Loving the podcast, I’ve been working my way through to Iliad for the last few weeks and I finally feel like I can get a grasp on these ancient foundational myths thanks to y’alls help. Credit to Pageau as well of course.
This was very informative, thanks for making these! They've been tons of fun to listen to, especially since I don't really have anybody around me to nerd out with over this stuff these days.
Maria Kvilhaug has some interesting theories about how translating the names of the individuals in any interaction can reveal a deeper meaning within the outcome.
The story of Ymir in Norse Mythology seems similar to me to the account of the Giants in Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’. In Ovid, Jupiter kills the Giants, crushing them and causing Mother Earth to be steeped in their blood. Mother Earth then proceeds to create a new race of man from the blood. In Norse Mythology, Odin & his brothers slay Ymir resulting in a Great Deluge of Ymir’s blood. This kills all the Giants with the exception of Bergelmir, and his wife, from whom spring a new race of Giants. Are both accounts corruptions of an earlier common story? Are they perhaps describing the Antediluvian world and Flood of Genesis? All three stories tell of a Great Flood as a result of Giants, and a new world and race of people that comes as a result.
So, what is the actual point of this podcast? At first, it was pushed as ‘reading what the Orthodox have always read.’ Clearly not if you’re looking at the Prose Edda as the second text. Is it just ‘summaries of great books for Orthodox Christians’?
Very Edda-fying
Thank Christ Allmighty, 2 to 3 hours of my work day will fly by now!!!
Same here. Ready to throw up some light fixtures 👍👍
Relatable 😊
Loving the podcast, I’ve been working my way through to Iliad for the last few weeks and I finally feel like I can get a grasp on these ancient foundational myths thanks to y’alls help. Credit to Pageau as well of course.
This was very informative, thanks for making these! They've been tons of fun to listen to, especially since I don't really have anybody around me to nerd out with over this stuff these days.
So great to learn about Norse mythology. Going to tell my all my friends to watch this episode about Norsery Rhymes.
48:00 hold on, hold on! "..dead humans becoming demons are worshipped as gods!"
OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH 🤯
Great show, thanks again!
Maria Kvilhaug has some interesting theories about how translating the names of the individuals in any interaction can reveal a deeper meaning within the outcome.
The story of Ymir in Norse Mythology seems similar to me to the account of the Giants in Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’. In Ovid, Jupiter kills the Giants, crushing them and causing Mother Earth to be steeped in their blood. Mother Earth then proceeds to create a new race of man from the blood. In Norse Mythology, Odin & his brothers slay Ymir resulting in a Great Deluge of Ymir’s blood. This kills all the Giants with the exception of Bergelmir, and his wife, from whom spring a new race of Giants.
Are both accounts corruptions of an earlier common story? Are they perhaps describing the Antediluvian world and Flood of Genesis? All three stories tell of a Great Flood as a result of Giants, and a new world and race of people that comes as a result.
What translation of each of the Edda are you using? Thanks guys, great video
We're using the Anthony Faulkes translation of the Prose Edda.
@ thank you.
1:22:44 Fr Andrew it really is all one podcast.
What is a good translation of the poetic Edda?
Jack crawfords translation
@JhoferGamer incorrect. To modern
Ursula Dronke, student of Tolkien, you'll find some of the pdfs (not all) on the web
I second the Jackson Crawford. Also his Saga of the Volsungs is short and awesome.
so in other words Gepetto from Pinocchio is secretly Odin?
This should be on Joe Rogan, you must tell him why sky fire rise in East and why tiny hat man is wrong
Guuuys, don't you know it's all freaking-throat-singing-tastic pagan stuff??!
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So, what is the actual point of this podcast? At first, it was pushed as ‘reading what the Orthodox have always read.’ Clearly not if you’re looking at the Prose Edda as the second text. Is it just ‘summaries of great books for Orthodox Christians’?
Believe it or not, some of us Orthodox enjoy studying culture and myth.