Cyclops: The Origin Story of this Terrifying One-Eyed Giant | Monstrum

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You might recognize the one-eyed giant from Ancient Greek myths, but the cyclops has appeared in stories across the globe for thousands of years. Some elements of the legend do differ, but there are striking similarities in all of these “Blinded Ogre” tales.
In this episode, you’ll hear all about Homer’s Polyphemus and Hesiod’s one-eyed blacksmiths, but also a little about the role paleontology has played in creating monsters. Join Dr. Zarka and special guests Kallie Moore and Blake de Pastino from Eons to learn all about the surprising fossil inspiration behind cyclopes. #cyclops #fossils #polyphemus #MonstrumPBS
Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Illustrator: Samuel Allen
Editor: Sara Roma
Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
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Agnesi, V., C. Di Patti, and B. Truden. “Giants and elephants of Sicily.” Myth and Geology. Eds. L. Piccardi and W.B. Masse. Geological Society, Special Publication 273, 2007, pp. 263-270.
Asma, Stephen. T. On Monsters: A Natural History of Our Worst Fears. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Bremmer, Jan. N. “Odysseus versus the Cyclops.” The Norwegian Institute at Athens, 2002.
Glenn, Justin. “The Polyphemus Folktale and Homer’s Kyklopeia.” Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 102, 1971, pp. 133-181.
Glenn, Justin. “The Polyphemus Myth: Its Origin and Interpretation.” Greece & Rome, Vol. 25, No. 2, Oct. 1978, pp. 141-155.
Hansen, William. Ariadne's Thread: A Guide to International Stories in Classical Literature. Cornell University Press, 2009.
Hesiod. The Theogony, Trans. H.G. Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical Library, Vol. 57, William Heinemann, 1914. www.theoi.com/....
Homer. The Iliad, Book 9. Trans. A.T. Murray, Classical Library, Vol. 1, Harvard University Press, 1924. www.theoi.com/....
Kaplan, Matt. The Science of Monsters: The Origins of the Creatures We Love to Fear. Scribner, 2012.
Mayor, Adrienne. The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times. Princeton University Press, 2011.
Suetonius. Lives of the Caesars, Volume II. Trans. J.C. Rolfe. Ed. Jeffrey Henderson. Loeb Classical Library, 1997.

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@agustinvenegas5238 4 года назад

Who draws these? They deserve a raise Then again all of you do, the whole channel is delightful!! (edit: Samuel, you're cool man)

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

Samuel is amazing. We are so lucky to have him!

@madero-jb5ri 4 года назад

@Black_Rhino 241 lmao

@allamasadi7970 4 года назад

@@pbsstoried Lindybiege did a great video on the potential anatomy of how a cyclops eye might work in real life - the main issue cyclops have to deal with is depth perception

@scaper8 4 года назад

@@allamasadi7970 It honestly may not be that big a problem. I lost vision in one eye as a child and have no trouble. Given how long it's been, I can even use relative sizes to roughly gauge distance automatically, unconsciously, and immediately nearly as accurately as someone with full depth perspiration. I have to imagine a creature born naturally with one eye would have no more, and probably less, trouble than I do. P.S. As a fun _benefit,_ I, and he, have no blindspot in our vision. The blindspot is caused from the small area where one eye's vision ends, but the other's hasn't picked-up yet. Our brains fill in the gap in information rather well, but it is there; a bit, right in the middle of your vision, that you do not see anything at all. With only one eye, he and I have no "overlap gap."

@allamasadi7970 4 года назад

@@scaper8 did you see the Lindybiege video? I recommend it, it's a very good video

@toca-thatonecrazyaunt4102 2 года назад

I am scrolling back through Monstrum on a sleepless night, only to find that I had never listened to this one! Although Dracula and this vampires have always been my favorite monsters, seeing the elephant sculls and hearing how they may have been perceived is just fascinating to me! Again, thank you Dr. Zarka!

@exavian6 4 года назад

A cross-over between my two favorite PBS channels... Apparently Christmas came early this year.

@zl1388 4 года назад

You should go werewolves and other werecreatures. Or fae

@benjamindavis3350 4 года назад

I will love to see a video on werewolves and other werecreatures.

@jakobfurbee3155 2 года назад

Now we need one on the Laystrygonians, the cannibal giants of the north

@Cygnus0lor 4 года назад

Can you do a video on manticores?

@JourneyToTheTruthandTR 3 года назад

I think the one eyed monster is the world's oldest pick up line.

@violetholiday 4 года назад

Well to be fair O brother is a retelling of the Odyssey.

@NewMessage 4 года назад

I had no idea there was so much to see when it came to the Cyclops. Noice.

@alexandersmith7061 4 года назад

Hahaha! Puns...

@janiwirman 4 года назад

Hahaha. I See what you did there

@istallessa6864 4 года назад

Lol good pun

@iconicjet3043 4 года назад

Noice

@ts25679 4 года назад

I think the myth is scarier if told from the cyclops' point of view.

@kreamy_karym 4 года назад

Haha, Point of view 😂

@TheFunwichHorror 4 года назад

The equivalent would be like having a group of gnomes invade your house, ransack your stuff, eat your food, stab you in the eyes while you sleep, and kidnap your dogs. Terrifying.

@killzsik 4 года назад

@@TheFunwichHorror Considering the cyclops EATS a few of the invaders well before they do anything in retaliation, it would be more akin to if some chickens did all of these things to you. Unless you tend to eat gnomes that is

@wesc8932 4 года назад

More like "hold my copy of The Odyssey"

@WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475 4 года назад

Baby cyclops : daddy, how'd you lose your eye ? Cyclops : teenagers . . . . Baby cyclops : what do you mean Cyclops : We live in a society . . . .

@AgustinsGameDungeon2015 4 года назад

I'd love to see an episode on the Homunculus!!!

@vikingskuld 4 года назад

Hey thats a great idea

@ghidorahs1fan209 4 года назад

Totally agree

@daverice5649 3 года назад

I'm half mitochondrial

@JC_Hope 3 года назад

Great idea!

@LuisSierra42 2 года назад

And how to build one using the philosopher's stone vs transmutation circle

@knightcyclops7330 4 года назад

Never considered that elephant skulls might be responsible for my people existing

@Thunor93 4 года назад

Hmm could have sworn it was a genetic disorder and not a elephant skull. ....how do you get a elephant skull confused with a one eyed human skull ...plus giantism is a actual thing. I think scientists have to many theories.

@FruitzSaladz 4 года назад

Anthony Towner he's referring to people finding actual elephant skulls and assuming it was once a cyclops. There are many cases of such

@shrek181 4 года назад

ThePark 627 he’s a Knight first and a cyclops second

@chanbricks4461 4 года назад

@dereksjourney And how do you know those texts are true? They can just be stories

@constatinexipalaeologus507 4 года назад

@@chanbricks4461 there are people who claim they've found humans skulls with one eye socket but I need more proof to believe it, off an island by Sardinia . The skeletal remains had jewelry so it couldn't be a mastadon. I still need more proof but the skeletal remains of humans 7 to 12 + feet tall have been found. I suggest do your own research. Start with Timothy Alberino and Dr. Tom Horn online.

@beth8775 4 года назад

Polyphemus is a demigod too, a child of Poseidon.

@justanawkwardnerd 4 года назад

I'd say he's not, honestly. He's the son of Poseidon and Thoosa, and Thoosa is a nymph - he has 2 supernatural parents, but while she herself may not be considered a god, I'd argue that the term "demi" typically means "half," and nymphs are children of gods - in this case, Thoosa is the daughter of the primordial sea god Phorcys. Polyphemus would therefore be more than just half-god, so I'd say the term would not apply to him.

@edw.2561 4 года назад

@@justanawkwardnerd so 3/4 God? Lol

@justanawkwardnerd 4 года назад

@@edw.2561 Something like that! ;P

@driftingdruid 4 года назад

and this oafish behavior from Odysseus is at least one reason why Poseidon curses Odysseus and his crew

@riyadali4082 3 года назад

DreamDruid89 No. The curse was before this, as they left Troy.

@Mikeztarp 4 года назад

1:13 It's confirmed; Emily is immortal.

@mlagv4045 4 года назад

Literally just noticed her in the boat 😂

@blindleader42 4 года назад

Time traveler. The real question is whether there's a time machine, or a magical Menhir somewhere in Arizona.

@enli1421 4 года назад

Also at 3:07

@Mikeztarp 4 года назад

@@blindleader42 Not every day I see the word "menhir". As an Astérix fan, I approve! :)

@TheHornedKing 4 года назад

And the ship can somehow sail backwards (look at the sail)

@jake_ 4 года назад

The ancient Greek concept of a "hero" was very different from the modern one. They were not these perfect beings riding a white horse fighting for justice and what is right. Such people do not exist, never did. The belief in them however unfortunately does, always leading to betrayal and disaster. Heroes were human beings struggling like everybody else. Some were jerks, some were much worst than that. For example Hercules, in the original myth, not the TV/movies version. He was never depicted with huge muscles but just as any other ordinary man.. He had not earned the power he had, it was given to him. So, what happens to an ordinary man who gets extreme power? How does he handle it? That is what the myth is about, not about a savior on a white horse. Hercules did truly horrible things, including mass murder, because he was an everyday Jo who was granted extreme power without earning it first. Same with Odysseus and every other ancient Greek hero. They were never supposed to be perfect, because nobody is. The idea of a modern Marvel style hero would have made ancient Greeks laugh.

@stevemcqueen7735 4 года назад

That wasn't the view then or now of a hero. If you look at heroic literature in all cultures all hero's and villains have their own weaknesses and foibles that make them do irrational things.

@Unknown-uk9he 4 года назад

dc has perfect heros, but marvel has more imperfect heros.

@Lily_of_the_Forest 4 года назад

Ok then let’s call the idealistic characters Honorable Heroes. I’d much rather read about honorable men & women (honorable doesn’t mean perfect. they are still flawed, but are trying to be better) than a-holes going on vacation and stealing. Greek stories sound more like rowdy frat boys & sorority girls on spring break wrecking havoc.

@xiaowei_777 4 года назад

@@Lily_of_the_Forest There are different Greek heroes, there's people like Bellerophon who accidentally killed someone but later tamed Pegasus, slayed the Chimera, and defeated the Solymoi, Amazons, and Carian pirates. He died because he got cocky and tried to ride to Olympus so he got struck down by the gods. Orpheus was just a musician who didn't follow instructions, which was the only reason he couldn't bring his wife back from the dead. He died when the maenads got mad at him because he didn't pay any attention to them in his grief. The stories you are talking about are probably the more popular ones like Hercules the murderer or Achilles, who dragged Hector's body with his chariot around the city of Troy. The Greek stories actually show how people in real life have flaws and also sometimes make the wrong choices, rather than being some guy with no weaknesses or possibility of becoming evil.

@anastasiagiannoulatou7460 4 года назад

Someone finally said that. Thank you!

@rrrosecarbinela 4 года назад

Yes, Odysseus was not the best representation of honorable human...

@billskinner7670 4 года назад

Almost none of the Greek "heroes" were.

@hadrian8712 4 года назад

When it comes to Greek heroes it's not your strength or skill but your cunning that gets you the win

@WeirdTale 4 года назад

In this case while rude its more of a cultural misunderstanding. The Ancient Greeks had traditions regarding travelers. Basically, they provide food and a nights stay and the guest repay the favor. Oddyseus might have thought that his status as king might allow him to declare that he is in the Cyclop's dept and probably comeback home from Ithica with a chest of gold. The Cyclops as a demigod, and a cave dweler was more primal and wouldn't have understood the concept of compensation or favors. Essentialy Oddyseus got arrogant and thought his status still meant something so far away from his home as he was returning from the Trojan War. He was wrong.

@Entropy3ko 4 года назад

@@WeirdTale Exactly. In ancient cultures (and still some today) hospitality was sacred and not being a good host was seen as a terrible offense. Odysseus and his men expected such hospitality as per their culture, and Polyphemus is being a rude barbarian by not being hospitable. Today many western cultures are very individualistic, so this is hard to understand.

@aquaaria3489 4 года назад

Ancient greeks were judgemental af and honoured war and combat. All the bad guys in Greek Mithology were always ugly and distorted.

@narukibalover 4 года назад

"i wouldnt want to have him at my Party" 😂😂😂

@carissstewart3211 4 года назад

I wouldn't want to be on a cruise ship with him, but on dry land, he was an excellent story teller.

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

😂

@ikemm2680 4 года назад

This is such a mum thing to say

@Carewolf 4 года назад

You should see what he did to a party at his own house.. Just because a large group of men had tried to seduce his wife for 7 years.

@misterconfidence1171 4 года назад

@@Carewolf Yes but in this case, this woman deserved it because she remained faithful to him all her life.

@109Rage 4 года назад

5:30 - uh… both versions are children of gods. The one in the Odyssey for example was the son of Poseidon. Tho, I guess it's never clear if it was just that one Cyclops that was the son of Poseidon, or the entire community of Cyclopses.

@johnmcnally7812 4 года назад

I am a massive fan of your work! At about 5:20 you hit on something I noticed during my studies (that blacksmiths get a bad rap). Do you know why? You implied it was to do with them not labouring in the hunt or the fields, but there were plenty of other professions that could fit that bill that do not hold that same social stigma). Could you do an episode on blacksmiths in cross cultural in mythology? The marginalisation of blacksmiths is something I've read about from across both European and African traditions, but I have never read a satisfactory explanation as to why this is the case Please keep making informative and thought provoking content! Your work is amazing!

@l.s.11 2 года назад

I imagine blacksmiths were mostly hunched over the furnace, and had black hands from all the metals they handled. I'm guessing just the appearance may be enough to outcast them. If you've gathered any more insights since your comment, please do share.

@mikeximenez5285 2 года назад

There is also some evidence that some used arsenic during forgery and could often be poisoning themselves and customers. Some were left horribly scarred. Could be part as well?

@simoneturner809 4 года назад

Hahaha! Glad to see Dr Emily wasn't one of the people eaten by Polyphemus. So happy to see Eons and Monstrum, my two favourite channels, working together! Keep up the amazing work and to all monstrum viewers - happy Halloween in advance! :D

@Copper389 4 года назад

Eons and monstrum crossover!! 😍

@023hw 4 года назад

Jinns! Please do the Arabic Jinns!

@NecrochildK 4 года назад

Ghouls too! There’s so little of middle eastern mythological creatures in western media.

@muzammilahmed8799 4 года назад

It looks like dajjal

@miraz5557 4 года назад

@@muzammilahmed8799 iajuz and majuz

@dinojack9000 4 года назад

There's an interesting idea that the term "cyclops" came from a word like "pkuklops", as in "cattle thief". Many ogres and cave monsters in European myth have a tendency to steal cattle, an idea tangentially related to Polyphemus' shepherding life. This "pkuklops" might have dropped the pi at some point, and just became a "kyklops" which would then be reinterpreted as "wheel eye". Although the associations with wheel eye are interesting, considering the storm cyclopes you mentioned in the Theogony, and many thunder or sky gods are depicted alongside the sun as both a wheel, and as an eye. So perhaps also the cyclops was a demonized god? In addition to all that, the cyclopes bear resemblance to smithing villains or characters, common in European myth, especially those that live in an enclosure. Some of whom are linked to stories of kidnappings and theft. The cyclopes likely have multiple different origins, which showcases the vast differences in beliefs about them, and how unique these creatures really are.

@dantheman4838 4 года назад

Your explaination seems more comprehensive to me. The explaination in the video relies entirely on the assumption that the ancients were unable to tell the obvious difference between animal and human skulls.

@anastasiagiannoulatou7460 4 года назад

I think it actually means "The one with an eye in the middle" because in Greek Cyclop (or in Greek Κύκλωπας) comes from the words circle (Kύκλος) and όψη, which I means sight/view. So, from what I have heard, it means that they had a circle -an eye- in the middle of their 'forehead', something which made them different and made them stand out, and people (when looking at them) and saw them, at once understood they were these kind of monsters, just be looking at them. I think that's it. But your idea seems likely too. :)

@NotHPotter 4 года назад

Fee fai foe fum! I smell a collaboration! I know that's technically from a giant, but Nobody told me it was ok to use here.

@cowboykelly6590 3 года назад

BAHAHAHA

@nathanfleischman9856 4 года назад

Why not do Jekyll and Hyde as well as The Hound of the Baskervilles?

@cowboykelly6590 3 года назад

BAHAHAHA... 🤣

@Breakable_Pencil 4 года назад

I’d really love to see something on Thunder Birds or any of the water monsters of the U.S.

@horse14t 4 года назад

or North America in general. Serpentine feathered snakes and dragons are common throughout North America myth.

@chrismurray1084 4 года назад

Thunderbirds what like the puppets international rescue you know Thunderbirds are go

@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 года назад

Now, I've always heard that Polyphemus was the son of Poseidon. If that's true, I always found it weird that Poseidon fathered the same species as his uncles. Guess it was a recessive gene...

@CaraTheStrange Год назад

Maby it was from percy jackson?

@cthonisprincess4011 Год назад

@@CaraTheStrange No, it's from The Odyssey.

@leonidas8513 4 года назад

I wouldn't want to have him at my party The sass queen😂😂

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

Don’t come between me and my cheese!

@dasdasdaxzvea 3 года назад

@@pbsstoried i will give you all my CHEESE

@I_Am_Fictional842 3 года назад

@@pbsstoried how does it do anything about cheese

@leacontreras6780 3 года назад

@@pbsstoried *yeets bacon soup at the crow from B E N D Y*

@jackofallclaws6672 4 года назад

So...is Cthulhu going to be a future episode? Or Nyarlathotep?

@parkerfinnigan4649 4 года назад

Doubt it, the channel usually focuses on mythological history and the cultural reasons for those myths, whereas the Cthulhu Mythos was created by H.P. Lovecraft for literature. But maybe they’ll make a video one day

@jackofallclaws6672 4 года назад

Parker Finnigan only asking about Nyarlathotep specifically because he’s turning 100 next year. Headless Horseman is turning 200 that same year...but he’s already been on the show.

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

You never know! I’ll add it to the list.

@parkerfinnigan4649 4 года назад

Monstrum Can’t wait!

@jackofallclaws6672 4 года назад

Monstrum cool!

@more17 4 года назад

I just recently found this channel (the Dullahan video popped up in my recommendations) and your work is amazing!!

@giotis_pantel 4 года назад

Thank you for treating my country's myths with so much respect and for showing us the science and meaning behind all of what for us was just grandma's night stories !

@dimitriefthymiou974 4 года назад

Polephemus was poseidons son and the reason Odysseus way home was so troubled is because poseidon was avenging his blinded son. Also about Odysseus being a bad guest, in ancient greece treating travelers and strangers was seen as something that would bring good luck and knowledge and the guests in return would amuse the householders with tales or gifts. I love the channel but you have some factual errors

@anastasiagiannoulatou7460 4 года назад

Finally someone says that! Thank you!! :))

@dragonheart1236 2 года назад

eating your guests was a very good way to get on Zeus' bad side

@moonbender95 4 года назад

Could you make a video for the Ents, Nymphs and other tree monsters please? For #teamtrees :D

@rafaelcavalcantibiz 4 года назад

Love Aons! It was they who first brought me here! Nice to see you together!

@IamPapaShaw 4 года назад

Monstrum is my new favorite thing. Dr. Zarka brings the knowledge-hard-with an entertaining style. You sense that she is genuinely enthusiastic about the topics she presents. Bravo. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@IamPapaShaw 4 года назад

I’d like to see an episode on Springheel Jack.

@KarnodAldhorn 4 года назад

3:35 Polyphemus wasn't the most hospitable host either. But I agree. It is a weird thing with greek heroes. We also understand the word "hero" not in the original way. "Heroe" means "Demigod" and they are often defined by tragic flaws like arrogance, wrath or blasphemy as a cautionary tale. So they were written to be admirable, yet they are not supposed to be paragon.

@cookievampiress 4 года назад

I love drawing one-eyed monster girls for some reason

@beback_ 4 года назад

Leelah?

@NeocrimsonX 4 года назад

Insert lenny face

@eaterdrinker000 4 года назад

@@NeocrimsonX : (☭ ͜ʖ ☭)

@redgrox3060 4 года назад

Can u draw my girlfriend

@KatieLHall-fy1hw 4 года назад

Arya Pourtabatabaie she is quite the babe

@izthistle6196 4 года назад

This is amazing, I've always enjoyed the videos and haven't missed a single one! May I suggest an episode on the Nine-Tailed Fox, the mythical animals that originate from Shan Hai Jing that were known to eat humans? It's one of the most popular and well known Asian myths and it would be interesting to see an analysis from the Western point of view, thanks! Again, love this amazing channel

@fredchallenger5278 4 года назад

Monstrum: Percy Jackson Me: Hmm... Monstrum: Movie Clip Me: God, why have you forsaken me?

@lilsus4710 4 года назад

Episode on goblins/orcs pls?

@thisisahumanlol8255 4 года назад

Emily : (swears) RU-vid : Yes! I can finally demonetise PBS!

@getefix3 4 года назад

I'd love to see a video on lovecraftian myths

@farkasmactavish 4 года назад

Who the hell is Yeya? Is that some eldritch pronunciation of Gaia?

@anastasiagiannoulatou7460 4 года назад

In Greek, Gaia's name is actually pronounced like that. It's spelt with a Gama, a Greek letter which sounds more like "Ye", "Ya", "Yi" etc. and not like "G". Don't know if I've explained it "correctly" but anyway :)

@sabrinafuhrmann3417 4 года назад

Your programs are really great, my favorite monsters are the sirens, the gorgons (which also occur in the story of Alexander the Great), Echidna, Lamia, Kampe, Empusa, the Harpies, the Rusalki, Scylla and Charybdis, the Keres, the Sphinx (Greek, Egyptian, Phoenician, Hittite, Assyrian), Grendel's mother, the Valkyries, the Dísir, the Hamingja, Creature and Centaurides and Ceto. I know there are quite a few. 🤗 there is another monster that fascinates me: Aex, a daughter of Helios. I have read that the Aegis was made of their skin, the skin of Amalthea or the skin of the giant Pallas, and the head of the Gorgon, as well as dragons. Who were these monsters? Is the Aegis a weapon rather than a shield? Monsters have fascinated me for a long time.🤗

@kza695 4 года назад

Dr. Zarka, Please thank your entire team for all these episodes. There is so much to like about them. I enjoy the topics, content, the little hidden gems (pins, earrings, boat pics), and the illustrations are spot on. Thumbs up from this guy, Konrad

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

Thank you!

@robbabcock_ 4 года назад

Awesome! While we're onto Greek mythology can we get an episode on the Sirens?

@sandra-jones 4 года назад

The cyclops ate his men who was more rude?

@macnutz4206 4 года назад

The high end blacksmiths that could forge and make weapons or armour did have a mystical air about them, they were seen as men who perform magic in the dark. His work place was always dark. he needed the dark to be able to judge the temperature of the iron or steel by its colour. Dark space was required to be able to interpret the subtle colour changes. Also, these were people who turned rocks and soil (ore) into shiny weapons and other objects. That was seen as a kind of magic by many. Also those blacksmiths jealously guarded the secrets of their craft and were there is secrecy and mystery, the imagination is very active.

@riptidesatyr7736 4 года назад

I wonder how Cyclopes get classes or do they use contacts?

@TheOverlordOfProcrastination 4 года назад

Those weird elephantine animals....I've never heard of them until now. Wow. Makes one wonder how many other earthbound creatures of the past that are rarely mentioned. Great video.

@mikeximenez5285 2 года назад

Check out pbs eons. The guests were from there, that’s all they do! It’s amazing just like these.

@bryanmyers1435 4 года назад

Another good video Dr. Zarka. ✌❤

@repeatdefender6032 4 года назад

hey, i lived in Ann Arbor, MI for a couple decades and there was a local legend about a cat monster, a 4-5 foot tall bi-pedal cat-headed creature. i know the legend went beyond my group of friends and their families but i never had luck discovering the actual origins. maybe someone better at research than i will be amused by looking into it. there are actually a few interesting supernatural local myths there.

@Mr.oizo445 4 года назад

Can you do a video about the Beast of Gévaudan?

@linaericson 4 года назад

Id really like to see a video about the nisse its a thing from Scandinavia its a kinda big myth in sweden,norway and denmark

@lindenshepherd6085 2 года назад

Yes!!! I’ve been trying to figure out the myths and creatures referenced in the Hilda series and I can’t seem to find a lot of writings on them…

@jjhggdcqz 4 года назад

Please do a video about Griffons and a video about Hippogriffs, or do a video about both of them.

@CaptainJack67 4 года назад

These crossover episodes between eons and Monstrum are simply delightful.

@alexandersmith7061 4 года назад

You should do a vid on the Creature from the Black Lagoon

@AlexBabbage 4 года назад

Leela is not an alien. She is a mutated human.

@simoelfassi2678 4 года назад

Can u do Ghouls, originally from Middle East?

@Beryllahawk 4 года назад

Another fascinating video! I've always been intrigued by the Polyphemus story. You're right, Odysseus really is a great big JERK throughout most of his journey...! This was an excellent look at the stories themselves and - woohoo!! - Eons chiming in was just fantastic

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it.

@celestialbeing985 4 года назад

The real question is: Does he wink or blink?

@jennifercorbett8640 4 года назад

Yes

@assembledremnant 4 года назад

9:59 Her: “Disney’s Hercules:” Cyclops: *H U H AA H!*

@APTos45 4 года назад

THE CROSSOVER I NEED. 😍😍

@JM-bluess 4 года назад

I love monsters and cryptids so this channel is truly a blessing. Keep up the awesome work Monstrum! SEE you later~!

@a.n.t.94 4 года назад

Great video. I'd love to hear something about the Michigan Dogman from you

@Lutherians 4 года назад

This series makes me want to start donating to PBS again.

@sathanimations1457 4 года назад

9:57 - 10:06 KRULL (1983) has a practical effects cyclops. Shame!

@Kilooma 4 года назад

This channel might be only 6th months old but it’s gold

@rsookchand919 4 года назад

Hey Monstrum would you all consider killer robots and cyborgs part of modern monster culture?

@MrGksarathy 4 года назад

Could I request potentially Indian Rakshasas or Nagas?

@bonboncheese9661 4 года назад

Zombies next.

@Carnivore301 4 года назад

I'd love to see an episode about the Grim Reaper!

@gagecrawley6223 4 года назад

I think the Cyclops and the Gargoyle are very underrated monsters.

@juanjm12 4 года назад

Emily 😍

@nepsit219 4 года назад

Can you tell if the Succubus? One of my favorite monsters

@SeriouslySalty. 4 года назад

Gets better and better every episode

@mochi4926 3 года назад

You know there are two entities that do crossovers really well -- the Marvel Cinematic Universe and PBS.

@Pantherblack 4 года назад

PBS crossovers get me unreasonably hyped.

@stevekelly8156 4 года назад

Future subject: Biblical Monster, Lilith

@RAGNES7 4 года назад

Please make a video on IthaQua and Baba Yaga

@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930 2 года назад

At 0:58 the Cyclops in the middle of the right side of the screen is Rell, the cyclops from Krull. Also one of the very few I've ever heard of who wasn't a villain.

@michaelmarino1420 4 года назад

Love these videos, I would love to see some videos about the Wild Hunt, especially after playing Witcher 3 not too long ago.

@foolslayer9416 4 года назад

It would be so cool if you did trolls. Trolls and ogres appear in all sorts of culture, but I have fell in love with the Trolls from Tolkien's books.

@alang.bandala8863 4 года назад

How I wish Eons had animations like Monstrum

@psxbxgaming1258 4 года назад

This channel is going to hit the 1M sub very soon.

@pbsstoried 4 года назад

😬

@mrpurple11 4 года назад

Loved this type of content about how modern science can help to reinterpreted the past. Like an article I read about how Gilgamesh's friend Enkidu could have been a neanderthal

@MrCat-iw8td 4 года назад

philippines has BUNGISNGIS a one eyed giant and they always Giggle thats why they were called bungisngis. Bungisngis means Giggle in english

@saikrithiks2870 4 года назад

I'd love to see a video about south indian mythical creatures: yali on this channel

@gogusolosyobum 4 года назад

Wow there's a nw cylops creature Mike wazowski

@hafizajiaziz8773 4 года назад

I misread "Theogony" as "The Ogony"

@fareezazmee6270 4 года назад

Eons & Monstrum crossover😘😘 I like it😃... Keep it up a good work guys!!!

@mikaelameyer9980 4 года назад

Poseiden: has a cyclops for a son Percy Jackson's mom: "hold my Percy

@zionleach3001 3 года назад

Poor polyphemus, they broke into his house and stabbed him in the eye.

@DaHaiZhu 4 года назад

1:07 & 3:03 I love the fact you're in the boat! And the Cyclops Pin Nod Great video as always!

@samedwards3285 4 года назад

Talos needs some love :/ he has been heartbroken before

@chelsey8737 4 года назад

The first cyclops I think of is Tyson from Percy Jackson

@lukaseldenrust2637 4 года назад

Tyson is a sweetie!

@sMASHsound 4 года назад

he didnt steal his 'pets', he stole his live stock. there is a distinction. pets would be ur anthropomorphic tendency. live stock is food, wealth, business.

@Entropy3ko 4 года назад

Well Polyphemus wanted to eat them... so ... just deserves.