Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38
This week, Mike is teaching you about the most mythic of mythological creatures: Dragons. Cultures across the world (and across Westeros) tell stories of dragons, and their power to destroy,...
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Hey there! I’m Mike Rugnetta, this is Crashcourse mythology and today we continue our look at mythical creatures with one of the most popular beasts of all time: [[[Thoth stands up very straight.]]] Dragons! Aaaand also serpents – but mostly DRAGONS! [[[Thoth slightly disappointed.]]] Hide your thatched roofed cottages and get ready for some burninating. Intro To talk about dragons, we gotta start with snakes. In myth, snakes often serve a function similar to more terrifying creatures. They’re etymologically similar, too. In fact, the Latin word draco is used for both dragons and snakes. In the Judeo Christian tradition, the most important serpent is that apple-shilling, well… snake... from the garden of Eden. Fun fact: he didn’t really start...
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Hey there! I’m Mike Rugnetta, this is Crashcourse mythology and today we continue our look at mythical creatures with one of the most popular beasts of all time: [[[Thoth stands up very straight.]]] Dragons! Aaaand also serpents – but mostly DRAGONS! [[[Thoth slightly disappointed.]]] Hide your thatched roofed cottages and get ready for some burninating. Intro To talk about dragons, we gotta start with snakes. In myth, snakes often serve a function similar to more terrifying creatures. They’re etymologically similar, too. In fact, the Latin word draco is used for both dragons and snakes. In the Judeo Christian tradition, the most important serpent is that apple-shilling, well… snake... from the garden of Eden. Fun fact: he didn’t really start...
