Zahhak didn't start out TRYING to be a demon king, but also he made friends with a guy who helped him kill his super kind loving dad, so it went all downhill from there... bit.ly/EMPatreon

@Connie_TinuityError

5 жыл бұрын

1st reply

@StarriSprinkles

5 жыл бұрын

Jeez, what's with kissing him? Xd

@LordBloodySoul

5 жыл бұрын

I think we should keep an eye out for that Iblis guy :D

@hadtrio6629

5 жыл бұрын

iblis is the name of lucifer in the quran

@oliverschoneck7750

5 жыл бұрын

Is Iblis related to walpole?

Moral of the story? Never trust random stranger who advocates parental murder and wants to kiss your shoulders for some reason.

@abdullahalsheikh3922

5 жыл бұрын

Well as an Arab a know something was wrong when the man's name is Iblis, the name of the devil.

@Udontkno7

5 жыл бұрын

I come across folks like that all the time.

@agihammerthief8953

5 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: this whole story is a drug PSA.

@freakymoejoe2

5 жыл бұрын

@@abdullahalsheikh3922 Is it really fair to call zahhak a villain when he was cursed by the litteral devil? Was he left with any options besides murdering people for his snakes, or suicide?

@tommykarrick9130

5 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story: if a prophecy says killing someone’s dad will bring you down DONT KILL HIM

This dude fed his snakes for 100 years and never thought "maybe this isn't working"?!

@Alexlalpaca

5 жыл бұрын

You know, it gets to a point when you just have done it for so long that, well...

@ellisartwist

5 жыл бұрын

A fair point but also he lived a 100 years so maybe he figured it was for the best anyway?

@zebediahduarte708

5 жыл бұрын

It was 1000 years actually.

@packman2321

5 жыл бұрын

But you don't understand... Maybe the 730,001st brain will be the magic one!

@soheilghafurian4671

5 жыл бұрын

The snakes fed on human brain and the physician told Zahhak he won't be able to cut them off, rather he should feed them young mens' brain so that they wouldn't enter Zahhak's ears and eat his own.

As someone who was raised by these stories, I'm so delighted to see they are being told in English! I wanted to add two pieces of the story that were dropped in the video might cause confusion: 1. Zahhak was the son of a local Arab ruler who overthrew Jam, the king of Persia. That's why the video might seem confusing as to where the story happened. 2. The snakes fed on human brain once they grew fully. The physician told Zahhak that there is no use cutting them off as they'll just grow back. Instead, he should feed them with young mens' brains everyday to keep them from entering his ears and eating his own brain!

@kckdude913

2 жыл бұрын

He mentioned Arabs a few times so that confused me since this is Persian mythology.

@smiththeinspiringanimator7042

Жыл бұрын

That Awesome! ^_^

@smiththeinspiringanimator7042

Жыл бұрын

@@kckdude913 Hi!

@BehrouzUntitled021

Жыл бұрын

Eblis pr Iblis did digged or killed the father, He got zahhak to do it as much as I remember. Iblis was the devil in Persian and Arab mythology.

Most people: Iblis is Satan in arabic People who speak portuguese: hehehe King Merdas

@Lakhshamana

5 жыл бұрын

IINM the meaning of 'iblis' itself is 'adversary' or 'opponent'.

@jn8712

5 жыл бұрын

@@Lakhshamana No, that's the etymology of Satan. Iblis is the Islamic equivalent for Satan but the etymology and exact character is different. From Wiki: "The term Iblis (Arabic: إِبْلِيس) may have been derived from the Arabic verbal root BLS ب-ل-س (with the broad meaning of "remain in grief")[6] or بَلَسَ (balasa, "he despaired").[7] Furthermore, the name is related to talbis meaning confusion." Iblis was a djinn/jinn/genie, not an angel as such in most stories. The Islamic term "Shayṭān " on the other hand is directly related to the Hebrew Šāṭān meaning accuser or adversary.

@GaldirEonai

5 жыл бұрын

The root of the confusion is that the Fallen Angel and Satan figures in abrahamic myth were originally separate. Proto-satan was a member of god's court who had the task of tempting and testing mortals. Proto-lucifer was a prideful rebel against god's rule. Over time, the two got more and more mixed together into a singular devil-figure.

@eth3549

5 жыл бұрын

@@GaldirEonai And Satan was originally a title, like Judge. So a better translation of the early Satan may be "the Satan". Which means that hey, why not give the job to that poor bastard with daddy issues about his little brothers, he's got the mind to it anyway

@cacatuamiseravel9207

5 жыл бұрын

Esse rei é um merda né?

"I had a dream that a man with a bull's headed mace will kill me, what does that prophetise?" "One day a man with a bull's headed mace will kill you?" Super wise sages there.

@tinchosabala

5 жыл бұрын

Incredible

@BrutusSalad

5 жыл бұрын

They're trying their best here!

@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it's fine, bro! It probably meant you would kill a legendary bull or something, bro!

@festethephule7553

5 жыл бұрын

Gotta be honest, I was expecting some actual symbolism.

@xyzul8595

5 жыл бұрын

*surprised picachu face*

Zahhak: ...Am I the baddy?

@29gopikrishnap2

5 жыл бұрын

Well that shouldve been apparent the moment u killed ur "daddy"...tsk tsk

@fatherpucci8170

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Iranian

@excalibursword973

5 жыл бұрын

Snake 1: 'Nah man, you're cool.' Snake 2: 'Does anyone else let their best friends share their body and look after them?' Zahaak: 'Thanks guys, let's go murder some more people so you can devour their brains.' Snake 1: 'Bro you read my mind.' Snake 2: 'Its like we share a connection bro.'

@b3rz3rk3r9

5 жыл бұрын

Me: Really, Zahhak? That was REALLY just asked?

"Lemme kiss your shoulders, Man." "Weird wish but okay." "Lmao, now you have snakes on your arm." "Oh shit I just got pranked."

@paulallen579

5 жыл бұрын

Soup Time The camera’s right there!

@therainbowwillow4453

4 жыл бұрын

When your crazy chef has a shoulder fetish

@smn3313

4 жыл бұрын

WHERE,S WALDO!

@carlwebber4094

4 жыл бұрын

I would be like "Well I know the new way of execution, death by shoulder snake"

@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450

4 жыл бұрын

Waldo, come back!, I miss you, Carmen misses you, even nemo misses you!

Blacksmith : You’re a monster! Zahhak: *surprised pikachu*

Iblis: Can I kill your dad? Zahhak: I don't know. Iblis: Please? Zahhak: Well, since you said please...

@festethephule7553

5 жыл бұрын

So polite.

@garrettallen7427

5 жыл бұрын

Good to see some murderers with manners for a change

@fatherpucci8170

5 жыл бұрын

Iblis was devil

@jon-unicorn-doxxer

5 жыл бұрын

Iblis is Canadian? mindblown

@thatonecrusader7209

4 жыл бұрын

@@fatherpucci8170 yes but it's accualy iblis not ıblis Fun fact: iblis means satan aka devil in arabic

Zahhak seems like he's one of those rich kids who doesn't know how to make good choices. I mean, really. Each of the people that showed up was clearly malevolent AF. XD

@NoName-fc3xe

5 жыл бұрын

They hadn't invented books or television yet so all these tricks were new! Lol

@jordanloux3883

5 жыл бұрын

He's the kind of kid who thinks his drug dealer is actually his friend.

@petervilla5221

5 жыл бұрын

Kinda reminds me of Terra from Kingdom Hearts in that way. Could have turned out fine, but met allll the wrong people.

I like how Zahhak doesn't actually realize he's evil and actually has to ponder whether or not what he's doing is right.

@tabletaussendienst2721

4 жыл бұрын

Yss

@maysammansoury2005

9 ай бұрын

As the current supreme leader doesnt.@@tabletaussendienst2721

Yo, Rick Riordan, I found the overarching villain for your next series!

@tabletaussendienst2721

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TonyStark-fm2li

3 жыл бұрын

Dam

@kevinjoshua6939

3 жыл бұрын

@@TonyStark-fm2li *Wheeze*

@hangebza6625

3 жыл бұрын

Iblis or Zahhak?

@ghazalsalehian

3 жыл бұрын

Three warriors formula: check ✔️

Every evil king ever: hearing what the prophecy of your doom is causd by, doing excatly what was Prophesied Edit: spelling

@pocketlint60

5 жыл бұрын

[Sounds of Odin sweating in the distance]

@LocalHeretic-ck1kd

5 жыл бұрын

I never understood these types of stories. If that king didnt do anything about that "threat" he would be fine. So the real villain here is some asshole jerk who creates these types of prophercies in order to screw with peoples lifes. Or maybe the king was evil so that is the way to get rid of him and all this was part of a plan all along?

@roxycempron5781

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@TKNinja37

5 жыл бұрын

"Prophesied". But that's nitpicking. You still nailed the point.

@matryxgeounlymyted56quarde9

5 жыл бұрын

@@LocalHeretic-ck1kd - In every single sense of these words, one can and/or could always know everyone else and/or everything else that there is and/or would be in its entirety and/or entireties, and yet, still completely and utterly and truthfully and ironically and unrighteously and hypocritically and willingly and deliberately choose not to think nor believe that these things will and/or would occur, even when and/or if they have everyone and everything else, including investigational evidence and/or evidences' that proves outright that these things would and/or will occur. The fate and/or fates of any fool and/or fools who don't think nor believe that these things can and could happen and occur are fools who are suckering themselves up for everything, including the consequences and pains and sufferings, that completely and ultimately and truthfully could have been taught and avoided, if only they had taken these things seriously and had thought and believed these things through in all of their entirety and/or entireties'.

8:40 "But then a strange thing occured" ... you don't say? a strange thing? in this quite normal tale up to this point? ;P

Zahhak: How do I get rid of shoulder snakes ? Me: Cut them out, cauterize the wound with fire Shady Doctor: Feed them with the Zombie Diet Zahhak: GREAT IDEA ! Me: *facepalms*

@sars910

5 жыл бұрын

@@mohammadaminkhanpour8346 they didn't cauterise the open wound. I think OP was referring to Heracles' second labour in which he defeated the Hydra by cutting its many heads and then cauterising the stumps with fire before they grew back.

@KaiserAfini

5 жыл бұрын

@@sars910 Yep, exactly.

@bloodstoneore4630

3 жыл бұрын

People sacrificed daily, master of the world for countless centuries, a violent regime that none may question or criticize, malevolent beings of chaos... is this ye olde warhammer 40K

@pedroah5070

2 жыл бұрын

@Kaiser Eisenklue XII They cut them but the snakes grew again, they fed but the snakes didnt rest and they grew more

wait the iteration I heard of Zahhak's story is that after he was imprisoned, with nothing left to feed on, his snakes turned on him and ate him alive.

@klove3368

2 жыл бұрын

Theory: he's a ghost now and he might posses someone..

*MORAL* *OF* *THE* *STORY* : Blessed are the cheese makers.

@Urugosh

5 жыл бұрын

What's so special about the cheese makers?

@29gopikrishnap2

5 жыл бұрын

@@Urugosh dude.....cheese

@Urugosh

5 жыл бұрын

@Gopi Krishna Reference to this movie my dude: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4RmraaOmaWvXag.html, enjoy!

@scottfree9601

5 жыл бұрын

Oh shut up big nose. I can't hear what he is saying!

@MrArmystrong85

4 жыл бұрын

Someone doesn’t watch Monty Python movies

It's really Iblis we should be concerned about. We even see him at the end. This was all his scheme, and I imagine he'll be back for more evil in time.

@LORDOFDORKNESS42

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah... Can't help but get the moral from this as: 'Just because somebody is your friend, doesn't mean they're a good person.' Not a bad lesson, as such, but pretty cynical.

@ArkadiBolschek

5 жыл бұрын

He's Walpole in disguise.

@Jebbtube

5 жыл бұрын

@@ArkadiBolschek I KNEW IT!

@thegayghost872

5 жыл бұрын

He’s literally Satan, so you’re not wrong

@LeekyKale

5 жыл бұрын

Herdan so was Iblis added after Islam was introduced in Persia? Or another reason?

Feredon's father name was Abtin. This is in the Shahname which is the source of a lot of mythologys in Persia. ( I am Iranian so I know these things by heart, andd fun fact, my name is Abtin too. )

I like how after his initial disgust at them, the snake art just gives up and becomes an extension of Zahhak's personality

0:36 In Portuguese, you would need to be very callous to name your kid like that.

@neutronpixie6106

5 жыл бұрын

Since Portuguese wasn't a language back then, I don't think it matters.

@tinchosabala

5 жыл бұрын

May I ask why?

@anonimo2932

5 жыл бұрын

Even in italian, hahaahaha

@KaiserAfini

5 жыл бұрын

@@tinchosabala The word means "excrements" (yup, plural).

@pedroferreira-iw8lm

5 жыл бұрын

King shits

Yayyy, finally some Persian mythology!! Also Iblis means demon/satan in Arabic, and the three people he portrayed were basically him taking human form.

@ayaan4545

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was Ahriman Instead

@nananananananananana1926

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayaan4545 it depends where you read it. In Afghani publications I've read Iblis.

@amir_tavoosi

Жыл бұрын

dude its not arabic its persian

@sohrabyassan7535

8 ай бұрын

Ferdowsi used the Arabic term deliberately, as one of I believe 2 words that are of Arabic origin, to indicate via an allegory to the youth of Iran, not to let their minds be further distanced from their original non-Arabic culture. The brains of the youth are the minds of the youth being corrupted from their ethnic cultures.

8:57 Arab ≠ Persian. This statement will anger a lot of people.

@arad4852

3 жыл бұрын

It's actually both. Since Zahhak is the king of Arabia but conquers Persia too in the original story. They didn't really talk that.

@maniteymory6628

3 ай бұрын

ضحاک در اوستا یک هیولای اژدها مانند است و در شاهنامه در عراق زندگی می کرده ولی در گذشته عراق بخشی از قلمرو ایران بوده ​@@arad4852

@MrNarek973

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking that during this video, isn’t this more of an arabian myth instead of a persian?

"and horses" yes im sure Zahhaks family had many many horses, many muscular, sweaty, horses

@thejuxtaposedjinty9140

5 жыл бұрын

Got any plans for 4/13 ? ;)

@airbornemagician

5 жыл бұрын

arquius is best boi

@CollinBuckman

5 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference.

@miladnouri9537

3 жыл бұрын

in fact, zahhaks real name was "Biorasp" which means the man who has thousands horses

@bloodstoneore4630

3 жыл бұрын

@@thejuxtaposedjinty9140 gonna be weird this year

Also, fun fact, Merdas could be translated as 'shits' in Portuguese XD

@calculovo4219

5 жыл бұрын

Inscreve-se no meu canal

@neji2401

5 жыл бұрын

and italian!

@brainstorm4207

5 жыл бұрын

@@neji2401 thats because all the "romance" languages all came from the Latin language.

@Evilgood1

5 жыл бұрын

Eu sei. Percebi que enquanto estava lendo o Shanameh e aprendendo Português.

@michaelulloa2663

5 жыл бұрын

Same in Spanish 😂

The part where Zahhak out of jealousy tried to kill the consort reminds me of a murder that happened in Sanlitun Beijing a few years ago: a man murdered a young woman who he never met before in cold blood, she was just walking with her French fiancé then, who was devastated by the murder. When questioned about his motive the murderer said something along the lines of "these foreigners are stealing our women from us, I hate them!" He did not lash out against the one he actually hates but the woman he's with. They did not confront the suitor directly but murders the person they think they "own"(so don't expect them to confront/ask for the opinion of the person of desire for that matter). Evil people are similar I guess.

God I love this story! Zahak was chained to mt. Damavand to be exact. They say that sometimes, cries of torture can be heard from within the mountain, supposedly zahak screeching in pain.

(Not so) Fun fact: iblis is satan's name in Islam/Arabic.

@PavarottiAardvark

5 жыл бұрын

Iblis is arabic for Demon. The arabic word for Satan is Shatan.

@elviskosta3448

5 жыл бұрын

I thought they called satan sheytan

@fatimaalaa2659

5 жыл бұрын

@@PavarottiAardvark no, I meant "the" satan, you know, the fallen one, I think he's called Lucifer in English.

@deaths-headhawkmoth7902

5 жыл бұрын

The Story Originally had Ahriman (similar to satan) instead of iblis. This was changed after ferdowsi wrote the shahnameh after the islamic conquest of Persia.

@sogghartha

5 жыл бұрын

@@fatimaalaa2659 Fun fact, Lucifer from the bible did not refer to Satan but to king Nebuchadnezzar or his son Belshazzar.

I read that Zahhak was a turned into a three headed dragon after a while due to the cooks not following orders and serving mostly sheep instead of human brain. Thus nourishing the snakes instead of poisoning them by accident witch causes him to slowly turn into said dragon with three heads.

@colejacobs4440

5 жыл бұрын

Also In the version I read the hero used a sword instead of a mace. When he managed to get a good cut on his softer spots scorpions came pouring out. Hence why the angelic figure said not to kill him since the land would be overrun with scorpions if he was. So life trapped under a mountain was the only option.

"-but then a strange thing occured..." THEN not the snake-shoulders, not the patricide, not the accurate prophesies, not the aformentioned wizards or machicians; that's all normal now a strange thing occurs.

the angel said not to kill Zahhak because by tearing his body open all the harmful vermin that were living within his foul body would break free and devastate the world of men, so he had to be only put away in the deepest bowels of the sacred cave under the mount Ghaf and be forgotten forever ( pretty much a peak that doesn't exist and can't be found as anything that is vanished forever from our life has gone behind that peak to never return)... actually to think about it, we still suffer a pretty acute case of King Zahhak the snake bearer still infesting this land of Persia, the picture matches the descriptions of the stories of old to terrifying length in accuracy... so, yea, score one for the ancestors and their infinite wisdom...

*Sage:* ah, so this man will kill you because you killed (x)! *King:* So we must have (x) killed! *Sage, leaving:* So you have fallen for one of the classic tricks

Oh hey guys, I'm back :) Don't ask why I know all of this but I'm a 14 year old that has literally no life except school and hockey :P 1. Zahhak may also be known as Aži Dahāka 2. Zahhak was left under Mount Damavand, which is said to have magical powers 3. Damavand likely means "The mountain from which smoke and ash arises" due to it being a volcano

Oh, Iblis you devil , ....Wait

His name was Merdas. [chuckles in Portuguese]

@tinchosabala

5 жыл бұрын

OH. OH, ALRIGHT. NOW I GET IT. I don’t speak Portuguese, but Spanish is close enough. What a name....

@HisameArtwork

5 жыл бұрын

and french

@Heulerado

5 жыл бұрын

And Catalan

@xXxSkyViperxXx

5 жыл бұрын

i guess he was indeed a shitty king

@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681

5 жыл бұрын

Im just thinking its just a small pronunciation off from Midas, but from a time gold was not used yet as popular currency. Thats why the cows.

“Arab people were free” this is a Persian myth is it not?

@arminahnoud9068

3 жыл бұрын

@Anas Belmont not really, they have very different myths.

@IsratJahan-ye7jm

3 жыл бұрын

@Anas Belmont totally different....iran has totally different culture

@enligmand7433

3 жыл бұрын

@@arminahnoud9068 dide the story was written by an iranian poet ferdowsi not an arab myth his killer was kaveh and fereydoun both were persians

@Hermesborugerdian

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately he has a major inaccuracy in his summarization of the story. And that’s the fact that Zahak was a minor king in the arab lands and he managed to overthrow the kings of kings of the Persian Empire (Jamshid). I don’t know why he said Zahak did that to his father?! Might be because he doesn’t want to talk about the very fact that the story is a little bit racist towards Arabs and wants to protect the Iranian identity and it’s awareness against the Arab exposure and danger.

@hamidrezaamini8626

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't say the whole myth. Before Zahhak, there was a king whose name was Jamshid or Jam. Jamshid was mighty and good at the beginning. He was the king of the whole world according to mythology, and he destroyed the demons. But after ruling over people for a long time, he became arrogant and called himself God. He claimed that he was God and created everything. This motivated Iranian and Persian generals to leave Jamshid and join Zahhak because they thought Zahhak was good like his father, Merdas. Finally, Zahhak became the king of kings and killed Jamshid. The rest of the myth is almost the same as what this video said.

Really glad you guys adapted Zahhak's story! It's definitely one of the more unique tales in world mythology. Can't wait to hear James's deep cuts.

"Rebellion? Well that's a little uncalled for, I mean all I did was murder everyone who everyone loved, what's the beef?" - Zahhak, Demon King

@dreademperor2094

3 жыл бұрын

Person: you just listed the reason why they're rebelling

@enoughofyourkoicarp

3 жыл бұрын

@@dreademperor2094 "Yeah but, king though, look, I have the pointiest hat!" - Zahhak, Demon King

@dreademperor2094

3 жыл бұрын

@@enoughofyourkoicarp person:*facepalm*

BLESS YOU FOR DOING THE ZAHHAK STORY!! I've always wanted a fun comprehensive telling of it :D

Honestly felt a bit bad for Zahhak hearing his story from a modern perspective. Sure sounded like he was genuinely trying to be a good king and cure the curse that'd miss-shaped him, but by the time he had good advisors his PR was so utterly shot from said 'cure' that nobody trusted him. Heck, even the demon thing...I mean Salomon did something that, and got praised for it.

Just to say that its not the arab people but its persians.

@mohammadnaghizade3544

5 жыл бұрын

Zahhak was a "tazi" which means arab

@agihammerthief8953

5 жыл бұрын

Zahhak was, in fact, a king in Arabia in the story. A different guy was 'ruler of the world' (emperor of Persia, presumably) before that, and Zahhak actually had to conquer Persia from him after getting the snakes.

@urdupakistan8876

5 жыл бұрын

Why on earth you want to differentiate between arabs and peraians NvDSs

@spragon6940

5 жыл бұрын

@@urdupakistan8876 cause they are different people?

@amirhoseinbizhanzade2064

5 жыл бұрын

@Herdan the kurds lurs azeris baluchi and Persians fall unde the Iranian culture/ethnic group, anything directed to any of them counts for all of them. So this isn't a Persian story, this is an iranian story, however the Arabic culture group doesn't fall under this category

Now, the figure in the story who sets in motion Zahhāk’s descent into evil is actually not named Iblis. That is a character in the Qur’an. The figure we see here is actually named Ahriman, or Angra Mainyu. Basically, he is the Zoroastrian god of evil, much like Ancient Egypt’s Sutekh: God of Chaos.

@stevenchoza6391

8 ай бұрын

Eh, he’s more like Devil in Christianity.

You know as someone who's read epic of kings and invested alot of time In ancient Persian mythology, I know for a fact that none of the characters in the story of zahhak Mar dosh are Arabic. And the kaviani flag was held by Persian kings, not Arabic ones

I don't think if ever been more Interested in learning history until I found this channel I just want to know more

Hey Extra Credits can you please do a video regarding the origin of the Tarot cards.

@The-Random-Hamlet

5 жыл бұрын

That would fall under their gaming content.

@barrybend7189

5 жыл бұрын

@@The-Random-Hamlet actually Tarot cards are fortune telling so no.

@The-Random-Hamlet

5 жыл бұрын

@@barrybend7189 Tarot started out as and remains a card game. Divination was attached later. It has no mythological origins.

@Lakhshamana

5 жыл бұрын

@@willwarren9296 you can even play poker with the minor arcana! XD

@The-Random-Hamlet

5 жыл бұрын

@@willwarren9296 Its still not mythological and would not fall into this category. Now if they had an Extra Occult series, that would be interesting.

Ancient myth times: Hey kid, wanna kill your dad? Today: Hey kid, want some candy?

More Persian mythology please! I LOVE IT!

I hope you guys can make episodes on Brazil myths

@marcopohl4875

5 жыл бұрын

native American or americanized african?

@mestre12

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcopohl4875 Native primary, but, i would like both

@jabrown

5 жыл бұрын

@@Trucmuch hue

The Japanese novel series Heroic Legend of Arslan, animated twice (OVA series and then later TV series based on a manga adaptation) covers the legend of Zahhak. Makes sense, as Arslan is a fictional fantasy retelling of Persian legends.

@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239

Жыл бұрын

You're correct. I love that series.

7:07 *Zahhak:* Nani!? Also I relate to the snakes in this weirdly. Apart from being evil and eating people's brains. ●~●

0:35 As a Portuguese speaker, I burst into laughter with the name...

I remember reading this in World Literature and the whole class spent time discussing how the people of the time not only saw ignorance and indecisiveness as a seed of evil, but how evil was not something born in man, but nurtured. From what we read Zahhak was described as "Without Guile or Wit" which was a little different from here, but over all i still think it captures the idea of evil the people there had.

Oh, now I understand Equius more

@minsklit5811

5 жыл бұрын

H O M E S T U C K

0:17 Oh no! It's beast boy with snakes for hair! (Gorgon Boy? Beast Gorgon?)

Thank you!! I have been waiting for a series like this for years!

THANK YOU ! Extra credits for choosing myths from ferdowsi's shahnameh😃😘🤩 We love you ! 🇮🇷💖🇮🇷 عاشقتونیم!😃

This reminds me of the plot of Kung Fu Panda 2 for some reason. Also, now it makes sense why Equius Zahhak has that last name.

A lot of Persian and Armenian kings end up getting chained up under mountains. It seems to be a universal fate for bad kings (my brother's personal favourite gets chained to an immortal wolf under a mountain)… They're all supposed to return at the end of the world so. Maybe surviving the end of the world would be easier if we stopped hiding incredibly powerful monsters in places they could easily return from?

If you've ever watched Berserk, or read the manga, this is totally where the inspiration derived from.

And he's apparently responsible for preventing temporal paradox. Really likes Godsmack.

@Vasari12

5 жыл бұрын

Oooohohohoho! I see what ya did there, mate!

kissing shoulder is a sign of great respect in Arabian culture only done to man's grandfather / father and a shiekh or king so it's not weird once you know the cultural background

XD I love the snakes faces

first of all, thanks for doing this series and specially Persian myths. would be awesome! after that, i just want to make sure that u guys know that the achievement was to get free the Persians from the Arab demonic king, and getting his own ppl free from him was kind of a bonus. plus, if anyone is curious to know, the smith's name was "Kaveh" or "Kavah" and the flag he helped making was named "Kaviani Derafsh" or "Derafsh-e-Kaviani" in his honor, meaning "the banner of Kaveh". oh and one more thing... he fed them human brains (should say "men brains" i guess cos all the victims were male!) not to cure them since he knew there is no cure. he fed them to keep them from eating his own brain!

4:19 I'm pretty sure I met that wicked magician at a music festival a couple of years ago...

Shame on me for not watching this earlier, as it's one of my favorite myths (though there were a few bits they missed, such as the reason Zahhak was imprisoned was due to him "bleeding" vermin, and killing him would cause vermin to overrun the world). For years I've made variations of Zahhak/Azi Dahaka in games, notably _Dynasty Warriors 5/6: Empires_ with the "demon armor" that featured dragon head-shaped pauldrons (reflecting the "three-headed dragon" myth of Azi Dahaka) and _SoulCalibur V_ using the "snake horn" accessory to create the pair of snakes growing from his shoulders (using bullet-wound scar stickers in case they were destroyed in battle).

I love how the snakes emote like him.

As all of us are huge nerds at heart here, I was half expecting something referencing the snake-men of MOTU in this video with Zahhak having some appearance similar to King Hiss.

Obligatory 'The Darkness' reference

sweaty sweaty man

@minsklit5811

5 жыл бұрын

How's the separation working for ya, Maryam?

I love this series. It's the best one in this channel. It brings me smile to my face everytime it apears in my notifications and feed. Now thats truth...

Interesting how the Zahhak met the same fate as Prometheus and Loki (of Greek and Norse myth, respectively).

@mohammedfarahmand7809

Жыл бұрын

Wait, I don't get it, how are they related?

@b4ushoutxyz_66

7 ай бұрын

​@mohammedfarahmand7809 all three were chained in/on a mountain for their deeds. Loki killed Bauldur and the gods lashed him to a mountain, killed one of Loki's kids, and used his intestines for the rope loki was bound with. Prometheus was bound to a mountain with adamantine chains for stealing fire to give to man so they may one day overthrow the gods and their tyranny (the Greek pantheon was a lot of assholes). Only not to mention, only prometheus knew which of Zeus' sons would overthrow HIM just as he had done to Kronos, and as Kronos had done to Ouranos. Prometheus refused to tell, if he had, the tyranny of the gods would never have ended. So, Zeus set a great eagle upon Prometheus, that each day, would devour his liver, and prometheus would heal overnight, unable to die.

apparently I heard there are 2 stories of Zahhak, one is this one about him being a tyrannical king with snakes on his shoulders, another one depicts him as a three headed dragon intent on destroying all life in the world.

3:03 Hey, i'm not like the other kings, i've SNAKE ARMS

7:49 no more snakes🐍🐍

another informative episode ! superb work guys.

8:56 «arab people were free»?! This is supposed to be persian, right?

@supremelordoftheauspicious2928

5 жыл бұрын

Mjaucast Renzhion I think he forgot to mention Zahhak conquered Iran and killed the Persian king while he was fleeing to China.

@Fangwolf4

5 жыл бұрын

@@supremelordoftheauspicious2928 (Profile picture and username checks out)

@TheMcgreary

5 жыл бұрын

Generally you should apply a healthy dose of “artistic liberty” to myths It tends to be more symbolism in them, with a sprinkling of truth and morals here and there

@deaths-headhawkmoth7902

5 жыл бұрын

@@supremelordoftheauspicious2928 brother

@supremelordoftheauspicious2928

5 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Clemente What do you mean? lol

0:48 the face of every teen when dealing with there overstepping parent around there family.

4:00 Persians: "For a thousand years after this, Zahhak reigned, as undisputed master of the world..." Greeks: "Hold my zythos."

7:09 The King was too stunned to speak.

How did I not here about this guy till now? I’d love to see this guy show up in a story. Hell, I’d love to see him show up as a Servant in FGO. He’s a pretty interesting villain in my opinion

@stevenchoza6391

8 ай бұрын

Screw that. A Berserker Kaveh (Kaveh is the Rebel blacksmith) is more interesting.

Huh, Zahhak... that name seems familiar for some reason. I’ll never be able to escape Homestuck, will I.

@chaosPneumatic

5 жыл бұрын

I was seriously scrolling through the comments just to search for at least ONE person to bring that up...

@CosmicPlatonix

5 жыл бұрын

...Es...cape? I don't understand. WhY wOuLd YoU wAnT tO eScApE? :o)

@phillysapphire603

5 жыл бұрын

run far enough and maybe

@ArkadiBolschek

5 жыл бұрын

One does not simply escape the Homestuck c:

@thejuxtaposedjinty9140

5 жыл бұрын

Ah I see you are a man/woman of culture as well

A video on Zahhak? So close to 413? Hmmmm...

@minsklit5811

5 жыл бұрын

Yup

and he would become a recurring villain for Hercules & Xena.

What a Wonderful series! Someone should put subs.!! Great job!!!

8:57 Iblis is planning something in the background

@andrewvarney5687

5 жыл бұрын

Iblis had a plan..........................Iblis always has a plan!

@fatherpucci8170

2 жыл бұрын

He did so many evil thing because his true identity is Ahriman Ahriman is Persian version of satan

That was really cool, I never heard of this before, the length and scope and style of the story really makes it feel like a full on fantastic other world, very interesting!

@luminomancer5992

5 жыл бұрын

The cool thing is this is just one story of the epic of kings which is rather long going through ages and all different kinds of stories in this mythology

The Persians were smoking the good stuff

@tootfarangi1184

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Great episode but here is something EXTRA 1 : iblis is pronounced iblees 2 : is the same creature as shaitan 3 : and it's the fallen angel in Islam that tells people to sin and do wrong

@electrikshock2950

5 жыл бұрын

@@moritamikamikara3879 all I know is that Satan was an angel that was banished from heaven cause he didn't kneel to Adam , as for jins I believe they're some sort of invisible people with another world

@theMRsome12

5 жыл бұрын

well yes and no for 2 and 3 . the story is older than islam is. it's zoroastrian. soo... well all depends on what version you follow. kind of the same with the whole arc of noah/epic of gilgamesh/ziusudra kind of deal. all depends if you are religious or not.

@deaths-headhawkmoth7902

5 жыл бұрын

All is correct except Satan in Islam wasn't an angel, more of an entity born of fire.

@theMRsome12

5 жыл бұрын

@@moritamikamikara3879 a djinn can be good and bad. they are more like... angels and demons. not satan himself. think alladin for example. a genie is a djinn

@electrikshock2950

5 жыл бұрын

@@jiminlee1129 wasn't he one of the angels that didn't want to kneel before Adam so god banished him?

I wonder if Zahhak was the inspiration for that evil demon king in Berserk...

I love how the snakes represent his emotions

The smith is named Kaveh. Not sure why that detail wasn't included. Also, Zhahak was imprisoned in the mountain of Damvand, a real mountain in Iran.

@luminomancer5992

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is weird along with some other hiccups, specially considering kaveh is pretty much the protagonist of the original story

2:07 I swear Zahhak looks like Kakyoin from Jojo Part 3 in this frame.

@tabletaussendienst2721

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

Extra history has “it was Walpole” I think that Extra Mythology found there own. It was Iblis

Oh my God, this story is completely where the video game “The Darkness” got its inspiration from.

The snakes remind me of that 1 game where your some dude with demon things comming out of your shoulder, can't remember the name

"One day, he met a man named *Iblis* ." Oh no.

Iblis is the name of Lucifer in islam

@IndiBrony

5 жыл бұрын

At first I was wondering what Iblis got out of all these events, but now it makes more sense! Evil for Evil's sake!

@fatherpucci8170

2 жыл бұрын

Actually his name must be Ahriman not Iblis Ahriman means Satan in Persian language

Ooo, the Shahnameh and it's stories getting some love! I'm down for this!

MORE PLZ! I focus mainly on history so mythology always amazes me.