Hermes - The Immortal Guide (History & Mythology Documentary)

[@anonymous_wednesday]

as a worshipper of hermes, it is truly a blessing to find documentaries like this. too often hermes is ignored, and there’s very little material about him that is easily accessible and historically accurate. thank you friend for your hard work!

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

Why do you think it is hard to find information on him?

[@anonymous_wednesday]

@@naminaoberhausen2131 likely because he isnt the most worshipped of the gods, and so theres just less information out there. its easier to write a book abt a god who has like a hundred temples and epithets and things, but its much harder when you dont have as much historical material! plus, hermes isnt as big of an influence in things like the odyssey or the illiad, so hes less researched!

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

That makes sense. It just seems wierd that all of that would be the case when he is assumably one of the most important figures, right? Is it because he was supposed to be kind of operating in the background, kind of like a representation of higher mystery not understood by the uninitiated or something like that?

[@anonymous_wednesday]

@@naminaoberhausen2131 sort of! he’s considered more of a minor god compared to someone like apollo or zeus, but he was definitely still an important figure in everyday life!

[@WildMen4444]

Based on His role and His prevalence in Greek religion, I'd argue that it's not that Hermes wasn't worshipped but that His worship was far more personal. Hermes had a shrine on every street corner and was worshipped in every home from what we can tell. You don't really need too many temples for a deity like that. Plus it's far more in His nature to not have major worship destinations since He is very much a God that governs transitions. You're more likely to find Hermes on the way to somewhere rather than at someplace. This of course also lends a possible explanation as to why we don't have a lot on Hermes. Why write about someone everyone already knows? So that's what I'd argue. He's a popular and beloved deity but one that doesn't hog the spotlight

[@SpecialEDy]

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche "Full circle. A new terror born in death, a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever. I am legend." -I am Legend, book

[@notchoome5694]

'Danka'.

[@SpecialEDy]

@@notchoome5694 Bitte schön

[@tejapot6953]

Graag vandaag wordt het een gohget

[@guyincognito9578]

Hermes was the 5th Monkee

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

"where's Waldo". - where's Waldo book series

[@lisacarter1872]

This is educational while being relaxing. I look forward to your future stories

[@Pleroma17]

Fantastic knowledge, I appreciate tremendously 👏👍

[@johns9543]

Great delivery service 👏

[@ShawnaCostonPhD]

I am a descendant of Hermes and this now makes me understand why Zeus came to me.

[@harveywabbit9541]

There is the Hermes pillar (phallus) that Jacob poured oil on. You will find Hermes in Christian art (tree with serpent wrapped around it). This is also the phallus (rock/stone) that created thee in Deuteronomy 32.18.

[@Information-ph1jw]

Ego driven much

[@davidallard1980]

Hey, I need to know the age of the pottery used in this video, if I give you a couple bucks can you give me a source link?

[@davidallard1980]

I found it, did the liker need it too?

[@Kid_Ikaris]

Hermes is referred to in both the Orphic and Homeric Hymns with the epithet the Korykian. This could simply be an allusion to the Korykian Cave above Delphi. A location reminiscent of the cave where Maia dwelled in the Homeric Hymn. But this is what Chat GPT4 had to say on the matter when asked Why is Hermes referred to as the korykian? Here is the reply: In Greek mythology, Hermes is associated with various epithets or titles that highlight different aspects of his character or spheres of influence. One of these epithets is "Korykian" or "Korykeus," which refers to a specific cult of Hermes that was centered around Mount Korykos in southern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). According to the myth, Hermes was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, and as a god of boundaries, transitions, and commerce, he was often associated with caves, crossroads, and other liminal spaces. The cult of Hermes Korykian was particularly focused on the underworld aspects of Hermes and his connection to caves and caverns. Mount Korykos, where the cult of Hermes Korykian was based, was also known for its many caves and underground streams, which were believed to be portals to the underworld. The cult of Hermes Korykian likely developed as a way for local communities to propitiate the god of the underworld and ensure safe passage for their dead to the afterlife. In some versions of the myth, Hermes is said to have defeated the giant Korykios, who was terrorizing the region around Mount Korykos, and established his cult in the area. As a result, he became known as Korykian, after the mountain and its associated cult. Followed up by the question, where is Mount Korykos? To which the wondrous mechanical turk replied: Mount Korykos, also known as Kızıldağ, is a mountain located in southern Turkey, in the province of Mersin. It is part of the Taurus Mountains and rises to a height of 1,709 meters (5,607 feet) above sea level. The mountain is situated near the Mediterranean coast, and its slopes are covered with forests and dotted with caves and ancient ruins. The region around Mount Korykos has a rich history and is believed to have been inhabited since prehistoric times. Today, it is a popular destination for hikers, nature lovers, and history enthusiasts. This is all to propound nothing, but rather to ask, how far back does this story go? Does the Greek Hermes have a Scythian analog? Does the god go back before recorded history given this site is so close the earliest monolithic structures? And last and most bold of all, was there a historical Hermes? Or more precisely was there a man from before our recorded histories from which the mythic archetype has its origins? My deepest gratitude to anyone who has taken some of their time on this Earth to read my words. Cynic, troll, novice, and scholar be free and welcome to comment however you wish.

[@hermestrismegistus3962]

Excellent!

[@blacksnowflake8574]

one question that has bothered me for years: it has always been obvious to me that Hermes, and not just him but most of the Gods, have prophetic skills (something you would expect). When we come to the episode of the golden apple given by Paris to Aphrodite on Hermes' suggestion, i wonder: did Hermes not know what that would cause? Did he not predict the war that would have followed? Was the war wanted by the Gods?

[@FortressofLugh]

it would appear so.

[@blacksnowflake8574]

@@FortressofLugh yet i somehow doubt that. There seem to be no malice in the gesture that Hermes does, rather he sees himself in Paris as a man crazily wanting this woman just like him was feeling towards Aphrodite who was still resisting him. In that I see his "human side", the maybe innocent cunning into flattering the woman he wants. Another thing about the connection between Hermes and Athena. Let's not forget that Aphrodite was not only a goddess of love, she was a warrior goddess too identified with Astarte and Ishtar. Something the Greeks don't often refer to. However, Hermes and Aphrodite do end up together generating the mysterious "Hermaphrodite" which rather than being a son, it seems more plausible to me that they ended up "joined" "bounded" together as one. If that is plausible, it is also plausible that Aphrodite would have taken other connotations making her similar (or equal) to Athena. Let's not forget both Ishtar and Athena had an owl as emblem. Would love to know your thoughts. I study and research mythology for 30 years! Sorry, I forgot to add.. think about the figure of Shiva/Shakti as Ardanarishvara as male/female, union between Shiva and Parvati- see also my commment below between Athena and Maat

[@lairdhaynes1986]

Eris: "What? Am I not even a myth to you?"

[@lucasm7781]

The only god who can foresee future evens it's Zeus, the other gods don't have this skill they just communicate to Humans by the oracles and divination. (This is not an A UPG btw, it's fairly documented in various myths)

[@blacksnowflake8574]

@@lucasm7781 not really. Apollo was the god of oracles through the Caduceus which he then passed on to Hermes. Delphi, the most famous oracle site was dedicated to Apollo, not Zeus

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

Excellent Thanks

[@moel59]

great myths...

[@timknight68]

Regarding the "Good Shepherd" as Christ reference, that cultural idiom goes back to Abraham, ~1,600 BC.

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

And where did the children of Israel go?

[@timknight68]

@@naminaoberhausen2131 literally everywhere.

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

@@timknight68 all 4 corners, right. Any general direction?

[@timknight68]

@@naminaoberhausen2131, west and north out of Assyria to mingle with early Beakers perhaps, and est to mingle with Arian peoples. Etc etc etc.

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

@@timknight68 Who would you say primarily makes up the descendants of Israel today?

[@blanktank999]

He whispers the weak points in the thought prison called civilization.. aka.. time cave.. He's bin on the front line since the beginning

[@blanktank999]

No desire other then death.. Thus thr is no tension in the noose/0/cave.. He can step outside

[@derek8282]

Thanks for being so thorough. I think Hermes himself had a hand in guiding how well you delivered this story. Peace!

[@pillpoppinpolly]

Agreed! All the dots connected give a hi-def depiction of Hermes. Beautiful!

[@QalOrt]

I'm liking these deep dives you do into the various Gods and Goddesses

[@gaventer2022]

His analysis is awesome!

[@gregorybyrne2453]

No gods no goddesses just humans who think they are the chosen people-Master race descendants of gods. If we as a species/race don't wake up to the Inconvenient truths that the CO2, covid1984 & BLM LIES are built upon Jesus pain and suffering for us will have been for naught. Precession/yuga/Great Year Resets our water planet with EMP Plasma bursts, comets/asteroids & 800 mph east to w wt global tsunamis every 13,000 years at the vernal or Autumnal equinoxes when we cross the Galaxies Electromagnetic gravitational plane equator. The last time was 12,000 years ago when Goblekli Tepe was buried by 19 different tsunamis spanning MILLENNIA. Clovis people, younger dryas geological boundary layer. The galactic Milankovitch cycles cause our Climate Cycles with the 240,000/120,000 year rotation of the galactic bulge regulating the intensity of the cataclysms. Obliquity/magnetic north 4 x 60,000 years causes Global warming/cooling and tells you where the galactic bulge is reference our solar system. We are currently at 23.5 degrees inclination or 201,000 years of 240,000 years. Covid1984 like co2 is a comfortable LIE built upon the INCONVENIENT truth that the Baby BOOMERS who were born enmass 75 years ago are starting to die from the usual suspects of seasonal FLU pneumonia and old age. The mask of the beast is a pretext for the FINAL SOLUTION vaccine of the beast. Jesus loved all races because there is only one race the HUMAN race with only one minority the INDIVIDUAL human.

[@gaventer2022]

@@gregorybyrne2453 Oh *FFS!!!* This video is about *Hermes* not Jesus...

[@QalOrt]

@@gaventer2022 seems like some folks can't tell the difference

[@gaventer2022]

@@QalOrt Apparently! It's really annoying, to say the least... 🤷

[@mishkavalhalla9905]

The more I learn about Hermes the more I understand why the Romans thought Mercury was Odin. Hail to the great guide!

[@SoferiaNebruin]

The more you learn about Hermes from other people who cite "historical records", the more lies you learn. Sadly, lies are building upon lies and more lies. For some reason, the knowledge controllers do not want people to really know Hermes. They are even changing titles on paintings that hold truths!! You really have to pay attention.

[@DendriticFractals]

The amount of correlation between myths is staggering because you will learn all myth was the mystery schools veiling their knowledge for the profane that could only be truly understood by the initiated. At least this is what I gather from reading Manly P Halls work. It gets real interesting when you learn that Saturn could of been our main sun at one point in history (the golden age) and all the countless deities are just another name for saturn and how all ritual period originated as an attempt to bring back the golden age under saturns rule.

[@mishkavalhalla9905]

@@DendriticFractals the Hermedic order of Trismagestus and that of The Raven, wolf, and serpent. The all seeing eye

[@kaeya8674]

Yerr same

[@Jim-Mc]

It's not hard to picture Odin as simply a more mature, accomplished Hermes. He just lost an eye😉 along the way.

[@Fummy007]

O lord of many ways. Giant slayer, hear me and do not grudge my imprudence. Grant us safe passage on this road we all must take through unknown lands. and accept these offerings of wine and the ram, which we roast in your name. Protect our livelihoods and our flocks. and lastly, O child of Atlas, guide us to return home to our own lands one day.

[@peterhoulihan9766]

What a lovely prayer.

[@3t3rnalsoul92]

👀🕳️👁️🌞🗣️🕳️🗝️🌟

[@kalashrestha3251]

Your powerful words have touch my heart 😇

[@TheWholeKitAndCaboodle]

Sounds like a prayer I need to steal.

[@priscillacaputo986]

++++

[@dravenamor6052]

Another amazing addition to the Olympian series! I am so happy this has come out! I've been waiting for another one of these for a long time. Thank you sir.

[@soggycardboardbox]

Exploring history through etymology is something that not enough essayists do. You've made me a happy linguaphile.

[@acaydia2982]

It is a fallacy if people don’t understand how it was used and the time it was used. Think about all of the words we use today that would confuse any person from the future. That applies to people in history, as well.

[@kennytrask7520]

😊😊

[@kennytrask7520]

😊p😊

[@kennytrask7520]

L No 1:10:33

[@Ratnoseterry]

The story about Hermes coming to scare the child with a storm has huge undertones of ancient tribal initiation practices and Hermes role as Initiator, or guide

[@jojolafrite90]

True also for the Storm god Yaweh that became the divinity of Israelites (who were a tribal, a social group, not an ethnic one, like 1400 BC, and more like bandits and pillards and plunderers) and other Abrahamic subsequent religions, it also all ties up to Akhenaten, indeed, it's more and more believed. The one god of now was before one of many gods, and is mostly a fusion of old gods, making a storm and war god. I also think the "Hermes Trismagistus" stuff has some actual bases, but I'm not smart or cultured enough to see, it, yet at least. And that the character of Apollonius of Tiana is tied up to the creation of the myth of Jesus (which may or may not have been an actual historic figure of some sort).

[@BBWahoo]

@@jojolafrite90 If I had a nickel for every time a storm god (tlaloc) became a central deity, i'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@awesomeatronik]

I think you'd at least get a quarter of you included the slovik gods and the thunderbird.

[@Ratnoseterry]

I'm sorry I missed your comments til now you guys, I needed an awesomeatronik awakening. Good stuff here 👌

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

What a fantastic video- thank you so much. I’ve always had a very strong interest in Hermes/ Mercury- he represents a lot of things that I admire and aspire to. I actually got the symbol for the planet Mercury tattooed on the back of my neck, and changed it’s color (darker each time, obviously) as I aged and reached different milestones. I really appreciate deep scholarly dives into mythology, history, and religion. Thanks again for sharing this great video- I just subscribed.

[@ADogandHisBoy]

Hermes/Mercury/Thoth to be more precise

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

Fascinating. I had no idea Hermes was so important. Thank you for the documentary, this is top notch information

[@ADogandHisBoy]

He created to concept of Monothesism mixed with a form of gnosis. Which became known as the practice of hermetics, and its adherents Hermits.

[@danielpalma1426]

Hermes, lord of the roads and byways Lead us not into cul de sacs, but take us into that great highway. I pour onto the earth, a drop of wine A drop of sweet, and soothing balm To your name and glory oh Lord of guides I give. May your Google maps oh Lord be up to date, I pray.

[@andreigabrielion9575]

The story about Hermes killing Argus with a stone then decapitating him reminds me of the story of David and Goliath. I wonder if there is a connection.

[@CLM2204]

Rest Assured - that Everything you can imagine, is CONNECTED & VISIBLE As Above is Below and Hermès was Actually the Messenger of the gods Because We all Were created as Family 🤗 Nothing is Hidden Except the Capability’s of Our Brains And that’s because - WE ARE WHAT WE EAT or Put into our Vehicles for Travel & Training by the fracking drugs & Damaging Foods created by false gOds of superior Animals (without brains)... As the blood in our engine Represents The Oil in our Hearts, as the Courage to Cleansing it, Is lost in our Brain to Prey Upon Others - Who We Hate even if We Are All, Made the Same 🤗

[@minithankappan1226]

Almost every Christian myth is adopted from the older faiths which they categorized broadly as Pagan. The Virgin birth adopted from the stories of divine gods and goddesses born of virgin mothers impregnated miraculously by divine fathers. The epithet Mother of God belonged to Isis or Auset, the Egyptian goddess who conceived her son Horus miraculously after the death of her spouse Osiris. She was the original Neter Mut or the Mother of God. Many of the heroes of ancient religions similarly die and are resurrected. Osiris himself is an example. He rises from the dead but his generative organ can't be found and so he becomes the king of the dead and presides over the Hall of Justice in the Egyptian world of the dead. Most interesting is how black Madonnas are associated with natural phenomena like springs, waters, forests and trees like the Pagan nymphs, dryads and the sylvan goddesses. At Paliani Madonna resides in a Myrtle tree and prefers the tree to a shrine and is known as Panagia Myrtidiotissa. Newer religions are mostly recycled pagans customs and beliefs.

[@Agapy8888]

Probably is. As the name of Isous [jesus] means son of Zeus.

[@samantha-lx8nh]

@@minithankappan1226 you cant say myth without calling your own beliefs myths too💀

[@firewolf11567]

@@samantha-lx8nh All religion is myth. How you deal with that is up to you. Also, maybe look up the definition of myth and you might feel a good bit silly.

[@BarflingArcane]

Hail Hermes! Your video literally confirmed every doubt I had about our lord.

[@MichaelWilliams-vx8pk]

Interesting choice for both name and profile picture! Especially given Hermes's connection to arcane literature and the Ibis.

[@GoddessStone]

"For only in the search for truth, could my soul be stilled and the flame within be quenched".

[@BarflingArcane]

@@MichaelWilliams-vx8pk ;)

[@WildMen4444]

Every doubt? What did you doubt about Him?

[@richq11]

Hermes was not Ptah in Egypt, he was Thoth. Ptah was Enki from the Sumerian tradition and Hermes/Thoth was Ningishidda (sp?) Enki's son. Both Hermes and Thoth were symbolized by the caduseus handed down to Ningishidda by Enki. Enki was also Poseidon.

[@Dice_roller]

Ridiculous nonsense.

[@CaptainMera]

Loved this video! ❤ I really like when you put texts on the screen, with the name meanings and such. It's really interesting to see the linguistic connections!

[@youtubeuseral]

There is a cave on that Mountain at a high altitude, it's called Hermes Cave & it's got a small entrance not sure how big or how small it is 'but there's definitely a cave up there named after the God!

[@suzanlee5817]

In the Kybalion is told - as I roughly understood it - that Hermes Trismegistus is the face behind all the faces of the god since Egypt, since Thoth or even before; it's an interesting narrative indeed (one to capture one's imagination and perhaps keep His idea alive - in human form). Or could He be the soul itself, connecting us to the upmost mysteries of beyond and the sacred wisdom and willpower? I surely prefer Hermes beautiful mystery, and this stories in your narrative were certainly received by Him as a great offering. I for sure absolutelly loved it. Cheers!

[@midnightblue3285]

Kybalian masonic mix hermes teaching not the original

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

Reject Moses, Return to the Goddess.

[@thehellenicneopagan]

✔️✅👍🏻

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Hermes is a God, though.

[@thehellenicneopagan]

@@lowlandnobleman6746 LOL. Yep 😁

[@Lu11abi]

@@lowlandnobleman6746 sure but all Gods are offspring of the infinite chaos, Creator Goddess of the universe. (How could people have gone hundreds of years thinking of the universe's birth as a Father's function???)

[@williambyrd6665]

@@Lu11abi He - She doesn't matter - if a god or goddess is omnipotent it can birth whatever it wants. Otherwise creatures like the seahorse wouldn't exist.

[@parchment543]

Could you make a video about cerunnos? I’m wanting to research more about him, but I keep finding contradicting theories and I don’t trust many people’s ability to understand myth like you do!

[@konstantintodorov1881]

I love your images, but the constant fading hurts the eye and breaks the rhythm. Great work.

[@matildamarmaduke1096]

Ya it was odd

[@SoferiaNebruin]

Sort truth from manmade fiction and lies. That is the Hermes challenge. As he, himself proclaimed: "O seekers after this Science, happy are ye if ye understand, but if not, I have still performed my duty, and that briefly, so that if ye remain ignorant, it is God who hath concealed the truth from you! Blame not, therefore, the Wise, but yourselves, for if God knew that ye possessed a faithful mind, most certainly he would reveal unto you the truth. Behold, I have established you therein, and have extricated you from error! ~~~ Hermes (Turba Philosophorum Part 2, 29th Dictum) Very few people are taking heed.

[@thegreenmage6956]

Not long before Lughnasadh, I notice. I do hope you will do a little something for the event. What am I saying, of course you will!

[@gaiagreen2690]

YES, please!

[@LilliamSlasher]

This was beautiful! So well done and researched. I hope you keep making these type of docus cause they are really great.

[@daisypeters3216]

Congratulations, Fortress of Lugh! Such a fascinating lesson is meticulously detailed, it is real treat for all of us! Every episode of your mythology videos is a masterpiece, perfect! And we all thank you!

[@davidallard1980]

I Loved this video, but Are you sure Hermes isnt Loki? And that Odin isn't like the one eyed characters if all of the other mythologies? Usually the one eyed guys are "bad guys", and Odin is a "good guy" but it depends who is telling the story. Also Kids share qualities with their parents whether they are adopted or not. Both Loki and Hermes have a "wolf" kid too, or a kid named after one. You're the expert but that part doesnt make sense to me. I honestly just think its because family members act alike. Loki is also called the doer of good and the doer of evil, and Hermes does both too. Hermes acts like the go between, and so does Loki, only Loki is usually doing what he does to cause a problem or to fix one. Plus both of them are the odd ball. Loki is adopted and part frost giant but hes not giant at all, and he doesnt fit in with the frost giants any more than his adopted family. Hermes is like that too he's the most human acting greek god, but doesnt fit in with them any more than the humans. Idk, you might be right, but I just honestly think he has way more in common with Loki than Odin. Also you cant base it on clothes, especially when Hermes shares his trinkets with like everyone. Like who lets people wear their shoes? Just hermes. Thats how you get toe fungus.

[@EnchantedMirrorTarot]

Thank you for this. Please do Venus\ Aphrodite I am her devotee.

[@Lu11abi]

Hey, have you found the channel "Cthonia"? She does deep dives like this and has a few dealing with Aphrodite/Venus! kzbin.infovideos

[@EnchantedMirrorTarot]

@@Lu11abi No but I will check her out. Thank you for the suggestion. I can’t get enough of Venus.

[@Baso-sama]

damit i did not expect this video to be so personal for me. i did not know hermes is an ancestor of odysseus, my favorite greek hero, nor that odysseus' name means son of pain, which i can really vibe with. also my name means shepherd. and the indo-european word ser- is basically the exact same word uralics use with the exact same meaning. this video has opened new dimensions for me. eternal love and gratitude.

[@parchment543]

Omg I was just thinking you were taking a break this past month from all the hard work that you put in, especially from that long and concise documentary about the druids. And then you came out with this!!!! Bravo sir, bravo 👏 Ps: I prefer the longer video format over the more weekly 20 min videos. That may just be me but it seems people tune in less if the videos are too frequent. I believe survive the jive said once that’s why he does monthly videos as well.

[@peterhoulihan9766]

I must be the only one who prefers shorter videos. I find them much easier to focus on and digest.

[@gaventer2022]

@@peterhoulihan9766 I have to agree... *Two* hours is a bit much! Don't always have time to just put off 2 hours for a KZbin video. My days are just too busy, and my nights too short! I would suggest maybe breaking them up into chapters or making like a *three* parter or something like that..

[@gaventer2022]

Plus, this *large* video takes up an enormous amount of space if you want to download it... Almost a whole gig!

[@Viv8ldi]

I love the Oracle of Dedona, its such an interesting myth

[@godlygamer911]

This sounds so fascinating. Right? Up until the narrator starts speaking.

[@TipsyPotatoGirl]

This is an incredible job omg. I'm so happy KZbin recommended this video to me so that I could find your channel. Thank you so much for making this videos, you're amazing!

[@youtubeuseral]

There is a cave on that Mountain at a high altitude, it's called Hermes Cave & it's got a small entrance not sure how big or how small it is 'but there's definitely a cave up there named after the God!

[@cidv4075]

This is got to be the best and most complete and comprehensive studies presented in a video about hermes and his comparisons to other gods and it's just mind blowing, thanks!

[@mhorram]

Wonderful presentation, your best yet, in my estimation. You brought up a thought that had not occurred to me when I studied Classics at university: "It might be that Argos was in origin a cyclops" (Time mark 50:35) It occurred to me as you said this that there might be an explanation for "cyclopean walls" used by classical Greeks and before to describe the huge walled cities such as Tiryns & the wall at the Isthmus of Corinth. What I'm getting at is all these old and impossibly magnificent cities may have derived their mythical origins from individuals who were, by human standards, impossibly strong, i.e cyclops. Argos may just have 'identified' one of them. I suspect there were several more whose 'lineage' has been lost to time and revisionist mythologizers from classical and pre-classical times.

[@gaventer2022]

Of course the ancient *Greek Gods* remained popular over time! They are nothing if not magnificent and fascinating... Amongst other things. 🌟 Thanks so much for your informative content! I'm sure *Hermes* is smiling on you... 🙂

[@gaventer2022]

@Mystical Alchemy Hi, it's a Triquetra. 🖤

[@gunkwretch3697]

very detailed, some interesting interpretations as well, one thing to keep in mind though, Mercury rules the sign of Gemini, and this explains quite a few things in myths, if you know astrological symbolism... As for the weirdness about Hermes as the surpreme god like Zeus, and compared to Odin and Lugh, Hermes in Hermeticism is the Logos, the Word of the cosmic mind (Zeus/Amun) and as you said at the end like Christ, explicitly according to some Gnostics. Also, I want a strawberry tree.

[@matildamarmaduke1096]

Strawberry tree??? Here they don't grow in to trees. I'm concerned

[@Lu11abi]

I think the Hermes/Odin correlation is hasty...Odin IS the Cosmic Mind, and He gives the Word to mankind through inspiration, maybe like Zeus gives His son, Hermes... Also, an Olympian-Norse pantheon pairing with Odin would require Dionysus be added to the pile, or it doesn't really know Odin (ahem, Tacitus)... I need more time in the Gaelic sagas to see where Lugh fits in, but I don't think it's 1:1 here either...

[@gunkwretch3697]

@@Lu11abi there are certainly differences, but Odin is the god of poets, and as with the runes, this is kinda like the Logos, and I can see your point about him also being the cosmic mind, but we might also say in a way that Ymir is that, or like Purusha in Hinduism... Hermes was not really the supreme god or Nous for the Greeks... but there are texts, such as Solomon and Saturn (though Christian and not primary) which explicitly call Odin Mercurius

[@gunkwretch3697]

@@matildamarmaduke1096 Hermes created the Strawberry tree in myth, though there is actually a tree named that, aka Arbutus 'Marina. which is not really strawberries, still good little fruits (though I have never tried them)... I like to imagine some invention which was used for growing many strawberries, as they give off runners, into many little pots

[@jessickidopolis9040]

Love your comment. YES it's all about the planets. They are the Gods. It really is the same story being retold across time and place. Same characters who wear different names.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

The spanish word for 'brother' is 'hermano'

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

@@JD-el9eo So, 'germen' comes from the same place as 'hermano', it seems. Both from the act of 'ger'/'her': to be born.

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Just stumbled onto your excellent channel and immediately subscribed. Greetings from Delphi, Greece!

[@michaelohair3715]

This is a wonderful presentation, and it has perfect rhythm.

[@myrddintheblue]

Fantastic. I loved this video. I've recently been trying to think on the distinction between Odin, Lugh, Mercury and Hermes (even Thoth). Also, interested how Tyr might relate to Zeus, or Thor. It would be interesting to construct the most archaic PIE pantheon. I appreciate that you stress the importance of pastoral lifestyle. Thank you for this incredible video.

[@ebrelus7687]

PIE Pe - to Shepard. Vedic Pusan. English words Pa-sture. Polish - Pasać/ Paść. Feed = Pasza/Karma. To guard = Pilnować. Hermes who milks clouds. To milk in polish is doić. To give water to person, animal is poić, to drink pić (like in sympoysium, common drinking). Hermines were piles of rocks. Hermes columns, rods, statues. Rod, pole, pillar in polish is słup, pal, bal, drąg, kij(sounds like key), tyczka (from tykać - touching), pika, English has word spike. Pan means a lord, a noble, a master, Pani means a lady. Panna means a virgin, panicz means a young master. It also brings to mind punisher, someone keeping order. Panować means to rule the same as władać, ład meaning order (close to lug really), ładny is in order but more something nice, beautiful, accepted. Slavic name Władimir comes from it. Hersa - morning dew here is poranna rosa, raźny means bright, razić is to hit, radiate, blind with light, rays of light. Rosnąć is to grow. Rain is deszcz but seems to be a simplification of a different word related with Rosa/rosić. Droscić? This brings to mind word troszczyć się, troska - to take care, a care, especially for parents caring for children. Even earlier polish Christian hymn Bogurodzica has very old words as spuścić - to let loose from hights allegorically meaning to give, provide by god/heavens. Puść means to let loose, from holding, give back freedom, set free. Puścić na łąkę would mean to let free on grassland. Spuścić ze smyczy also means to literally unleash. Dopuścić to let to happen. There is also a religious celebration called zapusty (other unrelated root word is pusty/pusta/puste means empty, maybe coming from state after letting something from hand making it empty). Pustynia is desert. Pustelnia is a Hermite house in forest or somewhere remote. Puszcza is a deep forest. But I may miss few related words. A stick with string to hit animal to go faster is bat and pejcz. But maybe both not originally polish.

[@paulos.silveirajr]

Uou, just yesterday I was looking for a video of you on Hermes. Synchronicity, but with a cause, I believe.

[@rainyfeathers9148]

All this etymology talk is why I lmao at 'dey carneven speek inglish propley' or 'you're in england, speak english'... chile if you only knew ("9_9). Can't even stay mad at them ("^-^)

[@mercianthane2503]

I was wondering what happened to you. But here he is, alas. FINALLY. YEAH. LET'S GO!

[@privatprivat7279]

2:28 i think this hes a Philosophical meaning and interpretation...i believe it means that he wasse one of the sheep...(as humanity is a flock of sheep) and turned himself (hes weak sheep self) into a wolf. maybe a "lone wolf" story's (special ancient once) are always filosofical (so in short "god,zeus, the devine conciousness" transformed him because those arround him try to force him to kill human beings what will change hes being... and he didnt allow it to be so... and turned from a sheep into a wolf ) a story like this shows the great transformation a person sometimes has and can go through to become who they need to become...pls watch "Eric's Heroes: The Redemption of Ginny Burton" on youtube to understand what i mean and i am trying to say.

[@Lu11abi]

I like you making Lyceus the protagonist. 🐺 Gives wolves some dignity instead of auto-monster-ing them.

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

Philosophical.

[@privatprivat7279]

@@Ash.Crow.GoddessThx

[@arthurlikoudis928]

Historians and Mythologists (pseudo historians) are wrong! Ancient Archaic Greek Argos was not in the Peloponnese but on the Ionian island of Kefalonia. It's modern name is the harbor city of ARGOStoli. Classical Greeks later adopted this name for their port city of Argolis (Argos) on the Peleponnese. Kefalonia itself was named after Kefalos, a son of Hermes. It is no coincidence that the small satellite island of Kefalonia is Ithaca. Both Odysseus and Jason of the ARGOnauts had a genealogy leading back to Hermes. Hermes' association with the WOLF is depicted in the form of a wolf on ancient coinage of Kefalonia. Surname variants of Lykos ( meaning Wolf in Greek) belong to many descendants of Kefalonia.

[@thechin2875]

Love from Ireland will ya be doing anymore videos on our Irish God's and Goddesses by any chance lad?

[@ZebraJenn]

I'd like that. Not in Ireland, but family is Irish. 👍 I enjoy learning about the history and religious beliefs.

[@thechin2875]

@@ZebraJenn cool

[@Lu11abi]

I hope he just meanders back through the essential P.I.E. based mythologies without ever stopping, sharing his insights as he learns more and is inspired more... He seems to have a lot of open questions about many Celtic/Gaelic divinities, so I bet he doesn't wander far from them for long!

[@docdoak870]

This is the type of content i enjoy. thank you

[@davidbell4755]

That was one of the best. I watch hundreds , researching all the eras, civilisations and mysteries that have enthralled me all my life. This one was especially thought provoking, and well put-together. Thank you.

[@deansky-lucas7880]

Such a great video, thank you. I am a Vedic astrology scholar. In my birth chart, Pushan rules the nakshatra, Revati, where my Mercury is situated. Your video has given me a great deal more understanding of Mercury and Pushan. I am really grateful.

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

Would you please share your best resources?

[@alejandroperales7779]

( "YWHW< YESHUA"< all the history in all of times in heavens and earths, Have been "given" for their space in time, I will never be disrespectful to your god's, By assuming their rain of intelligence through out time in space, When "given" divine purpose that never dies on the vine it define time in space, I can call your gods back in to existence! real fact state mind over matter for purpose, What is that purpose? I just have to learn more about your god i don't take in one word but the sun given thought for the element that work around is my protect from evil manipulation i have shame in loving try gods, respect is Key! Dark and light Mass matter fact in the state of matter in time purpose has no end>< YESHUA")

[@rafaelmoss1596]

Anyone else outs this on to relax or just me? Honestly I hear it like 3 times a week. Love this channel and the whole information he provides. Cheers and thanks!

[@SWolf0]

Guilty as charged!

[@Shordanna]

I asked for two favours from Hermes, and he answered them~ I been spending time with Him 🙂

[@joachimalns1729]

Odins one eye is symbolic for the opening of the third eye , as he drinks from mimir's well.Hermes as Odin bares the same function , as an enlightenment teaching...the lust for objects and the fear of losing it..the fear of losing your body in death, is shown in Hermes as gatekeeper and Pan.In the Upanishads it's said that this was first discovered by seers or shamans and Odin as such . There is only one mythology here on earth , linking back to the dawn of humanity .....Thank you for the emense work this must have been , much appreciated . TTT

[@siragito405]

Both odin and hermes, are associated with the invention of writting or Rune (norse). They both also known as closes to the sun. Hermes (mercury) and Apollo. Odin and Sunna (Sun)

[@stoneytheclown]

1:20:20... There is a vineyard and restuarant locally that has named itself Tantalus. Frankly im disgusted at the name and i have never and will never go to the place. They might as well have called themselves "Soylent Green"

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thank you. The wise know that Atlas is the spinal column. He is Mt. Meru. Contemplate this truth. Your ancestors did and found peace therein.

[@robpatterson3133]

Darn nice vid . Love the long runners as you get much more details

[@FortressofLugh]

Yes, unfortunately they take so long to research and produce that I can't do it as often as I would like.

[@robpatterson3133]

@@FortressofLugh well you got a subscriber from this video. Looking forward to diving in your channel

[@rojanaryan3230]

Phermes /(fermes) /Hermes.. Means God King, Sacred King

[@rubenjames7345]

There's a lot of meat in this video. I'm no novice, and there's plenty here not covered by either Bulfinch or even Frazer's "The Golden Bough".

[@meriadocbrandybuck9833]

Many parallels between Hermes early stories with cannibalism and wolves and the Native American demon called the Wendigo who is described as a cannibal, assuming wolf features and those of deer. Seen to haunt deep and darker wild forests and to attack those on paths through them, this has specific parallels to what you mention,

[@peterhoulihan9766]

I finally got around to watching this. I suspect I only picked up around a half of it but it was absorbing nonetheless. Keep up the good work!

[@0rpheusblotto]

this is amazing! you should publish this in book format.

[@lowlandnobleman6746]

Love these longer videos. So rich and full of information. Can hardly wait for the QnA coming up.

[@camrnlve]

Sooo… what’s Hermes the god of?: Everything

[@Ash.Crow.Goddess]

Is he Hermes, is he Odin, is he Loki, is he Thoth, is he Lug? Yes.

[@kradulesk899]

He is life. He is the humans father.

[@TheBayru]

He is Saint Nikolas the giftbringer, the wanderer, the bagcarrier, the one that moves from heaven on mule, donkey or chariot of reindeer, that is master of the True North, that can be barred nor by boundry nor by door, that loves music made by song or harp or bells, that is the master not of fire but protector of the hearth, that could stop a battle by walking unarmed between the warring parties, that holds innkeepers accountable, that can resurrect dismembered children slain by cannibals and loves and protects all prostitutes. That is the most kind to man and teaches children to be good but witholds his gifts from those that break their promises...

[@rajeshwarirawat6672]

I think there might be beings encountered who were interpreted by man into his own culture

[@DeenScene]

This was an excellent report. Is. It is. Great job.

[@CoolLiam]

Excellent. Dionysus next? Please! :)

[@Lu11abi]

omg I will wait a year for a water-tight Dionysus dive!!!

[@noobtuber10]

Theres more to learn if you understand the connection between pan and Dionysus

[@Lu11abi]

Hell, there's a whole Mystery around Hermes and Dionysus, the Chthonic Sons of Zeus, their "relationship" to Hades/Iades and Kore, and the imortal human soul... Also Hermes alone doesn't pair with Odin like Tacitus says, but throw Dionysus in with Hermes and t looks ,ore like Odin...that's relevant I think. Should be a Mystery around the brothers Apollo and Dionysus and their distinct paths to Heaven, but there ain't...Nietzche's thoughts about em sure got what the Greek mysteriarch's seem to have missed...

[@williambyrd6665]

Dionysus and Hermes are whats needed to survive in this timeline even tho im much closer to Pegasus - but above all Zeus will clean up the mess.

[@nevisysbryd7450]

Do tell?

[@noobtuber10]

@@williambyrd6665 Time, Kairos. When it all falls, the old will be reborn, I just hope the people will come together after all the death, when they have no direction, they will be seeped in panic and madness, This has been my home my whole life.

[@noobtuber10]

@@nevisysbryd7450 Follow the Spirals.

[@Dominucastro47]

Listen to this while sleeping

[@funningames2243]

1:12:32"Even the farts of Hermes are portrayed omens by Apollo..." Oh no! Not that! I wouldn't want to have been there for the farts, but I would like for someone to explain the translation process. Hopefully, it was the sound alone and no matches were used. The writers must have been drinking for days leading up to this particular part of the story.

[@tronjavolta]

YES! i'm in love with your content. thank you 🙏🏻

[@wonderingwanderer3605]

This is such a fantastic channel. Thanks for your work, bud. 🍻

[@VioletsOnMars]

Thank you for this video! Hermes is my favorite deity.

[@kaeya8674]

What a coincidence 🗿 lmfaooo He hear my called 🤣

[@LovesBleedingDeath]

Your videos are awesome! Thank you for all of these !!!!

[@gwam83]

Amazing video, More interesting and professional than what passes as documentaries from the mainstream.

[@samhainabyss]

i really love OSP’s mythology historical deep dives so i’m glad there’s another channel doing the same kind of videos but more in depth

[@kennethmoore5458]

@Fortress of Lugh thank you. You're crushing it!

[@ksc888]

Amazing work, thank you very much for the fascinating insight.

[@HeavensEye666]

What a fantastic production this video is, so crammed full of information, I'd long linked Greek/Irish/South American legend as being based on the same characters. Trump's mother was a Mc-loud... Lud... Lug... Lut....... Utu, bother of Inana in Sumerian legend.

[@blahblah6497]

Another version of the life of Hermes says he was actually born as an elite or highborn citizen of the Empire known as Atlantis. The 2nd or 3rd son of its founder, The mighty God of the Seas - Posideon. Who, in this version of events, is actually the Annunaki "diety" also known as Enki. Posideon is just one of many many other names ascribed to him by various ancient cultures. He was groomed to be one of the keepers or guardians of the sacred knowledge. He learned to push past the Known limits of consciousness. Going beyond the furthest ever attained up till that point. He had achieved transcendence from physical death. Having evolved himself and his spirit to where he once again attained his celestial form, also known as The Light Body or Rainbow Light Body (in certain sects of Buddhism), the diamond body (in taoism), The Resurrection Body (in Christianity), His Merkaba (in Jewish mysticism) , etc etc. In other words he was no longer made of flesh, rather he was now an immortal being made of celestial light to which he could manifest himself in any form and on any plain of existence he so choose. He could manifest in his old flesh based form so exactly that nobody could possibly tell it apart from his actual physical body.. only to completely Vanish from existence in the blink of an eye. He never aged and was resistant from disease while in this dimension. When he learned of tbe catastrophe that would destroy his home and people, he chose several people and entrusted them with going in every direction where primitive cultures existed and to settle there and guide them. Share their knowledge and technology with these people. Teach them about their true potential. He built monuments, great monuments with secrets of the universe and existence itself built in to them, and with these he created free energy for all. These power plants used the shape of the pyramid to force the energy up and out its top and Into the ionosphere, where it spun around like a generator building up power, and was then harnessed anywhere within the proximity of a Granite Obelisk. Where capacitors could be recharged for remotely powering lights and tools. Plus, the exposure to these frequencies seemed to offer additional health benefits as well as causing elevated states of consciousness. of course, this is just an alternative version of his life story. It's more accepted by certain gnostic and Hermetic sects, naturally.

[@Dice_roller]

This story is so stupid, that it hurts my head reading it. Not to mention, that Enki and Poseidon barely have any similarities between them both.

[@garymichael6899]

​@@Dice_roller both were rulers of the sea....

[@Dice_roller]

@@garymichael6899 Enki is not a ruler of the sea, he is the ruler of earth & fertility (as in bow chick a wow wow.)

[@ArcanumArcanorum17]

It's more like promethetus + poseidon = enki

[@kieranwhoriskey7270]

Can we stop saying "Indo-European" and just say Aryan

[@Dice_roller]

No, because those are two different groups.

[@jerichothirteen1134]

Hermes is a flying saucer. He wears it as a hat and thats why the wings on his feet. He comes from the paliedes. He is even a cattle thief. Lol.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

The world being altered an looking to be invented in modern times kinda makes it look like all this history stuff is just backstories they are often writing as the game/sim moves on. Like how when you play a game an its always got some long drawn out backstory that copies off all these backstories. But none are as long an drawn out an repetitive as the backstories here

[@EmmerCasper]

I dreamt I received two gifts via phone online a little picture of wrapped gifts appeared, and I had to press accept, and than it said the name HERMES when I was done pressing accept. Made me think of the two serpents of the caudeceus, but what does it mean, I was in some apartment with three people one I know the others not so much who than left the apartment that was empty.

[@georgcorfu]

It's actually pronounced Athinά (with the last syllable stressed. This is about the goddess. If you stress the second syllable, then you are talkjng about Athens.