American Gods Revealed: The Mythology Behind American Gods Part 1 of 2
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- Neil Gaiman 's highly acclaimed novel, American Gods has finally been adapted into a TV series by the Starz Network. With the first episode premiering in a few days, I thought this might be a good time to go over the mythology behind some of the gods, spirits, mythical creatures and deities who will appear in the show. The Norse God, Wednesday, the Leprechaun, Mad Sweeney, The Spider Spirit, Mr Nancy, The Slavic Demon, Chernobog, and the others, all have fascinating backstories and mythologies, from a number of different cultures around the world. And yet, they all ended up in the good old U. S. of A. As for the New Gods, Technical Boy, Mr. World and Media. I did not feature them in this video, but if you would like me to do a video about them as well, let me know in the comments below.
So, Let's take a look at the myths and stories that inspired Neil Gaiman's novel.
If you would like to give some insight into any of the characters or mythology in this video, the American Gods novel, or the series, please do so in the comments below.
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I met Neil Gaiman the day Michael Jackson died. I know that’s random but it was at his soon to be wife’s concert. He was by himself propped up on a wall checking his phone. No one else went up to him. I think he was intimidating. I began to talk to him about writing. Saying that i was starting university for writing soon. He was really nice, i mean he wasn’t very talkative but he gave me 5 minutes of his time and gave me some good advice. I asked what makes a good writer and he said it takes being a good reader to write. I asked him quickly if sandman was ever getting a movie and he said that’s what he was doing in LA. That was 2009 and I’m still waiting. At least American Gods got made!
To be fair though. Sandman belongs to DC. So it would be up to them and whoever has film rights to DC
ChronicCold Warner brothers has the film rights but Neil was being brought in as a consultant and a writer since it’s his own IP. They were bringing him in on the project. It’s not like his show Good Omens where he is show runner. Just saying.
Proof or it didn't happen.
@I am Hunter Look, a fucking conspiracy theorist idiot, go to your fucking goblin hole weirdo
Ew. His wife is the worst.
Its mind boggling when you realize that Mad Sweeney is also Pornstache from Orange is the New Black. How they came to the idea that Mendez should play basically the physical embodiment of Irish/Scottish folklore and legend is a real mystery. But they made a shockingly great choice.
He also is the really bad guy who kidnaps Olivia and terrorizes her for days. Until she kills him. Of course. #SVU
@@susanstebbins1211 she didn't kill him.
OMG..... I DID NOT REALISE THIS 😮
Yes my boy Anansi is the original spiderman!
Sasha Kawaii Art haha no copyrights 😂
Yes Stan Lee has already acknowledged this fact. The fact that Spiderman use tricks and wisecracks to beat his stronger animal powered opponents are directly taken from his mythology.
Haha yes I am
Imagine an alternate marvel universe with a version of Miles Moralis spiderman that gets his powers from Anansi.
@@duowest642 DC technically had Anansi as a super hero in Static Shock, It was like a one episode thing but I feel like they could bring him back since they already did it.
I read how Anansi took the stories in my elementary story book. I loved the story because Ananzi demonstrated creativity, intelligence, and a dry wit each time he outsmarted his opponents.
The almighty God created creativity and intelligence read more of his book too he’s pretty awesome
I had an amazing music teacher in elementary school. She would have us clap out our names to teach us rhythm and to this day, I remember the words to song about Anansi she taught us “the Brave Spider Man”. She was a really cool lady that I wish I could have appreciated more at the time. Wherever Jessica Hayden (whose name I still hear her clapping out in her own beat in my mind)is, I thank her for expanding my small world with music.
About Bilques, in the book there is a reference to her alter/bedside table, where there is a statue thats description is similar to the Venus of Willendorf and other "venus sculptures" made by the people of ice age Europe. I always imagined her as that ancient nameless goddess. She's my favorite.
She probably is a remnant of a pre-Judaic religion and many think that the Queen of Sheba actually is an old mother goddess / fertility goddess. Hence the connection to prostitution as temple prostitution was not uncommon among the fertility cults in the Levant. Ishtar would be an example here.
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Scary dont you think seeing the kind of people that are ruling the US?. That explain why they are blood thirsty and enjoy massacre million of innocent people around the world.
sarah fin she was also king solomans wife, queen of Sheba.
I also theorized that Bilques may actually be a sex/fertility goddess from a pre-Biblical culture utilizing a slightly more recent name, although I admit that I must've missed the mention of there being a Venus sculpture on her bedside table.
sarah fin Well, I was confused also because in the tv series they kept showing the sculpture of the goddess Inanna who represents fertility, sex, beauty, desire, war, combat and political power whereas in the book I don't believe there was any mention of her(do correct me if I'm wrong, it's been several years since I've read the book). I mean, it still makes sense but you know, it did take a different turn. But I guess it doesn't really matter since she can be any one of the goddesses.
I would love another video like this
Me, too.
Me three
So do I
Add my vote for ANOTHER
These proof that US = Whore of Babel = Satan HQ which explain their barbarism action toward others around the world. US = True enemy of humanity and i doubt American even aware their entertainment give them a hint on whose in charge and hijacked their country.
This was honestly one of the best shows I’ve seen. The fact that they ended it before the final season really pissed me off . I hope they bring it back one day
Same... Season 1 is phenomenal
It was cool, but for the love of God watching it with my parents was a mistake
Bilquist in the show arrived after the Iran Revolution and the overthrow of the Shaw in the late 70's. Remember the Disco scene? Then the next thing you see is she's on a jet with a Hollywood brochure in her hand.
Hello Everyone. I hope you enjoyed the first episode of American Gods. I definitely did.
I really like the direction they're going with it, and I'm excited to see where they go next. I have to admit I was surprised by some of the changes from the source material. Some changes I didn't fully understand, for instance the opening scene with the Norse explorers is different in the novel, and I prefer the novel version much better, but aside from that I can understand why they made most of changes they did. At least this will keep the people who have read the novel on their toes.
The direction and cinematography were stellar, but to me the most impressive aspect of the episode was the acting. Ian McShane and Ricky Whittle put in especially great performances, and the rest of the cast was also very impressive.
I wanted to do a video review of this episode, but I got to it too late, and at this point it's been covered by many channels on youtube. I will make a follow up video to this video at some point , and reveal more of the mythology behind the gods in the novel and series. So stay subbed for that.
BTW, what did you think of the episode?
Fanation I hope u also cover the other older gods like Kali. Great vid man!
Was a good job. I'd like to point out, though, that the Egyptian Pantheon was implied to arrive before Columbus in an implied world trade system before Columbus. Page 174 in my version, I think
Cool! =^_^=
You're right. I just went over it again.
I was going by this line:
"Well,” said Mr. Ibis, smiling just a little smugly, “we go back a very long way. Of course, it wasn’t until after the War Between the States that we found our niche here. That was when we became the funeral parlor for the colored folks hereabouts"
But in the line you're referring to Mr. Ibis does describe how the ancient Egyptians journeyed to America around 1530 BC to trade and remarks:
"The whole thing was rather a disappointment. Not worth the effort.
They stayed here long enough to believe in us, to sacrifice to us, and for a handful of the traders to die of fever and be buried here, leaving us behind them."
So yeah, my line was inaccurate. I wanted to add an annotation to correct it but youtube recently stopped allowing those.
I want to applaud the casting Director. I thought they would never be able to cast Shadow..... I guy who can past for so many different ethnic backgrounds.
Kali is still worshipped in India, especially in West Bengal. "Calcutta" is an anglicized version of Kali Ghata, where people bathe after worshipping Kali.
I am an eclectic Pagan. I pray to Kali Ma when I feel helpless against bad things. Also for revenge when someone has wronged a loved one. But not for myself.
Wrong. Calcutta comes from Kalikatta which means 'land of Kali'.
Kalighat is an area in South Calcutta where Maa Kali's temple is located. Bhog (holy offering) is cooked there which often consists of some rice dish and mutton curry. Which later is distributed among visitors and poor people who often lurk outside the temple for some food.
Yes, non-veg, because in Bengali culture she's considered to be married.
Also the fact that she's the goddess of both death & blood (life), making her rule over both dominions in Bengali Hinduism.
For anyone who's curious, the painting of the Queen of Sheba visiting King Solomon that they show around 11:45 is hanging in the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. It's a huge painting and absolutely my favourite ever.
When Sweeney's real identity was found out in season two, it was one of the best moments in the series
I absolutely agree. And I'm glad it was brought to as mad ramblings.
I grew up with my mother telling me the Ananzi story 😊
Ananse*
never knew how to spell it 😂
well in jamaica not so sure about the rest of the caribbean we spell his name like this : Anancy
I think its multiple spellings and with the oral history of the story it changes between tongues you know ?
Some people spell it Anansi
Another interesting thing about the Queen of Sheba/Bilquis is that some of the Yoruba people of Nigeria believe that she was actually a Yoruba noble woman, ‘Bilikisu Sungbo’.
They believe that she constructed Sungbo Erodo, a series of fortifications in Ijebu Ode. Also it’s rumoured her resting place is somewhere near the remains of these fortifications.
Fuck "noble" women.... they didn't exist.
But is she worshipped as a goddess?
@@jasigana8900 No... just as a queen.
Queen of Sheba is an Ethiopian queen google it
Lesley A. No, she isn’t viewed as divine.
This series seems underrated.
kirby march barcena it is very
Could be cause it speaks so much truth...
Very true, though for starters, it's intellectually pretty ambitious, and the whole concept of the show must be sorta 'blasphemous' for a lotta True Believers of the 'Judaeo-Christian' persuasion... many of whom already freak out over tamer ideas like Yoga and Astrology. "Though shalt have no other gods before me."
Meh
It’s messy and not as good as it could have been
It sucks
Doomsday hound?!? He just looks like a good boi
if its based in norse myth thats fenrir, the son of loki and devourer of odin during ragnorak
Hey man, nice video. I would like to see more about other gods of the show.
Did you just reply to your own coment ???????????????????
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Only now i saw that, i meant to reply other comment, hahaha. Thanks.
I would love to see more. Love the book am series, and it would be awesome to see about all the gods that have been mentioned
Slavic mythology has two key differences from the well-known Greek and Roman mythologies. First, many of the spirits are still part of common images and folktales among Slavic people. Secondly, the old Slavic pantheon of gods is not well documented, so scholars have attempted to recreate the information based on secondary documents. Still, the pantheon is fascinating and worth knowing.
Chernobog (Czarnobóg in Polish) was one of the more theoretical gods of the Slavic pantheon. It is nearly impossible to find source material for him, and most secondary material comes from Christian sources.The first known record of Chernobog came from the writings of Father Helmold, a German priest, in the 12th century. According to Helmold, the Slavic people engaged in rituals surrounding Chernobog, including passing bowls around a circle and whispering prayers to protect themselves from him. From Helmold’s writings, scholars have learned that Chernobog was the personification of evil . He wore a dark cloak and appeared to be a devil. Evidence of Chernobog is also seen in common South Slavic countries phrases. The phrase "do zla boga "literally means “go to the evil god” and is a curse. Other instances of the term “evil god” are used as an intensifier for adjectives. This structure in Slavic languages supports the idea that early Slav phrases used Chernobog as a conceptual influence.
oh i had no idea "do zla boga" had this origin. thank you for this etymology lesson.
Sounds like Baba Yaga to me
Slavs are forgotten at this point.
Thank you for this! It isn't easy to research those gods. Chernobyl reminded me of my son's Russian father in-law. Whom we all love. So I guess not so much like an evil god.
the odin wednesday thing was quite easy to figure out for me since the origin for the swedish word of wednesday is "odinsdag" then changed over time to "onsdag".
Donnertstag. Thunder day. ThorsDay. ⚡
In the Netherlands Wednesday ist Woensdaach / Wodansday Donderdag/ Thunder day and also Frijdag/ Fryaday
@@s.g.6184 Why did you not include Tyr/Tiwaz (Tuesday)?
Dude same. I just kept thinking about it. Ravens, All-father, Wednesday, Onsdag. Was so excited to hear him admit who he was in the finale.
Lol I am Norwegian and I only read odinsdag and I was like, no it's not, but then you mentioned onsdag and I was like yeah. Yeah when Mr. Wednesday said it was his day and he had that different colored eye it was easy to get it.
The ravens' names are not thought and mind , but thought and memory.
In Denmark, Wednesday is called "onsdag"
"dag" meaning day and "ons" is short for Odin's.
So , Wednesday is Odin's day in Denmark xD
Hugin and Munin.
@@XS65080 yes. Odin’s Ravens
In Norse mythology, Odin is a complex god associated with many emotions and facets of life, including witchcraft, poetry, knowledge, death, and war. Odin was married to the goddess Freya, who was associated with beauty and fertility. Odin rarely traveled without his two ravens, who were named Muninn and Huginn. The name Munnin means “mind” or “memory,” and the name Huginn means “thought.”
www.gods-and-goddesses.com/norse/odins-ravens/
Fredag in Danish is freyas day (Frejas dag) which become Friday. Thors day is Thursdag in danish thorsdag.
@@THEWIZARDDK3 He married Frigg. Not Freya. In the original translations Freya is either a widow or married to Ođr the lost God. Snorri, the monk who translated the Eddas and legends, christianized everything in the legends, including Freya being married to Odin. Also, Odin is a cross dresser, and to learn Seiđr magic from Freya he did something to warrant Loki, his blood brother(they cut their palms and shook hands), calling him Argr, or modernized Ergi, meaning unmanly.
@@carna-9501 i am being followed by 2 ravens each day now. and im not even kidding. Snorri yes. his house is on iceland today as museum. another fake of religion.
im tired of having the ravens following me.
maybe its because i died and gained knowledge of life. sort of same way as Odin,which many think i am really when they see the ravens follows me.
naturally i named them as reply above.
Snorri made his writings in his own name so to speak. im aware of that. like many others interpret the bible in their own way or the quran for that matter. sunday is still the suns day in DK because of the greek/roman gods. i have once heard theres another version related to norse. but i havent been able to find it in recent years. maybe removed idk. today its said sunday is the sunsday. monday moons day. frigg yes. i was wrong. freya was thors wife as i remember it. warrior god and goddes of love. makes sense somehow. i cut my palms too and shook the hand of another person. i died 4 times. people and animals come to me for no reason . humans for comfort and knowledge. animals for the same and mostly just to say hi. people who has seen it. cant believe what they just seen. quite unique. but maybe the death thing is something they can feel. which also would make sense with odin. since his animal followers kept to his side at all times listening to his every word or command. i visit people saying. dont mind the cat its crazy. 2 minutes later it in my lap.
and they go like.how the F... did you do that.
my heart and mind is calm. so they seek it.
like i think is what happened to Odin too.
@@carna-9501 it is mostly other people thinking of someone as a god. in generation chains like in egypt. they been called it by the peoples for generations and therefore leads to think themselves as gods. im aware i am nothing and knows nothing at all.
which also made odin a very wise man. check this out and why vikings really didnt have horned helmets. because the sea peoples described as such. wasnt norse. but they had long boats and rounded shields. and horned helmets
th-cam.com/video/xl9RaHE9ZpI/w-d-xo.html
also notice norse germans was used in egypt as soldiers for hire.
Good editing!
Thanks! It was difficult because the show hasn't come out yet, and there isn't much footage of the cast yet.
Fanation Thank you for doing the due diligence research to bring us this wonderfully crafted video. The show peaked my interest with the snippets of the show before releasing, but your video has assured that I will now watch the show. I also have an appreciation of your subtle but clear source citing from all of the materials you referenced in the video. I hope you do follow-up videos of the other Old Gods and then a separate piece on the New Gods. As I explained in a response to someone else's comment, channels like Emergency Awesome are just quick info on shows & movies, not a whole lot of in-depth analysis. Anyone can do a show like that with a little bit of homework on the internet. But what you've presented here, my friend, THIS is what I'm all about! Deeply explained ideology of a movie or show's premise, so you understand the concept / the whole point of what you're watching. You gave great facts, good editing, and superb timing / tempo on your delivery of the information. Keep up the great work! You've just EARNED a new subscriber!
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I believe he graduated film school in 'Kayro'. Kayro, Egypt. lol
This was absolutely brilliant, much appreciated! I've read the book multiple times but I still appreciate the refresher before the show starts! Quite informative, PLEASE do more of these mate! Cheers
We need more movies and tv shows about mythology
I love that I already knew most of the mythology before heading into the show cos then I got to play a sort of guessing game with each character
Very through. Minor correction: in the novel, Ibis tells Shadow that they came to America a *very* long time ago, with traders from Egypt. (They weren't trading much, there wasn't much to trade.) It wasn't until after the civil war that people began to think of them as "black folk". My sense is that Gaiman intended for the Egyptian crew to have been among the first foreign gods in America, and thus the ones who watched all the others arrive, allowing Ibis to write the Coming to America stories.
The people known as black folk in the Americas(North,Central,South and the Caribbean are Moors Muurs Moorish Americans .Americans of Moroccan decent North African Ancestry Egypt 🇪🇬 Morocco 🇲🇦 Libya 🇱🇾 Tunisia 🇹🇳 Algeria 🇩🇿 Mauritania 🇲🇷 The Greater Maghreb.
My question is this: why do most academics insist that ancient Egyptians weren't black? It sounds obsurd to me. I am of Caribbean descent (Mother from Haiti) but my best friend is from fayum which he said is in Egypt. He is WAY darker skinned than I am. What am i missing here?
Reppin Seattle 79 Its because Egypt real name is Kemet meaning black nation. The Kemetic people say they come from south Of kemet that's in Ta Seti AKA Nubia and the Nubians say they came from the land of punt which is in Somalia and they say they came from South Africa the pyramid the Ankh the horus bird statue all came from south Africa First and they migrated to east then north And beside Egypt is in Africa LOL
Because most ancient egyptions were a Semitic people like Arabs and Jews, they also made a distinction for nubians which conquered Egypt at one point, and painted those black instead of yellow. So the ancient egyptions thought themselves non-black, and the people south of them as black.
Ancient persia and Syria are not Egyptians you fucking idiot Perisa invaded egypt even syria did that's history 1 o 1 And jews don't exist in history of egypt when i look at the walls i see African people cause egypt is in Africa dummy Are you saying king tuts grandmother is not black criticxxtreme.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/queen-tiye2.jpg
Are you saying queen nefertari is not black www.irishoriginsofcivilization.com/uploads/3/1/3/5/31352851/6178901.jpg?283
Are you saying these people are not black www.aryanunity.com/egypt3.jpg
are you also saying this statue is not black i.pinimg.com/originals/08/b8/d6/08b8d64469409e53cee16e497faebdba.jpg
And this statue is not black. i.pinimg.com/736x/ff/08/4c/ff084c3fb16a954d316e2e0702b4a1ed--starov%C4%9Bk%C3%BD-egypt-ancient-egypt.jpg
Are you saying the african god osiris is not black i.pinimg.com/236x/3d/af/ed/3dafedcc580841905fb56d2301e85b32--african-history-black-man.jpg
Are you saying Queen Tiye is not black qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-92e1929df3d16df585b980ee3d7651d2-c
Are you sayin egypt is not africans even tho it in Africa i.pinimg.com/736x/ae/de/10/aede10e2ac0888d82835084b35c7df8b--african-tribes-african-diaspora.jpg
You do know egyptian civil started in south Africa they have a pyramid in south africa that follows giza and civil dates back over 200,000 year way older than lower egypt. egyptians started in south Africa after to the east kenya to uganda to ethopia/somalia/sudan Aka upper egypt After they move to the north made up lower egypt cause the nile goes up the north. show me a semtic egypt army, SHOW!!! me
Great job!! The "Horrible Histories" clip was a nice touch.
Excellent! Well done. I'm waiting for more. 👏👏👍
Super detailed, great work man!
I read a lot of comments of people bitching about nonsense (skin color of the depicted gods) and then I stumbled over the comment of one sane guy named "rick rick". I feel like his comment is not getting enough attention, therefore I will post it again:
"The American gods book states CLEARLY that the gods vary by who worships them. This very video and the book CLEARLY states that African Americans are the ones that are worshiping Thoth and Anubis in America. They look like them then.
For instance the American Odin looks nothing like the actual Norse Odin and there are multiple versions of him in Ireland/Eastern Europe/Scandinavia.
The queen of sheba is widely thought of as either Southern Arabian or Ethiopian. Multiple European sources make her Ethiopian and dark skinned. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba
Granted the actress who is playing her is Nigerian and doesn't look like a Ethiopian but considering the gods vary on who worships them and African Americans are probably the ones who made this version of her so she looks west african. There is probably a Ethiopian one and A Southern Arabian one in the books universe."
Now y'all shut the fuck up with your discussions about gods who were worshipped by people who lived like 2000 or 3000 years ago. You can't possibly know for certain how those people looked like, thus the discussion over this is obsolete.
BerlinPaul well we kind of do know
Its simple who lived in China before China isolation
Who lived in India before its isolation
Who lived in america before it gotten invaded
Who live in Africa before colonialism
Oh we much very know how they look so excuse I spoken in peace
shaquaya porter We Wuz kingz🙉
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@Jo O Australians come from Africa oh tasmanians also or what about the African people that was here before Columbus? Not to even mention the biblical flood that destroyed all land prior to Noah you're debunked really good.go think about it exercise your brain
@@shaquayaporter7019 No Africans were ever in America before Columbus.
Very good research and going in depths to who the gods is
More, please! I found your information absolutely fascinating and can't wait for season 2 of "American Gods"
The doomsday hound is a golden retriever? K.
It's always the quiet ones.
😂😂😂
Right?! The weiner dog of war 😂
he retrieves the apocalypse
I nearly spat my monitor when i saw that
Looks quite promising! Yes, would indeed like to see a follow-up video.
I can't wait for the show man
Me too! I hope it's a hit.
getting closer so pumped for it
Fanation do a second video pleade i love the book. I always loved mythology and folklore since I was kid and love that that their showing different cultures not just Norse or Irish.
chris rosario
FYI, It is on now, amazon
JP No it isn't, it's on Starz only, not available for purchase.
Wow, thanks for your video!
Amazing video, so helpful in finding out more info about this show. Never read the novels
Great video. Stoked for the show!
Black Hammer and White Lightning Ha Ha Ha
I.K.R. LOL!!!
Was that from Machete?
Major League 2
I JUST finished the first season and cant wait for the next! Thanks for making this video and the follow-up! See you, travellers! 😉
Oden is why I got two ravens tattooed on me. I love mythology. Be cool if they did stuff with the Loa. Like Baron Samedi. Now he’d be awesome to see xD.
To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed that I haven't seen Kali in any of the trailers (or the cast list). Coming from the Indian subcontinent, it was interesting to see how Kali interacted with the other gods in the novel. I hope she makes an appearance at some point...
well, they only cast the first third of the book, Kali appears way later... but I'm very curius too, I hope she gets a bigger role like Bilquis :3
the destroyer...
Probably not to offend any Hindus, because she both feared and respected goddess to this day
I doubt we'll see here. They don't wanna piss off half a billion sensitive people. Would love to be wrong, though.
hm, in the book she has a small role, I don't think people would feel hurt by it...
anyways, if they want, the would take the risk.. they did cast like 5 different jesus(es?).. I would love to see them fight with each other who the "true" jesus is XD
I specialize in mythology and I gotta say this was damn well done.
Unfortunately no, I usually focus on Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse. Always open to learn other of course.
i am from mongolia and i can tell you some of our mythologies tengri, shaman, etc.
Tamir That sounds great thank you.
Agreed, being that it was direct to the point no sugar coating and no spoiling for the tv show either. I love the fact as well the way it was present there were no real personality traits given either so you can develop your opinion as you watch the tv show!
StoryDive - - - good work!
I absolutely loved the book 'American Gods,' and I'm very pleased with Season 1 . Your background info is well done.
Off the wall speculation: I wonder if Rick Riordan read 'American Gods' and thought ," if I clean this up, make the protagonists teenagers, I can make some good stories!"
And so Percy Jackson was born. Just a thought.
Thank you for making this ! helps me to further enjoy the show !
I nearly met Anubis after hearing some of those pronunciations
Same.
Yea, zoria jutarnaja...
yup
Kudos. Nicely done.
Yes I would love to see other commentaries you offer. Thanks Aload!!
Thank you for sharing! Amazing overview! I’m gonna give this show a watch!
you forgot about mexican jesus
and black jesus
Carlos Torres He came from Spain on the 1st ship 🚢 that the Moor Stephen the Black navigated to Veracruz Mexico he then was forced on the indigenous population through colonization and force, seeing what happened in his name Jesus Cristos switched sides and protected Mexican Native Americans from nasty 🤢 ass small pox the Europeans brought to the Americas.
RBGUERILLA but reality none of that happened and you have no idea what your talking about but a made up story
and little baby Jesus
dont forget the Korean Jesus.
This is awesome, this dude really did his research.
Wow This is Amazing! Thank you! What a great breakdown!
I know i am coming in late on this , but i just happed on it & very interested ! Thank you so much . I need to watch this & will look for the books as well . love love love ! Again , Thank you !
cover the rest of them. I liked the video and I'm going to subscribe
I never heard of this show or book series. I gotta check them out.
Fantastic video! Can't wait to watch more :)
More more more! Great work! Found this, AMERICAN GODS, in a take one, give one bookcase in Thailand 2008, I was there for 12 week stay. Loved it so much I was sad to put it down. Most amazingly unexpected find in Thailand second only to volunteering/livein for a week at baby elephant rescue & reserve in Chaing Mai. I could have stayed a month but it’s booked months in advance and $250-$300 a week. Pure love, play, adventure unlike anything I have ever experienced.
I knew it was Odin as soon as I saw the two Ravens lmao
I knew the moment the lightning started while they were on the plane
I knew when I saw the scar on his eye
I knew when I've read the book.
I wish they hadn't cancelled the show. When Odin died I was like fine, I don't care that it was cancelled, but at the end of the last ep he was resurrected and now I am sad that the show has been cancelled. I also HATE that Mad Sweeney died, and that Technical Boy got put in that space...
yeah I saw the first season, it was really cool but was a bit confused with so many Gods
watch season 2
Fascinating and full of details, loved the presentation.
Thanks I learned alot!!!
American Gods is crazy as fuck.
khxml no more crazy than the myths we have made up over the years
khxml forrr realll tho
Thank you for including Michael Jackson's Remember The Time!
Do it. Make more videos about this subject. They're fascinating.
Great video man, tks a lot!
Yea, I’d love to see a more comprehensive video of the characters in American Gods.
I just thought the demon in Fantasia was a vague demon figure I didn’t realize he was a specific entity
I am soon in a few weeks or less going to start the show.
This was a brilliant break down w/out spoilers
Cheers
Yes thank you brother definitely make another one about the rest of the gods I shall watch
6:53 😂 this made me laugh pretty hard “the doomsday hound” 😂😂😂 it’s just a fucking golden retriever with wings that needs to sneeze 😆😆😆
I always thought that Mad Sweeney, while he calls himself a leprechaun, was the god *Lugh Lamhfada* and the etymology of names changing over time, which I think is part of the origins of the leprechaun. This further gets support that the ancient Irish gods/goddesses retreat to the mounds becoming *The People of the Mounds* which is interesting that that phrase is loosely used in *A Prayer for Mad Sweeney.* Not to mention Lugh Lamhfada was a godlike king and his later name loosely translates to *long hand,* but I am more home to the name *Lonnbéimnech* (or "Fierce Striker") which mostly relates to Mad Sweeney as his fighting on the show is rather fierce.
The original Sweeney was a pagan king cursed to wander with madness by St. Ronan. But I agree about Lugh being the origin of the leprechaun because they are depicted as shoemakers and Lugh's Welsh counterpart Lleu is also a shoemaker, while the ancient Celtic shoemakers of Spain also followed Lugh as their god. In Gallo-Roman France Lugh was identified with Mercury (the god) and had bags of money like the leprechaun's treasure which was often in a pouch rather than a crock. I think maybe Gaiman was saying that the original Sweeney being one of Ireland's last pagan kings personifies Lugh as that god was intimately connected with kingship rites in ancient times.
You called it bro
He really is the sun god/king lugh .....just came outta watching episode 7 season 2
BRO
Pretty close. Very good
In the books he wasn’t Lugh and the fact he ended up being Lugh in the show is rather irritating to me because they are 2 completely different people in mythology and although I love Mad Sweeney’s character what he does and how he acts is not really in line with Lugh of the longhand IMO. Also Lugh was not Godlike he was a god father of the Demi god Cú Chulainn one of the if not the most famous people in Irish mythology
This is great !! Please do more
Awesome video! Good work!
I would just like to personally thank you very much for explaining everything you did an excellent job
Hello everyone! I just made a second video covering all the godly and mythological characters I didn't cover in this video. And all the remaining characters in the novel who might show up next season. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/VcOXbMkP6n0/w-d-xo.html
this is an excellent video, i have just watched the first season and this video has just answered the questions i had and made sense of what the series is about. Thanks a million thumbs up ............. off to watch the 2nd video now
Fanation iito
+1
great video! Thank you for explaining the origins of these characters. Well done!
StoryDive Nancy boy was later meant to mean gay.
Thank you for the wonderful video!!
Loved this video! I want more please
Matt sweeny is an Irish god called Lugh, the god of Kings, Justice, and rulership.
I was just going to say this. You might want to add a side note to point out this fact.
Nah, too busy, but maybe you can do it since you were about to take the initiative.
aint he also the father of cu chulainn?
Lugh n'est pas Irlandais uniquement mais pan Celtique, la capitale des Gaules était Lugdunum "la forteresse de Lug", Lugano en Suisse, Legnica en Pologne,Lugdunum Convenarum (aujourd'hui Saint-Bertrand de Comminges France)
lugh in irish
Lug in Gallia
Llew in Wales or Cymru
@@olivierpuyou3621 pourquoi écrire en français dans une discussion en anglais ?
Lug the grandson of balor?
i would like to see more old gods
I just finished the tv show and the book. I knew there were things regarding the Gods I didn't understand. Thanks for the videos. A few things are clearer now.
love the show and thanks for the background info
THIS WAS a GREAT PREQUEL TO SEASON ONE OF "AMERICAN GODS" #THANKYOU
the hype is real
I love the back stories of all of the old gods from around world and time
Great back info!!! Yes! Do another!!!
AMERICAN GODS IS AWESOME!
Rewatching both seasons tonight
Never watching this show again, they fired my man Orlando Jones over some bogus complaints
Agreed!
@Slim Pickens You mean the 'Truth to Power' the show's creators _wrote_ just for him to say (and that's not counting making Jones an Associate Producer)?!
Yeah, he was real 'oppressed', alright. ;-p
@@mingonmongo1 He wrote his own role in season 2 as well as for several other characters of color, as he was asked to by the author of American gods. It's not his fault he's just that great at his job and the producer's job. Lol Yeah you are real "informed" 🤡
Mr Nancy already got far more plot in the show than he did in the book. Give your head shake.
Thank you for introducing this me, I never would've known this show existed.
yeas please do more of the series and book! this was very enjoyable.
hello, my friend,
I really enjoyed your video, it is indeed deep reading you did.
but I would love to tell which resource said that Arabic culture consider SHEBA as "jinn" because from my Arabic humble background
Arab do no consider her as jinn
Yes, I don't think it applies across all Arabic culture, but maybe in some obscure local myths. This came from a statement on wikipedia with two sources.
Wikipedia "A Jewish and Arab myth maintains that the Queen was actually a jinn, half human and half demon."
Sources: Gershom Scholem (2007), "DEMONS, DEMONOLOGY", Encyclopaedia Judaica, 5 (2nd ed.), Gale, pp. 572-578
Susannah Heschel (2007), "LILITH", Encyclopaedia Judaica, 13 (2nd ed.), Gale, pp. 17-20
Although looking into it, it seems to be more on the Jewish side and you are right that it is not the standard view of Muslims. I should have made that more clear.
@@StoryDiveyeah, I appreciate that.
I really admire your work here and wish you all the best endeavor,
keep going.
I know he didn't know it at the time of making his video but him just giving details on what the book is about Major Spoilers. I'm on episode 4 and I didn't even realize it was the old Gods versus new Gods
Awesome thank you so much - I love this stuff and there were a few things here I didn't know. Very interesting
Seems like I have been waiting for this 2nd season forever!!!! I was lucky enough to do a survey where they showed us the first episode with an extra half hour which they wanted to cut. So not only did I see it before it premiered...I have to wait the longest
Wouldn’t the “Doomsday Hound” more likely be Fenrir?
please make more and please cover Loki in it
Thanks for the info... Please continue to educate!!!
Thanks for this video I needed this, fan of the show but I needed more information. This is great!
Excuse me they did reveal how Bilquis came to America ... after Iranian 1979 revolution
Not in the books.
Easter is derived from Ishtar (godess of fertility) in ancient Mesopotamia. Eggs and rabbits are ancient symbols of fertility and fecundity as rabbits breed uncontrollably.
wrong. ..... Ishtar is the East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna, and is the cognate for the Northwest Semitic Aramean goddess Astarte. on the other had ..............Ostara the Germanic Goddess heralds the beginning of spring. She is the Maiden Goddess, full of potential, representing the opportunity of growth and rebirth after the stagnation of winter.
There are several different translations of the meaning of her name:- East, dawn and morning light indicating the returning warmth of the sun's rays and the lengthening days.
In Germany her warm nature is still marked by bonfires lit at dawn on the Spring Equinox.
According to Scientific American:
blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/beyond-ishtar-the-tradition-of-eggs-at-easter/
It proclaims: Easter was originally the celebration of Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility and sex. Her symbols (like the egg and bunny) were and still are fertility and sex symbols (or did you actually think eggs and bunnies had anything to do with the resurrection?)
Many cultures have appropriated the cultures and customs of Mesopotamia and Egypt. In these cases where differing cultures lay claim to somethings origin I would tend to give credence to the more ancient written history.
@@Janibek35
Yo what? germanic mythotology came from mesopotamian.....nope. The cultur of the germanic tribes comes from the north and west asian (over russia), then from scandinavian too middle europe. The Mesopotamian culture spred into greek,egypt,arabic/persia,italy. Hera-isis-ishtar ishtar was the babylon name of the summera goddess inanna.
Great video...LOVE it...! ! !