"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." - Oppenheimer on his thoughts during the detonation of the first atomic bomb.
what's funny is that the actual translation and localization from Sanskrit was "For I am Time, the destroyer of worlds, and I have come to engage all." The word "kalah" is misrepresented as meaning "death" but it really means "time"
Important thing to note is that this is not the first time Krishna reveals his true-self as the entire Universe and Nature/Reality itself or the "Viraat roop".
krishna does not tell Arjun to fight instead He presents the options before him and explained the consequences .... BhagwadGita is not about what to do instead it is about what should be done. It does not emphasis upon achieving your goal instead how you achieved it and that is what is called "Karma".
BG 2.18 The material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity is sure to come to an end; therefore, fight, O descendant of Bharata. yes he did...He advised to do his duty as a Ksatria .
Another theory I've heard as to why Gods of the Underworld tend to be connected to wealth and greed is that in a great many cultures, the underworld is literally under the world, with Gods of the the Underworld having their domains gradually expanded to include the other important things that lie beneath the surface: metals and precious stones.
+Anand Shridhar, It's the limitation of the human mind which can see me only in my human avatar on earth..I'm still the same in my cosmic body, and I've been the same forever..
here's a quote from Geeta, said by Lord Krishna, "Im the smallest as well as the biggest... I was before the beginning. I will be after the end. matter starts with me. matter ends at me... people worship me in different places call me with different names... the only thing that I judge the only thing that makes you different is nothing but your karma." so clearly Krishna was against caste and all the different kinds of religions. moreover what Arjuna saw was nothing but all the Hindu gods at one glance which means Hinduism too believes in monotheism. just the scholars has got it wrong
It is not monotheism. It is pluralistic monism. Monotheism is very degraded concept. There you can only follow one path Pluralistic monism on the other hand says that whatever path you may take you will reach only to a single goal.
@ 4:31..."and "MAYBE" we can read the biblical story of Jesus as a combination of savior and sage." Maybe, MAYBE? Cowards! Do you fear the wrath of God if you tell the truth about the Christian MYTH! +CrashCourse
What i liked about Mahabharata is that it took time building the characters of each and every characters who took part in that battle. If you get attached to one of those character's life it'll be hard to consider him a villain even if he did fight for the wrong side. Everyone is right in their own decisions but ultimately it was their final decision to chose side or were forced to bear it just out of duty. Ancient rulers from most of today's indian states took part including as far as Afganistan n may also includes kingdoms from far west wid weird names then so hard to figure out where exactly.
Congrats for having explained in this academic manner how Lord Shri Krishna embodies all these different kinds of male archetypes . Wait , it is even deeper ... : He also says that He is the source of all shaktis ( energies ) , His internal and external energies . The personified material energy , Durga , for example , is acting on his behalf . So there might maybe the bridge to the female Goddess archetypes . All there in the Bhagavad Gita .
Thinking of Gods as having skills or attributes rather than being "Gods of ___" is how I've been advised to think of the Deities in Irish polytheism and I really like that approach so seeing it mentioned, though only in a specific instance, is neat!
I am so sad that this series has yet to mention Tibetan mythology. The depth of heart and vision embedded in the words of bodhisattvas is something this audience would appreciate, hopefully.
Really? Have a nice picture of kurukshetra at that time perhaps? Know for sure either way? I love how ppl are so sure about stories that may just be representative and not real
The Mahabharata takes place well before the advent of photography, so...lol. There are loads of artistic depictions of Krishna, of course, but much like every other artistic depiction of history (including mythical history), they say more about the artist than the subject in question.
Joy Chakraboty I don't think that's what he meant. Krishna acted as if he is sage and he is, if you read the Mahabharata. Krishna is a saṃnyāsa of the highest order even though he participates in ordinary life, this art of getting involved in the regular life and still being a saṃnyāsa is taught by Krishna in the Bhagvat Gita. It does not mean he had long beard and is old.
All the videos in these series sneakily claims that all the other religion except Christianity and Islam are mythology. They are talking about all the characters in other religions as some categorical sub categorical creatures and tricksters etc. but, do not include Christianity and Islamic figures in the same way. That is abusive to non Christian/Islamic religions.
I'm a atheist so i have no dog in this fight but I don't think thats fair. The very first episode said that they will be treating all religion as myth and i think that so far the few times they have brought up christianity it has been in the same manner as every one else. Now on the other hand if they don't end up doing an episode on the Abrahamic religions i think that will be in bad taste.
They literally mentioned Jesus as an example of a Saviour God in this very episode. They used images of Christian origin to illustrate some of the other points. Maybe actually watch and listen with an open mind instead of blindly going on a crusade. It is not this series' task to "expose religion(s) as false" or any such nonsense. And maybe re-watch the first episode about what myths actually are (hint: not just "stories that aren't true"). One can seriously talk about the mythological aspects of Christianity or Islam while at the same time honestly believing in that very same religion.
Just a heads up. Everyone seems to pronounce Kshatriya wrong. It's not 'kashatriya'. It's simpler to think of the 'k' as silent. It's not really silent but imaging it as such makes the pronunciation closer to what it truly is. So to avoid headaches from either side, just pronounce it 'shatriya' and you'll sound less awkward.
RJ didn't say the K was silent. They said, and I quote, "It's not really silent but imaging it as such makes the pronunciation closer to what it truly is." Basically, Shatriya is closer than Kashatriya. It might not be correct, but it's closer.
That's so cool to see where the big mythological figure in my own cultural stories falls! Really looking forward to seeing the episodes about trickster gods! In Ojibwe stories, we have a trickster figure named Waynaboozhoo who is a shapeshifter and regularly angers lots of animal spirits haha. But in comparison to many other tricksters I've read about, he seems relatively tame and that he looks out for humans far more than most.
If your video on dying gods includes a parallel between Hal Jordan/parallax and the god you mentioned today, I would be super impressed. Because they sound like the same story
I am absolutely loving crash course at the moment. After leaving university I have missed learning! I think it is amazing that this channel is accessible and free - never been so proud of the internet's collective power!
Great stuff as usual, Mike and the Crash Course team! Just a small correction: The Bhagavad Gita isn't actually the 6th Book of the Mahabharata. The 6th Book is the Book of Bhishma. The Bhagavad Gita is a small 700-verse sub-section within the 6th Book. :)
well let me answer that for you :) hinduism is not just one religion but a combination of thousands of religion. our religion did not grew in size by destroying other religions and cultures but it consumed those small religions and grew bigger and in that way we end up getting gods of those small religions. for example hinduism practiced in north India is different then the hinduism of south India and the hinduism of Indonesia is totally different then the hinduism of India becuz it grew by preserving the old religious practices unlike islam and christanity which grew by destroying cultures around the world(sorry if i offended someone)
in my opinion if you understand the core principle of hinduism then you will understand how hinduism simplifies the good and the evil and the god and the demons and the other things that modern religions stands for :)
great vid, but being an indian there are some few flaws in the krishna story. Krishna isn't the god but rather the reincarnation of Vishnu, the god u depict. Vishnu has reincarnated himself 12 times in different forms. So krishna doesn't approach Arguna as a sage but rather Krishna approaches himself as krishna, the charioteer and person of the stories involving himself, not some sage, but he does reveal himself to be Vishnu to Arguna. Great job on everything else though, one of my favourite Crash Course series to date.
Why are there any dislikes crash course is amazing if I could I would give crash course 999 trillion dollars to keep going for as long as possible i love their channel I've watched and learned so much CC please keep going you guys are amazing... keep telling the truth and not conforming to what everyone believes like the whole Columbus "discovered" America. I'm sorry im rambling ill end my comment here but i would like you guys at CC to know you guys are amazing and genious people please stay awesome
Hello Crash Course! I love mythology, simply put, both as a good story, and as a study. However, there is one mythology that I find hard to read about. The Tengriism of Turkic, Mongolic, and Tatar peoples of Central Asia. I would love to see them included in these series, and hopefully along with some sources too. Love watching you!
Here's a question that probably won't be answered - why does this series not have the previous and next episode links at the end of the episode? Those are pretty useful, and the next episode one usually provides a nice preview of what's to come.
@CrashCourse: There's a mistake in the facts that you show in the beginning. MAhabharata is the largest ancient epic in world literature, and not Ramayana. I like reading those facts. And great work, btw!
there was also the karna son of sun who was not less that any warrior (may be the best among all but weaker than Krishna but Krishna promised not to fight ) but because of some terms and conditions he had to fight against the good side(Arjuna side) . Arjuna chariots comprised gods like Krishna , hanuman on the chariots as flag and providing their strength to the chariots but karna bows were too much powerful (actually mantras/spell) and energetic that they harmed more than Arjuna bows but because of the curse on karna and Krishna's strategy he was killed.(there is a twist in this story but it will take more time to explain) . tricks were played in this epic battle and there were different kinds of warriors and their different kind of weapons used. in this story there is a mention of a weapon which is similar or more advanced version of hydrogen bomb.
Krishna is nirguna brahman, he is brahma he is shiva, his is Vishnu, he is Adi Shakti he is soma, varuna, agni, prithiwi, he is ganga, yamuna, he is maha Kali, Maha Durga, maha Lakshmi, maha Saraswati, he is the universe, in shree Bhagwat Geeta shree Krishna says that he is the embodiment of the supreme soul and many people worship him in different forms and ways and follow different paths leading to him ultimately, the everyday puja aarti and offerings we give to the Gods and Goddesses ultimately reach him because Shree Krishna is Brahman, Krishna is just another name for the supreme soul, no matter which God or Goddess we worship, we are worshipping the supreme soul.
Hel would be a deity of the "underworld"/land of the dead but does let souls go (depending on their actions in their previous life) after they've been cleansed. She is death and life; womb and tomb - but I am aware that this was on male deities, haha Also, neters (originally) aren't the same as deities. Neters were more of teaching paths for life and enlightenment. Like proverb stories that teach a lesson. Sadly much of Egyptian beliefs became misconstrued and lost after the merging of northern and southern Egypt. Not to mention temples became greedy (as many do). It would have been like combining Greek and Roman mythology into one so that it works and all are valid. Now they are considered "gods" but I think it's important to add their older, more original means as well. Cool video, truly, I'm just really into mythology and ancient cultures so I'm giving the input I know.
I think that the connection between gods of death and wealth is simpler than you are making it: most death gods rule an 'underworld', that people visualize as actually physically underground, and most gold and other precious materials are dug up from the ground. thus the association is natural.
Krishn knew the war would consume all of his kingdom and clansmen as well but still for the protection of Dharm he let the war happened while also trying to avoid it with any means necessary. After the war, the mother of 100 kauravs Gandhari curses Krishn that "because you let all of her sons die, all of his family, kingdom and clansmen would also perish". Being a God but in human form he had to take the curse.
The panel showing Arjuna's 'family' actually shows his four wives - from right to left, Draupadi, Subhadra, Uloopi (that's the snakelike woman) and Chitrangada.
2:07 Depending on which myth you go by, Tyr is not the son of Odin, but the the giants (like Odin) and is sort of adopted into the Aesir. Secondly, I don't see how Thor is a conduit of Odin when Thor represents purely masculine ideas while Odin not only is not too masculine (and is insulted in Lokasenna by Loki for this), but actually learned feminine magic (seidr) from Freyja. When you start generalizing archetypes across cultures, that's when you start to miss out on details like this. Also, what does "chief" deity mean in the context of Perun (pronounced 'pyeh-roon')? Considering how little we actually know about Slavic mythology, we can base it solely on his roles within the myths. If you mean it by "most popular", then maybe, but it could easily be because he's a thunder god, not a war god (like Thor, we we can geographically prove was incredibly popular among common people because of all the places named after him).
It'd be really cool if you could also do an episode on genderless/third gendered/multiple-gendered mythological figures. There are tons out there! (Although many myths get changed by the west and sort these gods into western gender binaries so many people don't know that originally they weren't strictly male or female)
Red McCool The Aztec mythology is pretty complicated. I think it is a good idea to present it in one of the episodes. But to be honest I also want them to present the pre-islamic arabian mythology.
yup I definitely want to see Aztec mythology + Arabian mythology right before islam. Perhaps Zoroastrianism might be interesting too because I do want to understand it.
my 9 year old son and I have been loving this series of CC! thank you for the diversity and depth you attempt to put in 10 minutes. My son wants to know if and when you'll put in something in about the Maori God Maui :)
Krishna was an incarnation of Vishnu. When he approached Arjuna as a sage he was doing so as himself, in his human body. When he revealed his true form to him, he was showing himself as Vishnu. But he does fit all the archetypes you've listed.
I had heard that the cythonic god -> wealth connection (IE Pluto -> Plutocrat) was because all precious metals and gems came from the earth, underwhich was their domain. In a literal sense, the wealth of man was retrieved from the underworld, thus it must "belong" to the god thereof.
I too want to thank them for (finally) mentioning a slavic god. Yea we slavs dont believe in those gods for quite a long time now, but that doesnt mean that we are not proud of them. Perun is badass.
Guys I don't think Mahabharata is exactly a myth, some may not be true. but Mahabharata(war) actually happened. Aryabhatt's calculations proves this. not just this even today you can't find much grass and you can't grow vegetation in Kurukshetra, the place where Mahabharata(war) took place. this is because parmanu bombs (atom bomb in your language) were used in a very very small scale. it had greatly affected the neighbouring places too.
Krishna is Supreme Personality of Godhead.. he has a divine form which is totally spiritual.. ever youthfull.. all attractive and beyond this mortal world.. i think u have not read " Bhagvad Gita As it is" coz there is no discription of Krishna comming as a sage..
cythonic (underground) gods are strongly associated with mines and therefore abundance. Pluto was the god of mineral wealth before death in Roman tradition
I'd really love to see some time spent on Buddhist myths. Buddhas themselves aren't gods, but there's a really rich tradition here, particularly when you look into beings like the Wisdom Kings and the Ten Demon Daughters: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acala
Really enjoying this series and thank you for being so damn educational and yet fun. just want to nitpick here though that these archetypes weren't strictly male. unlike in your goddess archetypes video where things like fertility and the earth were always female, the archetypes in this video were sometimes female. Apart from the Sky-father-king and "redeeming son", who have always been male. Athena was also the goddess of war and civilisation. Kali was the goddess of death and rebirth. And you left out the "Smith" archetype such as Hephaestus and Vulcan. there weren't enough of them in history IMO. no doubt because priests didn't want to glorify craftsmen, for fear of superstition giving way to technical knowledge.
Krishna is the 'poorna avtar' or complete avtar of Narayana. All three aspects of creation, preservation and destruction ingrained in him. He is Para Brahman.
I respect your belief, but Param Brahman is beyond creation, preservation and destruction. It was only after the Puranas and Bhagavad-Gita that people began to associate them with Síva and Vishnu, when before the Puranas they were mere demi-gods.
As far as I know, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the keeper and Shiva is the destroyer and they are all avatars/(re)incarnations of Krishna, the One Above All, The Primordial Soul or whatever you wanna call it. They are one of the many faces that the existance shows us. I might be wrong though, but the (not extense, tu be honest) research I did in the subject, confirms my statement.
Gustavo Coelho as far as I know, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva is the destroyer. Krishna is one of the 10 incarnations (But the "Poorna Avatar") of lord Vishnu who took birth in this world for restoring Dharma. 'The primodial soul' or such thing depends on what/ whom you believe. Some say its Vishnu others Shiva or some other but For a day to day Hindu here in Nepal, it doesnot matter who is who is One Above ALL, we worship everyone. The religion is so diverse, its upto you what you want to follow or be.
Gustavo Coelho Brahman is the TRUTH, REALITY, and INFORMATION. Brahma is the creator. Vishnu is the preserver. Shiva is the destroyer. The 3 above Lords are part of the BRAHMAN, they are the reason everything is what it is because the universe gave the BRAHMAN identity with Vishnu, brahma, and shiva. Ram, Krishna, hanuman, are all avatars of the Vishnu and shiva. The hierarchy of Hindu religion goes like this: BRAHMAN at top. Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma at top too because they are together the BRAHMAN. They are called "lords". Then comes the avatars of the Vishnu and shiva: called Lords by gods and the 3 above lords. Since avatars are just another version of the Lords, they are same in hierarchy, meaning worshiping Krishna is just worshipping Vishnu. After avatars comes the gods like Indra (ig. God of ____ ) Then the priests Then demo gods Then humans
Have you done a lesson on gods like Thor, Krishna, and Yahweh, whose roles keep expanding to eclipse those of other gods in their respective pantheons?
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"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." - Oppenheimer on his thoughts during the detonation of the first atomic bomb.
Was looking for this comment specifically.
you look like a learnt person
I remembered these words while watching this video.
what's funny is that the actual translation and localization from Sanskrit was "For I am Time, the destroyer of worlds, and I have come to engage all." The word "kalah" is misrepresented as meaning "death" but it really means "time"
Important thing to note is that this is not the first time Krishna reveals his true-self as the entire Universe and Nature/Reality itself or the "Viraat roop".
krishna does not tell Arjun to fight instead He presents the options before him and explained the consequences ....
BhagwadGita is not about what to do instead it is about what should be done. It does not emphasis upon achieving your goal instead how you achieved it and that is what is called "Karma".
Well explained brother..
BG 2.18 The material body of the indestructible, immeasurable and eternal living entity is sure to come to an end; therefore, fight, O descendant of Bharata.
yes he did...He advised to do his duty as a Ksatria .
Another theory I've heard as to why Gods of the Underworld tend to be connected to wealth and greed is that in a great many cultures, the underworld is literally under the world, with Gods of the the Underworld having their domains gradually expanded to include the other important things that lie beneath the surface: metals and precious stones.
Came here to say!
Krishna's a straight up badass. Much respect
Thank you for your love Marcus..I hope you earthlings are doing well.. :)
+Anand Shridhar,
It's the limitation of the human mind which can see me only in my human avatar on earth..I'm still the same in my cosmic body, and I've been the same forever..
hi Krishna, it is an honor to meet you at last
He is also kind of a playboy know for having parties like "ras lela"(pleasure times) with many ladies.
He also loves butter
here's a quote from Geeta, said by Lord Krishna, "Im the smallest as well as the biggest... I was before the beginning. I will be after the end. matter starts with me. matter ends at me... people worship me in different places call me with different names... the only thing that I judge the only thing that makes you different is nothing but your karma." so clearly Krishna was against caste and all the different kinds of religions. moreover what Arjuna saw was nothing but all the Hindu gods at one glance which means Hinduism too believes in monotheism. just the scholars has got it wrong
It is not monotheism. It is pluralistic monism. Monotheism is very degraded concept. There you can only follow one path
Pluralistic monism on the other hand says that whatever path you may take you will reach only to a single goal.
I think you should just do a course on world religions and go more in depth in hinduism
So today I learned that Aang is a shaman
Exactly!!!!
I was about to say that He is a bridge between the human realm and the spiritual realm.
Peppe Mercury......and when the world needed him most, he vanished.
@ 4:31..."and "MAYBE" we can read the biblical story of Jesus as a
combination of savior and sage." Maybe, MAYBE? Cowards! Do you fear the
wrath of God if you tell the truth about the Christian MYTH! +CrashCourse
HS CH thank you exactly what I was thinking. I wanted a lot more of Jesus in this since he fit in in many locations!
Josh Bauerle amen
What i liked about Mahabharata is that it took time building the characters of each and every characters who took part in that battle. If you get attached to one of those character's life it'll be hard to consider him a villain even if he did fight for the wrong side. Everyone is right in their own decisions but ultimately it was their final decision to chose side or were forced to bear it just out of duty. Ancient rulers from most of today's indian states took part including as far as Afganistan n may also includes kingdoms from far west wid weird names then so hard to figure out where exactly.
Eshu and Krishna in the same video? That was the BEST VIDEO of this Crash Course!
Congrats for having explained in this academic manner how Lord Shri Krishna embodies all these different kinds of male archetypes .
Wait , it is even deeper ... :
He also says that He is the source of all shaktis ( energies ) , His internal and external energies . The personified material energy , Durga , for example , is acting on his behalf . So there might maybe the bridge to the female Goddess archetypes . All there in the Bhagavad Gita .
Thinking of Gods as having skills or attributes rather than being "Gods of ___" is how I've been advised to think of the Deities in Irish polytheism and I really like that approach so seeing it mentioned, though only in a specific instance, is neat!
I didn’t even know Slavic people had a myth system, and I’m Polish! It’d be super interesting to hear more about it
Hinduism is pretty lit.
iluvharrypotter97 it wouldn't be it you were a Hindu, trust me!
It's awesome.
I am Hindu. But I am American born to Desis
iluvharrypotter97 south indian??
True that
I am so sad that this series has yet to mention Tibetan mythology. The depth of heart and vision embedded in the words of bodhisattvas is something this audience would appreciate, hopefully.
Krishna didn't approach Arjuna as a sage, he was a prince. He was clean shaven and young, not old and bearded.
true but krishna was in his 90s when the war happened
Really? Have a nice picture of kurukshetra at that time perhaps? Know for sure either way? I love how ppl are so sure about stories that may just be representative and not real
The Mahabharata takes place well before the advent of photography, so...lol.
There are loads of artistic depictions of Krishna, of course, but much like every other artistic depiction of history (including mythical history), they say more about the artist than the subject in question.
Joy Chakraboty I don't think that's what he meant. Krishna acted as if he is sage and he is, if you read the Mahabharata. Krishna is a saṃnyāsa of the highest order even though he participates in ordinary life, this art of getting involved in the regular life and still being a saṃnyāsa is taught by Krishna in the Bhagvat Gita. It does not mean he had long beard and is old.
See the image of Krishna at 10:27
I am absolutely loving this series. Great Job!
All the videos in these series sneakily claims that all the other religion except Christianity and Islam are mythology. They are talking about all the characters in other religions as some categorical sub categorical creatures and tricksters etc. but, do not include Christianity and Islamic figures in the same way. That is abusive to non Christian/Islamic religions.
I'm a atheist so i have no dog in this fight but I don't think thats fair. The very first episode said that they will be treating all religion as myth and i think that so far the few times they have brought up christianity it has been in the same manner as every one else. Now on the other hand if they don't end up doing an episode on the Abrahamic religions i think that will be in bad taste.
Ok great, did not know that. Thank you. I am also a religion hater. I think as people we should grow up and stop believing in fairy tales for adults.
They literally mentioned Jesus as an example of a Saviour God in this very episode. They used images of Christian origin to illustrate some of the other points. Maybe actually watch and listen with an open mind instead of blindly going on a crusade. It is not this series' task to "expose religion(s) as false" or any such nonsense.
And maybe re-watch the first episode about what myths actually are (hint: not just "stories that aren't true"). One can seriously talk about the mythological aspects of Christianity or Islam while at the same time honestly believing in that very same religion.
Just a heads up. Everyone seems to pronounce Kshatriya wrong. It's not 'kashatriya'. It's simpler to think of the 'k' as silent. It's not really silent but imaging it as such makes the pronunciation closer to what it truly is. So to avoid headaches from either side, just pronounce it 'shatriya' and you'll sound less awkward.
What kind of knucklehead would put a silent 'k' at the start of a word? ;)
+Falbert Forester I see what you did there. :)
Falbert Forester i know some knucklehead knight with knives on his knees.
STUPID. 'K' is not silent. 'K' is half. Like HALF K and HALF 'SH' . 'KSHA' or 'KSHUH' .NOT 'KASHUH'
RJ didn't say the K was silent. They said, and I quote, "It's not really silent but imaging it as such makes the pronunciation closer to what it truly is." Basically, Shatriya is closer than Kashatriya. It might not be correct, but it's closer.
The cartoon of Lord Krishna was beautiful, nice work thought bubble
Whomever is curating the playlist for this series is really dropping the ball.
Please make more videos on mythology, especially Greek, Norse and Hindu!
These archetypes exist in female deities as well. Durga/Kali as destroyers, Eris the Goddess of discord and strife (i.e. Trickster), etc.
I would love a set of books with these stories and illustrations. Love it!
Just the 2 min of representation of the convo b/w krishna & arjuna requires hours of explaination and finally its on you how to want to gasp it.
YES! You finally mentioned slavic mythology!
That's so cool to see where the big mythological figure in my own cultural stories falls! Really looking forward to seeing the episodes about trickster gods!
In Ojibwe stories, we have a trickster figure named Waynaboozhoo who is a shapeshifter and regularly angers lots of animal spirits haha. But in comparison to many other tricksters I've read about, he seems relatively tame and that he looks out for humans far more than most.
You're a really good host, well done! (of course, the entire team does a great job with these too!)
If your video on dying gods includes a parallel between Hal Jordan/parallax and the god you mentioned today, I would be super impressed. Because they sound like the same story
As much as I love everything I'm learning in this series, my favourite thing about this series is the Mike/Thoth bromance.
I am absolutely loving crash course at the moment. After leaving university I have missed learning! I think it is amazing that this channel is accessible and free - never been so proud of the internet's collective power!
Great stuff as usual, Mike and the Crash Course team! Just a small correction: The Bhagavad Gita isn't actually the 6th Book of the Mahabharata. The 6th Book is the Book of Bhishma. The Bhagavad Gita is a small 700-verse sub-section within the 6th Book. :)
Thank you for including slavic god also! I've started to think you're ignoring them completely.
This is by far my favourite series! 😊
Hindus got that metaphysics rights and then mythology reflects that
Joel Bridge well said
True
well let me answer that for you :)
hinduism is not just one religion but a combination of thousands of religion.
our religion did not grew in size by destroying other religions and cultures but it consumed those small religions and grew bigger and in that way we end up getting gods of those small religions.
for example hinduism practiced in north India is different then the hinduism of south India and the hinduism of Indonesia is totally different then the hinduism of India becuz it grew by preserving the old religious practices unlike islam and christanity which grew by destroying cultures around the world(sorry if i offended someone)
in my opinion if you understand the core principle of hinduism then you will understand how hinduism simplifies the good and the evil and the god and the demons and the other things that modern religions stands for :)
@@daathisone5459 she did not ask the question.... but sure explain away
Can someone note that Crash Course has talked about Krishna Bhakti !!!!!!!???
great vid, but being an indian there are some few flaws in the krishna story. Krishna isn't the god but rather the reincarnation of Vishnu, the god u depict. Vishnu has reincarnated himself 12 times in different forms. So krishna doesn't approach Arguna as a sage but rather Krishna approaches himself as krishna, the charioteer and person of the stories involving himself, not some sage, but he does reveal himself to be Vishnu to Arguna.
Great job on everything else though, one of my favourite Crash Course series to date.
Mythology isn't all gods and deities, though. Can you please do an episode about monsters, creatures, faeries, and spirits?
A lot of the warrior gods were male but don't forget Athena. She lead Odysseus in his battle against the suitors.
Meghan Ushman or Durga and bellodonna the Roman goddess of war
Thoth is awesome
Begone toth
He is so cute!
Why are there any dislikes crash course is amazing if I could I would give crash course 999 trillion dollars to keep going for as long as possible i love their channel I've watched and learned so much CC please keep going you guys are amazing... keep telling the truth and not conforming to what everyone believes like the whole Columbus "discovered" America. I'm sorry im rambling ill end my comment here but i would like you guys at CC to know you guys are amazing and genious people please stay awesome
Krishna is the most enigmatic character in the entire human literature
Hello Crash Course! I love mythology, simply put, both as a good story, and as a study. However, there is one mythology that I find hard to read about. The Tengriism of Turkic, Mongolic, and Tatar peoples of Central Asia. I would love to see them included in these series, and hopefully along with some sources too.
Love watching you!
Here's a question that probably won't be answered - why does this series not have the previous and next episode links at the end of the episode? Those are pretty useful, and the next episode one usually provides a nice preview of what's to come.
All your videos are absolutely amazing and you are doing such a great job!! I love all your videos so much.
@CrashCourse: There's a mistake in the facts that you show in the beginning. MAhabharata is the largest ancient epic in world literature, and not Ramayana. I like reading those facts. And great work, btw!
there was also the karna son of sun who was not less that any warrior (may be the best among all but weaker than Krishna but Krishna promised not to fight ) but because of some terms and conditions he had to fight against the good side(Arjuna side) . Arjuna chariots comprised gods like Krishna , hanuman on the chariots as flag and providing their strength to the chariots but karna bows were too much powerful (actually mantras/spell) and energetic that they harmed more than Arjuna bows but because of the curse on karna and Krishna's strategy he was killed.(there is a twist in this story but it will take more time to explain) . tricks were played in this epic battle and there were different kinds of warriors and their different kind of weapons used. in this story there is a mention of a weapon which is similar or more advanced version of hydrogen bomb.
Thanks! I love Mythology.
Krishna is nirguna brahman, he is brahma he is shiva, his is Vishnu, he is Adi Shakti he is soma, varuna, agni, prithiwi, he is ganga, yamuna, he is maha Kali, Maha Durga, maha Lakshmi, maha Saraswati, he is the universe, in shree Bhagwat Geeta shree Krishna says that he is the embodiment of the supreme soul and many people worship him in different forms and ways and follow different paths leading to him ultimately, the everyday puja aarti and offerings we give to the Gods and Goddesses ultimately reach him because Shree Krishna is Brahman, Krishna is just another name for the supreme soul, no matter which God or Goddess we worship, we are worshipping the supreme soul.
So what I got from this was basically....Krishna is awesome lol
Hel would be a deity of the "underworld"/land of the dead but does let souls go (depending on their actions in their previous life) after they've been cleansed. She is death and life; womb and tomb - but I am aware that this was on male deities, haha
Also, neters (originally) aren't the same as deities. Neters were more of teaching paths for life and enlightenment. Like proverb stories that teach a lesson. Sadly much of Egyptian beliefs became misconstrued and lost after the merging of northern and southern Egypt. Not to mention temples became greedy (as many do). It would have been like combining Greek and Roman mythology into one so that it works and all are valid. Now they are considered "gods" but I think it's important to add their older, more original means as well.
Cool video, truly, I'm just really into mythology and ancient cultures so I'm giving the input I know.
I think that the connection between gods of death and wealth is simpler than you are making it: most death gods rule an 'underworld', that people visualize as actually physically underground, and most gold and other precious materials are dug up from the ground. thus the association is natural.
Krishna's just awsome
Supreme personality of God head Lord sri Krishna. Read bagavatgeeta as it is .
Krishn knew the war would consume all of his kingdom and clansmen as well but still for the protection of Dharm he let the war happened while also trying to avoid it with any means necessary. After the war, the mother of 100 kauravs Gandhari curses Krishn that "because you let all of her sons die, all of his family, kingdom and clansmen would also perish". Being a God but in human form he had to take the curse.
The panel showing Arjuna's 'family' actually shows his four wives - from right to left, Draupadi, Subhadra, Uloopi (that's the snakelike woman) and Chitrangada.
At 2:56, there's a simple reason: people make myths, people are used to a certain structure, thus people make their myths with those structures.
Loved that thought bubble animation
love your videos they helped alot in my recent gcse thank you
I'm never disappointed as being a subscriber of crash course !
2:07 Depending on which myth you go by, Tyr is not the son of Odin, but the the giants (like Odin) and is sort of adopted into the Aesir. Secondly, I don't see how Thor is a conduit of Odin when Thor represents purely masculine ideas while Odin not only is not too masculine (and is insulted in Lokasenna by Loki for this), but actually learned feminine magic (seidr) from Freyja. When you start generalizing archetypes across cultures, that's when you start to miss out on details like this.
Also, what does "chief" deity mean in the context of Perun (pronounced 'pyeh-roon')? Considering how little we actually know about Slavic mythology, we can base it solely on his roles within the myths. If you mean it by "most popular", then maybe, but it could easily be because he's a thunder god, not a war god (like Thor, we we can geographically prove was incredibly popular among common people because of all the places named after him).
It'd be really cool if you could also do an episode on genderless/third gendered/multiple-gendered mythological figures. There are tons out there! (Although many myths get changed by the west and sort these gods into western gender binaries so many people don't know that originally they weren't strictly male or female)
Here's a thought to wonder, Thoth. If the pen is mightier than the sword, why are actions stronger than words?
I really hope they're gonna make an episode with Philippine Myths in it, but who knows? Any Filipinos watching???
Im still waiting for the mesoamerican and southamerican episodes... >.>
Aztec should be a no brainer.
any favorite gods/myths worth looking up?
Red McCool The Aztec mythology is pretty complicated. I think it is a good idea to present it in one of the episodes. But to be honest I also want them to present the pre-islamic arabian mythology.
yup I definitely want to see Aztec mythology + Arabian mythology right before islam. Perhaps Zoroastrianism might be interesting too because I do want to understand it.
Blood sacrifices. That's all you need to know
You should do a video about the Brazilian mythology
Cat's in the Cradle - the story of divine patriarchy and their attitudes toward the son.
Will there be an episode about Mongolian and Turkic deities?
Krishna is actually pretty cool. A lot more chill than the Christian god, for sure. The Gita is also a better read than the Bible.
my 9 year old son and I have been loving this series of CC! thank you for the diversity and depth you attempt to put in 10 minutes. My son wants to know if and when you'll put in something in about the Maori God Maui :)
Us Slavs make everything ten times more awesome. Hence Perun's arsenal.
Krishna was an incarnation of Vishnu. When he approached Arjuna as a sage he was doing so as himself, in his human body. When he revealed his true form to him, he was showing himself as Vishnu. But he does fit all the archetypes you've listed.
I had heard that the cythonic god -> wealth connection (IE Pluto -> Plutocrat) was because all precious metals and gems came from the earth, underwhich was their domain. In a literal sense, the wealth of man was retrieved from the underworld, thus it must "belong" to the god thereof.
talk about tote already :( that's the only reason I keep watching this series
Praise Perun!
Slava!
Martin Šriber Dude slavs stopped beleiving in perun, rod and those guys for a while now.
+Nadeer I know. I am Slav.
I too want to thank them for (finally) mentioning a slavic god. Yea we slavs dont believe in those gods for quite a long time now, but that doesnt mean that we are not proud of them. Perun is badass.
+Aneta Hájková Czech or Slovak?
Guys I don't think Mahabharata is exactly a myth, some may not be true. but Mahabharata(war) actually happened. Aryabhatt's calculations proves this. not just this even today you can't find much grass and you can't grow vegetation in Kurukshetra, the place where Mahabharata(war) took place. this is because parmanu bombs (atom bomb in your language) were used in a very very small scale. it had greatly affected the neighbouring places too.
GTFO with your propagandist beliefs.
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Yeah give every person who puta up a belief of his which is against yours the name of propagandist.
So mature of you. Keep it up.
it did it involved all of our ancestors it was written by sages in an efficient and metaphysical way
@@dsbdsb6637 mahabharata actually happened and even western scientists nowadays belive that....
Underworld gods are also associated with wealth because gold and similar riches are usually subterranean
Krishna is Supreme Personality of Godhead.. he has a divine form which is totally spiritual.. ever youthfull.. all attractive and beyond this mortal world..
i think u have not read " Bhagvad Gita As it is" coz there is no discription of Krishna comming as a sage..
Krishna was charioteer of Arjun's chaiot.
Wow, this video has 300 views a minute, 17 minutes after launch.
We do love this show!!
cythonic (underground) gods are strongly associated with mines and therefore abundance. Pluto was the god of mineral wealth before death in Roman tradition
Krishna didn't come in form of sage
Krishna is also known as Yogeshwar
please can you make russian or Ukrainian subtitles for videos about biology, anatomy ,A&P, astronomy, physics, chemistry
I'd really love to see some time spent on Buddhist myths. Buddhas themselves aren't gods, but there's a really rich tradition here, particularly when you look into beings like the Wisdom Kings and the Ten Demon Daughters:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acala
Will you be doing any episodes on the Slavic pantheons? They're not really talked about in most examinations of mythology.
The intro music is so brutal
Love this sub -this video seemed seriously disjointed.
Is that where the line "Behold; I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" come from?
Thank you for mentioning Slavic mythology! It tends to be left out of discussions because of the lack of written myths (shakes fist at crusaders).
Any Indian here?
So many..
Krishna hiii from where u r in india?
+Savvy Chaube,
Hi!...Well..I used to be an Indian when I was in Krishna avatar..Now I'm in Vaikunta and sometimes in Ksheersagar..
Krishna oh lord bless me so that i could do all in my life, also plz bless my family n dear frnds, plz plz!!!
Savvy Chaube here ✋✋
Can you do a video on FilthyFrank mythology?
Please update the crash course mythology playlist.
Really enjoying this series and thank you for being so damn educational and yet fun.
just want to nitpick here though that these archetypes weren't strictly male. unlike in your goddess archetypes video where things like fertility and the earth were always female, the archetypes in this video were sometimes female. Apart from the Sky-father-king and "redeeming son", who have always been male. Athena was also the goddess of war and civilisation. Kali was the goddess of death and rebirth.
And you left out the "Smith" archetype such as Hephaestus and Vulcan. there weren't enough of them in history IMO. no doubt because priests didn't want to glorify craftsmen, for fear of superstition giving way to technical knowledge.
Krishna is not a Lord of Destruction. Shiva is.
Krishna is the 'poorna avtar' or complete avtar of Narayana. All three aspects of creation, preservation and destruction ingrained in him. He is Para Brahman.
I respect your belief, but Param Brahman is beyond creation, preservation and destruction. It was only after the Puranas and Bhagavad-Gita that people began to associate them with Síva and Vishnu, when before the Puranas they were mere demi-gods.
As far as I know, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the keeper and Shiva is the destroyer and they are all avatars/(re)incarnations of Krishna, the One Above All, The Primordial Soul or whatever you wanna call it. They are one of the many faces that the existance shows us. I might be wrong though, but the (not extense, tu be honest) research I did in the subject, confirms my statement.
Gustavo Coelho as far as I know, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva is the destroyer. Krishna is one of the 10 incarnations (But the "Poorna Avatar") of lord Vishnu who took birth in this world for restoring Dharma. 'The primodial soul' or such thing depends on what/ whom you believe. Some say its Vishnu others Shiva or some other but For a day to day Hindu here in Nepal, it doesnot matter who is who is One Above ALL, we worship everyone. The religion is so diverse, its upto you what you want to follow or be.
Gustavo Coelho
Brahman is the TRUTH, REALITY, and INFORMATION.
Brahma is the creator.
Vishnu is the preserver.
Shiva is the destroyer.
The 3 above Lords are part of the BRAHMAN, they are the reason everything is what it is because the universe gave the BRAHMAN identity with Vishnu, brahma, and shiva.
Ram, Krishna, hanuman, are all avatars of the Vishnu and shiva. The hierarchy of Hindu religion goes like this:
BRAHMAN at top.
Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma at top too because they are together the BRAHMAN. They are called "lords".
Then comes the avatars of the Vishnu and shiva: called Lords by gods and the 3 above lords. Since avatars are just another version of the Lords, they are same in hierarchy, meaning worshiping Krishna is just worshipping Vishnu.
After avatars comes the gods like Indra (ig. God of ____ )
Then the priests
Then demo gods
Then humans
Have you done a lesson on gods like Thor, Krishna, and Yahweh, whose roles keep expanding to eclipse those of other gods in their respective pantheons?
Please do Crash Course Agriculture!
I love this series.
I always love the gif of Gaia at the end of the credits. So beautiful and caring of the world she created.
Love the Trickster
Reminded me of Oppenheimer's speech on the atomic bomb. Thanks Crash Course!
Did anyone else notice that the text on the map behind him moves whenever his shoulder moves?
Do you think you could do a crash course mythology video about slavic mythology