Prometheus - Origins - Extra Mythology - #1
Added 2018-10-04 22:05:59 +0000 UTCAs promised, here is early-access to our first "relaunch" Extra Mythology episodes before they air to the public! Thanks for helping us reach our original $16k milestone at the beginning of this year.
Here is the beautiful series announcement video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af_2X1ijFiM
Check out the new Extra Mythology Patreon community here: https://patreon.com/extramythology
Comments
`Wow. I'd never heard most of this. And now I see Lovecraft got some inspiration from Greek mythology. At least the Greek myth-makers didn't seem racist. Your telling suggests no one side was demonized. There were only winners and losers. And Zeus accepted the most different of beings as allies.
Bill Lemmond
2018-10-16 04:57:03 +0000 UTCIn a short answer: Hercules was the child of Zeus and a human from the age of heroes who were different from the iron age people (which is what we would be). The best comparison would be saying Heracles's mom was a Neanderthal while Prometheus made Homo Sapiens. (It's a rough comparison but hopefully it conveys the point.)
Ryan Wojciechowski
2018-10-06 02:40:05 +0000 UTCJust to clarify--this episode (and the next 3 that will air about Greek mythology) were originally a milestone goal for the Extra History fans, and so we are sharing these early-access episodes on both communities as a way to say thanks. However, the episodes we produce later will remain as early-access rewards only to the Extra Mythology community.
Extra History
2018-10-06 02:38:20 +0000 UTCOoh, love Mythology! But I can't really afford to be part of that Patreon as well as the Extra History. :/
Cindy Franklin
2018-10-06 00:49:06 +0000 UTCSo wait, how was Heracles the son of Zeus and a mortal if Promethues hadn't made mortals yet?
Matt S
2018-10-05 22:48:09 +0000 UTCIt’s a new Patreon.
Sean Sarff
2018-10-05 19:19:39 +0000 UTCI would like to submit this story for the midnight society
siberianbull9
2018-10-05 18:47:21 +0000 UTCMe too
Stephen Phillips
2018-10-05 15:52:15 +0000 UTCPrometheus, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus. A lot of "yusses".
Thomas Alfred Weaver
2018-10-05 14:29:30 +0000 UTCAmazing video guys; narration was stellar and that artwork had me absolutely enthralled. 10/10
Ryan Wojciechowski
2018-10-05 13:21:44 +0000 UTCAphrodite's place is very nebulous because some stories say she's actually the daughter of Atlas, and the Illiad puts her as the daughter of Zeus and a mortal.
Ryan Wojciechowski
2018-10-05 13:20:40 +0000 UTCI was wondering about that myself
Dan Ahn
2018-10-05 07:11:36 +0000 UTCI hope you at some point will talk about how trying to make a chronology out of Greek mythology is a completely useless task, since you'll just find several inconsistencies where people lived before they were born, or humans fighting monsters before humanity existed etc. Believe me, I have tried.
Jonathan Luoto
2018-10-05 03:38:45 +0000 UTCWouldn’t Aphrodite be a Titan then? Also, if humans weren’t made yet, where did the Heroes come from?
Kitteninja
2018-10-05 03:00:00 +0000 UTCQuestion: if we are patrons here, do we still get the patron stuff for extra-mythology or do we need to be patrons there as well?
Herkles
2018-10-05 02:20:36 +0000 UTCYEAH! *Explodes with excitement*
Jacob Ashton
2018-10-05 00:11:47 +0000 UTCPretty good opening.
Levi Whitney
2018-10-04 23:59:10 +0000 UTCYes, that's better. 🙂
Martin Verran
2018-10-04 23:35:03 +0000 UTCOh no! Try it again? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duzoedPyySk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duzoedPyySk</a>
Extra History
2018-10-04 23:31:50 +0000 UTCMan, I didn't realize this would be a whole new series. Amazing guys. This is exactly the type of content that makes me support this channel. Keep up the good work.
BrandonC
2018-10-04 23:18:53 +0000 UTCAll I saw was a Black Video and the Sound of Matt's Voice. Something's gone wrong.
Martin Verran
2018-10-04 23:15:05 +0000 UTCHuh.... I was surprised to hear Aphrodite came to being before Zeus! Oh heck yeah! A collaboration with Gaijin Goombah somewhere down the line maybe? Which reminds me, I have to look up some Korean stuff!
Joo-Hwan Jun
2018-10-04 23:02:46 +0000 UTC
