In 41 episodes, Mike Rugnetta will teach you world mythology! This course is based on introductory college-level curriculum spanning mythologies around the globe. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Define myth and decide what elements distinguish it from other narrative forms *Connect myths around the world and identify how different cultures sought answers to similar big questions *Use myths to understand past civilizations, like by recognizing their core values *Identify how the…
In 41 episodes, Mike Rugnetta will teach you world mythology! This course is based on introductory college-level curriculum spanning mythologies around the globe. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Define myth and decide what elements distinguish it from other narrative forms *Connect myths around the world and identify how different cultures sought answers to similar big questions *Use myths to understand past civilizations, like by recognizing their core values *Identify how the…
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Season 1
24 Feb 2017 – 28 Jan 2018 · 41 episodes
1What Is Myth?24 Feb 2017
2Creation from the Void3 Mar 2017
3Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water11 Mar 2017
4Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons17 Mar 2017
5Social Orders and Creation Stories25 Mar 2017
6Humans and Nature and Creation31 Mar 2017
7Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean7 Apr 2017
8Indian Pantheons14 Apr 2017
9The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons Part 322 Apr 2017
10The Norse Pantheon30 Apr 2017
11African Pantheons and the Orishas12 May 2017
12Theories of Myth21 May 2017
13Great Goddesses28 May 2017
14Fire and Buffalo Goddesses2 Jun 2017
15Archetypes and Male Divinities9 Jun 2017
16Floods in the Ancient Near East16 Jun 2017
17Yu the Engineer and Flood Stories from China1 Jul 2017
18American Floods9 Jul 2017
19The Dying God14 Jul 2017
20Tricksters: An Introduction21 Jul 2017
21Hermes and Loki: Tricksters Part 26 Aug 2017
22Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters12 Aug 2017
23The Apocalypse18 Aug 2017
24Ragnarok26 Aug 2017
25The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth2 Sep 2017
26The Epic of Gilgamesh8 Sep 2017
27Rama and the Ramayana22 Sep 2017
28Galahad, Perceval, and the Holy Grail29 Sep 2017
29The Mwindo Epic7 Oct 2017
30Herakles. Or Hercules. A Problematic Hero14 Oct 2017
31Ma'ui, Oceania's Hero22 Oct 2017
32Mythical Caves and Gardens29 Oct 2017
33Mythical Mountains5 Nov 2017
34Mythical Trees12 Nov 2017
35Cities of Myth18 Nov 2017
36Monsters. They're Us, Man1 Dec 2017
37Mythical Horse17 Dec 2017
38Serpents and Dragons22 Dec 2017
39Witches and Hags12 Jan 2018
40Freud, Jung, Luke Skywalker, and the Psychology of Myth19 Jan 2018