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What is the difference between mythology and religion? Is mythology simply a religion plus time? Or is there something deeper? Join as we study the Homeric Hymns to Aphrodite, the tale of the goddess' encounter with the mortal Anchises, father of Aeneas, and the tale of her birth, to see what role myth and story played in Ancient Greek religion – and thereby better understand their role for us today.
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.” Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation!
Patreon: patreon.com/MythosAndLogos
The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Religion by Charles Sprague Pearce
00:35 The Story of a Life by William Quiller Orchardson
01:19 A Reading From Homer by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
02:08 Invocation
02:11 The Triumph of Venus by Lionel-Noël Royer
02:44 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
03:10 The Birth of Venus by Antonio María Esquivel
03:39 Aphrodite with Himeros, Fifth Century BC, from the Vassil Bojkov Collection, Sofia, Bulgaria
04:06 Hestia Full of Blessings, Egypt, Sixth Century
04:10 The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune by René-Antoine Houasse
04:19 Venus Verticordia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
04:38 Hidden Beauty
04:41 Zeus and Aphrodite, With Eros, Make Their Plans, Greece, Fourth Century BC
05:08 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
06:04 Lance Parfum Rodo by Alphonse Mucha
06:27 Pot Pourri by Herbert James Draper
06:52 Venus and Anchises by William Blake Richmond
08:00 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
08:25 Venus and Anchises by Benjamin Robert Haydon
09:00 Heaven Meets Earth
09:03 The Birth of Venus by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
09:52 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
10:18 Mars, Venus, and Cupid by Paris Bordone
10:34 Aeneas Carrying Anchises by Charles-André van Loo
10:42 Venus Guiding Aeneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore by William Page
10:54 A Young Woman and Child as Venus and Cupid by Sir Peter Lely
11:16 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
11:29 Fresco of Venus by Andrea Lanzani, Slavkov Castle, Czechia
11:55 Venus Anadyomene by Arnold Böcklin
12:12 Venus by Carlo Cignani
12:22 Venus Binding Her Hair by John William Godward
12:30 Tannhauser and Venus by Stanisław Jakub Rostworowski
12:56 Aphrodite by Christine de Pizan from the Book of Knighthood
13:29 Conclusion
13:32 The Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel
14:00 Mural of Venus from the House of the Prince of Naples, Pompeii
14:27 Aphrodite on a Swan, Rhodes
15:13 Outro
15:55 The Homeric Hymns, VI, To Aphrodite
16:02 The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
What is the difference between mythology and religion? Is mythology simply a religion plus time? Or is there something deeper? Join as we study the Homeric Hymns to Aphrodite, the tale of the goddess' encounter with the mortal Anchises, father of Aeneas, and the tale of her birth, to see what role myth and story played in Ancient Greek religion – and thereby better understand their role for us today.
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.” Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation!
Patreon: patreon.com/MythosAndLogos
The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Religion by Charles Sprague Pearce
00:35 The Story of a Life by William Quiller Orchardson
01:19 A Reading From Homer by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
02:08 Invocation
02:11 The Triumph of Venus by Lionel-Noël Royer
02:44 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
03:10 The Birth of Venus by Antonio María Esquivel
03:39 Aphrodite with Himeros, Fifth Century BC, from the Vassil Bojkov Collection, Sofia, Bulgaria
04:06 Hestia Full of Blessings, Egypt, Sixth Century
04:10 The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune by René-Antoine Houasse
04:19 Venus Verticordia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
04:38 Hidden Beauty
04:41 Zeus and Aphrodite, With Eros, Make Their Plans, Greece, Fourth Century BC
05:08 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
06:04 Lance Parfum Rodo by Alphonse Mucha
06:27 Pot Pourri by Herbert James Draper
06:52 Venus and Anchises by William Blake Richmond
08:00 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
08:25 Venus and Anchises by Benjamin Robert Haydon
09:00 Heaven Meets Earth
09:03 The Birth of Venus by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
09:52 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
10:18 Mars, Venus, and Cupid by Paris Bordone
10:34 Aeneas Carrying Anchises by Charles-André van Loo
10:42 Venus Guiding Aeneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore by William Page
10:54 A Young Woman and Child as Venus and Cupid by Sir Peter Lely
11:16 The Homeric Hymns, V, To Aphrodite
11:29 Fresco of Venus by Andrea Lanzani, Slavkov Castle, Czechia
11:55 Venus Anadyomene by Arnold Böcklin
12:12 Venus by Carlo Cignani
12:22 Venus Binding Her Hair by John William Godward
12:30 Tannhauser and Venus by Stanisław Jakub Rostworowski
12:56 Aphrodite by Christine de Pizan from the Book of Knighthood
13:29 Conclusion
13:32 The Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel
14:00 Mural of Venus from the House of the Prince of Naples, Pompeii
14:27 Aphrodite on a Swan, Rhodes
15:13 Outro
15:55 The Homeric Hymns, VI, To Aphrodite
16:02 The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
