A History of Dragons: Tracing Ancient Legends Across Cultures | Dark Pages & Eerie Epistles ep.1
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
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Cartwright, Mark. 2017. “The Dragon in Ancient China.” World History Encyclopedia. September 29, 2017. www.worldhistory.org/article/....
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@chipman1589
Жыл бұрын
What about nidhogg?
This channel gets better and better.
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
that means a lot to hear, thank you
@jeffbrownstain
Жыл бұрын
Hard to surpass peak quality, but I agree.
You're reawakening a deep interest in Dragonology that had been dormant in me for over a decade.
@AldWitch
Жыл бұрын
Never tickle a sleeping interest in dragonology
@thalmoragent9344
Жыл бұрын
@@AldWitch Well, now the sleeping dragon has awoken, roaring and spitting flame
I love this. Your voice is perfect for podcasting. This feels like a campfire story, except we're camping in the library after hours.
Yep, got my tea, got my baked goods, and settling in to listen about dragons. I love you Cinzia! ❤
Stoked to see the rainbow serpent get a mention in this video. Indigenous Australian mythos is an untapped goldmine of cool stories.
Nothing better than ending the workday watching your content. This has become my favorite KZread channel.
I love that you covered Mesoamerica!
I am so excited, going to listen tommorow whilst I design some magical creatures xx❤
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
The discovery of dinosaur bones and teeth, to the ancient mind, would definitely bring about the idea of dragons. Once, I heard a tale of a Spanish knight doing battle with a monster with three horns (a Triceratops?). Many thanks, Lady of the Library
Love this podcast format. It's not only informative but quite relaxing as well. Looking forward to future episodes!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
This is an incredible way to finish up my evening--tea and dragons, delivered in a way that is simultaneously compelling and relaxing.
The intro felt like the beginning of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, which couldn’t be more fitting. 😂 I love this new podcast style! I love your usual videos too of course. Keep it up, you deserve way more views and I bet they’re coming soon! I’m so glad your channel is doing well and that you’re getting to explore new mediums. 😊 Your research and knowledge is always impeccable, I learn so much from every video. Thank you for always making quality content! ❤
As I'm playing Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom while listening to this, I can't help but notice some possible inspirations for certain aspects of the game from ancient Meso-American culture. Two that stand out the most to me is: the Zonai serpent motif being very similar to the serpent's head shown at 12:29, and the game has a sky area, a serface area, and a depths area very similar to what's described at 14:43. It's so cool to see references to mythology in popular media.
Haven't even gotten to read the title of the video but already liked and grabbing my drink ☕❤️❤️
Thanks for this neat dragons podcast Cinzia! 🙆♀️
You've outdone yourself again!! I got chills down my spine listening to this. Beyond fantastic
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
I loved your delivery in this! It had a great storybook quality to it. That, along with the great music choices really helped giving a mysterious ambience to the whole production.
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mona891
9 ай бұрын
100% agree
I can’t express how exited i just got upon seeing this thumbnail [settles in for storytime]
It's amazing how Dragons seems to cross languages, and cultures. Now I want to read "The Dragon and The George" again. Thank you Cinzia!
I loved this. The background music is gorgeous and very relaxing. Can't wait for the next episode
We have been blessed with yet another installment and I am forever grateful :3
❤Cinzia. You just keep getting better all the time!
Loved the podcast , Cinzia. Wonderfully done.
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
"Water is certain death to Dragons!"
Complex presentation! Visual imagery while listening, complex background music and great scholarly work, presented with your vocal depth and cadence. You have come a long way, Cinza and your professional growth is amazing!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Two of my favorites- dragons and Cinzia! 😍heavenly!
This was a fascinating episode. Also enjoyed the addition of the photos. Well done, Cinzia! Hope your week is going alright 💜
Yeah dragons 🐉 . I am currently reading the hobbit and Smaug is my favourite dragon 🐉 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!
This popped up "randomly"....I like it. Very nicely done.
You massively upped the production value. This + your already incredible researching. Great content, me lady!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
I just started reading Fourth Wing so the timing of this video is perfect
I'm not sure if I'm conflating a real memory with that of a dream here but I once saw what-looked-like a giant creature moving through the storm clouds at a very high speed. It was long, shadowy, and definitely not a plane. Thats my anecdote, thanks for coming to my ted talk.
Finally, a video about dragons and I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, HERE THERE BE DRAGONS.
I’ve been exploring mythological fire creatures. You’re timing is amazing 🤩🖤
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed it!
@peckishpagan
Жыл бұрын
@@CinziaDuBois I’m enjoying it so much that I’ve listened three times already!
Love your video. What a great combination of knowlegdge, myth and calming cadence. By the way, I noticed that the concept of 3 worlds and an earth moving snake is similar in the Incan myth and norse mythology. Really interesting.
Academic research is no picnic. Thank you for such amazing work. ❤
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
Love this! ❤
Listening to you tell such amazing stories, history , myth, folklore and such is so calming. I love listening when going to bed. Your voice is so lovely and relaxing.
I have loved dragons for as long as I can remember so this is truly a great treat, thank you and I look forward to part 2
Oh yeah!!! Dragons!!🐲😍
Oh yes. Dragons. They are real. ❤️👻
Super stoked for the podcast. Couldn’t have started it with a cooler topic. Love your videos!
Love every second of this! ❤❤❤❤❤
Congrats on releasing your podcast!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
I love that you have a podcast!
Wow thank you ever so much. Your stories are wonderful, I like the mythology a lot.🐉❤
these videos are amazing!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Awww thank you!
❤ I love listening to your stories!
So AmAzAzing ❣️ Thank You ❣️
Loved the story and background music ❤
Such a brilliant video!! Thoroughly enjoyed this one!!! 😍👍💙
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
That was beautiful... You're absolutely brilliant... Much Love and respect... You put it so well...
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Truly poetic.
Your narrative style is mesmerizing. You are truly unique. Only complaint is the constant intrusive commercials for govt money that breaks the spell.
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Girl's got to pay rent
Yay podcast!
Excellent job!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
Nice subject!
You are brilliant. Thank you for this. Would be incredibly interesting if you would go through the Canaanites mythology in detail. I’m interested in the overlapping stories between their mythology and Islamic mythology.
The most badass flag in the world, that of Wales/Cymru, depicts a dragon. "Y ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn" (The Red Dragon shows the way [or] gives impetus [or] prepares to advance) is a Welsh motto. It's been a long time since I've read the _Mabinogion_ but, if I remember, one of the terrors of Albion was a horrendous scream that pierced the entire island once a year. It was the combat between the red dragon (the Brythonic people of Britain) and the white dragon (the western Germanic peoples).
😍 Dragons! ❤ I've always been a sucker for dragons lol.
Gggggiiiirrrlll! I love your videos so much but . . . How did I not know you have a podcast! Idk what happened to make your videos disappear in my for you suggestions. I started to follow the podcast. What i wanted to say was . . . Girrrrlll, that intro transported me to, I don’t even know where. I was fully immersed and craving more!
Good stuff, Kiddo.
Orcam reading device-dyslexia auditory verbalization of print- Cinza, i am not aware if you have a tool like this in your magic bag, but it might be worth looking into. MH
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
I do not, so thank you for the rec!
Fun!
Just Subscribed 😊😊
the feline dragon of alpine lore the Tatzlewurm is one of my favourite dragons because of how different it is to his scaly siblings.
Anyone have a link to where it'll appear in Spotify? Can't seem to find where it would on there.
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
See pinned comment
Tiamat and Innana 💜💜💜💜
I loved this so much, but I did have a hard time hearing you over the music! Maybe consider lowering that a little for next episode? Otherwise this was amazing!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
I’ll definitely do that! thank you for letting me know
Nice video 😅
Me: "Uhe! I like dragons" Also me: Forgetting they stem from giant snakes/serpents - that I really don't like - and sitting down to listen to your video while eating😅 How can I forget? I mean; I love the norse mythology and know that Midgårdsormen is a giant serpent🤣
We do not know, nor could we ever know, if there were civilizations on earth 60 million years ago. There would be no evidence left of them anywhere to be found so it's just as possible as there were civilizations back then as there weren't
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
No, we do know, I’m afraid. Evolutionary science has got a rough time line of the human species pretty down packed. Our earliest ancestors, the Sahelanthropus, only just started coming out of ape-like form 6 million years ago.
@ishmiel21
Жыл бұрын
@@CinziaDuBois We don't know. dinosaurs could have had a civilization. Another species could've arose, evolved and gone extinct. Aliens could've had a vacillation here then. We just don't know.
@ishmiel21
Жыл бұрын
@@CinziaDuBois Dinos are ancestors for birds. Some birds, like the super smart crows/ravens, use tools. Dinos had larger brains than modern birds. Chance are good that some Dinos could use tools.
Where did the hot-as-dragon's-breath librarian go? All I see is (quite charming) coastlines...
I tried to find if anyone else mentioned this detail but I think nobody has so far. The T goes before the L in those Nahuatl words (like the name of the language for example). Reading the T in the end of the word is a super common mistake, not only for dyslexic people, and it's completely understandable, but I wanted to let you know just in case you do more videos with these words. Now the proper Nahuatl pronunciation of that T-L is very difficult for anyone that isn't a native Nahuatl speaker and I butcher it every time I try, but saying the L in the end and not the T is a good start. I hope my comment doesn't annoy you or stresses you out, I am really just trying to be helpful.
@EmL-kg5gn
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for explaining! Sorry if I’ve misunderstood, is it pronounced like the TL sound in the word turtle? Or is it different?
@latronqui
7 ай бұрын
@@EmL-kg5gn Well, what I was saying is I think pronouncing it like the end of the word "turtle" is good enough (as opposed to like in "salt"), but in reality it's different, I don't know how to explain it, but I'm sure I've seen a KZread video with examples of it and there are probably more, I have no patience to find it now but you can try.
A great one. Have you ever read the dragon as created by Terry Pratchett? A wierd, psycho-political beast.
Argh, don't have time now ='( ='( ='(
Thanks!
Those Nahuatl words are rather tricky to pronounce.
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
tell me about it!
Use all the tools available to you 💋👌
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Lol first
The content of the video is impeccable as always, and I love that you took us on a journey literally all over the world, but I have to say that the overly exaggerated sexy mysterious voice you put on was a bit off putting for me. Particularly at the beginning, I felt like you were laying it on way too thick. I don't mean this as hate, just constructive criticism ❤
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I wasn’t trying to be sexy at all, I was just speaking slower because people who are not native speakers of English keep telling me they find me hard to understand when I speak my usual speed. And I just spoke quieter because that will be the tone of the podcast. I’m afraid I want to keep the more quiet tones for the podcast but my normal videos will be the same so those will be less irritating haha.
Very interesting!
@CinziaDuBois
Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!