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Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
Character study of the Ancient Greek/Thracian musician hero Orpheus. His journey to the Underworld with Eurydice, including stories of Hades and Persephone, Zeus and Ganymede, Apollo and Hyacinthus, Jason and the Argonauts. This academic video essay explores the symbolism, psychology, and significance of Orpheus through his songs, attributed to Orpheus in Ovid's Metamorphoses and Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica.
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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.
All visual artworks shown are in the public domain.
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Artist: incompetech.com
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
Character study of the Ancient Greek/Thracian musician hero Orpheus. His journey to the Underworld with Eurydice, including stories of Hades and Persephone, Zeus and Ganymede, Apollo and Hyacinthus, Jason and the Argonauts. This academic video essay explores the symbolism, psychology, and significance of Orpheus through his songs, attributed to Orpheus in Ovid's Metamorphoses and Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica.
Support the channel by subscribing, liking, and commenting to join the conversation!
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.
All visual artworks shown are in the public domain.
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100630
Artist: incompetech.com
