A History of Dragons: Tracing Ancient Legends Across Cultures | Dark Pages & Eerie Epistles ep.1

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I am just a random student on the internet who loves reading, especially about ancient history and classics. The purpose of my videos is to make classics and ancient history interesting and accessible to everyone. I am not a professional or qualified educator, “expert”, historian or classicist. However, I ensure that all the information I use in my video scripts has been collated from numerous credible sources. Additionally, I am dyslexic, and I will mispronounce words. This does not stem from willful ignorance, and I do make an effort to research how to pronounce words before I start filming, but I often misread my phonetic spelling. In light of this, please do not rely on my video for an authoritative or reliable source of how to pronounce certain words.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction

Resources:
Black, J. &Green, A. Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. University of Texas Press, 1992.
Dalley, S. Myths from Mesopotamia. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Mark, Joshua. 2020. “Tiamat.” World History Encyclopedia. May 4, 2020.
McNeal, R. "Constructing Myth in Modern China." The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 71, No. 3 (AUGUST 2012), pp. 679-704.
Kriwaczek, P. Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.
Shaw, I. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press, 2006.
Wilkinson, R. H. The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2003.

[CinziaDuBois]

🔮Podcast episodes will go live on YouTube a week before they will be on Apple and Spotify, so this episode will go live next Sunday over on those platforms and will be released every fortnight. Hope you enjoy!

[RAKuss]

This is one of the best stories about Dragons I’ve heard. Thank you

[scooteroz]

Stoked to see the rainbow serpent get a mention in this video. Indigenous Australian mythos is an untapped goldmine of cool stories.

[collinihood]

You're reawakening a deep interest in Dragonology that had been dormant in me for over a decade.

[milaces]

Yep, got my tea, got my baked goods, and settling in to listen about dragons. I love you Cinzia! ❤

[AMoniqueOcampo]

I love this. Your voice is perfect for podcasting. This feels like a campfire story, except we're camping in the library after hours.

[lerc]

Nothing better than ending the workday watching your content. This has become my favorite YouTube channel.

[YukiTombo]

This is an incredible way to finish up my evening--tea and dragons, delivered in a way that is simultaneously compelling and relaxing.

[ingridcld]

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.

[walterfechter]

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

[SingBlueSilver-mt]

Love this podcast format. It's not only informative but quite relaxing as well. Looking forward to future episodes!

[mirandatree]

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! ❤

[yaninajenkins]

I am so excited, going to listen tommorow whilst I design some magical creatures xx❤

[RafaelGarcia]

We have been blessed with yet another installment and I am forever grateful :3

[benothmansyrine]

Haven't even gotten to read the title of the video but already liked and grabbing my drink ☕❤️❤️

[leftcoaster]

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!

[rutepina]

Academic research is no picnic. Thank you for such amazing work. ❤

[MH-skqs]

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!

[rainbowbatsuit]

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.

[winterburden]

Thanks for this neat dragons podcast Cinzia! 🙆‍♀️