The Forgotten Age of Dog-Headed Men

[@arandomzoomer4837]

I feel like the world as medieval people imagined it would make a great fantasy world in its own right

[@thegreattotemaster]

Indeed. So many monsters, exotic races and fantastical lands.

[@illosovic]

I feel like you're the first one to think so, you should make a trilogy!

[@chrisfesko9920]

Dungeons and Dragons comes to mind.... :\....

[@AckzaTV]

it was

[@CantusTropus]

That's basically what it already was. This is basically the sci-fi of its day, with the weird races in Darkest Cathay/Ind/Africa/etc. Now that we've mapped most of the world's surface, we have to put those creatures in outer space, but the idea is the same.

[@level98bearhuntingarmor]

The stories of the Dogmen being able to achieve salvation is honestly heartwarming to me

[@Patricknab]

i think does creatures vanish after alexander the great built iron gate between us and them

[@Patricknab]

i think dog headed man they are african anyone with black skin they call him dog headed man as andamanas tribes they also dark skin dengeres tribes

[@rosy15825]

I think not it’s more a rebelling from the fallen angels to destroy Jesus from coming in pure lineage

[@harvardarchaeologydept3799]

They were a different race of BLACKS. Only found in Morocco and India. They worshipped the cattle/cow.

[@K7897I]

​@@harvardarchaeologydept3799 bruh 💀

[@MrPHBOY]

Not so fun fact: the average lifespan in the middle ages is actually a bad representation. the reason its like this is because of the extremely high child mortality of the time. People regularly lived into thier 70's-80's

[@johnnymcblaze]

This is wrong-think. The reason life spans are represented this way is because the people need to believe modern medicine is making us into immortals. If everyone knew that they could take care of themselves about as well as a doctor, but without tens of thousands in hospital bills, nobody would go see the doctor. Please don't write such things in the future, as no truth is worth a reduction in profits.

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@johnnymcblaze ya realize alot of people died from infection and common diseases as well so ya were really lucky to live to be 80 or more in the middle ages. Hospital bills shouldnt be that high tho fucking insurance and drug companies want people to choose death over treatment i swear. doctors dont give a fuck insurance pays them either way.

[@hughgrection7246]

@@Kris-wo4pj Soap > Medicine. Fight me .

[@johnnymcblaze]

@@Kris-wo4pj Nope. Most commoners knew herb lore, or knew someone who did. True, the church burned these people as heretics, but the church was supossed to have the monopoly on healing, so they deserved it.

[@amarellaharte574]

@@Kris-wo4pj I'm sorry Kris, but it's true. If you remove the child statistics from all years you get a much better, more accurate representation of the longevity of man. Sadly we are living shorter lives. The idea that a lot of people died of diseases and bacteria is also misrepresented. There is no evidence this is true as a whole, but under certain circumstances in individual cases this happened. For example: No evidence of bad teeth as a whole. Evidence of good teeth as a whole. For years media ignored this and talked all about the bad teeth "failing" to point out that they were only showing the skulls and teeth of the wealthy - the only ones with bad teeth because of a diet that could afford sugar.

[@mi.dogman4438]

Still here! There’s things in the woods most can’t or refuse to acknowledge!

[@lts_Bubba]

Facts

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

That explains all the Dogman sightings park rangers and hunters and such report.

[@Sol_Invictus510]

It’s funny how people discount those sightings. Rangers and hunters are gunna know the local wildlife and when a upright walking wolf shows up, they will be able to tell the difference. The other big thing is they are in tune with the vibes of the woods and can tell when things change (like dead silence) or recognize odd behavior from other animals.

[@SuperSongbird21]

Two other parts of the St Christopher myth that might be worth mentioning: A. Some say he was originally human, but so handsome that wannabe lovers kept distracting him from his holy mission, so he was miraculously transformed into a Cynocephalus to put them off. B: The story where he came from Canaan also has a version where he was captured in a war and taken to Rome as a prisoner, where he became so fascinated by Christianity he volunteered to be converted and return to his homeland as a missionary (he isn't dog-headed in that one, but it's still interesting).

[@climbtheskyspine5748]

Canaan was thousands of years before the existence of Christianity.

[@foisopracurtir6389]

@@climbtheskyspine5748 But was it still around by the time of the latter? Are you sure "Canaan" in this context isn't just a region/place?

[@climbtheskyspine5748]

@@foisopracurtir6389 I literally live in fucking Modern Day Canaan.

[@foisopracurtir6389]

@@climbtheskyspine5748 Sorry, thoght that u were saying that the legend was false because Canaan was too old

[@climbtheskyspine5748]

@@foisopracurtir6389 Well, it wouldn't make sense, because Canaan was long before Christianity. That story doesn't add up.

[@tametsin1320]

There’s an Inuit legend- that sometimes gets combined into the story of Nuliajuk, the sea goddess, of a woman who mated with a dog, and gave birth to half dog/half human hybrids. In the legend I grew up with, these hybrid children are put on a large kamik (traditional boot) sole and sent off into the world to become everybody else.

[@Gunkle_Jeb]

She was the queen of Troy He was a dog boi

[@nil981]

This would be biologically impossible. Though, admittedly a good story to tell to misbehaving children.

[@alexpursel227]

It’s essentially true. Read of the nephilim, they are in the Bible. There are many half breeds here on Earth as the Fallen angels, known as “the gods” mated with humans and created these odd things.

[@WOLeifFr]

Sounds like to koryos, interesting.

[@juandacharroninja]

I remember that I once red an illustrated version of Marco Polo's Voyages and the artists decided to illustrate the Cynocephalli as common people wearing hats made of dog mounted heads as part of their tribal wear and armor, while I recently read a theory that they actually had a form of Hirsutism.

[@ThoughtPotato]

Oh that’s very interesting. I wish I’d come across that illustration!

[@SolidPlay]

Wtf medieval furries

[@bradleysmith9431]

That makes me think of the movie, " the 13th warrior" but they dressed as bears.

[@robgau2501]

I remember a girl once blue me. Dude where did you learn to spell?

[@PeteDiG]

@@robgau2501 did ur mother point out your lil mistakes alot?

[@syariefdirgantara628]

Here in Southeast Asia, theres alot of folklores about "Dog Headed Man" like that. Some place even named after the creatures, as the peoples told that the places were cursed and a site of frequent sightings of the creature for centuries.

[@calebmikkelsen5963]

There are lots of reports in the usa even. Mostly in wisconsin and Michigan. Along with other cryptid like the sabè.

[@syariefdirgantara628]

@@calebmikkelsen5963 interesting. what is sabe? I havent heard about it before.

[@HopelessVoid]

It is possible that the wolf whom raised Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome were Cynocephali too. As well as other Wolf Goddess/Mother myths

[@maymay5600]

She is a wolf

[@squishypineT03]

Cool thought!! 🤘🏻

[@alhassani626]

My mother was wed in her teens and I was born soon enough to meet my maternal greatgrandfather. I always found his cranial formation very odd. His forehead was narrow and longer on the back and the front leaned back and his mouth snouted forward to the point where you’d think that he did not have a chin. He was, what I'd say dog-headed. What I believe is that some people who descend from a certain group of Turks, mountain people, had dog-heads. My late greatgrandfather preferred meat and did have inferior speech capabilities, but I believe it was because of his Age. Yet, he was capable of literally barking when angry. So the ancient accounts are exaggerations if anything.

[@greatexpectations6577]

You’re a troll. Nice 😂

[@hollowspecs3430]

Cool

[@mrsocialexperiment01]

Ancient accounts have been bastardised through the ages to hide truths.

[@lechking941]

lol why is this so funny to me

[@SlimeBlueMS]

His mum straight up banged a dog

[@lythnookwemin]

This just reminds me of some warriors of European countries that donned wolf head gear, and of Native American tribes like the dog tribe of the midwest and north-eastern U.S., and ceremonial head wear of other tribes. Not to mention the clan poles with wolves on them. If you ever hear an elder speaking in my peoples tongue, it is almost like a song compared to english, spanish and french. Truly beautiful. When they mention they bark like dogs this leads me to think of how many languages sound so different that those that don't speak it might not even recognize it as a language. An african tribal language that is comprised of clicking and whistling is another example.

[@midshipman8654]

tbf though the romans themselves did that

[@jimbos530]

You make earlier man seem stupid as if they don't know the difference between real or fake. I think there is more to these stories then you know.

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@jimbos530 dude they loved to exaggerate everyone knows how the first "historian" loved making shit up and people would believe him for the most part cuz how would they know the different. Herodotus was smart of his time but stupid for ours. Many people didnt believe certain animals were real and said they use to breathe fire like the dragon which was mostlikely just the kamodo dragon. Or giant falcons/vultures that were real but not as big as people claimed them as. Just like the people in england thinking their live stock was being killed by a panther tho it turned out to just be a black scottish tiger which only get slightly bigger than the common house cat. Humans love making shit up and exaggerating and are fucking stupid but since no other animal is like us we like to pretend we are smart. Thats all myths are and early human kind loves myths its been fairly recently we decided to not think myths are real but a grain of truth with alot of lies in it. Theres many languages which sounds like barking to me when i first heard it due to how harsh it sounds.

[@jimbos530]

@@Kris-wo4pj False advertisement.

[@aimtrue4540]

@@Kris-wo4pj Herodotus was stupid for our time? Seriously? No, he was not stupid for our time. Was he ignorant of certain things? Yes, he was, but the man was not stupid. We in modern times view ourselves as intellectually more superior than men of the past but this is foolish thinking. People back then built empires, engineering marvels, monuments that make people think they needed help from aliens, art and sculptures that stun and stoke the imaginations of people to this day, Democracy, and philosophy that has shaped culture to this day. Not to mention that ancient people have been proven right, when something they wrote about thousands of years ago was questioned by modern scholars, about a lot of things. All I am trying to say is that Herodotus was not stupid, he may have been ignorant about some things but I guarantee that future generations will look back at us and laugh about our ignorance. I am not trying to start a fight or make you angry, and I agree with the idea you were trying to convey in general. I hope you have a great day.

[@arcaneiconoclast319]

This is where the dogs playing poker art was inspired from.

[@lordgrunwalder1607]

İt is also worth to mention that the creatures similar to cynocephales also exist in central asian mytologies. A race of dog people called itbaraks get mentioned in old turkish sources a lot, and in many legends they always fight against humans. A famous turkish traveler, evliya çelebi also mention their existence in his book about his journeys but the thing is weird wolf people he is mentoning actualy might be central asian tribes, who thought they originated from wolfs and live like wolfs with wearing wolf pelts, sleeping in ground and eating raw meat. A lot of central asian folks thought they are descendant from wolfs and wolfs are holly creatures, actualy according to origin mhyts form turkish mytology the turks born from a human and wolf having chid. Sooo yeah, people wearing wolf heads, making wolf sounds as a war cry and live like wolfs really existed

[@BestKCL]

*Turkic peoples. Turkic peoples believed that they were descended from the wolf. Not Turkish. It's funny how often Turks don't realize that Turkic people are an entirely different group, geographically, physically, culturally, and genetically. They're not from Anatolia, but the steppes of Asia. Again, completely different, but similar name. There's a reason Mongolians don't look like Turks.

[@jamesmcpherson8599]

That reminds me of early bronze age Nomad culture.

[@chasleask8533]

Ha! Romans had their wolf mother origin story

[@katnightingale2451]

@@BestKCL Turks conquered Turkey,that's why Turkish people are called Turks.

[@BestKCL]

@@katnightingale2451 Yeah, but 0 0 -\/- ones /¤\ not \ / ^ ones. 0

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

I find the stories interesting. We always try to explain away the things like this by saying that the people did not understand the world like we do back then.Most of the people mentioned were known to be educated and I can't imagine being so ignorant as to confuse a man with a dog headed beast.

[@sethleoric2598]

Ngl i'm starting to think some of these (especially Marco Polo's version) were just figures of speech. The way Marco Polo made it sound, it just seemed like he discovered a culture of relatively hairy (or "unkempt") people who he saw as savages or dog like in the way they acted.

[@habibishapur]

There was no internet or photography. I still think the people writing about the dog-headed people were just full of shit, as it was usual in descriptions of foreign lands back then. But we often forget how different our view of the world would be if we had only seen it through writings and drawings made with no reference.

[@danielpk6725]

here's an extract from the book "The Cathedral" by Huysmans, its a great way to understand the middle age's world view, but I will start first with a quote from Julious Evola because few people realize that most of our modern story telling is actually based on the middle ages!: "The Middle Ages awaited the hero of the Graal and expected that the head of the Holy Roman Empire would become an image and a manifestation of that "King of the World."...The invisible Emperor was to become also the visible one, and the Middle Ages would be "middle" in the sense of "Central"...the invisible, inviolable Center, the sovereign who must reawaken, the same hero, avenging and restoring. These are not fantasies of a dead, romantic past, but, rather, the simple truth for those who, today, alone can legitimately call themselves alive." -Julius Evola, Il mistero del Graal Joris Carl huysman "the cathedral": www.gutenberg.org/files/15067/15067-h/15067-h.htm CHAPTER XVI "The Middle Ages, knowing that everything on earth is a sign and a figure, that the only value of things visible is in so far as they correspond to things invisible-the Middle Ages, when consequently men were not, as we are, the dupes of appearances-made a profound study of this science, and made it the nursing mother and the handmaid of mysticism. Convinced that the only aim that it was incumbent on man to follow, the only end he could really need, was to place himself in direct communication with Heaven, and to out-strip death by merging himself, unifying himself to the utmost, with God... Jesus was "seen" in everything-in the fauna, the flora, the structure of buildings, in every decoration, in the use of colour. Whichever way man could turn, he still saw Him. And at the same time he saw his own soul as in a mirror that reflected it; in certain animals, certain colours, and certain plants he could discern the qualities which it was his duty to acquire, the vices against which he had to defend himself. And he had other examples before his eyes, for the symbolists did not restrict themselves to turning botany, mineralogy, natural history, and other sciences to the uses of a catechism; some of them, and among others Saint Melito, ended by applying the process to the interpretation of every object that came in their way. A cithara was to them the breast of the devout man; the members of the human frame became emblematical: the head was Christ, the hairs were the saints, the nose meant discretion, the nostrils the spirit of faith, the eye contemplation, the mouth symbolized temptation, the saliva was the sweetness of the inner life, the ears figured obedience, the arms the love of Jesus, the hands stood for good works, the knees for the sacrament of penance, the legs for the Apostles, the shoulders for the yoke of Christ, the breast for evangelical doctrine, the belly for avarice, the bowels for the mysterious precepts of the Lord, the body and loins for suggestions of lust, the bones typified hardness of heart, and the marrow compunction, the sinews were evil members of Anti-Christ. And these writers extended this method of interpretation to the commonest objects of daily use, even to tools and vessels within reach of all. Yves de Chartres tells us that priests instructed the people in symbolism, and from the researches of Dom Pitra we know that in the Middle Ages Saint Melito's treatise was popular and known to all. Thus the peasant learnt that his plough was an image of the Cross, that the furrows it made were like the hearts of saints freshly tilled; he knew that sheaves were the fruit of repentance, flour the multitude of the faithful, the granary the Kingdom of Heaven; and it was the same with many pursuits. In short, this method of analogies was a bidding to everybody to watch and pray better. Then came the Renaissance, and symbolism was wrecked at the same time as church architecture. Mysticism in the stricter sense of the word, more fortunate than its handmaidens, survived that period; for it may be safely asserted that, though it was unproductive while living through that period, it flourished anew in Spain, producing its noblest blossoms in Saint John of the Cross and Saint Teresa. Since then doctrinal mysticism seems dried up at the source. Not so, however, as regards personal mysticism, which still dwells acclimatized and flourishing in convents".-

[@liisaelts7522]

In Southern Estonia, the dog headed men were named koerakoonlased (dog snout-ers in rough translation), or peninuki. They were originally known as folk name for Opritšin (not sure what they are named in English), who were sneaking and snuffing out enemies for Ivan IV on Livonia territory because they were known to have dog symbol on their outfits and horses. Later they become sort of dog headed monsters in mythology. There are some hints that they might have lived here, way in north compared to the rest of southern Europe and thus were sort of cold loving monsters, who could be fearful, but dangerous to Christians. I like their legends, they are one of the few oddities in our mythology that actually have historic proof in literature (as in, they're mentioned, not that there is proof of existance).

[@zigzig9938]

As a person from Baltics have heard of them as well.

[@kimadams2995]

I always thought “dog-headed man” is a pretty good rough description of a baboon.

[@rickwrites2612]

This is an interesting hypothesis and totally makes sense. Underrated comment.

[@kimadams2995]

Rick writes Bless you. It’s these little bits of appreciation every so often keep me commenting!

[@nathanbruce1992]

@@kimadams2995 I also agree that's plausible. Clever, I would not have thought of that!

[@Kroggnagch]

Go rationalize a trade of spices with a baboon and lemme know how your theory holds up

[@urphakeandgey6308]

I like this explanation a lot. Simple solutions tend to make the most sense. Even if the first person to mention "dog headed men" were using it in a metaphoric descriptive sense, the intent could've been corrupted into literal dog headed men over centuries of playing telephone.

[@TheCandidPygmy]

Dang. This was more thought provoking than I thought it would be. I thought I was just going to learn about some old superstitions. I wasn't expecting a philosophy lesson! I'd never even heard the story of Saint Christopher before... Excellent video!

[@kanekochera6595]

Look up the Cherokee oolonga doglala. I'm of Cherokee decent.

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thank so much!

[@ronofthesea5953]

Be prepared for a lot more than a philosophy lesson. This is a cryptid , real life animal, today.

[@lizc6393]

@@ronofthesea5953 I've never seen one. Any footage of them anywhere?

[@miamijules2149]

Wait till you learn that they actually exist: check out DarkWaters channel.

[@rikallan5742]

They still exist. There are reports coming from all continents , check out dogman sightings, and the reports will continue to grow.

[@melissastock4408]

I agree. I heard that near the end times God will allow them to hunt the remaining humans that don't repent

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

@@melissastock4408 oh, fun! Crazy Christians. Seriously, every one lets you people be, fuck off.

[@nekotten]

Maybe they were just early furries.

[@Kiefsti]

uWu! 😂

[@Ricklyplinth]

Definetely

[@evey0259]

Big if true.

[@jovsoto5612]

🤯true talk

[@yoremothra9838]

Time is a circle...

[@shellyshell22]

So I just stumbled on your channel, and I have to say- I'm absolutely fascinated by your entire body of work here. Your videos are highly intriguing, informative, and well researched. The quality of the audio and visual elements, as well as the narration, is also outstanding. Amazing work!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ThoughtPotato]

That's so kind of you to say. Thank you! And thanks for watching. :)

[@zimbabs]

The Eastern Orthodox Christians had religious icon art of dog headed Saint Christopher. A dogman who converted to Christianity. He was very large (15 or more feet tall?). His name means Christ carrier as he would walk across rivers to carry Christians back and forth.

[@doseman6014]

What about the Cheyenne dog soldiers or dog men??? My grandfather would tell me a story about his dad seeing them in the Dakota's when he was little.

[@Konk300]

The dog soldiers were known for wearing large porcupine quilled headdresses. They were human but had legends that they took in the spirits of wolves n such

[@blazingstar9638]

🙌

[@kris4247]

@Kane Wayne jr with what... What do you mean?

[@bungarraoz254]

@@kris4247 Genetic updating, new types of humans and animals.

[@jackbrightside]

Exactly

[@starryfoxplushie]

Absolutely wonderful essay. As a puertorican, I was surprised by and appreciated the mention of the Tainos during the end as I was thinking along the same lines by that point. I appreciate the way you structure your ideas and incorporate information to bring q truly pleasant experience in each video. As always, looking forward to the next!

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thanks so much! That means a lot :)

[@nicerock5506]

@@ThoughtPotato it’s important to note that the Taino people aren’t extinct at all. they still exist as a thriving community through predominantly native, and afro indigenous descendants

[@LeviBulger]

We have always looked for the answer to the ancient philosophical question: What if DOG was one of us?

[@yourlocalfestivefurry354]

Just a dog like one of us

[@sandozdelysid]

Hit the bong like all of us

[@wittafa]

“YOU THE DOG MUTHAFUCKA!!!” - Samuel L. Jackson

[@TheScrootch]

Dog... but God?

[@loupblanc7944]

Wait...Dog...God...

[@johnnicholas1488]

There is no doubt that dog people were real.Darwin in subtle references suggests that the canine are somehow among the ancestral lineage of human beings. I am quite convinced that I have some dog in me. I just feel it and know it in my bones. In fact I prefer the company of most dogs to most people. I advised my sons if you can find a gal that behaves more like a dog than a human being then marry her forthwith. Must run. Thought I saw a cat outside. So there it is. Bow wow

[@tell-me-a-story-]

Wut??

[@stephaniefriasfranca]

Eu acredito que nós seres humanos somos animais únicos que ao imitar outros animais poderíamos nos parecer com eles

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

I can’t help thinking of the Úlfhéðnar, Norse Warriors/Vikings wearing wolf skin and howling like wolves when raiding! This has probably been a tradition among Germanic and maybe some Slavic tribes as well, for a very long time back in history!

[@bosertheropode5443]

Maybe some early indoeuropean folklore

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

@@bosertheropode5443 Absolutely possible if you ask me...

[@bosertheropode5443]

@@gorillaguerillaDK It's simular to dragons/dragonslayers, they appear througout germanic, slavic and graeco-roman myths. Of course there are many other cultures that value dragons and enormous serpents as well, east asians and aztecs come to mind...

[@mach1gtx150]

I read a news article of someone spotting a Dogman just outside a sleepy little town in Nebraska as well have been sighted in the Nebraska National Forest. There's reports of them all over the world today.

[@johnnycovenant2286]

Which town?

[@Charles-1]

Dog headed men have been recorded in modern history in America, Read "Skinwalker at the Pentagon", read about AAWSAP and the hitchhiker effect that most of the team experienced.

[@cristianzuniga569]

So Dogmen we’re real?

[@Babidi111]

- Dogheaded people are my favorite mythical people. I remember hearing about them in Catholic school when I was young. Some saint if i recall was one originally until he became like pure of heart and was turned full human by God.

[@mojomike]

that's part of this video.. the part about St Christopher..

[@keithharrison9797]

Dog headed people ??? Are todays wolf man descendants of the dog headed men??

[@somberpaw]

I love your channel. Your voice is calming and smooth, it's really pleasant to listen to. And your scriptwriting is clear and easy to follow along with, and I really, really enjoy the topics you cover. I came here because I have an interest in mythology and medieval history which attracted me to your channel, but I really enjoy the speculative evo stuff. I got so into watching it last night, I hope you'll make more!

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that. More spec evo stuff is coming!

[@chriswhitlock2576]

This guy sounds exactly like Eric dubay

[@phosallphosphor-us-death-e3966]

@@ThoughtPotato great work. You wasted absolutely 0%, of my time and 0% of my mind and 0% of my energy and emotion. Keep up the quality. I despise sh*t and mediocre to low effort. Also wasted time. It is this level of quality that everything needs to be produced and tbh it sickens me how few people like you and I are. I dont move for anything less great quality, imagination, construction and beauty

[@maxf7351]

I don't think they are half human. Instead its quite possible that many different types of animals, mammals, reptiles fish & even insects may have attempted to harness bipedal versions of their species, via evolution. Or someone has been playing around in the DNA dept lol. Maybe some dinosaurs did too, point is upright walking canines & them having society as we know it is that far fetched of an idea to me

[@tracypaxton1054]

I think these Cynocephalic races might have just had a really high rate of Hypertrichosis (the occurrence of excessive hair anywhere on the body, in this case the head). There is a family in Mexico where at least 30 members have this condition. Could there have been entire islands, villages or even races where this condition was even more prevalent?

[@wyattguilliams5325]

A believable possibility but why haven't they been documented beforehand

[@RelativelyBest]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe there weren't entire tribes, but it wouldn't be too strange if St Christopher had hypertriclosis. It's not like they had cameras back then and his depictions are probably from after he was canonized. (Which would be after his death.) So, the artists may just have heard that he was covered in hair "like a dog" and that's how they drew him.

[@jeffreymacmullin1653]

Some modern races are have more body hair than others even without genetic disorders. This isn't meant out of disrespect either, could be some groups of people along time ago were very hairy people.

[@rabidporcupine0]

@@wyattguilliams5325 Well, if this is actually right, they were documented. They were just recorded as Cynocephali rather than actual humans, or maybe werewolves. And then by the time we actually might have been able too document them as just another group of humans, maybe the vast majority had just been wiped out by humans who thought they were man-eating monsters, only leaving a few less obvious bloodlines who carry it today?

[@wyattguilliams5325]

@@rabidporcupine0 another possibility for sure and seemingly most likely considering Hypertrichosis which is something I forgot I knew about 3 months ago but didn't really piece that together with how rare it is but even that doesn't exactly say Lost Civilizations continuing Bloodline though

[@mr.bill.8236]

But what constitutes language? Just because you can't understand it doesn't mean it isn't language.

[@littlejimmy5370]

Thank you , this was good. It's hard to find good content like this.

[@bigred8438]

So, for lack of descriptive words, they use terms that are familer to them. Words that describe prognathism present in certain races and ethnic groups which contrast with chisled andvangular hawkish appears of those people with deep set eyes and large beaky noses.

[@blakeelledge8516]

Bro, I just want to say excellent job! You're narration is clear and your content compelling in nature. And I found the entire video as a whole to be quiet well executed. Thank you for this beautiful contribution amigo 😃 I look forward to your future works

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that

[@georgecastiblanco2978]

Guau la biografía de un santo inventado.san Cristóbal cinocefalo

[@dannymaurice5543]

I wonder how many myths of the cynophali were influenced by Diogenes, his likeness with and depiction with dogs?

[@ThoughtPotato]

That's a very interesting angle--I hadn't heard of that association before your comment, so thanks for sharing!

[@bungarraoz254]

@@ThoughtPotato Marco Polo mentions them, and also the Chinese emperors' two dragons.

[@idigamstudios7463]

I want to make this into a homebrew dnd race

[@antoanto5301]

There are dog headed and cat headed warriors in Irish mythology, check out Candlelit tales on KZbin, can't remember which story they are mentioned in!

[@L3onking]

What?! Anubis has quite the reputation

[@Sam_Sam2]

Babe wake up new thought potato video.

[@briancutshall9973]

Someone would of found some level of evidence by now

[@mhs9692]

Great content as always. Could you some day Talk about the talaiotic period on the balearic islands?

[@ThoughtPotato]

Adding it to my research list!

[@jerichothirteen1134]

People see them all the time. There are whole channels devoted to them. People call them dogmen or werewolves. Rome was founded by men raised by wolves so were the Turks. Seth and Anubis were dogheaded and protectors of graves and Rou Garou is said to protect the Indian burial mounds.. St Christopher was dogheaded. Human society is a fake bubble world constructed for you slaves.

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

No but there is a philosophy question posed to many Christian monks about the idea of one. It’s a question of morality. “Does the dog headed man have a soul”? EDIT: Alright so I just found out I’m named after a werewolf

[@LeviBulger]

We have always looked for the answer to the ancient philosophical question: What if DOG was one of us?

[@user-nd7rg5er5g]

What is your name?

[@phillipfreitas1258]

I'm sure that the crusades drove coexisting communities of the cynocephalic peoples to fight back and granted them their murderous reputations. Also I sure the crusades are the major contributing factor to the schism between cynocephali and other "less than human" societies.

[@adrianaslund8605]

I think when we talk about average life spans in history we should just discount infant mortality.

[@justinmurray4652]

People absolutely do not live longer nowadays.

[@CrankyB1tsch]

maybe one day some explorer met an inbred tribe or village with hypertrichosis as a predominant feature due to the inbreeding and that's how the legend was born

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

I knew a guy that looked very much like a boxer dog. He was good-looking, but he had a definite boxer-shaped head.

[@jbrown8601]

Medieval trolls

[@matthewyoung6069]

Thank you I appreciate your videos

[@jswets5007]

I'm not saying that the cynocephali were real. Most likely, based on our current understand of biology and paleontology, they were a myth. However, if they were real, that does ultimately matter, very much. It matters because it means the reason that we believe they were not real are flawed, and such a species would present a need for a complete reexamination of our scientific history and process. Not to mention what it means about the chronicles that do not describe their ultimate end.

[@Hughjazz___702]

Dude I just found your channel a couple days ago and watched all your videos. I’m surprised your channel hasn’t blown up yet but I’m sure it will! Keep up the awesome content!!

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thanks so much! Fingers crossed on that :)

[@jordypoel3653]

The Infamous dogman.

[@GenderFluidDragonKing]

Overall the Dog People seem pretty chill and I want to live with them. I would go with the line of logic that if they're rational beings even if they can't speak human language that they're still people. I think of the same thing with creatures off of this planet as well that if they are rational and have emotions then their people as well

[@mammadingo9165]

That makes everything people...

[@GenderFluidDragonKing]

@@mammadingo9165 By rational I mean having similar to human intelligence. Things like - Tool use - Complex social dynamics - True language - Clothing - Culture - Etc...

[@mammadingo9165]

@@GenderFluidDragonKing oh I don't think it's clothing that maketh the man is it 🤭😂... Clothing and culture 🤔 ...

[@LeviathanSpeaks1469]

Meanwhile… In Michigan… 🐺

[@brianmurphy250]

Learned something new everyday! Thanks. I love this rabbit hole! Great channel!

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thanks so much. Great to have you here!

[@vikingskuld]

Great video

[@ThoughtPotato]

Thanks!

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

This is an amazing channel! The narrator is so professional.

[@donpiedrabuena8054]

So modern day dogman its not modern at all?

[@chrisallen3696]

St. Christopher is said to be 16' tall & was of a "dog-faced" species

[@powahwave8915]

I'm sure dog headed men want us to forget

[@natehoover5266]

People see dogmen, like werewolves but without transformation. I wonder if these cynocephely were able to mate with dogs or wolves and created a hybrid that is just a huge upright dog.

[@Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387]

Hmm that would make sense Maybe religious zealots drive them into the wilderness and they mated with dogs and wolves and their off spring became more beast and dumbed down compared to the cynocephey

[@ballakolbeck8196]

....Now you just might have something there...but these "entities" that are SEEN...ACTUALLY SEEN.. are DEFINITELY NAUGHT a ...product of your imagination...pretty much EVERY TIME they're seen....."certain people "...for SOME REASON..."show up"...telling YOU what YOU "THOUGHT" YOU saw...do the math....

[@multibillionsspent]

These species derives from ancient Canaanites, hence the word canine. They were supposed to had been wiped out in sodom. Look into it.

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

@@multibillionsspent Three major problems with that: 1) Canaanites are depicted extensively in Egyptian art and frescoes, and they were never depicted as dog-headed men in any of them 2) There are still later mentions of Canaanites in the OT after Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction, and they were clearly still around. Even if the Phoenicians weren't Canaanites, they were still around within the lands of the two kingdoms and were the ones the wayward Hebrews during the era of Samuel/Kings got their abominable gods and strange practices from 3) The Latin word canine comes from a proto-Indo-European root ("ḱwṓ"), not from the name of Canaan.

[@jasonh4098]

Likely descendants of the same indo-European groups that practiced "the ritual that changed the world" those that didn't get welcomed back as men because they were too savage, who also couldn't steal wives and domesticate themselves like the Romans. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l521nYOqZt-pnZY The dog men never lost perception in the conscious eye, it's baked into Greek and Roman mythology. It just changed flavors when the ancient ways of life became impossible.

[@baneofbanes]

No

[@chaddal6063]

My favorite youtube homan posted a video what a nice way to start my day (Its morning here)

[@Renaissancematrix]

I tried telling g someone of them before they thought it was funny smh

[@roastchicken401]

They might exist. There has been a phenomena of a people seeing a cryptid known as "Dogmen" which are essentially just werewolves, but without the human aspect. Recently there has been a huge amount of people coming forth with their experiences. Personally, I think I may have encountered one back in 2008, and years of trying to research what I saw lead me to the discovery of this thing. I believe that Dogmen do exist, though they are more typically described as your typical Hollywood werewolf as opposed to just a man with a canine head. Though, I do remember hearing a woman on the KZbin Series "Dogman Encounters" and she talked about her encounter with something she could only describe as a werewolf, I believe she said she was was walking to her house from her friends house. When one of the yard lights activated, she saw what looked like a man with a wolf's head, and said it was making twitching movements. It noticed her and grunted but never gave chase. I forget which episode it was, but she sounded pretty convincing

[@chibibeetle]

No, it's impossible that primates have evolved to have dog heads, so nah

[@roastchicken401]

@@chibibeetle Lemurs could evolve dog-like heads given their appearance already, despite being primates

[@chibibeetle]

@@roastchicken401 They KINDA look like some dog races, but they're not dog heads, and they don't bark like dogs.

[@roastchicken401]

@@chibibeetle I envy your innocence. Encountering a "dogman" was the most terrifying thing I've ever been through in my life - that's saying something considering i've nearly drowned and swept down a raging river before. Pray you don't see one

[@granthawkins9142]

They're dogmen they are still here

[@baneofbanes]

Lol

[@zuzananespalova2316]

Great video as always! I just wanted to mention that the dabate about if the dog headed people could think or reason or if they are men or beast is kinda dumb since humans are not the only animals that can think or have consciousness, great apes, elephants, dolphins, corvids and some other animals are all considered consciouss by scientists. But after all it was in middle ages so they could not know that some other animals were also consciouss

[@gaarasama1719]

Conscious... Do you mean sentient beings?

[@zuzananespalova2316]

@@gaarasama1719 well probably not to a same degree as humans but very close. Some animals like elephants and great apes can recognize themselfs in mirrors so they are self consciouss and are able to think about themselfs in a way similar to humans. But only inteligent animals can do this like corvids apes elephants dolphins etc. But yeah you could say that some animals they are sentient beings and of close degree of inteligence to humans, for example crows are tought to be as inteligent as a seven year old kid. And inteligent animals also have culture if the definition of culture is knowledge passed throught generation. And also you must remeber that humans are also animals so it is not that suprising that we are not the only conscious animals. And also sorry for the grammr

[@SuperSongbird21]

Plus the only way a medieval person would recognise reason/sentience/whatever you want to call it was if the creature in question could speak your language. Given how many non-Europeans were dismissed as less than human because they couldn't (or wouldn't) speak European languages, it makes far too much sense that the debate over the Cynocephali being human or not lasted so long without resolution.

[@octogonSmuggler]

Don't forget the myrmecoleon.

[@billyfolse1316]

A human body with a ibis head is pictographic for a scribe Each human body animal headed picture had a unique word meaning. Remember the pictures are language

[@noahcarver6072]

My question is where is the skeletal evidence. I want to believe things like this are true and as they seem, but unless the evidence is fastidiously hidden away, there is no real known physical evidence.

[@melissastock4408]

It doesn't work that way for them. They take their dead with them and bury them in the woods. It's said that they are interdenominational beings who travel here via portals. There are many accounts of people seeing beach ball sized orbs bopping around and then they will see or hear a dogman. There's a theory that they come here to hunt. A lot of encounters end with the dogman just abruptly running away from the human after terrorizing him and it's said that they are under strict orders not to kill a human unless it's necessary and when the end times come God will release them and allow them to hunt and kill the remaining people who did not repent

[@terrydavis67]

A dog is the only one who loves you more than they love them selves I have experenced more love from dog then humans

[@joeyj6808]

Puppy People! Who's the best people? Who's the goodest people? YOU ARE!!!

[@douglasphillips5870]

The ancient world had numerous stories of people with animal parts. I always assumed cynocephalli were a hold over from those

[@ThoughtPotato]

It could very possibly be that simple

[@WiicBoyHunto]

Dogman and them

[@voiceofreason2674]

There is a condition some people in upstate New York have that gives them some distinct features such as patchy baldness missing teeth and a tendency to pant cuz of some breathing issue. They are derogatorily called “dog people” by some people

[@smellymala3103]

Woah look at that superb owl on his right hand side 🤔

[@jadedequeljoe3283]

Perhaps these beings were what are now referred to as “dogman”. Back in the ancient world there was a lot of room. These creatures were able to live in communities and lead a more civilised existence. As Homo sapiens took over more of the world the dog people were pushed further and further into the wilderness. They became wild and violent and did not like Homo sapiens. Eventually becoming the dogmen of the current era. Why not? Or are you one of those people who believe that there are no mysteries in this world, and that our science knows everything.

[@HolyApplebutter]

Hate to break it to you, but there IS a third option to dismiss dogmen, but be open to mysteries. It's kind of like saying, "Either you believe the pyramids were built by aliens, or you believe that everything in our past can be currently explained without mystery."

[@brianwarner336]

I've seen dogman many times in Michigan 1978

[@josephgutknecht4514]

Where are any remains, any evidence?

[@godemperorlech5422]

@@josephgutknecht4514 the remains are with those of Carthage. Burnt to the ground and discarded.

[@climbtheskyspine5748]

Pushed out the way the Untouchables were pushed out in the Hindustan Caste System and forced to go live lives hiding in the great forests of the world. Not as far fetched as most might assume.

[@thizzfox]

imagine being so autistic that when you hear marco polo say they had faces LIKE dogs you literally imagine them having a dog head and not just someone with jowls or something

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

There's a legend from a Native American tribe in the Pacific Northwest that's its origin myth and it says that someone heard puppies laughing and when they became human they burned their dog skins.

[@lorefox201]

do the blemmyes next

[@lorefox201]

cynocephali, blemmies and others at the time were like Bigfoot or grey aliens now: regular people might believe them or not, intellectuals speculated (aka if they exist would they have a soul/count as humans or as animals etc) priests used them as moral fábles. Stories are useful for the questions they raise even more than for their veracity. Interestingly, Augustine's speculations form the basis of the church's modern position on aliens, if we ever were to meet them.

[@lorefox201]

one thing is that the map of piri Reis wasn't attributed to copies from Colombo afaik, rather it has mysterious origins

[@horrorstew3577]

Marco Polo saw Dragons on his journey's too ..... I believe he saw living Pteranodon type animals. Accounts of which are still reported to this day especially in the Phillipines

[@GenericName86]

Do you have any sort of source on that? Just for curiosity's sake. Thunderbird stories interest me.

[@horrorstew3577]

@@GenericName86 Marco polo himself is my source , read his journeys

[@GenericName86]

@@horrorstew3577 oh no I meant about the Pterodons in the Philippines. I had already heard Marco Pollo mentioned Dragons.

[@horrorstew3577]

@@GenericName86 hey bud yeah sure just search Google for 'Ropen of Papua New Guinea'.... I made a mistake saying Phillipines... My bad ✌️ Enjoy your research on the subject HMU and lemme know your theory

[@horrorstew3577]

@@GenericName86 also..the Congo has a cryptid known as Kongamato. Another perhaps living Pterosaur

[@wolfwoof1870]

I recently heard on a tinfoil hat podcast about the early Canaanites being dog head with human bodies. That's where the name comes from for dogs k9

[@YokaiLover699]

Great vid! If there's anyone who want to learn more about dog-headed ppl check out the book Myths of the Dog-Man by David Gordon White. These types of subjects always interest me.

[@janetbettis9447]

Check out dogman encounters podcasts.

[@chasleask8533]

Not a year ago , a close friend told me that an upright wolfman ran in front of her car .

[@petergeramin7195]

@@chasleask8533 Where?

[@chasleask8533]

@@petergeramin7195 North West England ,on the road between Carlisle and Kendal . Just south of Shap on the A6 .

[@kanekochera6595]

They're real. I'm Cherokee, and we have lived with these dog men for centuries.

[@chrisg5219]

First thought on seeing that title: Uh...what?

[@FantasticExplorers]

It always quanders me that the The Pirates of the Caribbean writers could tap more into actual history for their monsters! Imagine a race of dog-headed cannibals in the Caribbean or South America on screen! Or The Burning Men whose bodies and ship were always on fire... even underwater! (TM Disney, T freaking M!)

[@chestersabajo5527]

What is TM?

[@FantasticExplorers]

@@chestersabajo5527 Trade Make

[@steverambo4692]

One of the things I love about that franchise was their willingness to tap into the maritime lore of the era

[@FantasticExplorers]

@@steverambo4692 It's Jungle Cruise now lol

[@HolyApplebutter]

It would be cool, but the tribal dogmen would likely never happen these days, because that could be interpretted badly, and Disney is known to give any possible poor interpretation a wide berth.

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

Maybe they were warriors who wore wolf or dog’s heads into battle.

[@lenny5312]

I remember a man with a butt face who was running around the woods in Alabama where I was a kid we used to call him crack attack. We always wondered how he got about without seeing maybe he was hidden sensors in a smooth baby bottom of skin or maybe some form of radar that emanated from the crack in the face but he was scary to behold.

[@bslprints9935]

Have you ever played a video game called Catherine?

[@purplehaze2358]

"they preferred to live in caves and sleep on the ground, as opposed to the idealized version of society the Greeks were used to" Ah, good to see Diogenes took a few pointers from the cynocephali.

[@dartoney]

A World where cynocephalli exist in modern days would be a great setting for an urban fantasy rpg campaign.

[@SaltonGreen]

the descriptions untill about 5 minutes in just sounds like old timey racism. they barked like dogs barbarians were so called cause drhey sounded like bleating sheep to the invaders.

[@Xisk77]

Nahh, Dog Headed was an old time insult to describe a person who lives only by his instincts and shuns higher morality/ thought. Always on the hunt, so to speak, Overindulging in sex, food, whine, violence etc etc.

[@aleisterlavey9716]

So basically pre-Christian Slaves.... makes sense. The Balkans were always a funny place to visit. Party hard and die harder, from Donbas to Hardbass.

[@danielmckoane]

people used to think the vikings were demons cause of the horns on their helmets.

[@rga1605]

This was a great video, it does raise questions on the nature of what is to be human. From what I studied, unless we find another intelligence more or less on our own level to compare, the answer to the question "what is a human?" will be incomplete (and even so it might be only less incomplete). So, in a sense, the presence of cynocephalii in Medieval works was an old way to approach this question.

[@ThoughtPotato]

Great point. In a way, that question has evolved along with civilization.

[@sheystolz1960]

We Christians that believe the Bible and are versed in the biblically endorsed text of "First Enoch," know the truth. We are taught that there giants as well as other human-animal hybrids. These abominations were created due to a "watcher class" of angels that left their first estate and by Mutual implication took human wives .The offspring of these unions resulted in human hybrids. These were acts of rebellion against God to corrupt his creation. You can go read the First Book of Enoch to explain all of this.