A Song of Ice and Fire: Demons

In ancient Greece, demon's were thought of in two ways. The word demon could be used to refer to an inner attendant or an inspiring force, the famous philosopher Socrates said that he lived his life in accordance with the internal dictates of his own quote “demon”.
In Socrates’ view demons were more akin to what we would refer to as the soul. The other view of demons in ancient times was that they were beings somewhere in between humans and gods. These Demons were not necessarily considered to be malevolent in the ancient greek view. Demons were thought to be benign, similar in nature to the gods and humans, so wildly varied. They were nature spirits, forces of nature, spirit guides. The rising prominence of Christianity would change the way demons were thought of considerably.
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Season 8 was definitely something conjured from the seven Hells.

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Is that what lanius the butcher of the legion believes? Or is it his hound that speaks now in the name of Ceasar?

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Only the fire of R'hllor can purify that abomination.

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[@manofhonor1685]

Yeah D&D really dropped the ball on Arya... I dont think "badass ninja" is what GRRM is going for, I think it's more like an extremely troubled child who's been put through hell getting led down a darker and darker path who might be a psychopath.

[@merrittanimation7721]

My personal idea of her character arc is it's about her personal identity, and her only way out of her path is to come to terms on what that means.

[@gingerbell07]

I think she is only retaining her identity until she can claim the names she’s purchased with it; her identity will be payment in the end.

[@lotsapoppa994]

she didnt train to use swords, kill people and become faceless in the book?

[@manofhonor1685]

@@lotsapoppa994 d&d celebrate it as badass girl power while GRRM doesnt

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[@eric2500]

Funny that, as he deals head on with all the creepy dark stuff in the books! But yes, there is - it's him, Quinn. Try " the Death of Winter" another vid of his.

[@Xeelia]

The Children and the Others always reminded me of the Seelie and Unseelie courts of Faery.

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They're very fairy like. Especially The Children.

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Have you read the Meredith Gentry series?

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You are up to a long but very intaking story. Enjoy it :)

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Just wait till you read it for about the third time. This is not a joke, and it likely won't happen soon. But after your 3rd, 4th+ readthrough, over the course of years of life and lessons, each chapter will unfold into an entirely new book. If you enjoy it, you'll enjoy it more as you read it again every other year or so, through your life.

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See? Demons are real!

[@eric2500]

sorry wrong thread.

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You the first ASOIAFtuber I got into & I love to see the smashing return! Keep killing it Quinn

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After reading GRRM’s work I get extra attentive when I read or hear the word Others. May the Others take this habit.

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@Canadian Villain ...no, because so many people don't make that hat work. It makes them look stupid. I said it "almost" bothers me.

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As long as he doesn't tip to random girls and call them lady

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"Hey there demons, it's me, ya boi"

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Hey man, I love your channel. I haven’t read GoT or Dune or anything that you cover, but it’s rad to hear a very knowledgeable person talk about their interests in great detail and with passion. Keep it up man, you rock.

[@Sletty73]

Almost first.... Demons = those guys at the GOT panel (i dont remember where) that did not allow you to speak the truth about season 8

[@AcidTripOk]

Also, what do you think when people say "demons" live in Mantharis? Do you think they are just people that are so wicked that the rest of the world considers them as demons? And what about the demons that live along the river Ash and Stygai? Are those wicked people too, a force of nature like the others and the children, some kind of unknown monster or creature, or maybe something else?

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Hope you´re doing well, Quinn. Fantastic work as always!

[@bassanimation]

So glad you're back, Quinn! Loved this video. As always you offer such incredible views on the psyches of these characters. Arya seems like one of the most fascinating characters in the books. The show simplified her down so much, as it did with all the characters. Your passion is one of the reasons I want to continue with the books. Thanks for being such a terrific channel.

[@jaysheth1541]

This was a very good video. Specially i liked your observation that not a single character had it perfect. Just like real life. Everyone is beaten by Life in the Story as well. Even Petyr Baelish who is playing so well the Game of Thrones had it served a bad deal in his Beginning... End is still unknown... But the guy is having the most fun as of now. But, the humiliation he must have experienced... The Breaking of his World View , Trust, at a tender age...

[@silent_stalker3687]

Didn’t it end with season 8? :/ they didn’t cover him in it?

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Would love to see you do a video on Stannis. The rightful heir, the one true king of the seven kingdoms.

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Seconded.

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Excellent stuff Quinn. Thanks for making these.

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Maybe the only channel that I consistently watch when they upload. I mean, when they upload A Song of Ice and Fire videos.

[@glenngeerlings866]

Great work Quin! I always tought Bran to be some kind of demon when entering Hodor’s mind and let him crawl back in a corner of his own mind..

[@rulesnwitz]

Glenn Geerlings totally I’m surprised he wasn’t brought up... in Varmyr’s chapter which is skin changer 101 to me they essentially paint a picture of an “abomination” which bran is 2/3 so far so he’s certainly on his way

[@poposterous236]

All characters have their demons... Except Hodor.

[@jaredkronk4614]

He carries his on his back.

[@MA3POLO]

Bran is technically his demon. Taking possession of Hodors body.

[@adrianburchell8075]

His demon is that for most of his life, he knows how he will die, retreating to being a simpleton to handle it.

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I truly look forward to your every upload. Always so well done. Keep it up man !

[@GrahamAstles]

Loved the pictures. Having a different depiction of these wonderful characters that is different from the actors in the series helps bring the books alive again after the trauma that was season eight. Thank you for this.

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I really love the music playing in the background

[@gabiruking]

The video quality was amazing, edition, timing, climax. great job dude

[@bitterzombie]

You have such a good voice for the dark narration. I would love to hear you do a reading/analysis of lovecraft or king

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[@bengale9977]

I love and hate videos like this. I love them because they really make you think about what is happening in the story and hate them because they remind me how the show completely ignored this aspect of the books.

[@manofhonor1685]

The show is just a fanfic I dont concern myself with it

[@ridiculousedtollett6120]

Great job as usual, Quinn.

[@eric2500]

Thank you for mentioning Cersei's demons - one theme I see is the damaged people who are or were motherless children - especially motherless girls. (I see Arya, Sansa, Cersei and even Shireen as motherless girls.)

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[@hydrogenone6866]

First thought of the word demon, The Demons from DOOM Second thought, Dante Third throught, Warhammer 40K Forth thought, Hazbin Hotel

[@yaboyed5779]

Hydrogen One first thought, season 8

[@jotsengson4194]

@@yaboyed5779 40K Demons should be number 1 because the view of demons are very powerful.

[@demogorgonzola]

Heh, me too. I picture a Pinky hearing "demon". :)

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[@ashleyofnaath]

Outwardly, getting his face shoved into a brazier is explanation enough for The Hound's fear of fire. Just so, I've always wondered if The Hound heard a voice in the flames (like Varys) and inwardly, that's what truly haunts him. His "demon", if you would. There's a quote from The Hound, I can't recall it specifically, where he tells someone that they don't know how hot hell really is. That aroused my suspicions about something more having happened during Gregor's attack. I was hoping the show would've addressed this after The Hound accurately interpreted a fire vision, like maybe a multifaceted scene where we see The Hound reading the flames from Thoros and Beric's perspective where they hear the flames crackling, then from The Hound's perspective where the hissing flames is actually a voice speaking to him, to be followed later w/a confession to Thoros about hearing the flames speak as a child, but no😪.

[@alanpennie8013]

You could say that fear of fire puts him on the side of ice and makes him susceptible to manipulation by the Night King (if he was the source of the vision of the arrowhead mountain)

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Man I really enjoy your content, been following since I had watched your videos on dune one of my favoriate videos. As a fan of your channel, could you perhaps as well consider exploring into different cultural monsters or legends? Considering how well written and voice acted, I would love to hear you talk about the wendigo or the fae, or hopefully maybe something I've never heard of before. In any regard, thank you for your content, its brought me and my friends much entertainment.

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Love your channel! Can’t wait for chapter house dune

[@ZendikarMage42750]

Superb editing on this one. Would love to see you go more in depth on characters' inner demons in a podcast or something. For something as integral to the way GRRM tells the story, I feel like people generally don't put enough emphasis on just how pervasive inner demons are throughout the books.

[@ArchArturo]

Quinn: "Demon... What images are conjured in your mind when you. hear that word?" Me: *Flashbacks of Demons in Doom 2016, Daemons in Warhammer, and Event Horizon* "... Uhhh, horrible ones?"

[@manofhonor1685]

That demon in the corner of my room when I get sleep paralysis lol

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Thank you for another breathtaking video!

[@shannond7437]

I was expecting D&D to be popping up in the comments.

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D&D: "We forgot"

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Looking sharp Quinn. Awesome job!

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“all it takes is one bad day“ Joker

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You my friend, have power.

[@verdantpulse5185]

One of the funniest passages I ever read was about demons, in a book by Roger Zelazny, Lord of Light,, I believe.. It went something like: They were not demons in the classical sense, which is to say, supernatural creatures of enormous power and malefic intent. They weren't supernatural.

[@silvertheelf]

Because of a new bit of information from a while ago, demon now means neutral or evil and not exclusively evil.

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Why are there 5 commercials in a 12 min. video? That is grotesque

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*Tips fedora* Cool analysis.

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[@SyS591]

Why Euron and his blood sacrifices wasn't mentioned? He's the most demonic and corrupt character in asoiaf imo.

[@TheeAmethystEmpress6589]

Good point

[@manofhonor1685]

Maybe he doesnt want to get into sample chapters (the forsaken) cause of spoilers. I also immediately thought of Euron though.

[@richaragonzales1355]

People who kill children of the forest were described as demon hunters and this belief of "the children of the forest being demons" is said to specifically to have existed at least Essos

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Awesome

[@technoswitch3296]

Daemon as in "His dark materials"

[@ireneparkin3360]

It just depends on where you live and what you learned from growing up. In some places they're sand spirit's, whilst other's see them as 8-9 feet tall and have bat wings.

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That hat really suits you!

[@bluryfilms]

you know, that is certainly something that has left me puzzled about the game of thrones world, (note: i am NOT intending this to be a real world religious debate) but the supernatural aspect about it has very mixed messages, on one hand, when both jon and dundarion come back from the dead, they state they saw nothing, indicating there is no afterlife (which is a smart move on the end of G.R.R.M because a confirmed afterlife would literally take away from EVERY death and render it meaningless, who cares if the starks die if we suddenly learn there is an afterlife? what worry is their of failure if the worst case to happen is that they just die and live on in an afterlife with their friends and family? it keeps the suspense by implanting the idea that maybe when you die there is nothing, however, they truly confirm the existence of magic and the gods, that there IS a higher power at work BUT they sorta confirm that there might be more than just 1, sure the power of the lord of light is undeniable, but the old gods seem to have a presence as well (unless they are all just the same god being misinterpreted as different ones, though given that the lord of light works with fire primarily, and the children used the old gods magic to create ice zombies, it seems clear thats not the case) they also kinda prove the existence of demons when the witch brings drogo back from the dead with her blood magic, so where do these beings exist if there is no afterlife? why would there be another dimension/existence for evil demons but not for humans? if a persons consciousness dies upon death, how is it brought back? (now true, the body being brought back could just restart the consciousness that was already within) but how are there such things as reincarnations? jon was thought to be the reincarnation of an ancient hero, so was stannis, and if any part of that is true, that would imply that the soul of that person would have to be brought back and placed into a new body (thats kinda what reincarnation is) but if the soul is stuck to the body and dies with body how can it be brought back? (maybe a god could defy this? i don't know) could it be possible that perhaps there is some kind of afterlife, and maybe the powers that be just remove the knowledge of it when the person is restored to life? that seems like it would make things easier without tampering with free will....i mean, if i knew there was an afterlife, for sure, i'd be WAAAAAAAY more of a reckless person to an obnoxious level.....couldn't threaten me with SHEIT

[@eric2500]

Socrates's demon had an "a" in it. Like DAEMON.

[@demnmonkey]

I look forward to the day when we’ll get long form videos discussing the intricacies of The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. By then, we’ll all be elderly and unable to remember our own names. In other words, George Martin seems determined not to finish.

[@b_g_c3281]

This--¬^ video:: nigh perfection!!! As always, you provide TRULY EXCELLENT content on, and pertinent to ASOIF; I especially love that you provide the complete etymology and cultural contexts for the term "demon"... [[ I wish we(( contemporary civilization ))could somehow truly revive the archaic interpretation/usage of the term...or at least honestly reintroduce and reincorporate the premise, whilst substituting "demon" with... _?? _*_pnévma_*_ (( πνεύμα ))??...??or _*_plásma_*_ ((πλάσμα))??_

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I'll stfu now. You get the idea. Cuz u actually talking about it. Woo! 🙌 Finally! Someone! 😎😁

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GOT!!!

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I am subscribed to you and I recieved NO NOTIFICATION of this upload. 😔

[@jackiesantos2121]

Well I recall three got their own version of the demon so number not that evil sound alarm but Christianity turns all that while I did it with other cultures and religions back then oh yeah I do like how Game of Thrones

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0:00 The Producers of Game of Thrones.

[@manofhonor1685]

Demons exist

[@eric2500]

The Faith of the Seven is of course very judgmental and dismisses other faiths as evil, but some of the other faiths of Planetos really are pretty damn nasty!

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Bruh he should voice an audiobook

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[@Shamino1]

To be fair, Socrates didn't think he had an *actual demon* inside of him, it's what he called his inner-voice, which he himself created in order to counter-balance his perception of total knowledge.

[@alanpennie8013]

Possibly. Or he may actually have heard a voice in his head (like St Joan). Opinions differ.

[@Shamino1]

@@alanpennie8013 It's pretty clear if you read Plato's works, actually.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@Shamino1 Disagreed. I would imagine that the idea of Socrates hearing voices is absolute catnip to "bicameral mind" believers. I'm agnostic on the matter but I don't much like your dogmatism.

[@alanpennie8013]

It might be noted that Xenophon gives a quite different account of the daimonion of Socrates. So who is more accurate?

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Your Voice ❤️

[@Spoeism]

I think people still communicate with their "Daemons", only they're called "Guardian Angels" or an "Inner voice" or a "Sixth sense" or "The 3rd man". Also I thought "The Seven" represent Polytheism. The Gods. The Round table. The Soldier. The Farmer. The Blacksmith. The Healer. The Scholar. Etc = The Gods (Olympus) and their 'hell' is Tartarus? And the religion involving the "Light", and 'fire' (Burning bush) represents Monotheism, inspired by Judea-Christianity? While the "lord of Light" regarding the sword of fire and chosen one, was inspired by Zoroastrian beliefs?

[@metatronblack]

Furbies come to mind when I think of De-Mons😢😢😢

[@eric2500]

I wonder if the "slavers" Craster trafficked with are dealing in spiritual or magical slavery?

[@JCResDoc94]

*☼ what was the name of the demon that ruined GoT?* it's just pride or greed or something hey.

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@@CorbCorbin read the bible.

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What happened to the podcast?

[@killjoy004]

Yo don’t scare me like that!

[@JohnCena-ew1mf]

Pretty sure Rhallor is the actual Christian analogue not the Faith of the 7, since Christianity only believe in one god not multiple ones.

[@dartagnanjames8069]

I am begging you please look into the Famorians and talk about it

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[@toh786]

Judging by the description, Daemon = Jinn