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Circe

**Circe** is a minor goddess in Greek mythology, famous for her encounter with Odysseus in the *Odyssey*. She plays a smaller, less known role in the *Argonautica*. Circe is a sorceress goddess, notable for turning sailors who end up on her island into various animals.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Medea

In the *Medea* video, it's shown how, during the course of the *Argonautica*, Jason and Medea arrived on Circe's island while trying to escape from King Aeetes, Medea's father (and Circe's brother) who's after them. Circe purifies Jason and Medea for the murder of Medea's brother, but the couple don't linger on Circe's island for long, and depart soon afterwards.

It's suggested that perhaps Circe will purify Medea of the murder of her two sons as well, though it's not confirmed.

## Classics Summarized

### The Odyssey

Circe's most famous role in Greek myth is narrated in the Odyssey. At some point, Odysseus and his crew arrived on her island. Circe invited his men over at her house so they could eat and rest, and they, none the wiser, accepted. Circe turned them all into pigs. She was about to do the same to Odysseus as well, but he, with Hermes' help, managed to avoid that fate and demanded from Circe to turn his men back, which she did.

Odysseus and his men would stay at Circe's for a year, before deciding to set off again. Circe told Odysseus that if he wished to go back to Ithaca, he'd had to counsel the prophet Tiresias. Tiresias being dead means Odysseus has to travel to the Underworld. After he does that, he returns to Circe's island, where she maps the path he needs to take. Like Tiresias before her, Circe warns Odysseus not to harm her father's sacred cattle once they reach his island. With that, Odysseus and his men leave for once and for all.

## Physical appearance

Circe has long black hair and golden eyes. She's drawn like a regular mortal woman (ancient texts state that she is a goddess).

## Appearances

The Odyssey

Medea
Asteria

**Asteria** is the Greek goddess of stars. She is the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, the sister of Leto, and the mother of Hecate.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Arachne

She doesn't physically appear in the video, nor is she even mentioned, but Arachne weaves in her tapestry several instances of the gods Zeus and Poseidon seducing women while transformed in various forms; Asteria being pursued by Zeus in the form of an eagle is included.

## Physical appearance

Asteria has long hair, and is periwinkle-coloured.
Cerberus

Cerberus, in Greek myth, is a monster and pet under Hades that guards the gates of the underworld, the realm of Hades and the dead .Cerberus was one of the monsters born from the union of Echidna and Typhon, both as monstrous and hideous as their offspring.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Hercules

Cerberus makes an appearance in the Miscellaneous Myths of Heracles. Heracles was sent by Eurystheus, the king of Tiryns, to bring back Cerberus from Hades the king of the underworld. This was the twelfth and final labour imposed on Heracles. Heracles says that, although Eurystheus commanded him to bring back Cerberus, it was not from any desire to see Cerberus, but only because Eurystheus thought that the task was impossible.

Heracles had the help of Hermes, the usual guide of the underworld, as well as Athena in order to descend to the Underworld without ill-effect. Heracles asked Hades for Cerberus, and Hades told Heracles he would allow him to take Cerberus only if he "mastered him without the use of the weapons which he carried", and so, using his lion-skin as a shield, Heracles squeezed Cerberus around the head until he submitted. Although another account says that, Heracles would master Cerberus without shield or iron so Heracles opted in using his lion-skin instead of his shield, and making stone points for his arrows, but when Hades still opposed him, Heracles shot Hades in anger.

After bringing Cerberus up from the underworld, Heracles paraded the captured Cerberus through Greece. Heracles lead Cerberus through Midea in Argolis, as women and children watch in fear, and Diodorus Siculus says of Cerberus, that Heracles "carried him away to the amazement of all and exhibited him to men." Then, according to Apollodorus, Heracles showed Cerberus to Eurystheus, as commanded, after which he returned Cerberus to the underworld.
Antiope

Zeus chases Antiope as a satyr

**Antiope** (Ancient Greek Ἀντιόπη, *Antiópē*) is one of the numerous lovers of Zeus in Greek mythology. By him she became the mother of the twin brothers Zethus and Amphion.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Arachne

Her story isn't narrated, but depicted in the tapestry that Arachne wore; there Zeus is shown chasing down a scared Antiope in the form of a satyr.
Classics Summarized

Classics Summarized is a series by Red, in which she takes classic books, e.g. *The Odyssey* or Dante's *Inferno*, and summarizes them in her usual comedic style. The videos are usually brief recaps taking usually ten to twenty minutes. The series started with *Oedipus Rex* on January 11th, 2015.

Modern Classics Summarized is a spinoff series, also by Red, which focuses on more recently written books such as *1984* which are nonetheless regarded as classics today.

## List of Classics Summarized videos

* Oedipus Rex
* Iphigenia
* The Iliad
* The Odyssey
* The Aeneid
* Dante's Inferno
* Dante's Purgatorio
* Dante's Paradiso
* Beowulf
* Paradise Lost
* Halloween Special: Dracula
* The Oresteia
* Halloween Special: Frankenstein
* Don Quixote
* The Silmarillion (for April Fools' Day 2022)

## List of Modern Classics Summarized videos

* Lord of the Flies
* Of Mice and Men
* 1984
* Halloween Special: H.P. Lovecraft
* A Christmas Carol
* All Quiet on the Western Front
* Halloween Special: Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde
* Stranger In A Strange Land
Bardi

**Bardi** is a minor character in The Saga of Grettir. He is the foster son of Thorarin. His personal quest for revenge is written in *The Saga of the Heath-Slayings*.

## Overview

While Bardi is looking for people to join him on is quest for revenge, he runs into Grettir the Strong on Iceland. Grettir is very eager to join him as he is always looking to fight. However, Bardi's foster father, Thorarin, warns against this, because of Grettir being very hot-headed and arrogant. Bardi heeds his warning and he and his crew ditch Grettir and leave the island.

## Physical Appearance

Bardi appears to be tall and have golden hair. He also has a beard.
Hecuba

Queen **Hecuba** was a Trojan queen. She was the mother of Paris, Cassandra and Hector, and the wife of Priam.

## Legends Summarized

### The Trojan War

During her pregnancy with Paris, Hecuba had a dream that she would give birth to a flaming torch that would then burst into snakes. Seeing this as a bad omen, her husband Priam gave the infant Paris to his servants, who, instead of killing him like the king said, decided to leave Paris on a hillside to die. Years later, Paris would be found by Hecuba's daughter Cassandra and brought back to the family.

## Physical Appearance

Hecuba is a human with white skin, dark eyes, and light brown, mid-length hair.

## Appearances

The Iliad (mentioned)

The Trojan War
Jonathan Harker

**Jonathan Harker** is one of the protagonist in Dracula. He is married to Mina Harker and is a member of the Dude SquadTM. He is the father of Quincey Harker.

## Overview

Jonathan is an English solicitor. He is shown to be very courageous as when he goes with the rest of the Dude SquadTM to hunt down Count Dracula. He also loves his wife Mina Harker very much and wants to keep her safe from all harm. Despite this, he is also very oblivious, as seen when he and the Dude SquadTM don't notice Mina's declining state when Dracula was sucking her blood.

## Halloween Special

### Dracula

Jonathan was sent to Transylvania to oversee the real estate transactions of Count Dracula. He was constantly warned by the locals not to go to his castle, and they gave him a crucifix for protection. Jonathan then went to meet the Count and found him to be a very ugly, pale man. Eventually, after seeing Dracula do some strange stuff such as climbing along the castle wall like a lizard as well as after an ordeal with  Dracula's three vampiresses, he put together that he has to get out of there and failed.

While the Count slept, Jonathan searched around the castle and found Dracula's plans for bringing 50 boxes of earth with him to England. After Dracula left with his boxes of earth, he made a daring escape by scaling the castle wall despites Dracula's wives trying to catch him.

He eventually made his way back home to England where he mets up with his wife Mina Harker. She read his diary accounting his encounter with Dracula. Doctor Abraham Van Helsing then introduced he and Mina to the rest of the Dude SquadTM: Arthur Holmwood, Doctor John Seward, and Quincey P. Morris. Van Helsing then explained to the Dude SquadTM the various abilities of vampires. After they caught Dracula force-feeding Mina his blood, they went out on the hunt.

First, Jonathan and Van Helsing went out and found Dracula's boxes of earth, accounting for all but the one that Dracula used to escape England. However, the group was able to follow him thanks to Mina's psychic link with Dracula that was formed due to the force-feeding blood incident. The group then chased Dracula through Europe. They lose track of him at one point, but Mina figured out what route Dracula was taking to his castle. Jonathan, Seward, and Quincey then chased the Count on horseback while Mina and Van Hesling went and sealed Dracula's castle. They did all of this successfully, and Jonathan and Quincey kill Dracula, although Quincey died in the process.

Seven years later, Jonathan and Mina had a son named Quincey Harker who was born on the anniversary of Quincey P. Morris's death.

## Physical Appearance

Jonathan Harker is a young man who had brown hair. It turns white after his escape from Dracula's castle.

## Gallery

The Vampire Women approaching John.The Vampire Woman screeching at John.
Chaos

**Chaos** (Greek Χάος, meaning "Gap") is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in Greek mythology. Chaos has been interpreted as either "the gaping void above the Earth created when Earth and Sky are separated from their primordial unity" or "the gaping space below the Earth on which Earth rests."

## Miscellaneous Myths

### The Theogony

In Red's video about Hesiod's Theogony, Chaos was the first thing to exist: but they were not alone for long, as soon after Gaia, Tartarus and Eros (otherwise the son of Ares and Aphrodite) popped into existence. Chaos gave birth to two children; Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night) and then vanished off the narrative forever, supposedly taking a nap.

## Physical Appearance

Chaos appears as neither male nor female; they are a transparent grid that has the distinct outline of a humanoid being with a liquid hair-like mass for a head.
Asu-shu-namir

**Asu-shu-namir** is a gender-ambiguous figure from Mesopotamian mythology, with ties to both Enki and Ishtar.

## Overview

A gender-ambiguous individual created by Enki. They are cursed to live in the shadows and be outcast from society, but have also received the gift of healing and prophecy.

## Legends Summarized

### Underworld Myths

Asu-shu-namir is created by Enki to rescue Ishtar from the underworld. They go to the underworld, charm Ereshkigal, and ask her to show them some of the water of life. Upon getting ahold of the water, Asu-shu-namir sprinkles some on Ishtar — who had previously been afflicted with 60 diseases — healing her. Ereshkigal, finding this offensive, curses Asu-shu-namir while they and Ishtar are running away. Asu-shu-namir, along with everyone like them, are cursed to live in the shadows and be outcast from society. Ishtar, feeling bad for Asu-shu-namir, bestows the gift of healing and prophecy upon them.

## Physical Appearance

Described as gender-ambiguous and very cute. They have indigo eyes and shoulder-length hair.

## Trivia

* They are the first gender-ambiguous character to be introduced on the channel.
Eidothea

Eidothea is the greek goddess of the sea.

When Menelaus was returning home from Troy, his fleet was becalmed on the island of Pharos near Egypt. Eidothea took pity on the hero and told him how he might capture her father and force him to reveal prophecies which would enable his escape from the island.
Erato

**Erato** is a dryad in Greek mythology. She is married to Arcas.

## Overview

### Ursa Major

According to Pausanias in his *Descriptions of Greece*, Erato marries Arcas, the king of Arcadia. She then has many children with him who set off many lines of Arcadian kings.

## Physical Appearance

Erato has green hair and eyes; she also has pointy ears and wooden antlers.
Deities

Odin, Zeus and the Abrahamic god

**Deities**, or **gods** and **goddesses**, are beings that are worshiped by humans.

## Notable Pantheons

### Abrahamic

* God (deity for Abrahamic religions)
* Jesus Christ (for Christianity)

### Greek

* Olympians
* Titans

### Norse

* Aesir
* Vanir
* Jotunn

### Hinduism

* Deva
* Asura

## Powers & Abilities

Deities are beings with powers far greater than those of humans, demons, and monsters, but who interact with humans, positively or negatively, in ways that carry humans to new levels of consciousness beyond the grounded preoccupations of ordinary life. They embody or personify concepts, actions, animals, emotions, elements, and much more which is all the more reason why they are so essential and important in maintaining the balance of the universe.

Some gods were asserted to be the directors of time and fate itself, the givers of human law and morality, the ultimate judges of human worth and behavior, or designers of the universe, instead of being a natural result of the laws of physics. They were thought to be able to work supernatural miracles and to be the authorities and controllers of various aspects of human life (such as birth or an afterlife).
Cyan

Blue proposing to Cyan

**Cyan** is Blue's wife. She works as a chemist, but she is an engineer. She has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Due to this, she uses several mobility aids: her wheelchair is named "Susan", and her crutches are "the Boys". She has been on several streams and Overly Sarcastic Podcast episodes. Cyan loves baking and cooking, frequently posting meal pics on her Instagram @cyan\_bakes.

## Trivia

* Due to Blue's perennial love of Venice, fans theorized that Cyan was secretly the immortal spirit of said city. She subsequently confirmed this on Twitter.
* When first meeting Blue during fencing, she broke his sabre like the badass she is.
* Cyan is The Heart of OSP's Five-Man Band.
* She does not acknowledge Die Hard as a Christmas movie, and is therefore objectively (in)correct.
* She is a fan of when horses in D&D have names.
* Both she and her husband are asexual, which means that 3/4 of OSP are on the ace spectrum.

## Notes

1. ↑ The link for Episode 11 doesn't work for some reason.

## References

1. ↑ OSPlays: Chill Stray Stream for charity
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 OSPod Episode 11: Love? Is in the Air, and Cyan is on the Pod!
3. ↑ OSPod Episode 45: Epics, Greek Relationship Drama, and a Surprise Cyan!
4. ↑ OSPod Episode 69 (Nice): Hallgrimskirkja, Faustian Bargains, and Special Guest OSP Cyan!
Atlas

**Atlas** was a second generation Titan, who is famous for holding up the Heavens over the Earth. Atlas was the son of Iapetus and Clymene, and the brother of Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. He is regarded as the physically strongest of the Titans.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Heracles

Atlas appears during one of the labors of Heracles. One of the Twelve Labors of the hero Heracles was to fetch some of the golden apples which grow in Hera's garden, tended by Atlas' reputed daughters, the Hesperides which were also called the Atlantides, and guarded by the dragon Ladon. Heracles went to Atlas and offered to hold up the heavens while Atlas got the apples from his daughters.

Upon his return with the apples, however, Atlas attempted to trick Heracles into carrying the sky permanently by offering to deliver the apples himself, as anyone who purposely took the burden must carry it forever, or until someone else took it away. Heracles, suspecting Atlas did not intend to return, pretended to agree to Atlas' offer, asking only that Atlas take the sky again for a few minutes so Heracles could rearrange his cloak as padding on his shoulders. When Atlas set down the apples and took the heavens upon his shoulders again, Heracles took the apples and ran away.

## Physical Appearance

Atlas is dark grey-coloured, a similar colour to that of his father Iapetus. Like Ares, he is significantly bigger than the other gods.
Demigods

**Demigods** are usually the children of a mortal and a deity.

## Known Demigods

### Celtic

* Cú Chulainn - son of Lugh and Deichtine.

### Greek

* Achilles - son of Thetis and Peleus.
* Actaeon - son of Aristaeus and Autonoe.
* Aeetes - son of Helios and Perse.
* Aeneas - son of Aphrodite and Anchises.
* Arcas - son of Zeus and Callisto.
* Autolycus - son of Hermes and Chione.
* Bellerophon - son of Poseidon and Eurynome.
* Byzas - son of Poseidon and Keroessa.
* Endymion - son of Zeus and Calyce.
* Epaphus - son of Zeus and Io.
* Helen of Troy - daughter of Zeus and Leda.
* Heracles - son of Zeus and Alcmene.
* Hippolyta - daughter of Ares and Otrera.
* Hyacinthus - son of Clio and Pierus.
* Ino - daughter of Harmonia and Cadmus.
* Keroessa - daughter of Zeus and Io.
* Minos - son of Zeus and Europa.
* Narcissus - son of Cephissus and Liriope.
* Orion - son of Poseidon and Euryale.
* Penthesilia - daughter of Ares and Otrera.
* Perseus - son of Zeus and Danae.
* Pirithous - son of Zeus and Dia.
* Pollux - son of Zeus and Leda.
* Semele - daughter of Harmonia and Cadmus.
* Tantalus - son of Zeus and Pluto.
* Theseus - son of Poseidon and Aethra.

### Mesopotamian

* Gilgamesh - son of Ninsun and Lugalbanda.

### Nyanga

* Mwindo - a demigod hero from the Nyanga people.

### Roman

* Aeneas - son of Venus and Anchises.
* Hercules - son of Jupiter and Alcmene.
* Remus - son of Mars and Rhea Silvia.
* Romulus - son of Mars and Rhea Silvia.
Hecate

* Regular
* OSP reward

**Hecate** in Greek mythology is the goddess of witchcraft, sorcery, boundaries, crossroads, magic, spells, the Moon, ghosts, entrance-ways, the night, necromancy, light, and knowledge of poisonous herbs and plants. She is a chthonic ("subterranean") deity, most notable for helping Demeter in her search of Persephone.

Her Roman counterpart is the goddess Trivia, but many times "Hecate" was used as well by Roman authors.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Hades and Persephone

When Hades snatched Persephone, although she didn't witness it, Hecate heard the girl's screams. Later, when Demeter began her search of her daughter, Hecate informed Demeter of the screams she heard. Together the two goddesses visit Helios, who informs them that it was Hades who took Persephone.

## Physical appearance

Hecate's colour is a greyish light blue deity. In a more detailed drawing, she has blond hair and golden eyes, and holds torches with the moon and the sun.
Ephialtes

**Ephialtes** is a giant in Greek mythology. He is the brother of Otus and the son of Poseidon and Iphimedeia. He attempted to kidnap Hera and Artemis with Otus, but they captured Ares instead. Ephialtes and Otus killed each other while attacking Artemis, who was rescuing Ares with Hermes. His name means "nightmare."

## Overview

### Ares' Abduction

Ephialtes and his brother Otus are the sons of Poseidon and Iphimedeia. They are called the Aloadae after their step-father, Aloeus.

Ephialtes and Otus make a plan to kidnap the goddesses Hera and Artemis to be their wives. However, they couldn't just storm Mount Olympus because the last time giants tried that, it didn't go so well. To rectify the height issue, they begin stacking mountains in a pile to reach the peak of Mount Olympus. The Olympians notice the stack of mountains on their front door, however, and a short but fierce battle ensues. The brothers retreat, but they successfully kidnapped Ares. The two keep him in a bronze jar for a lunar year until their step-mother Eriboia notifies Hermes of Ares' predicament. Hermes and Artemis then go to the Aloadae's cave to rescue Ares. While Hermes goes around back to find him, Artemis "seduces" the brothers. Ephialtes is jealous of Otus because his bride hadn't come, and the two begin fighting. Artemis shape-shifts into a dear and jumps between them, causing the two brothers to throw their spears at her. However, they both miss and kill each other.

## Physical Appearance

As a giant, Ephialtes is very tall. He has pointy ears, a beard, and blue-green eyes.
Ino

* Leucothea
* Ino

**Ino**, also known as **Leucothea** in Greek mythology is a princess-turned-immortal goddess of the sea. She is the daughter of Cadmus, king of Thebes, and Harmonia, goddess of harmony, sister to Semele and thus aunt to Dionysus. She married King Athamas.

The Romans called her "Mater Matuta".

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Dionysus

In one version of Dionysus' upbringing, it was his aunt Ino and her mortal husband King Athamas who took him in and raised him as a girl.

## Classics Summarized

### The Odyssey

Leucothea helped Odysseus by giving him a magic scarf and that would let him float on water. This proved to be very useful when his raft broke.

## Physical appearance

As a mortal, Ino had short hair. As the goddess Leucothea she is dark teal-coloured, with long hair.

## Appearances

The Odyssey

Dionysus
Megatron

Likes

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Megatron is a nonfictional/fictional warlord from Cybertron, most notable for leading the Decepticons against the Autobots.

Megatron has no parents, and it is currently unknown hiow he was able to impregnate himself if he did not exist. His existance is very contriversial.

His hobbies include:

* Oppressing Starscream
* Milking his lover tenderly to harvest his milk
* Milking himself
* Kissing his Husband a lot because he loves his sweet Geddy with all of his robotic heart.
* Injecting himself with Satan's blood.
* Writing fanfiction
* Hiding in Geddy's stomach to visit their child

Currently Megatron is loosing against Optimus

## Controversy

Megatron has been a figure of controversy throughout the years, for the following reasons:

* Megatron might be homophobic despite being married to another man, due to harassing Starscream, as many people believe Starscream is gay.
* Megatron is the leader of the Decepticons. THey did a lotta bad shit. Villainy
* Idk he got a really shitty redemption in IDW which should've been really intresting.

However, this does not dissuade his many stans.
Briareos

* Arges, Brontes, Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Gyges, Hyperion, Iapetus, Kottos, Oceanus, Steropes (brothers)
* Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Theia, Themis (sisters)
* Atlas, Chiron, Epimetheus, Hades, Helios, Poseidon, Prometheus, Zeus (nephews)
* Demeter, Hera, Hestia, Leto, Muses, Selene (nieces)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Brown

**Briareos** is son of Ouranos (the Sky) and Gaia (the Earth). He is one of the Hecatoncheires, giants with one hundred arms and fifty heads.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Theogony

Briareos alongside Kottos and Gyges helped Zeus (who freed them from Tartarus) in the Titanomachy.
Continuity Errors in the Meatverse

One of the most controversial elements of the Meatverse is the fact that there exist many continuity errors amongst entries, almost entirely because Chorenn is the boomer friend. While there are more minor continuity errors, this one will be catalouging the more major concerns.

## Breastfeeding

Please apply the jelly fish that inhabit your skull to the following image:

Now it may not look it, but This is breastfeeding as depicted within Meathouse 2: No More Hentai. (NOTICE: The title turned out to be a lie, NOT A CONTINUITY ERROR) This act will max out any users health and cure status aliments. If the receiving patry is knocked out, then they are revived and have 40 HP. However, in the original Mouse (Meathouse), Breastfeedign simply maxed out stats for IV training.

## Asio's aliment

Originally, Asio was a satanic Yandere born from the yam farm of Ch'en, who was in love with Optimus Prime. However, now he is a yandere in love with Whoever-the-Fuck. More unforgivably, Asio has somehow become sexy among Meathouse iterations. Whoever is responsible for the latter will pay with their life and any future lives they may think they'll have.

## Tingeddy vs Tingledorf

Originally, Tingle and Ganondoft found love after Tingle had to let Geddy go. However, after appearing on Dr. Phil's show, it seems as if Tingeddy is Alive again. What happened to Ganondorf? Some theorize that Ganon's contract for the Legend of Zleda was renewed, and had to return to Nintendo's hands once more. It is unknown if Geddy had his transformer status also Retconned, and what Megatron's current whereabouts are.

## Mayumi's Car Dealership

Mayumi is not a character in the Meatverse, and because of that, she has never needed an article, because it's really hard to make an article on someone who doesn't exist. However, her Car Dealerships are all over the Meatverse, especially in future itterations. Christ Mayumi, what are you, Disney?!

(Fun fact: Walt Disney Never existed! That was a lie created by Vivi Created in order to help the Cheerleaders overthrow Alrest in order to revert Gaia to it's original state, but then it's innerworkings rebelled, forming the Company we know today.)

## Yaoi Festival 2019

The 2019 Yaoi festival is a major even within Meathouse, where everyone unleashes their homosexual powers to unlock the door that leads to the final OSHA building where Kevin awaits, in which they uncover the traitor, Hulk has betrayed them.

Sadly, in future Meathouse iterations, the Yaoi Festival is turned into no more than a place where you go to farm EXP by attacking hordes of weird fandom moms who are really into Sparky The Clown/Pennywise Omegaverse that involves Pennywise bottoming, which is really out of character for him, so at least we're defeating THOSE menaces.

## Chorenn

C'mon, his entire existance is a contradiction!
Callisto

* Human
* Bear
* Ursa Major

**Callisto** is a nymph hunter devoted to Artemis who was transformed into a bear and then into the constellation Ursa Major, meaning "Great Bear." She is the daughter of Lycaon and princess of Arcadia as well as the mother of Arcas. Her name means "Most Beautiful."

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Ursa Major

Callisto is a hunter devoted to Artemis who spends her time hunting beasts in the woods with the other hunters. One day, Zeus descends to Earth disguised as Artemis and seduces Callisto, and she becomes pregnant. Artemis then exiles her from her group of hunters for not keeping her maidenhood.

Callisto's exact fate varies from telling to telling. According to Ovid in his *Metamorphoses*, she gives birth to her son Arcas and then is transformed into a bear by Hera as punishment for her affair with Zeus. She then wanders alone for years. Eventually, Arcas runs into her while hunting and attacks her despite her not attacking him. Zeus notices this and puts the two in the stars as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor before Arcas can commit matricide. However, Hyginus in his *Astronomica* writes of other versions of how Callisto became a bear. In one, Artemis turns Callisto into a bear while in another, Zeus turns her into a bear to hide the situation from Hera. He also mentions that sometimes it is Artemis who unwittingly kills Callisto, and that in another version of the story, Callisto and Arcas are captured by Arcadians and set to be sacrificed to Zeus by King Lycaon. Zeus notices this and again turns them into constellations, although Arcas is turned into the constellation Boötes instead of Ursa Minor.

As Ursa Major, Callisto circles Polaris, the North Star, which is at the tail of Ursa Minor. Ovid also mentions in his *Fasti* that Ursa Major and Ursa Minor never set below the horizon because Hera made sure that they were never near her waters.

## Physical Appearance

Callisto appears to have a strong physique. She has long hair and cyan eyes.
Hippolytus

**Hippolytus** is a hero in Greek myth. He is the son of Theseus, the king of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. His story serves as a prime example of what happens when someone rejects love and Aphrodite, preferring to devote themselves to Artemis and a life of chastity instead (also making him a rare male hunter of Artemis).

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Hippolytus

Hippolytus was a hunter entirely uninterested in girls (or boys) and relationships, instead preferring to spend his time hunting in the countryside, devoted to Artemis the goddess of hunting. The rejection of love and romance angered Aphrodite. In order to punish him, she made Phaedra, his father Theseus' wife and thus his own stepmother, fall madly in love with him. Phaedra propositioned Hippolytus but he rejected her disgusted. Phaedra, enraged, went to Theseus and told him that Hippolytus had tried to rape her, or alternatively, that she committed suicide and her note accused Hippolytus of rape.

Whichever the case, Theseus was outraged, and begged his father Poseidon to kill his son because of his crimes (causing a perplexed Poseidon to wonder whether rape wasn't a crime now but agree nonetheless). Poseidon sent a spooky sea monster to scare off Hippolytus' horse, which dragged him to his death.

In some versions, Artemis, not wishing to let her devotee stay dead like that, brought Hippolytus' body to Asclepius, who brought him back to life. Hippolytus moved over to Latium (in Italy), adopted the name Virbius (as the Romans had a cult devoted to him there) and even got married.

### Aphrodite

Hippolytus' tale is once again briefly told, as an example of Aphrodite disapproving those who reject love.

### The Minotaur

His role in his son's demise is listed as one of Theseus' many wrongdoings.

## Physical Appearance

Hippolytus is a lean, young man with his mother's very dark red hair. He carries a bow and a quiver for his arrows.

## Appearances

Hippolytus

Aphrodite
Iris

In Greek mythology, **Iris** (Ancient Greek Ἶρις, *Îris*, lit. "rainbow") is the goddess of the rainbow and messenger of Queen Hera. She's married to the wind god Zephyrus.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Hades and Persephone

After Demeter neglected her duties as goddess of agriculture following Hades' abduction of Persephone leading to a great famine, Zeus dispatched Iris to summon Demeter. This however didn't work.

## Legends Summarized

### The Trojan War

According to the *Cypria*, Iris, as a messenger goddess, is sent to notify the Spartan king Menelaus of the capture of his wife, Helen, by Paris while he was off at Crete.

## Physical Appearance

Iris is multicolored so that she resembles a rainbow.

## Appearances

Hades and Persephone

The Trojan War
Castor and Pollux

**Castor and Pollux** (or **Polydeuces**) are the names of the two *Dioscuri* of Greek mythology. They are the twin sons of the mortal queen Leda, but each has a different father; Zeus for Pollux and Tyndareus (Leda's mortal husband) for Castor.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Medea

Castor and Pollux are part of the Argo's crew that Jason recruited in order to sail to Colchis and get the golden fleece.

### The Zodiac

In the Western Zodiac, Gemini is traditionally associated with Castor and Pollux, the divine twins. After a cattle-stealing mission gone wrong, Castor is mortally wounded, so Pollux asks Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his brother. Thus, the two brothers spend half the year in the Underworld, and the other half in the Heavens.

## Legends Summarized

### The Trojan War

Castor and Pollux were both the result of a wild night where their mother, Leda, slept with both Zeus and Tyndareus; Castor is Leda's son with Tyndareus and Pollux with Zeus.

## Physical Appearance

Castor and Pollux are identical twins, lean and brown-haired. Pollux, being the son of Zeus, has blue eyes, while Castor, being mortal, has black eyes. This is changed to each of them having one blue and one black eye after they share Pollux' immortality.

## Appearances

The Zodiac

Medea

The Trojan War
Cherubim

The **Cherubim** are Angels who serve God in Heaven.Cherubim are one of the highest ranking of angels in the Christian angel hierarchy, second only to the Seraphim.

The biblical prophet Ezekiel describes the Cherubim as a tetrad of living creatures, each having four faces: of a lion, an ox, an eagle, and a man. They are said to have the stature and hands of a man, the feet of a calf, and four eye covered wings. Two of the wings extended upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of God; while the other two stretched downward and covered the creatures themselves.
Greens

The **Green Collective** is a group of some of Blue's friends, originally comprised of his college roommates. Individually, each member of the group is called a **Green**.

Included in this group are Noir and Austin, who are on the Rolling With Difficulty Podcast with Red and Indigo. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue's fencing friends were also added to this group. There are somewhere between four and nine Greens, depending on how you count.

## Trivia

* All the Greens would be the Wrecking Crew of Evil OSP.
* One Green does not think Domino's Pizza is real pizza.

## References

1. ↑ OSP Stray-Stream-Bonanza (and also Lego Star Wars) (21:50-22:45)
2. ↑ OSPod Episode 13: Oops All Indigo (and Blue, I Guess) (49:30)
3. ↑ OSP Stray-Stream-Bonanza (and also Lego Star Wars) (1:03:32-1:03:38)
Azrael

Azrael's final form after defeat Groudon

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Azrael is the Mechanic behind the S.S. Meathouse, and First Lieutenant of Rose, or whatever rank is after Captain that's most important. Azrael most notably defeated God on several occasions, and it's rumored that they do it for gun, which they then turn into resources, used to power many things that aren't guns.

## Background

WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING

Azrael's bird is a crow. However, their bird remains unclear, as it is opaque with black feathers. Meanwhile, their own birth remained a mystery to the masses, even to themself, but their very first memories were farming clowns in the far off lands of Nordic Mountains, and reained in them for some time. In these Nordic Mountains, they met Claus, their husband. The two quickly becamed a couple

I Love having my wiki entry destroyed. really uh, really helpful

## Meeting Rose, and Construction of the S.S. Meathouse

The couple offered Rose shelter after they had gotten chased for their crimes against peeling pokemon. Then, Azrael and Rose hatched a plan: Do Fyrefest 2, and whereever the adventure takes them, Chill out Until it all dies down because A Majority of media has the attention span of a twig, so nobody would care, would gthey.

However, they needed a vessel, so Azrael built the S.S. Meathouse. Originally the Meathouse was a Blimp, but that got vored, so uh, Comprimizes had to be made with what was left, tfw :/

## Applebees Destruction

In their meathouse Adventures, Azrael was the one who reccomended to go back in time to defeat the concept of Applebees.

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TThe fina bossl, Rayquaza, Then Appeared, and everyone had to scramble while in the Greek Time Portal, but thanks to Azrael's Quick Skills, THey got out just fine. Thenk you Azrael

## Trivia

Despite not being able to obtain Geddy's.... "Fluids" Directly, Azrael gains the most boosts from them.

Azrael is badass
John Seward

**Doctor John Seward** is one of the main protagonists in Dracula. He is one of Lucy Westenra's suitors and a member of the Dude SquadTM.

## Overview

### Dracula

John Seward is kind and soft-spoken. He works at a local insane asylum and has a patient named Renfield. He was a suitor of Lucy Westenra along with Arthur Holmwood and Quincey P. Morris. She chose Arthur to be her fiancé, but the three remained friends.

When Arthur calls Seward about Lucy's sickness, he calls his friend Doctor Abraham Van Helsing to look at her. Seward notes that she's quite pale, has pointier teeth and looks like she's lost a lot of blood. He tells Arthur to give his blood to Lucy for a blood transfusion, and she gets better. However, she later suddenly gets worse, and Seward gives his own blood to save her. Despite these efforts, however, Lucy dies.

Later, Van Helsing tells the three that Lucy had turned into a vampire after she died. Arthur, John, and Quincey demand proof, which Van Helsing provides by bringing them to her mausoleum and showing them Lucy sucking the blood of children. Arthur and the others then fully kill the un-dead Lucy.

Seward then helps the others hunt and kill Dracula. He later gets married.

## Physical Appearance

John Seward has blond hair. He also wears oval-shaped glasses.

## Trivia

Red has stated that she misinterpreted the line about Seward's and Arthur's marriages, and thought that they had married each other.
Arachne (episode)

***Miscellaneous Myths: Arachne*** is the thirty-fourth episode of the *Miscellaneous Myths* series by Red. It's an episode on Greek mythology, centered around the myth of a young woman, Arachne, who was transformed into a spider by the goddess Athena for her boastful nature.

## Summary

Red begins by saying how fun it is to make fun of Greek gods and mock them, which is easy for a modern audience, as none is burdened by actually believing in those gods. The situation was very different in ancient Greece, as demonstrated by the myth of Arachne.

Arachne is a Lydian maiden with a great talent in weaving; she is so good she starts to brag she's even better than Athena, a typical display of hubris; humans boasting of being superior to gods on a particular quality, talent on which was supposedly bestowed by those very gods on the mortal, was seen as a sin. Athena heard of this, and paid a visit to Arachne in the form of an old woman. As the "crone" advises Arachne to be humble, Arachne suggest that perhaps Athena herself should come to tell her so, whereupon Athena reveals her true nature. The two of them set up a weaving contest.

Athena weaves the myth of her and Poseidon competing over patronage of the city of Athens; Athena won by offering an olive tree, while Poseidon had offered a salt water spring. She further decorates the tapestry with four more myths demonstrating how bad of an idea is to claim superiority over the gods. Arachne's tapestry, on the other hand, has illustrated many instances of Zeus and Poseidon dropping everything to bang random women, half the time shaped like an animal while doing so.

While Arachne's tapestry is indeed flawless, Athena is very disturbed by its content, and proceeds to tear the tapestry and beat Arachne in the head, while shouting "What! Where! You! Thinking!?" Arachne, pretty distraught, prepares to kill herself by hanging, but Athena takes some pity in her and transforms her into a spider instead, so she can live and also keep weaving as before. She warns Arachne not to draw any dicks, however.

## Credits

In the credits, Red sings *Trouble* by Coldplay, and explains that Ovid, in his *Metamorphoses*, had a tendency to portray the gods a good deal more petty and unfair than usual.

## Characters appearing

Arachne

Athena

## Notes

1. ↑ Hera turning the queen of Pygmies into a crane; Zeus and Hera turning Haemus and Rhodope into mountain ranges for claiming to be a happier couple than them; Cinyras clasping the stone steps that were once his daughter; and Hera turning Antigone into a stork for competing with her.
2. ↑ While Red only includes Zeus and Poseidon in the illustration of Arachne's tapestry, the myth says that he had also included other gods, such as Apollo, Dionysus and Cronus.
3. ↑ Zeus: Antiope as a satyr, Mnemosyne as a shepherd, Leda as a swan, Danae as a golden rain, Persephone as a snake, Aegina as a fire, Asteria as an eagle, and Europa as a bull. Poseidon: Theophane as a ram, Canace as a bull, Melantho as a dolphin, Iphimedeia as the river god Enipeus, Demeter and Medusa in his regular form.
Dike

Artemis, Aphrodite, Athena, Persephone, Aglaea, Hebe, Eileithyia, Eris, Enyo, Muses, Helen (half-sisters)
Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus, Ares, Hephaestus (half-brothers)

## Physical description

### Base color

Yellow

**Dike** (Ancient Greek Δίκη, *Díkē*, lit. "justice") in Greek mythology is the Greek goddess of justice, serving a similar purpose to that of her mother Themis.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### The Zodiac

Sometimes, the Virgo is said to represent her, though others say it's supposed to be Demeter instead.

## Physical appearance

Dike is yellow-coloured, has a blindfold over her eyes, and carries the scales of justice and a sword.
Crius

Coeus, Hyperion, Iapetus, Oceanus, Steropes, Brontes, Arges, Gyges, Kottos, Briareos (brothers)
Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Theia, Tethys, Themis, Rhea (sisters)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Crius** in Greek mythology is the name of one of the twelve Titan children of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Ouranos.

His Roman counterpart is called Polus.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### The Theogony

After Ouranos imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires, Gaia forged a sickle and asked her Titan children to help her bring Ouranos down; only Cronus was brave enough to carry on the deed. Later, when Cronus' son Zeus rebelled against the Titans and won, he threw Cronus and his allies into Tartarus, presumably including Crius.

## Physical Appearance

Crius is dark-blue coloured (like his brother Coeus) and has two horns, perhaps a reference to his name ("Crius" is Greek for "ram"). He is covered in constellations.
Hecatoncheires

Hecatoncheires are a giants with 50 heads and 100 arms. They are children of Ouranos and Gaia, and brothers to Cyclops (Arges, Brontes and Steropes) and first generation of Titans.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### The Theogony

Like their siblings, the Hekatonkheires were seen as disgusting by their father Ouranos and imprisoned back inside their mother's womb. The most well known of the Hekatonkheire are the three siblings, firstborn among the Hekatonkheire. These three were named Briareus or Aegaeon (the vigorous or the sea goat), Cottus (the striker or the furious) and Gyges (the big-limbed).

It is upon seeing these particular trio that Ouranos became repulsed and imprisoned them back within the womb along with the rest of the unborn Hekatonkheire. This act upset Gaia greatly, causing her great pain and set in motion the eventual overthrow of Ouranos by Cronus. However, after Cronus usurped his father as ruler of the cosmos, he instead continued the imprisonment of the hundred-handed giants, this time in Tartarus instead.

The Hekatonkheires remained there, guarded by the dragon Campe who tormented them until Zeus rescued them as advised by Gaia when he saw that war was raging on for too long with the Titans. Zeus slayed their captor and freed the Hekatonkheires. Stumbling forth as they took their first steps, the Hekatonkheires slowly erupted into a charge lead by Zeus, loyally following him from that day forth. During the Titanomachy, the Hekatonkheires threw rocks as big as mountains, one hundred at a time at the Titans, overwhelming them as they fought alongside the gods and Zeus which eventually resulted in their victory.
Kar the Old

**Kar the Old** is a minor character in The Saga of Grettir. He is a ghost and the father of Thorfinn.

## Legends Summarized

### The Saga of Grettir

At some point prior to the main story, Kar died and was buried with many riches and treasures. He then haunted his burial mound, which caused a flame to appear above it. When Grettir the Strong was told of the situation, he took it upon himself to figure out what's going on. After Grettir searched the burial mound for a while, Kar attacked him. They destroy the inside of the burial mound as they fought, and Kar was defeated by Grettir when he cut his head off. Grettir then returned to Thorfinn with some treasure and informs him that his dad is no longer haunting the place.

## Physical Appearance

Kar appears to be a dark, shadowy monster. He seems to be the remains of his dead body trying to stay formed. He also has glowing blue eyes.

## Links

* Legends Summarized: The Saga of Grettir
Dionysus Music

This is a list of songs that play in the video Miscellaneous Myths: Dionysus.

## Songs in Video by Time

0:15 – 0:16 = ?

0:21 – 0:22 Preliator - Globus

0:22 – 0:39 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor

00:59 – 1:11 = ?

1:17 – 1:19 Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert

1:30 – 1:43 Strangers Like Me - Tarzan (Piano Cover)

1:48 - 1:55 I Can Go The Distance - Hercules OST

1:55 – 1:58 = Drumming Song - Florence + The Machine

2:10 – 2:18 Sailing For Adventure - Muppet Treasure Island OST

2:19 – 2:23 = ?

2:38 – 2:57 = ?

3:17 – 3:18 Now We Are Free - Gladiator OST Courtesy of /u/Elia\_le\_bianco

3:18 – 4:23, 12:04 – 13:11 Waltz No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich

4:24 – 4:29 = ?

4:29 – 5:08 The Burning Bush - The Prince of Egypt OST (or possibly "Red Sea" from the same soundtrack, though the former is more likely)

5:11 – 5:12, 8:39 – 9:08 Summer Samba - Walter Wanderley

5:13 - 6:02 = The Girl from Ipanema

6:11 – 6:12 = ?

6:15 – 6:19 Southern Nights - Glen Campbell

6:19 – 6:26 Gasoline Believer - Halsey & Imagine Dragons (Mixed Mashup by GINGERGREEN)

6:29 – 7:01, 7:59 – 8:20 Don't Fear the Reaper - The Spiritual Machines (cover)

7:09 – 7:57, 13:11 – 14:48 Starfall -Two Steps From Hell

8:20 – 8:36 = ?

9:08 – 9:09 Waiting On the World to Change - John Mayer

9:10 – 10:27, 10:45 – 11:12 Scheming Weasel (Faster Version) - Kevin MacLeod

10:40 – 10:42 Kissing Strangers - DNCE ft. Nicki Minaj

11:28 – 11:38 20 Percent Cooler - Ken Ashcorp

11:39 – 11:57 A Stranger I Remain - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance OST

11:58 – 11:59 Only Time -Enya

13:10 - 14:01, 14:03 - 14:19, 14:21 - 14:36, 14:38 - 14:48 Starfall - Two Steps From Hell

14:50 – 14:51 Changes -David Bowie

14:52 – 16:25 Flight of the Silverbird -Two Steps from Hell

Credits [Closing Time - Semisonic] (covered by Red)
Hodr

**Hodr** is blind twin brother of Baldr, son of Odin and Frigg. He was tricked by Loki into killing his brother which causes Ragnarok.

## Legends Summarized

### The Poetic Edda

#### Gylfaginning

Hodr makes a minor appearance in Red's video about the Poetic Edda specifically in his involvement with Baldr's death. While all the gods were amusing themselves by throwing every available projectile at Baldr and laughing as the things bounced off of their unharmed companion, Loki approached Höðr, portrayed as blind and rather gullible, with the mistletoe arrow. He convinced Höðr to throw the arrow at Baldr to contribute to the game and to honor the strength of his brother. With Loki guiding his hand, Höðr launched the arrow at Baldr. The weapon pierced him, and, to the shock and horror of all present, he fell down dead on the spot.

In reaction to this, Odin had the giantess Rindr give birth to Váli, who grew to adulthood within a day and slew the blind god. The death of Baldr, however, consequently set a chain of events as prophesied that with his death, Ragnarök will come to pass. Baldr and his brother would remain in the underworld, not to emerge until after Ragnarök, when he and his brother Höðr would be reconciled and rule the new earth together with Thor's sons.
Frau Gauden

Frau Gauden, also known as Mutter Gauerken, is a being from the folklore of Mecklenburg. She is said to be cursed because she expressed to prefer eternally hunt rather than go to Heaven, and her daughters, who expressed the same desire, were transformed into small dogs who either pull her wagon or sled, or serve as hunting dogs. She is also one of the leaders of the Wild Hunt.

She visits the homes of humans during the Twelve Nights of Christmas and punishes the lazy while sometimes rewarding the virtuous or those who help her. She is at her most powerful during the Twelve Nights of Christmas and sometimes even leaves phantom dogs within the abodes of people who are too lazy to lock their houses during the night properly. The dogs in question are bad omens that bring misfortune upon the household that they reside within until Frau Gauden returns the next year to collect them.