Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology #33
Our mythical places series continues, and this week Mike Rugnetta is talking about some stories that revolve around mountains. Mountains loom large in human stories, not least because mountains...
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Hi, I’m Mike Rugnetta, this is Crashcourse Mythology and today we’re following up our spelunking episode with some rock-climbing. [[[Thoth in climbing gear?]]] That’s right, today we’re taking on mountains of myth. Big mountains, small mountains, holy mountains, volcanic mountains. Thoth! You got your crampons … on? Excelsior! [Intro] In myth, mountains are mysterious, dangerous, and often have cool stuff inside them. Because they reach towards the sky, they often host the homes of gods. Mount Olympus is probably the best known mountain that’s both home to a pantheon and also a real place where you can go eat grape leaves and drink ouzo. And – even without all that Greek grog –Mountains are perilous, as anyone who has ever spent time...
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Hi, I’m Mike Rugnetta, this is Crashcourse Mythology and today we’re following up our spelunking episode with some rock-climbing. [[[Thoth in climbing gear?]]] That’s right, today we’re taking on mountains of myth. Big mountains, small mountains, holy mountains, volcanic mountains. Thoth! You got your crampons … on? Excelsior! [Intro] In myth, mountains are mysterious, dangerous, and often have cool stuff inside them. Because they reach towards the sky, they often host the homes of gods. Mount Olympus is probably the best known mountain that’s both home to a pantheon and also a real place where you can go eat grape leaves and drink ouzo. And – even without all that Greek grog –Mountains are perilous, as anyone who has ever spent time...
