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What I appreciate with this channel is they include mythology not only those in Greece but other countries as well.

Fate & Fabled: Amaterasu was drawn out of the cave by the laughter of the others watching Amenozume do a “naughty dance”. Overly Sarcastic Productions: Amenozume did a strip tease and Amaterasu came out to watch, flustered and distracted, long enough for the others to seal off the cave she was hiding in.

I like the Hindu representation but in Hinduism Agni and the sun- Surya are worshipped as two different gods, Surya is the lord of the sun and king of planets and is worshipped as the representative of Vishnu ( Narayana) and is praised as Lord Surya narayana, The position of Surya is changing and the current holder of the title is Vivasvan, so yeah, while the story of Lord Agni is right both Surya and Agni are different...

Great video covering the mythologies of different culture. But one thing would like to be corrected that it's Surya not Agni, who is referred to as Solar or Sun Deity in Hindu Mythology. Agni is just god of fire, while Surya (also has many other names) is god of Sun who also uses chariot like of other Apollo or Helios.

One correction here : the sun god "Surya" and fire god "Agni" are both different (siblings). And Surya is more powerful than Agni and also powerful than God indra . Surya has no fire , it's beyond fire (the plasma state ) . And Surya also has a chariot .

Actually in the Philippines there’s a myth of why there’s an eclipse, a dragon named Bakunawa ate 6 out of the 7 moons. Therefore, to stop the dragon from devouring the last moon in the sky the, in which causes the explise. Natives played a loud banging noise in order to ward off the Bakunawa.

3:10 This is where the term Agni Kai (fire duel) comes from in Avatar the Last Airbender.

I’m proud that PBS mentioned a ethnic-culture & religion/mythology of Africa outside of Egypt. I just wanted to add that the Fon or the Fon of Dahomey (a very militaristic kingdom) we’re not the only denomination of indigenous west-African Vodou, much less the only worshipers of Nana Buluku & her cosmic twins. The Adja, Ewe, Tofinu, etc. In some traditional myths Mawu is alone & in others she is with her twin lover Lisa. With that being said, Mawu typically is represented by the moon and her lover the sun. But in many traditions of the Ewe peoples, Mawu is symbolically represented with the moon & sun. So Mawu does count as a female Sun deity. Regardless of whether Mawu is worshiped alone or with her brother, she is credited with being the most significant creator-god of humanity’s body & spirit. Nana Buluku being one of the few examples of a female supreme-god in any religion. Vodou god or gods that were above all Lwa (super beings & spirits). Moving on, the Igbo of south-Eastern Nigeria, had a female sun deity named Anyanwu, she was high ranking Alusi (super beings & spirits). Many of the Akan ethnic groups traditionally believed god to be a trinity: Onyame (female), Onyankopon (male) often referred to as “Nyame”, & Odomankoma (a sexless being that brings the other two together). This god, who is above all the abosom (super beings & spirits) is represented with the moon & sun. Those are just some examples. The Nubian Kingdoms of Kush are whole other story, there is allot that we don’t know for sure (as is the case for most of Africa) for example we still haven’t deciphered fully Nubian script & many more of their non-Egyptian deities are unknown to us. Nubia had a pantheon of deities that predate Nubia’s integration of Egyptian gods, but little it known of them or that time period. With that being said even after the integration of some Egyptian deities into Nubian religion, not only were said Egyptian deities contextualized differently, but other unique aspects of Nubia were kept intact besides some of the Nubian gods. Nubia’s tradition of regnant queens, kings proclaiming their legitimacy through matrilineal descent, & lions/lionesses everywhere! On a side-note, most African religions are monotheistic, with a council of super beings and spirits that work on behalf of God in relationship to humans on earth and in the afterlife (usually on both a individual personal level and a communal level). Calling the lesser beings of various African religions that serve said culture’s relative perception of God, as “gods”, is easy but more likely inaccurate. But that’s a nitpick, in this situation. I really enjoyed this video.

3:05 in Hinduism, Agni is not Sun god, he is fire god. Surya is sun god. Fire and sun both are not the same. Sun god has many names like Aditya, Mitra etc. Mitra was famous even outside ancient India. We can find worshippers of Mitra in ancient Iran, middle East, Greece etc.

_Other mythologies:_ The Sun is a supreme deity who cannot be harmed or touched, it is all powerful. _In Norse mythology:_ Sköll the Wolf: ‘I’m gonna eat it!’

I love storied. But you made a little mistake. Rahu wasn't a God he was a demon posing as a God to get the elixir of immortality. So he was beheaded by the chakra(disc) of Lord narayana.

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Agni really said he would give up and even subvert and withdraw his literal cosmic power just so he would not even come close to potentially harming his wife ... and he's from a literal Indian family! Can we give this literal deity some of our credit or thoughts for this literally immortalised epic?

I am a Hindu and I have never heard of Agni as a sun god before. Vedic Sun deity is called Surya(सूर्य). Among its many names, not one is associated with Agni. Fire and the Sun are treated as different entities all together in Vedic Mythology. You need to do better research! This is just from wikipedia. "Surya's origin differs heavily in the Rigveda, with him being stated to have been born, risen, or established by a number of deities, including the Ādityas, Aditi, Dyaush, Mitra-Varuna, Agni, Indra, Soma, Indra-Soma, Indra-Varuna, Indra-Vishnu, Purusha, Dhatri, the Angirases, and the gods in general. The Atharvaveda also mentions that Surya originated from Vritra. The Vedas assert Sun (Surya) to be the creator of the material universe (Prakriti). In the layers of Vedic texts, Surya is one of the several trinities along with Agni and either Vayu or Indra."

Interesting way to pronounce "Susanoo" there

I loved this so much!! my name is आदित्य (Aditya), one of the many names of the sun in Hindu mythology, so I've always felt connected to the sun. Love hearing about how other cultures felt and expressed that connection :)

My take on theology is steeped in apathy. But I think sun worship is definitely a contender for legit. Like even without metaphysical stuff, the sun's a pretty good candidate to worship. Thanks for all the plants man!

The sun god in Hinduism is Surya Agni is scared fire Surya lives in his city in devaloka near pole star (Dhruva nakshatra) The sun is just his material form here to sustain life on earth

Actually…. Agni isn’t a solar deity… he’s solar deity-adjacent. The solar deity is one of 12 “Adityas”- Agni being another one of them

I love this. The sun myths are one of my favorite ones in the many legends I have came to hear or read.

Just came here after seeing you on PBS Space Time, such a great collaboration.

Love the inclusion of mythology from India! Did you know in Hindu mythology the sun is the god Surya also known as Ravi. His heat was so intense that his wife Sanjana asked her shadow Chaya to step in for her

A bit of correction, Agni is not the Sun god in Hinduism. Agni is the fire god, the sun god is Surya

I think that the videos could benefit from a bit more detail to the pronunciation of names in different languages! I can't speak for all of them except for quichua/spanish, the pronunciation of Raymi was off. I've seen other comments about this as well, so I hope this will be something you guys take into consideration. Congrats on the series!

What E=mc2 means, is that when converting mass to energy, the energy output (E) equals the mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared. So yeah, that is a _lot_ of energy per mass consumed, which explains why the sun has been "burning" for such a long time.

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In Philippine mythology the Tagalog pantheon Apolaki was the sun god who believe that the sun was his eyes, we also have a creature who eat the sun Minokawa ( a bird like dragon)the counter part of Bukunawa(the serpent Moon eater) People in the Philippines bang pots and pans if Bakunawa or Minokawa eat the sun or the moon,

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If I remember it right, Rahu or Rahuketu wasnt a god but more of a demonic figure who drank elixir of immortality

Hey.. I loved your effort to add Hindu Mythology but sun is not Agni it's Surya he is considered the sun God.

I think it would lend to the academic worth of the series to look up accurate pronunciations of the various non-English words. I think it’s also a way to show your respect for the cultures. Great series, though!

Greetings from a long-time SpaceTime viewer! I found this very interesting.

After reading all the comments, I just realized that my country (Indonesia) probably didn't have such thing as god and goddesses myth. Whenever I heard a myth it's always from the kingdom era. It's always either about how a certain landmark was created (mountains, lakes etc), fables (or like how animals got its features) or the story of people with magical powers. I never heard anything about gods and goddesses except those from ramayana myth which is Indian.

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Great video, very well researched. I do find it amusing that she is wearing a moon shirt.

*happy high pitched screaming* Sooooooo much! And I just love it all! As an animefan, you kinda gonna stumble over names like "amaterasu" or "susanoo", but it is always like "yeah, those are our kamis and they do something an so on" but you never really get the mythology behind all that (it's kinda like watching the thor movies without knowing anything from norse mythology). And I love learning about any mythological story! So yeah... I kinda scream happily every time a Video is uploaded and I don't think I'm gonna stop doing that sometime soon xD

It is also interesting that many Austronesian languages call the sun as "The Eye of The Day", with one notable example of Indonesian word "matahari"

09:30 This is the first story I've heard of that explains eclipses as a conjunction of the Moon and the Sun, and the first I've heard of that involves the Moon at all. They obviously had good knowlege of astronomy at the time.

That was a whole lot you just dumped on me. I need a moment... That was amazing! great! with the information, But!, the break down was ... No words! Super Job.

I loveeeeeed this.

I love learning about these different myths from different cultures. Watching a miniseries about Greek mythology right now. About 6 episodes to go.

Another amazing video! Please do one for the Moon as well!

In Filipino mythology, a giant serpent, Bakunawa, is the cause of eclipses.

Okami(about Ameterasu) is one of my favorite games of all time

I love this.

In ancient China it’s not the dragon that eats the sun, it’s the sky dog which is also responsible for the lunar eclipse. The confusion of dragons eating the sun might come from the depiction of dragons holding an orb in their mouths, but that doesn’t have to do with the sun as far as I know.

3:08 Bhagvaan(Omnipotent/All-powerful) #Suryadev(☀️GOD) is an ancient Vedic God or Solar Deity which represents the strong 💪 visible ☀️ which gives life also known as Jeevandata a Sanskrit and Prakrit word for life-giver or giver of life through light, heat & fire. Suryadev is also known as "Karam Sakshi" one who sees our karma(deeds) both good and evil. In Greek mythology, he is #Hyperion, the Titan of the ☀️ and then there is #Helios and then #Apollo all are wise watcher from above. In Egypt mythology, he is Mighty #Ra, In Norse mythology, he is Mighty #Baldur, the younger brother of Thor, In Roman mythology, he is Mighty #Apollon, In Aztec mythology, he is #Huitzilopochitli, In Inca mythology, he is Mighty #Inti, In Mayan mythology, he is Mighty #Kinich Ahau, In Japanese mythology, he is #Amaterasu Onikami & In Chinese mythology, he is Mighty #Xihe. He is the God of the ☀️, healing & soul(spirit), the elder brothers of twin #Indradev(⚡GOD) & #Agnidev(🔥GOD), #Pavandev(🌪GOD) & #Varundev(💧🌊GOD). He is the old protector or bodyguard of #Chandradev or #Somadev(🌙GOD) or Lunar Deity; #Mahadev(God Shiva, the divine destroyer of evil)is the new and fixed bodyguard of Chandradev/Somadev) There are 2 Holy trinity's 1st in Vedic period #Indra with his younger twin brother #Agni , #Surya with #Rudra & #Varun with his elder brother #Pavan & 2nd is Brahma(Creator God), Vishnu(Protector God) & Mahesh(Destroyer God) the new & fixed Holy Trinity(Tridev) in ancient Vedism, Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism. Brahmadev is associated with ☀️rise, Vishnudev is associated with ☀️set & Mahadev is associated with Midday ☀️ or noon☀️. The strong💪 #SUN☀️ is alone too, but still it shines to clear the evil dirty Darkness(Blackness), that's why he is known as the Real Remover of Darkness associated with the Real Remover of Evil the Narsimha/Narsingha(🦁God), the 4th avatar(incarnation) of the Great God Vishnu. #Suryadev is 5th important Diety in Hinduism. Owner of 5th zodiac sign ♌#Leo, the Lion🦁 & exalted in 1st zodiac sign ♈#Aries, the Ram🐏 in Vedic astrology(Jyotish shastra). He is the King👑 of the planets & Without ☀️, there's no life on 🌎.

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Aaay, some Baltics representation. Very nice ^^

In Tagalog pantheon, Apolaki is known as the god of the sun. He fought Mayari the goddess of the moon for the ownership of the heavens. During their battle, Apolaki slashed Mayari's left eye causing her to be blind. Then, they agreed that Apolaki will rule the heaven during daytime whereas Mayari will rule during night time. Edit: Interesting story I know.

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As a Peruvian I hoped Inti was included and I was glad it truly was....and the fascination with the sun continues as our currency at point our history has been called Sol or Inti (both meaning Sun, sol is the current one).

A long time a go there were two sisters who lived in the moon. These women were so beautiful that all the men of earth lost focus and stared at the moon all night. Eventually the sisters made a deal with their brother to trade places while the sisters sat in the sun knitting. Now, whenever they see somebody looking at them they'll poke them in the eye with their needles.

"Sus-anoo" should be pronounced "soo-sa-noo". Japanese syllables can only end with a vowel or an N.

I am of the opinion that you should look directly at the sun. Not often, of course, but it's a cool experience to fully appreciate how powerful the sun is for a second, then look away and see the brightspot it leaves in your vision for the next lil bit

Made me tear up. 😢

I'm here for all the Naruto nerds that didn't know where all the weird names came from having that "oh that's what that is" moment.

As a Chinese I never heard the story about the sun was swallowed by dragon. In fact, I did know the mythology that a huge dog ate the sun. Another interesting story that was told by my primary school teachers is related to an archer called 后羿who shot the rest of the nine suns and only left one in the sky.

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Agni - Fire Deity, who shows light in darkness. Surya - Sun Deity, who lights our day. Indra - Deity of rain, thunder and ruler of heaven. PBS - Sun was called Agni and was responsible for thunder was well. Me - Get out.

I love the fact that this video starts with the story we currently tell about the sun. It shows that the stories we told in the past were useful and the stories we tell now may be equally changed into the future.

You should have saved the nuclear explanation for the end of the video. That could have been the grand finale.

Great episode! I am really enjoying this series 😀

In the ethnic Hellenic religion, Helios was the personification of Sun (Helios means Sun) and he was deputed riding a chariot. Apollo was the God of Light, not the Sun! Sometimes Apollo depicted wearing a crown with solar beams. That was the inspiration for the French to make the Statue of Liberty for NYC.

Do we have an episode explaining all of the sibling marriages of the various deities across cultures? The sun/moon marriage around 09:00 got me wondering why it's so universal in mythology.

as a Suryavanshi Rajput ( having solar origin ) by defenition of hinduism , I am bloodline of ikshvaku and direct descendant of a God....Sun god to be precise.

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oooo surprise collab. I like both these channels. enjoyed this!

Love the channel and the video, but correction: Agni wasn't the Sun deity, its another god called Surya who had his own chariot, his charioteer being the dawn and dusk

It's Surya Dev (God sun🌞) in Hinduism which is widely worshipped in India every morning. There's festival over him known as Chhath Puja where devotees pray seting sun and rising sun like people thanking him for providing light etc.

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It's interesting how different cultures view the Sun from a physical perspective and from a symbolic perspective.

Some of the pronunciations of the various foreign words needs work. Susanoo is pronounced Su-sa-no-oh, for example, *not* su-Sa-nu. There were a few others as well, but this isn't to pick nits, it's to encourage Storied to work a bit harder to improve pronunciation of foreign cultures, since it would be difficult to converse about a topic when a native speaker can't tell the word your saying from some other word in their language.

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I genuinely love her pronunciation of Susanoo (6:09) 😂

Naughty dancing to get the sun out of the cave was big brained.

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As someone working on the Oral Tradition and the significance of its changes over time and space, these videos on myths are quite informative, albeit some corrections and corroborations are needed. It would also be nice if the sources are cited. But all in all, consider me a happy listener/watcher of your series.

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Well, but Agni is the Hindu fire deity while Surya is the Hindu Sun diety, both are very different but complement each other. The Vedas were sure penned down around 1900-1500 BCE, but have been rote memorized for about 5000years in Sanskrit before, the linguistic analysis of the first 3 vedas dates back to 4000-3500 BC. Surya is supposed to be the origin, sustainer and nourisher of all plant and animal life on Earth, his wife is supposed to be Chhaya or the Hindu personification of Shadow/nothingness and Sanjna, the Hindu personification of the atmosphere/surroundings/nature. An interesting account is that, Surya rides the sky in a golden chariot pulled by Seven horses, with a lame man as his charioteer. The 7 horses represent the 7 colors of a Rainbow in Hindu myths since times anon, you can even see 7-horses pulled chariot sculptures and depictions in many Hindu Temples, one prime example is the 11th century CE Sun temple at Konarka, Odisha, they were painted with 7 colors, which have mostly been wiped away, with some structures being destroyed by Invaders from the middle-east. Also, Rahu engulfing Sun is just an interpretation, Hindus knew about round earth and 7 planets before Christ. In some accounts, Rahu is actually the face of the moon or larger body, blocking the sun's path. Please research well into such matters or stick to Greco-Roman myths only.

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And with that, Korgano returns to the sky and hunts Masaka once more...

They should do a video on Chang'e

A question often asked here in Oregon.

Those pronunciations of Susano-o and Ame no Uzume were rough.

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The literal translation of 'eclipse' in Chinese is Day/Sun Eating.