CHE-DA
~ Actual meaning: to press, to squeeze, to crush, to follow closely or insistently
~ Actual task: Mæchede or Mæcheda was an invisible deity in the house of Ọsọr (Osiris) who burned up the enemies of Ọsọr. The cloak he wears renders him invisible (sound familiar, Harry Potter fans?), hence why he is referred to as "yet unseen".
2) SECOND GOD
~ Actual name: ENENEMỌ-HUATI-NTI-PUHU-FI
~ Actual meaning: "the eater of the decay at the base of his obelisk"
~ Actual task: Doorkeeper of the 3rd Æreriti (judgement hall) in the ancestral realm (the Duat) who would consume the dead being judged at the bottom of an Ærerit obelisk, just as a turtle receives sustenance from feeding on things at the bottom of a river, lake, or ocean, hence why this deity had the head of a turtle.
None of these gods are as "confusing" as you claim. You simply lack the spiritual lineage to decipher the meanings behind them.
At least he was easy to draw
Please do a part 2
Word on the street is...Zawi Hawass is running multiple pyramids...😂
the costume weared by secret societies matches very well with this demon.
The British Museum itself is quite the impressive Greco-Roman architecture. I’m sure it’s claimed to be not that old but the photographs do not lie, it is ancient.
You're very stupid, do you know that?
Blue lotus is a hell of a drug- Egyptian Rick James
They spelled it out for your... he is the scales apon which your heart is balance, his eyebrows it's arms. His eyes "shoot" into your mind and soul. He STRIKES you down as unworthy
Fantastic video! Great job.
Imagine creating an OC for a spooky cult lore and 5000 years later it becomes a viral meme
In these video I learned something new about ancient Egypt, thank you.
That's awesome, I'm glad that I was able to show you something new!
Interesting, video, well produced and good job.. But unless there's been some major change in pronunciation in the last year or two, please check the transliteration and pronunciation of the gods as they sure ain't what I've been taught.
I think Medjet might be the imposter 😳
2:34 how can he smite or strike without hands 😂😂😂
I can immediately see how Medjed would be a hit in Japan. Reminds me of the strange beings the girls in the anime Girls’ Last Tour meet at the end of the series, with their sad message of the cessation of life on earth.
Medjed’s role in the Egyptian religion as punisher of the wicked piques my fancy. I daresay we need a Medjed to strike fear into the hearts of malefactors, the oppressors and liars and destroyers of our day who don’t seem to fear God. Perhaps Medjed as Avenging Angel of the Most High has a role to fulfill in setting things right nowadays. The orange fat godlet, (who is likely Nyarlathotep the deceiver and psychopomp of the Great Old Ones) needs to be put down by the wrath of better gods.
0:54 woah! We call them little people these days
9:55 Ah, I saw this also with sets, granite, statue of the red, marbly white, black I think one, the nose and snout were pointed down like a turned banana.
Wild how fast the weirdest things on the planet take off in Japan
I know of someone who became overly enamored with ancient Egyptian lore and 'gods' - he went crazy and died inexplicably. 😐
That’s what happens.
How...?
Fuck yeah, Medjet! Absolute legend.
"As all things do they somehow endet up in the british muesum" lmao
And lucky for that, as a foreigner trust me most of us smart people would rather see it there than anywhere near muslim counties, look up what they are doing to ancient statues and findings everyday, MASSIVE DESTRUCTION
"Really weird": Infantile phrasing.
Ritual slaughter of turtles? Didn't need that visual, lol...
Good to see FGO nitocris on one of my fav channels. Great crossover
Pretty sure that Medjed is just Alex Lifeson’s “The Bag” character. I never knew he existed all those thousands of years ago.
I live close to Stockholm and been to Medelhavsmuseet (The mediterranean museum) a bunch of times. I must remember to look for this turtle deity on that coffin on my next trip there.
So,basically a modern interpretation of him if they want to make him scary,is a cloak with only eyes visible?
Nice video btw,a lot of stuff I've ever heard before.Have you made a video about those 'magic wands'? Maybe you could also explain amulets in the same video!
Turtle-head just became a "thick-headed", or dense person..
Never saw the ghost looking God before that looks you right in the face. I love Medjed!! So cool.
No shot he said “I know the name of the Smiter Medjed among them”
10:40 Yeah, I get that though. It also kind of is just like that, isn't it? It's your point of one way or the other.
In polytheist Japan, Egyptian gods are popular.
Now I want a Medjet tattoo
If you threaten to sue they'll pull the copyright strike it's just scare tactics
0:34 i think about onepiece, those who know op know what i'm talking about..
Edit : Yeah pretty sure Oda knows about this especially since it made some noise in Japan of all places..
Casper the not-so friendly Egyptian demon. 😎
I never knew Grimace was an Egyptian diety.
Khepri also has a whole animal instead of a head (a scarab)
You should look up the ancient god Sokar. He may seem like a generic falcon-headed god who guards a necropolis, but his ancient roots are downright *eldrich*.
Moon Knight's patron deiety may be Khonsu, but his design is the striking image of Sokar.
(even a god like Montu is a better reference)
A version of this guy made it's way into the mobile game Cookie Run Kingdom as a costume for Angel Cookie! (I haven't completed that part of the story to know if he played a significant role 😅)
🇬🇧 Medjet looks abit like Humpty Dumpty
Basically an egg shape with legs but he does have a full face.
As ive studied Nursery Rhymes & their origins, there isnt a very satisfactory explanation of Humpty but some say its an ancient & obscure origin based on the World Egg & Fertility rights.
However, i used to have a really strange Salt & Pepper cruet that looked exactly like Medjet!
Ok, thanks for the video
Peace 🇬🇧🙋
Look at him he’s perfect
You forgot Khepri, the god with a scarab beetle for a head. Not just a beetle’s head, but an entire beetle, is Khepri’s head.
The ancient Egyptian pantheon can get really confusing. This is not surprising when you consider that the ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for about 4000 years. Just think about how much European culture has changed over the last thousand years, and multiply that by 4. Also, different cities reverenced different gods, and even the same gods had different names and attributes in different times and different areas of Egypt.
In the judgement days, Medjet will burn the world with his megaton nuclear eye beam.
His texture pack never loaded, so he always appears in low resolution
Looks like an early rendition of the Grimace.
Medjet is also the name of the hacker group in Persona 5