Rhodopis: The Original Cinderella - Egyptian Mythology

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Rhodopis: The Original Cinderella from Egyptian Mythology
Rhodopis, otherwise known as the Egyptian Cinderella, was an enslaved Greek girl who ended up marrying the Pharoah of Egypt. Her tale is the earliest known version of the story made famous in the modern world by Disney. Let’s dive straight in
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@RaconteurMythologyHistory 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! Drop any other disney characters you would like to uncover the origin story of below!

@eeelenaaa398 2 года назад

Ariel

@lia-ld9wi 2 года назад

Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty please!!

@jasminkrieger8228 2 года назад

They Made a manga based of this ouke no monshou daughter of nile

@angelprotacio5964 2 года назад

How about Merida from brave? or Rapunzel from tangled?

@kojagoribhattacharya7720 2 года назад

Jasmine

@harrietyounger6118 2 года назад

I never heard this version. Amazing how little it's changed over thousands of years.

@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg 2 года назад

It's not amazing, it's a retroactive construction. The only parts of the story that have lasted from this first form are the bird dropping the shoe and the quest for the wearer. (EDIT: the earliest form that is more like our modern version comes from China, several centuries later).

@harrietyounger6118 2 года назад

@@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg I've heard of that one. I still think it is amazing that all three are in concept the say. They are all relative to their settings in terms of time, location and cultural.

@crunchyfrog63 2 года назад

That version is not thousands of years old. I believe it combines a version that was written in 1920, and one that was written in 1989, both in America. There's no evidence that there was ever any story of this nature at all in ancient Egypt.

@harrietyounger6118 2 года назад

@@crunchyfrog63 I will look at that thanks you know who published the books from 20th century and what they are called.?

@inakiaraquistain5731 2 года назад

All Mexican soap operae are basically Cinderella.

@brianbommarito3376 2 года назад

A few more details about Rhodopis are told in “The Histories” by Herodotus (Book 2, chapters 134, 135; each chapter is only about a paragraph long). Apparently she was a real-life person, although several details of her life may have been exaggerated and added to by legend and myth. Among other things, Herodotus makes the interesting claim that she was once the servant of the same master who had Aesop the fable-teller as a slave. Perhaps this is where she got her knack for storytelling. She was very popular with Egyptian men, and there is room for doubt if she ever was married to one of the Pharaohs.

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

Several details are completely made up by Mrs. Miller who lived in Illinois, USA. This video retold her story completely and called it the original even though it was written less than 100 years ago. The original story is Chinese.

@nalinimore5367 2 года назад

@@terenarosa4790 😂😂😂

@crys_cornflakez 2 года назад

Do you have sources for this? It sounds honestly interesting

@brianbommarito3376 2 года назад

@@terenarosa4790, as much as I would like to confirm what you just said, the Chinese version of the story dates to around 800 A.D. while the Egyptian version dates back into the B.C.’s. One thing I like about the Chinese version though, is the wicked stepmother and stepsisters are appropriately punished. I remember being taught that version while in school, there was a wonderful children’s book on the subject, and our curriculum had enough forethought to actually teach it to us. I would love to read that story again.

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

@@brianbommarito3376 where is the Egyptian version? This video doesn't mention it at all. It only mentions the American version.

@TheMagicCrafter 2 года назад

Ahhhh! I work at a school and just pulled this book out for Valentine's Day. I thought it was a completely made up story until I read that it was based on some truth. Very cool!

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

No. It's fake. It was written in America less than 100 years ago by Mrs.Miller in Illinois.

@strangeragrees9586 2 года назад

@@terenarosa4790 I knew it. Thanks 🙏 😊

@lostmypocket1333 2 года назад

@@terenarosa4790 The earliest history is a Greek story written in the 6th century. Literally all I had to do was google Original Cinderella. There's also a Chinese version dating back from the 9th century and European version from 17th. There's apparently over 500 versions.

@lostmypocket1333 2 года назад

@@strangeragrees9586 Never trust random people on the internet. The story isn't real of course, but the only American version of it is Disney.

@nobody-uh4wm 2 года назад

I'd like to believe it's based on some truth that haven't been discovered. We don't know ALL of history right?

@dankbudew4830 2 года назад

Never expected the Cinderella story to have so many versions. Which one was the original Cinderella story? How did this phenomenon start? I’m just glad Disney made a movie about her 😌

@SaraHouck461 2 года назад

Speaking of which, it's no wonder I consider myself lucky to prefer that particular version to this very day. Some of you may be thinking it's because of the Disney Princess franchise, but it's a lot more than that. It just so happens that this particular version marked a major milestone in the company's history by miraculously emerging from its first slump that was ushered upon due to World War II. In fact, it was the only slump in the company's history that happened during Walt's lifetime, meaning the next slump wouldn't be ushered upon until the late 60s with his passing. Speaking of Disney Princesses, it was during Moana's theatrical run when it was exactly half a century since that fateful moment occurred.

@erynlasgalen1949 2 года назад

I'd like to say that the original story was told around pre-historic campfires and changed to suit the circumstances. The theme of a man of power being lovestruck by a lowly woman is something that makes us feel good

@Echemusic 2 года назад

the original story that of cinderella as we know it is a Russian story called Vassalisa the Beautiful. It is a cool story I would really recommend reading it

@erynlasgalen1949 2 года назад

@@Echemusic Most faiytales/folk stories are versions of much older tales, with the details changed to fit the current situation and the audience. It is impossible to determine the 'original'. We can only find the oldest version available, which in this case comes from Greece in the last years BCE. You have to have a written language to date these stories, but who knows how many people were telling slightly different versions in 5000 BCE?

@Echemusic 2 года назад

@@erynlasgalen1949 you seem to have a very romanticised view about how these things work. lets agree to disagree. your arguments are just based on opinion instead of research.

@justhana6453 2 года назад

My dad used to read me this story a lot when I was a kid, he’s from Egypt. It’s really cool seeing this story again after so many years it brings back a lot of nostalgia!

@djantouahmed7319 2 года назад

Except this isn't an Egyptian story.

@djantouahmed7319 2 года назад

@@flyhigh.higher8814 1. It isn't part of the egyptian mythology. 2. It is a greek story taking place in Egypt, just like Aladin is an Arabic story taking place in China.

@lowkeyemilia 2 года назад

@@djantouahmed7319 i didn't know aladin took place in china and i'm arab myself lol, anyways, thanks for the info man!~

@justhana6453 2 года назад

@@djantouahmed7319 Yeah I know it isn't actually Egyptian mythology my dad bought it in America because he found it cool that they made an Egyptian Cinderella story.

@cheryl-lynnmehring8606 2 года назад

I read this version once as a child. Excellent retelling. The book version had awesome artwork.

@jennydelaflor2087 2 года назад

Agreed, the images were very realistic, and I loved the story. Very universal message about exclusion and over coming ones bad fortunes.

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

Written by Mrs. Miller les than 100 years ago and definitely not the original. The original version is Chinese.

@heidsterzsoups2133 2 года назад

Same! Really fed my childhood Ancient Egypt obsession.

@gabrielladiaz6933 2 года назад

I remember the children’s book at a reading by my school librarian I loved the illustrations

@calvinstaley0123 8 месяцев назад

OMG! Me, too!

@muffinbutton2873 2 года назад

I’m college, we read a story that was less than a page, basically saying “A woman washed some clothes, a sandal fell in the water, a bird took it to the king, and the king wanted to marry her.” Nothing about their gods or backstory

@cevxj 2 года назад

The original foot fetish?

@muffinbutton2873 2 года назад

@@cevxj That's exactly what the teacher said on our unit on Cinderella.

@KayxzTarot 2 года назад

Love the story, but I highly doubt this is from the “Ancient” Egypt we think of. This is a Greek story told in Egypt.

@andriasanders9747 2 года назад

Right.

@alexandrahenderson4368 2 года назад

Yeah... Especially with the assumption that they would ever tell a story that made it sound like Egyptian native women weren't as attractive as conventional Greek or Roman women (before the eras of Cleopatra and her ancestors)

@calyyygrazie8 2 года назад

@@alexandrahenderson4368 I heard that a lot of the info in this story was fabricated by a white woman in Illinois.

@KayxzTarot 2 года назад

@@alexandrahenderson4368 and THAT, my friend, was the give away. Lol I was like…erm……….so the Egyptians are the villains to this poor fair skinned slave girl?…okay….Love a good story, but………nawwww.

@alexandrahenderson4368 2 года назад

@@KayxzTarot right. The racism and colorism is not for me

@stephanpopp6210 2 года назад

Do you know the original Grimm brothers story? It does not have a fairy godmother. Instead, Cinderella works the magic herself, with the help of a hazel rod planted on her mother's grave. And, cruel twist, the evil stepsisters cut off their toes to fit into the shoe, but two turtle-doves that have helped Cinderella before reveal it. Grimm's heroines often are much more self-confident than their Disney counterparts.

@Katya_Lastochka 2 года назад

Asking for help is not a lack of confidence, and using magic and her mother's spirit does not make someone self-sufficient. The only one that makes sense is where the father dies and she has no choice but to serve her step-mother.

@djantouahmed7319 2 года назад

Asking for help isn't a lack of confidence.

@zvezdoblyat 2 года назад

Saying the heroines are more self confident does not only refer to Cinderella. Self confidence means they’re not some damsel in distress just waiting for a handsome Prince to save them from their misery

@djantouahmed7319 2 года назад

@@zvezdoblyat in Disney cinder Ella went to the ball against her stepmother warning. That's call being rebellious. Killing your oppressor isn't what I call a good message for children.

@zvezdoblyat 2 года назад

@@djantouahmed7319 did you read what I wrote? Not just Cinderella

@amaliapursell 2 года назад

This is a Greek story from during the Roman Empire around the time of Jesus. It's from Strabo's Geographia, who was a Greek man living in Asia minor. It was not recorded in Ancient Egypt or told by Egyptians. The animation is nice though. *Edit, a story told by a Greek man about ancient Egypt

@kkibela 2 года назад

That actually makes sense. I'm sitting here why a story with so called Egyptian roots is essentially casting black people as oppressors ..kind of at odds with the European version of history and all their efforts to erase evidence of black people in Egypt. Greeks notoriously raided and invaded Egypt so this story is concurrent

@amaliapursell 2 года назад

@@kkibela at this point in the Roman empire, and it's colonies, there was quite a bit of racism but it would be unrecognizable to racists today. For instance, the people from actual Rome did not consider themselves European and viewed the rest of Europe as inferior. Mind you, they also viewed north Africa as inferior. But they blamed it on climate. The people in the cold moist north were moronic and big which made them good soldiers, easily controlled. The people in the dry hot south were cunning and small, making great bureaucrats and accountants. Meanwhile, Rome was the "perfect" middle point. Ironic that they would scoff at the white supremacist ideology that dominates contemporary racists. "Keep to your sword, Gauls, and leave the history and finance to the people of Africa."

@SarastistheSerpent 2 года назад

@@kkibela It doesn’t cast black people as oppressors. There are no black people in this story. Neither Egyptians nor Greeks are black. Please go steal someone else’s culture. You’re not Egyptian.

@robinlillian9471 2 года назад

@@kkibela That's absurd. One of her "oppressors" married her? Egyptians did keep slaves, you know.

@truthseeker4298 2 года назад

@@SarastistheSerpent Egyptians aren't black? They are hamites. Get it right

@dingdring6317 2 года назад

I feel like the story of a poor girl marrying a rich guy will always be a staple of all time

@iThiink 2 года назад

She acctually took orders from other servants.. that's like those co-workers who work the same position as you, yet feel the need to micro manage you

@ghosty.ri.z6859 2 года назад

i don't think we can say "original" Cinderella, we can say an early version of cinderella's story or something similar. because stories similar to the Disney cinderella we know have been around in many different cultures in different times. it is possible that people from different parts of the world get the same idea, or it's possible for similar stories to have happened in real life. we describe these kinds of stories as Cinderella story, but that's because it's what we grew up with, and there's nothing wrong with that. nobody necessarily copied anyone.

@AntediluvianRomance 2 года назад

The stories also travel along all of the ancient trade routs changing along the way, and to trace them is often impossible.

@Katya_Lastochka 2 года назад

Its possible all the stories have the sam origin.

@eu29lex16 2 года назад

The Rhodopis of the fairy tale is based on a real woman - The historical Rhodopis was not even Egyptian. She actually came from Thrace (modern Bulgaria). And finally, she never became a queen. The real reason why the historical Rhodopis was so famous? It was because she was the celebrity call girl of the ancient world ! So, like with Ares case(also a thracian character), it's a greek story with foreign characters, lol ! If the story is greek it doesn't mean the deities or character is greek ! Same happened with Apollo, he was originally a Trojan deity !

@AntediluvianRomance 2 года назад

@@eu29lex16 Well said, although incorporating cults of foreign deities is not exactly the same as telling stories about historical figures. Incorporated deities become shared deities and get some kind of recognition, historical figures get divorced from reality until full erasure.

@r.o.2630 2 года назад

Look for Aarne-Thompson-Uther folktale type 510A . This is the research “code” for cinderella. There are also stories from Morocco and Yemen that I know of.

@Treemotan 2 года назад

I take a lot of issue with Rhodopis being called the "original" Cinderella; "oldest known recorded" is much more accurate because the truth is, we will never know the original tale. Fairy tales descend from oral tradition, long before any sort of literacy became widespread and when any sort of record had to be entirely by hand. They were stories told by parents to children, around campfires, in taverns, or to pass the time on the road. And with each retelling, details can change or be added depending on the storyteller and local culture. Sometimes tales would split off and become different, sometimes two separate but similar tales from different regions would mix and combine into something new. And when the times would change, so would the stories to suit the views of the era. So it's frankly an impossible to ask to tell where or when these stories originated, but the fact that they've traveled and related to by so many different people of different cultures and times and survived to the modern day is honestly what makes them so special.

@jamienelson3470 2 года назад

It's amazing the way oral history keeps stories alive for millenia, with just the subtlest changes.

@WoodlandPrincess369 2 года назад

I read the original story of Rhodopis as a child in our library. its better than the original. In fact, he uses the art from that same childhood book in the video! nice.

@bubbles574 2 года назад

I find it so interesting how so many stories are from around the world

@drswag0076 2 года назад

never thought the first rendition of Cinderella took place in Egypt. there was a rendition in Russia where she met Baba Yaga and burned her step mother and sisters with flaming skulls. but the story continues when she started weaving which one of her creations caught the eyes of the Czar, long story short she married the czar as his czarina.

@karinasaprykina6816 2 года назад

Wait wow I've never heard of it, do you have any sources of where it is available? The most popular version in Russia always seemed to be the one by Charles Perrault, I really wanna read the flaming skulls thing though)

@drswag0076 2 года назад

@@karinasaprykina6816 here's a link to a video on the subject ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uuV7Pi7iRLo.html enjoy.

@AntediluvianRomance 2 года назад

That's the one with the abusive family, but without a groom trying to identify her. There's another, where the abused stepdaughter is identified among her sisters by a prince (it's close to brothers Grimm's One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-Eyes, but the heroine is separate from those three).

@Mokiefraggle 2 года назад

I don't know if I'd call the story of Vasilisa the Beautiful a "Cinderella story." The only real connection there is the evil stepmother and stepsisters, and if you're working from the Brothers Grimm's version, you could call the presence of her magic doll from her deceased mother a connection, like Aschenputtel's hazel tree and holy doves. It's mostly just your typical Baba Yaga tale, where she can be benevolent, but just as often threatens the protagonist that she must complete a variety of nigh-impossible trials to earn her aid and favor, or else be the witch's supper. Still a fun story, though. Most "Cinderella stories" are considerably closer to Perrault's tale, or to the version told by the Brothers Grimm, in that there's the royal ball/festival that the protagonist wishes to attend, and is prevented from doing so by some antagonist (usually stepmother and -sisters). There's also always a lost slipper and a hunt for the only girl in the kingdom that fits the slipper, which is one of the most defining traits of a "Cinderella story." The story of Rhodopis, the story of Ye Xian, and all the other myths and fairy tales linked under this archetype all have some sort of "maiden that fits the slipper" facet.

@nobodythatyouknow305 2 года назад

Oh wow lol

@shielatv22 2 года назад

Rhodopis' story is like the Shoujo manga "Daughter of The Nile". Not a cinderella story but she time travel.

@amandac8836 2 года назад

Omg I love that manga I’m so sad it’s not finished!! I know it as “Crest of the Royal Family” but I think it goes by several different names. I wanna reread it now 😀

@stardustpink 2 года назад

@@amandac8836 Yeah the shoujo manga has multiple names. The Daughter of Nile name was an older version name translated without copyright license a long ago but now the licensed manga is now renamed to the Crest of Royal Family. Carol the main character is the blonde American girl who loves Ancient Egypt stories and culture. She time traveled, accidentally met Memphis the Pharoah and married him eventually after many love obstacles ❤️ It's such a romantic shoujo manga and already over 30 years now lol.

@anastasiaphan4202 2 года назад

Thanks for the English name. I only know it as Ouke no Monshou

@estheralli4563 2 года назад

it hasn’t been updated in forever :(

@mediocremaiden8883 2 года назад

In Ancient Egypt Pharoahs usually married their sisters,daughters,mothers even because they believed the royal blood was kept in the female line.

@ibrahimmohamed9520 2 года назад

That's not true.. You need to learn history........because royalty was established through the mother her eldest daughter, son and grandson...... so royalty went through the mother lineage passed down to her eldest daughter and kingship is between Uncle and nephew.

@regineb.4756 2 года назад

@Ibrahim Mohamed But there were nearly only male pharaos (we know the two exceptions), so a male heir was the one to continue the family line, and this indicates, that royalty was considered to pass through the male lineage. Otherwise it would have been a line of female pharaohs. And pharaohs married close female relatives from time to time, this is a known fact. Happened after medieval times in European aristocracy quite a lot, too (not mothers or sisters, but very often close cousins)

@Echemusic 2 года назад

in the days when you didn't have DNA testing, a Pharaohs wife could have an affair then the baby would not be of the famille's bloodline. There are even examples of men leaving all their possessions and everything to their sister's children instead of their own for this very reason.

@SarastistheSerpent 2 года назад

@@regineb.4756 there were more than 2 exceptions. Sobekneferu, Hatshepsut, Neferneferuaten, Twosret and Cleopatra VII were all female Pharaohs who ruled Egypt in their own right.

@AntediluvianRomance 2 года назад

Becoming a part of a pharaoh's servant harem wasn't a bad deal either.

@naokitenomi9327 2 года назад

Gosh, so many Cinderella movie adaptations and never did I hear about the story of Rhodopis. I'm surprised Disney hasn't thought of making a live-action movie about this.

@laceehernandez8203 2 года назад

I really like to believe Queen Esther was the first Cinderella of course not exactly like the Cinderella tale that we hear today but as of a young girl becoming a queen and the king putting all the eligible bachelorettes of his own kingdom and not trying to marry for status reminds me a lot of Cinderella.

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

The first Cinderella story is Chinese.

@sailormoon7354 2 года назад

Esther from veggie tales?????

@Anna-Anna53 2 года назад

Yes i liked to believe its Queen Ester too.

@laceehernandez8203 2 года назад

@@sailormoon7354 lol I mean sure Esther is in VeggieTales but do you know VeggieTales is based off the Bible LOL. 😊 but I’m not saying anybody else Hass to believe that’s the first Cinderella I just a few months back I was watching a Cinderella story with my daughter wondering if there was any similar stories to it in the Bible and I thought Esther was a nice thought and that’s what I teach my baby girl

@laceehernandez8203 2 года назад

@@Anna-Anna53 oh I love that it was really cool how I came to think that Queen Esther was Cinderella I was watching Cinderella story with my daughter thinking that so many stories can be related to the Bible and wondering if Cinderella like story was in there and 💥 bam 💥 A real lightbulb 💡 moment lol Ester is “Cinderella” in our house lol 🥰

@kalaishasoto9644 2 года назад

Wish they would make more Disney movies based on the original stories like this one. It would be more interesting

@alize0623 2 года назад

Disney based their stories on the most popular version as, in cases like Cinderella, there’s millions of retelling. Disney is based on either the French or German version of this story titled “Cinderella”. There’s a lot of debate on which

@juliab9596 2 года назад

This story is not the original but written by an American loosely using source material By Herodot and Strabo who were Greek.

@yahikokurotama4351 2 года назад

@@aaeedee35 this isn't an Egyptian story, it was written by white ppl and set in Egypt. But the lady actually existed there just she was a super famous prostitute and not some slave.

@Boudicaisback 2 года назад

Majority of disney princess's are based on German folklore.

@Miant 9 месяцев назад

@@juliab9596 Where can Herodot and Strabo's version be found?

@gracearcilla2440 2 года назад

Oh Egypt 🇪🇬 I tried so many times to forget about you, but the richness of your culture and history put together just keep me pulling back to you.

@brokenbridge6316 2 года назад

It would be really interesting to see a movie about this.

@Lee-cr6xb 2 года назад

Yup It would be even more attractivevwith Egyptian theme

@smileywarhead5178 2 года назад

Bollywood might go for it

@valerianmonye402 2 года назад

Evil dark skinned people with a white protagonist? Laughable. Hollywood will not touch this with a ten foot pole

@Shawn-my8pz 2 года назад

Highly highly agreed

@brokenbridge6316 2 года назад

@@Shawn-my8pz---Awesome. Thanks for responding.

@bookworm7076 2 года назад

I remember reading this story when I was a kid! I also remember reading different Cinderella stories from different cultures and backgrounds. ie. the Korean Cinderella, the Irish Cinderella, the Caribbean Cinderella, etc. Thank you soooo much for uploading this video!

@MAAT1111 2 года назад

This is NOT Egyptian(Kemetic) Culture, this is more like GREEK Mythology.💚❤🖤

@paulraymundclementirbarrio762 2 года назад

howw horus is actually right THERE

@joshybosley391 Год назад

@@paulraymundclementirbarrio762 ?

@carlottarobbins7005 2 года назад

I remember I had a childrens' book of this story when I was a little kid - the illustrations, some of which were featured in this video, were absolutely gorgeous!

@cynthiatressler2649 2 года назад

This is honestly my favorite version of this story. I remember reading it when I was younger

@Kolious_Thrace 2 года назад

Rhodope is called the mountain rage of Thrace. In Hellenic is called Ροδόπη / Rodópi (Pronounced as Ro-thó-pee. Th as in though not D in door) Rodópi comes from the ancient term Ρόδον/Ródon which means rose 🌹

@ChoiShi0822 2 года назад

I never knew this story existed, and it connects perfectly with the modern version we all know and love. Thank you for sharing this. This was very interesting to hear😊

@bubbles574 2 года назад

Could you do the story of aladdin,i think the original was chinese and aladdin wasnt really the hero

@RaconteurMythologyHistory 2 года назад

Great suggestion thanks :)

@DrEvil-hu1fi 2 года назад

Please! That would be so cool!! I love this version of history. Something we'll never be taught.

@mediocremaiden8883 2 года назад

It was actually From 1,001 Arabian Nights story within a story but yes the original setting Scheherazade told took place in Asia

@jenny-doe 2 года назад

It’s an Arab folktale but it takes place in China

@kalibaker6681 2 года назад

@@RaconteurMythologyHistoryluvvit

@stackblack2616 2 года назад

OMG I found the egyptian cinderella book at my school library in the first grade and completely forgot about it until this video. You just unlocked a core memory in my brain lol.

@nawal10 2 года назад

As an Egyptian I never even knew of this story. U learn something new everyday.

@zoeapostolidou3964 2 года назад

It might be because it's not an Egyptian tale but a Greek one that simply takes place in Egypt

@nawal10 2 года назад

@@zoeapostolidou3964 should still be part of our storytelling lol

@zoeapostolidou3964 2 года назад

@@nawal10 it's not really part of the Egyptian culture though

@nawal10 2 года назад

@@zoeapostolidou3964 but if it took place there it would make sense to be mentioned. But yea I guess

@juliab9596 2 года назад

This story is only loosely based on Rhodopis and what was written about her thousands of years ago. The original story has very little details and similarities with Cinderella

@tothboy01 2 года назад

Video suggestion: Ovid's story of Pyramus and Thisbe, which was the original Romeo and Juliet.

@tut28Angel 2 года назад

Does this mean our home boy Horus was the original wingman?

@alyssagass146 2 года назад

"wingman." Was that a pun?

@scottishian150 2 года назад

glad to see its coming along nicely here. Miss you beautiful man xx

@cybercat29 Год назад

This version of Cinderella should be made into a movie!

@DaisiesInVenus 2 года назад

Just found your channel and I immediately subscribed! The way you are telling these stories are so amazing and I'm now hooked! You're doing an excellent job love! Keep it up😀

@fatalrob0t 2 года назад

I remember reading this story when I was a kid! I loved it!

@loszhor 2 года назад

Very nice reading, thanks for uploading!

@wge621 2 года назад

You have such a lovely storytelling voice. Glad I found this channel

@pieyedapple 2 года назад

Thank you for bringing this very cool story to light! :)

@floramodinat4942 2 года назад

This is so interesting and was an exciting story

@Cherrycola9 2 года назад

Omg I remember this book!! I read this as kid in elementary school! I thought it was just my imagination when I couldn’t find it again!! Thank you so much for this!! 😭🙏

@peachygeirjen2042 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing the stories

@lunerlilly 2 года назад

I loved that! Thanks for sharing. Also the way the Pharoah described her touched my heart ❤.

@RedRoseSeptember22 2 года назад

This was quite enjoyable!!! I would love a movie of this version :D

@kaliedoro7701 2 года назад

I have always loved fairy tales, and Cinderella was my favorite. Over the last half century I have bought the many different versions of Cinderella in both books and movies. There is even an American Native version of this delightful romance. But imagine my surprise when I found the Egyptian version about Rhodopis. And it was on RU-vid. Naturally I did a search and FOUND THE BOOK, which I gave to my youngest granddaughter as a birthday gift. She loves fairy tales, too. LOL RACONTEUR, Thank you for sharing the story so others may realize this tale is even older than the French version. One more thing. I have seen the statement in several places that this is a true tale. Well, I did a search for the Pharaoh in this tale, but have not found him listed among 'any' Pharaoh. So, if anyone has a legitimate source regarding 'the Prince' in this tale, please share. Thanks.

@WONDERBUBBLESTUDIOS 2 года назад

You said this so beautifully it made me cry a little

@hyalos6894 2 года назад

This is so healing thank you for sharing this story. I feel like I can relate.

@jacquelinedeigan776 2 года назад

Thank you I have never heard an Egyptian version of Cinderella..very interesting.

@branchestarot 2 года назад

I loved this story. For some reason, my spirit guides led me to this tale. I’m beginning to believe Rhodopis existed but was persecuted by others, and the eagle, was Zeus/Eye of Horus who chose to protect her because he saw from above the cruelty she endured. I struggle to believe Sappho’s account or the stories later that she was a sex worker by choice that lured men. No. If you were a slave. You were used against your will sexually, physically, emotionally- cruelly. Something about the pyramid in the middle of the Red Sea--where she’s supposedly buried, leads to more of the tale. If you examine the body of a grasshopper, a wheelbug, it is the exact replica of the Red Sea parted, the triangle above is Mt. Sinai but the pyramid lies in the Red Sea, where she’s supposedly buried. Thank you.

@mabonbran8913 2 года назад

Wow, so you think the RU-vid algorithms are spirit guides rather than soulless profit (NOT prophet) pointers. Do the spirits of your tv deliver global new every day at 6? You must be truly blessed!

@branchestarot 2 года назад

Oh, don't be silly, now:) My fairy godmother gets up at dawn. 😜 You may find this odd or like an odyssey in itself but, RU-vid algorithms do not dictate my viewing. It’s much more enchanting coming out of the mouths of children first, followed by a song next then a cloud picture that leads to natural research, to finally, a new discovery. So, if a dragonfly befriends you in the garden, wants to escort you to school, take a stroll in nature, don’t question what is magical. Just enjoy it’s company. God bless, love and light and have a blessed morning. ✨🧚‍♂️♉️

@mabonbran8913 2 года назад

Lol! Sometimes silly, now you've explained the fairy godmother and Dragon flies I see just how silly I seem... Blessed be...

@branchestarot 2 года назад

When one cannot laugh at oneself, one cannot ascend to a higher perspective. Knowledge has no meaning without wisdom. Being lighthearted renews faith in everything.

@mabonbran8913 2 года назад

Lol! So true, you just gotta laugh sometime! My mum used to tell me I'd laugh if my grannies arse was on fire... :-o May the light of your heart be with you through the darkness.

@33quincey 2 года назад

This resonates so deeply. Thank you 🙏

@finurra3905 2 года назад

Omg I never knew this story before! Thank you for sharing!

@XxDivinitysQuakexX 2 года назад

There's a children's book of this version of cinderella and it has always been my favorite ❤

@eo4345 2 года назад

We love telling stories about enslaved Egyptians with blonde hair and blue eyes 😩😩

@romuloromero2268 2 года назад

Wow, what a beautiful story I had never heard of. I love your voice too!

@LoneStarWomanInACajunWorld 2 года назад

Amazing, I had no idea. Glad this showed up in my recommendations.

@Terophy 2 года назад

Every culture has its own 'Cinderella' themed tale. The moral value of the story holds similar meanings; perseverance, patience, battle against evil/cruelness, justice will prevail, kindness, etc, very universal wisdom. Indonesia for example has a similar tale titled BAWANG MERAH & BAWANG PUTIH (literally translated into The Shallot & The Garlic). It has the elements of evil stepmother and sister (The Bad), the kind - innocent - beautiful yet oppressed sibling (The Good) and the prince (The Prize for the winner). I guess it is the beauty of the human creative minds to spread the values of universal goodness through the fairy tale which was then adapted through the culture of the local community at that time. I believe, it must be fascinating to find another version of similar theme in different cultures, creates a compilation out of it and admires the beauty of each local version.

@ItzYoGyalCuTiE 2 года назад

Just yesterday I was watching Monsters and Mythology. Now, watching another version of Cinderella of history. 💗

@persefffony Год назад

Thank you for this story / recount !!!

@ripperrooh3759 2 года назад

Beautiful story. Thx💓

@maurice2572 2 года назад

I'm a biologist and there's a very well-known genus of plants called Rhodopsis, I didn't know it was named after the OG cinderella!

@KDbelieves 2 года назад

It's not the OG Cinderella. The original Cinderella came from China. Nowhere near Egpyt. In fact, Rhodopsis was written about 100 years ago. The claim that it was the OG cinderella was a lie created to sell the story.

@juliab9596 2 года назад

@@KDbelieves Partially disagree. Rhodopis was mentioned by Herodot and Strabo ages ago but it was almost nothing like this story though.

@jamesricker3997 2 года назад

Real story is the farewell probably saw a beautiful Greek slave Then put her in his harem The children of Harem girls became state officials and her children would speak Greek very important if he needed an ambassador

@robinlillian9471 2 года назад

I think you mean Pharaoh and not farewell.

@nessus47 2 года назад

Thank you, this was highly enjoyable.

@soccerpro2590 2 года назад

This was good I really liked this older version a lot ❤️

@Lara-xu3yc 2 года назад

I just learnt that Rhodopis may be based on the real life slave "Doricha" of Samos. My paternal family is from Samos 😁😁😁 I never knew that Walt Disney's Cinderella is based on this ancient fable, and I LOVE Egyptology, and ancient history in general ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing 💐

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

The original story is Chinese. This video is based on a book written less than 100 years ago by a woman named Mrs.Miller who lived in Illinois, USA.

@eu29lex16 2 года назад

@Mollyjane33 2 года назад

@@terenarosa4790 really? I thought it was made in Greece at 7 BC?

@terenarosa4790 2 года назад

@@Mollyjane33 research

@namelessnarrator7271 2 года назад

@@terenarosa4790 Rhodopis was first mentioned by Herodotus back in 7th century bc. This woman from Illinois just took the original story and fabricated some details of her own to make it a children's book. I think you should be the one to do some research

@DoseOfBaani 2 года назад

It wasn't Horus who was the falcon. It was Hathor. Horus and Ra were both actually upset that Hathor had match made them. It use to be blasphemous for lighter skinned women to be the wife of a God or Pharoah. The Pharoah had to marry darker skinned women with dark hair. It was a law. A major rule. But Hathor approved her being his wife because they were actually meant to be together. She was the first wife of a Pharoah who was white skinned.

@CecilieBlue Год назад

@romonaelrod7870 2 года назад

Nice story,beautiful artwork.

@theartistsan2375 2 года назад

i remember reading the book in elementary! i loved it because the book was detailed so beautifully too, honestly this brought back childhood memories for me

@theroadwedrove3288 2 года назад

I studied Greek Mythology - I believe Sleeping Beauty and Snow White were based on the whole Helen of Troy story

@l.llullaby7991 2 года назад

This was one of my favorite books when I was 8. I found it more interesting than Disney's Cinderella.

@ladyinpink2654 2 года назад

Wow, this is a beautiful story!

@camisha7280 2 года назад

This story was beautiful

@kaloarepo288 2 года назад

I once read that the tale of Cinderella has Chinese roots -the clue being the tiny glass(originally fur)shoe as the Chinese admired tiny little feet in women and bound the feet of baby girls so the feet would remain very small.

@heart_beat_s354 2 года назад

I thought the reality/ history was based on wealthy families that bound girl's feet. "Poor" or "common" families didn't do that. But also to control a female's movements. A girl can't walk far with "feet bound." Something like that.

@kaloarepo288 2 года назад

@@heart_beat_s354 You are right -it was only the wealthy who could afford to do it -one of the few instances where poor people had the better deal!They also however,loved little feet that looked like pig's trotters.(A Chinese friend once explained to me)Thank God the practice stopped a long time ago.Apparently the glass slipper idea came from a mistranslation of the French(Charles Perrault version)where the French word "vere" which means squirrel fur is very similar to the French word for "glass" but the glass slipper version is much more romantic-but imagine how uncomfortable they would be.

@ajae... 2 года назад

Perhaps the Chinese adapted the Egyptian version.

@eifosness 2 года назад

They started foot binding around 1000 years after the fall of ancient Egypt, so this story is most likely older. Although the ideal of small feet could have existed for far longer, or as someone mentioned, the Chinese story could be based on the Egyptian one

@ajae... 2 года назад

@@kaloarepo288 Space bar.

@spetruck1 2 года назад

I loved this...the art is beautiful. Thank you for bringing a fairytale into my day 💚

@sarahperkins2340 2 года назад

Absolutely love this story and now I love it more

@rainhaven7705 2 года назад

I actually researched many fables and their origins and even their reworks into other literature for a d&d campaign. I knew this one and it's one of my favorite plot lines :3 great work!

@denisekieffer3612 2 года назад

I think since watching this we should have a culturally appropriate animated Cinderella story from its Egyptian origins.

@cybercat29 2 года назад

I second that and agree with you 💯

@LoneStarWomanInACajunWorld 2 года назад

I absolutely agree 💯

@kimberlylawrence2685 2 года назад

I would totally watch that!

@AvalonDreamz 2 года назад

Is that not what he just did?..

@ericspencer8093 2 года назад

The tale of Rhodopis is actually a Greek story, written by Strabo. It's not Egyptian in origin, although he set the story in Egypt. Also, Strabo's tale of Rhodopis differs slightly from the telling in this video, which appears to have been embellished quite a bit to make it fit better with the modern version.

@Sakura__Ryu 2 года назад

The more I think about this the more I wonder if Mr. Peabody and Sherman, the movie somehow referenced this when Penny was in Egypt. Like how she was blond and had fair skin. I'm not thinking too deep about it, but if it was a little reference to this earlier version then that's pretty cool ^^

@godsgirl7201 2 года назад

What a beautiful story beautiful illustration

@Jbunny1997 2 года назад

This is a very interesting story. Very well storytelling. I love it. 😊😊

@NikkiDreadlocks 2 года назад

😳😱😨 wow first time hearing this one thanks ♥️🙌🏽….🤔wonder if NBA players get read this version before bed as children🤭🤣

@Celestinewarbeck 2 года назад

GIRL😄😄😄😄

@Nakita106 2 года назад

I have loved this story since I found the book The Egyptian Cinderella by shirly climo in my school library many years ago

@lorettawilson1156 2 года назад

That, was a wonderful story...made my day !!!!

@cluelessworld 2 года назад

It's interesting so the egyptian version he sees the shoe first. It does make sense since she would have been easily identified

@nadoyqatar 2 года назад

Please I liked the soundtrack music while this video was playing and I did not find by the name of Oliver foster or scot Buckley please can you tell the exact name of the soundtrack ?

@RaconteurMythologyHistory 2 года назад

you can check out scott buckley here - ru-vid.com/show-UCUuUqWLLsUjheuYkP9AWxTA

@nadoyqatar 2 года назад

@@RaconteurMythologyHistory You are very kind thank you 😊

@MariaGomez-jm3xc 2 года назад

I don’t care whether this story is genuine or not, it’s way better than Disney one. 😅would love to watch in animated movie

@annaravens9844 2 года назад

Interesting and such a beautiful story ♥

@beizanten1 2 года назад

Really great snd intetesting

@nobodythatyouknow305 2 года назад

As a child I had an extreme hate for Cinderella idk why. Now I love it😂❤️

@Eugeniadella 2 года назад

Cinderella,was not made popular by Disney... it was a tale written by the Grimm brothers

@sorapikayue4271 2 года назад

I was totally thinking about this story the other day and now it shows up in my suggested.

@hippyelise1 2 года назад

Love this. Never knew this story existed. ❤️

@SirEriol 2 года назад

Rhodopis.- Gods, it sucks to be a slave. Pharaoh.- Yo, Rhodopis, wanna marry the man with most slaves in Egypt. Rhodopis.- Hell yeah I do!

@user-yi7yt1ld6f 2 года назад

In reality, the tale they continue to present as the "Egyptian Cinderella" has no Egyptian origin and, in its present version, appears nowhere in ancient literature. Strabo's version of the so-called "Egyptian Cinderella" has almost none of the elements of the popular modern-day version.

@robinlillian9471 2 года назад

Just because there are multiple versions of the story doesn't mean they are identical. It's the ending that matters--the servant/slave girl who married the prince/Pharaoh. There are numerous examples of similar tales that spread all over the world, including the flood story that made it into the Bible.

@djantouahmed7319 2 года назад

It isn't an Egyptian story, it is a Greek story taking place in Egypt, just like Aladin.

@juliab9596 2 года назад

@@robinlillian9471 It's just that Herodot who first wrote about Rhodopis never mentioned a prince/king or a shoe and Strabo claimed that she was not even called Rhodopis but Doricha or something. There is not even a consensus on whether they were talking about the same person or if they mixed up things and this story, as presented in the video, is mainly made up. It's likely based on a not very accurate retelling by Miller.