Neil Gaiman Answers Mythology Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Author Neil Gaiman takes to Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about mythology. What links Viking and Greek myths? Why does Anubis have a dog head? Why do so many cultures have a 'Great Flood' myth? What do Biblical angels look like? Neil answers all these questions and much, much more!

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Director: Justin Wolfson
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Patrick Biesemans, Paul Tael
Expert: Neil Gaiman
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Assistant Camera: Lauren Pruitt
Audio: Rebecca O'Neil
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch


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[bloodypedant]

Gaiman's answer to the minotaur question has given me a very clear explanation of why he is the only celebrity to survive on Tumblr

[Martin-xdjl]

I know this isn't entirely uncommon with authors, but I've always loved how much Neil Gaiman feels like a Neil Gaiman character.

[tim-alexanderteuner]

I love how the minotaur person most probably meant to say centaur but Neil just tried to bring sense into it

[northboundw]

RIP to that guy who mixed up minotaurs and centaurs

[sammuelcruz]

If Gaiman decides to start a YouTube channel to talk about myths and history I would definitely watch that.

[Gamepro]

You know it’s gonna be great when he says “unless it’s a furry Minotaur” and then specified that this is going to be great

[youbute]

I want Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan and Stephen Fry all in one room discussing myths and mythology.
That would be a colab of a century for me.

[meikusje]

Other people: love is patient, love is kind
Neil Gaiman: death is patient, death is kind

[chrisbellard]

Neil Gaiman could read me my groceries list and I would still feel like he's reading us a story for the ages

[natethebass-man]

I did not expect a conversation about Minotaur Furries today, but it sure happened

[SirLightsOut]

Some random person: if you're such a big mythology fan, name the 12 trials of hercules. Absolute Chad Neil Gaiman: proceeds to explain every single trial in order with context for how they all went down.

[whitrobinson]

Imagine growing up with Neil as your dad, telling you the best bedtime stories. 😊 Such a creative and interesting person. I love hearing what he has to say.

[AgerBoniard]

It's nice to see mr. Gaiman talk about Death as being kind. His friend (and occasional co-author) Terry Pratchett wrote about death in the same way.

[vmvengsub]

Neil Gaiman sounds sleepy yet passionate at the same time. Feels like he's Morphius himself.

[PoetryInHats]

It's so lovely listening to someone who can speak in full sentences.

[dris]

Completely agree with Gaiman's take on Hope. It might help us survive terrible times. On the other hand, it might also take us down a path of terrible decisions where we're left with nothing.

[themoonsevilsister]

for some reason Neil Gaiman knowing what a furry is makes me smile

[zartok]

"the frost Giants come out" good for them. It's always a tough thing to do and can be scary, but I'm proud of them and accept them for who they are

[shelleyhorner]

If Neil Gaiman decides to write books about other mythologies like Celtic, Germanic, Japanese, etc I would buy them all. Love his writing style!

[Lemons]

I just watched up to the question about Minotaur and I already wanna say I absolutely love Neil Gaiman