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Proto-Indo-European mythology is the body of myths and deities associated with the Proto-Indo-Europeans, the hypothetical speakers of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language. Although the mythological motifs are not directly attested – since Proto-Indo-European speakers lived in preliterate societies – scholars of comparative mythology have reconstructed details from inherited similarities found among Indo-European languages, based on the assumption that parts of the Proto-Indo-Europeans' original belief systems survived in the daughter traditions.

The Proto-Indo-European pantheon includes a number of securely reconstructed deities, since they are both cognates – linguistic siblings from a common origin – and associated with similar attributes and body of myths: such as *Dyḗws Ph₂tḗr, the daylight-sky god; his consort *Dʰéǵʰōm, the earth mother; his daughter *H₂éwsōs, the dawn goddess; his sons the Divine Twins; and *Seh₂ul, a solar goddess. Some deities, like the weather god *Perkʷunos or the herding-god *Péh₂usōn, are only attested in a limited number of traditions – Western (European) and Graeco-Aryan, respectively – and could therefore represent late additions that did not spread throughout the various Indo-European dialects.

Some myths are also securely dated to Proto-Indo-European times, since they feature both linguistic and thematic evidence of an inherited motif: a story portraying a mythical figure associated with thunder and slaying a multi-headed serpent to release torrents of water that had previously been pent up; a creation myth involving two brothers, one of whom sacrifices the other in order to create the world; and probably the belief that the Otherworld was guarded by a watchdog and could only be reached by crossing a river.

Various schools of thought exist regarding possible interpretations of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European mythology. The main mythologies used in comparative reconstruction are Indo-Iranian, Baltic, Roman, and Norse, often supported with evidence from the Celtic, Greek, Slavic, Hittite, Armenian, Illyrian, and Albanian traditions as well.

One of the earliest attested and thus one of the most important of all Indo-European mythologies is Vedic mythology, especially the mythology of the Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas. Early scholars of comparative mythology such as Friedrich Max Müller stressed the importance of Vedic mythology to such an extent that they practically equated it with Proto-Indo-European myths. Modern researchers have been much more cautious, recognizing that, although Vedic mythology is still central, other mythologies must also be taken into account.

Another of the most important source mythologies for comparative research is Roman mythology. The Romans possessed a very complex mythological system, parts of which have been preserved through the characteristic Roman tendency to rationalize their myths into historical accounts. Despite its relatively late attestation, Norse mythology is still considered one of the three most important of the Indo-European mythologies for comparative research, due to the vast bulk of surviving Icelandic material.

Baltic mythology has also received a great deal of scholarly attention, as it is linguistically the most conservative and archaic of all surviving branches, but has so far remained frustrating to researchers because the sources are so comparatively late. Nonetheless, Latvian folk songs are seen as a major source of information in the process of reconstructing Proto-Indo-European myth. Despite the popularity of Greek mythology in western culture,Greek mythology is generally seen as having little importance in comparative mythology due to the heavy influence of Pre-Greek and Near Eastern cultures, which overwhelms what little Indo-European material can be extracted from it. Consequently, Greek mythology received minimal scholarly attention until the first decade of the 21st century.

Although Scythians are considered relatively conservative in regards to Proto-Indo-European cultures, retaining a similar lifestyle and culture, their mythology has very rarely been examined in an Indo-European context and infrequently discussed in regards to the nature of the ancestral Indo-European mythology. At least three deities, Tabiti, Papaios and Api, are generally interpreted as having Indo-European origins, while the remaining have seen more disparate interpretations. Influence from Siberian, Turkic and even Near Eastern beliefs, on the other hand, are more widely discussed in literature.

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[GnosticInformant]

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[unwoke]

This video should be called " a summary of a bunch of old religions." From the title, I almost expected to learn about the oldest religion and how crazy it was... silly me.

[ADEpoch]

This is really thought provoking. You've put a lot of effort into th reseaerch for this and I think it was well done. Thanks for all of your efforts.

[Arnsteel]

We have no idea what religion was practiced in Australia 60000 years ago. We only know what they practiced when we started recording them. However some of the stories may be traced back that far. But they can change a lot in interpretation and practice over 60000 years. But darn if it’s not fascinating as heck

[rosierousseau]

Saw your chan suggestion on mythvision..went to subscribe & was dlready, how have i not watched these yet?? Im going to remedy that right now! Thank u so much! Great info & visual's

[danaquilina]

That was fantastic! Pulls so much together in such a lucid way. And the video itself is a work of art. Thank you.

[donaldbothe]

beautiful video.

Ancient religions and mythologies are such a window into the past, and it is amazing to see stories of 100 thousand year old events such as the seven sisters of pleadese (all 7 stars were last visible about 100 years ago and most of the mythos have something in them about one of the stars going missing or hiding). or to theorize about older gods from sythesis like demeter who is supposedly pre-indo european and was already there when they reached greece.

and it is also amazing to think about what is yet to be discovered, such as what will be found when someone finally decipheres the indus valley script and can read it all!

[jonasidas]

This was top notch! Plus the elder scrolls soundtrack playing in the back was a real big cherry on top. I could almost go to sleep to this, and I mean that in a good way. I've noticed connections to religions across the world over time also myself and have often come to little conclusions here and there. This went down the entire rabbit hole from start and beyond what I've fathomed, and finished it off for me, all in the correct way that I would have gone through it. Beautiful work. Please make more like this.

[raisingstarz]

Thank you for this! It clearly shows as how we are all interconnected with one another. Bring on more of these ancient content to educate the masses to awareness.

[johnguindon]

This is way awesome, thank you !!! I can't help noticing that the stories in many major religions might not be so divergent from one another at all. With so much similarity with one's stories compared to other's stories, even the names and events described in them seem are similar. It seems sensible for a similarity in languages for the word Holy 🙂

[phantomhaze]

Dude, the way you summed it all up at the end was fantastic. Subbed and like and will be watching more.

[daphne]

Wow so much information! I feel like I just took a crash course. Such an impressive educational video and at no cost! Incredible.

[jessicabrown]

😎Wonderful, on my second listening, will take notes later. Thank you for the upload.🖋📖💝

[georgianstancu]

I absolutely love this presentations: the combination of myth and history, the eerie cosmic sound in the background, the punctual, slow paced tone of the voice telling the story. My spliff time after a hard day at work could not be better filled.

[RubeeRoja]

It's always fascinated me that we can look at these ancient religions and see how they came to be and look at them and understand how different and how similar they are and why people came to view these mythologies. Today we are so set in stone and what is right and which is the wrong religion and who has the right to believe what. I wonder how people will question and study abrahamic religions When we are considered ancient times.

[Ghosterock]

This teaching is very interesting. Love to hear more. Thank you.❤

[Asturies.Sixtus.v]

Thank you for sharing your (Gnosticism > having knowledge ) The amount of information you provide is impressive, important, I don’t know how to thank you more for the moment. You helped me to go deeper into the subjects that I was already studying.. I discovered you and Lady Babylon since a live on Drawing by the Stars… Ignorance kills so continue to educate people.. sending you positive vibes and love..Greetings from Belgium

[scottduke]

Thanks Neal for another great narrative with wonderful music and awesome artwork to accomplish it! I love spending a Sunday morning watching one of your compilations!!

[hansspadvii]

Thank you so much for putting all this together.

[sylviaross]

Great video. Very informartive. Learned stuff I never knew before, so thank you!!!