recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Iapetus

Coeus, Hyperion, Crius, Oceanus, Steropes, Brontes, Arges, Gyges, Kottos, Briareos (brothers)
Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Theia, Tethys, Themis, Rhea (sisters)
Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas (sons)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

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

## 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, and Iapetus was one of them.

## Physical Appearance

Iapetus is dark grey-coloured, and holds a spear.
Asmund Longhair

**Asmund Longhair** is the father of Grettir the Strong, as well as Grettir's brothers Atli and Illugi.

## Overview

Asmund was generally dissapproving of his son Grettir, mainly due to him being a textbook problem child who often got into fights.

## Legends Summarized

### The Saga of Grettir

Asmund sent Grettir to a Thing because he was pretty much useless on the farm and he didn't want him to cause problems. He died sometime between Grettir leaving for King Olaf's court and him returning home after being rejected.

## Physical Appearance

Asmund is blond with long hair and a beard.

## Links

* Legends Summarized: The Saga of Grettir
Erebus

**Erebus** is one of the primordial deities in Greek mythology. He is personification and god of darkness.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### The Theogony

Erebus (Darkness), along with his sister Nyx (Night), was born to Chaos (Gap). He married his sister and together they had two children, a daughter Hemera (Day), and a son Aether (Light).

## Physical appearance

Being the god of darkness, Erebus is black-coloured and his features are hard to distinguish.
Bjorn

**Bjorn** is a minor character in The Saga of Grettir. He is the brother of Hjarrandi.

## Overview

Bjorn runs into Grettir the Strong at some point during his exile. Grettir doesn't like him, and kills a bear to spite him. Later, Bjorn runs into Grettir again, who challenges him to a duel. When he refuses, Grettir threatens to call him a chicken if he doesn't, so he fights Grettir and dies. His brother, Hjarrandi, avenges his brother's death by having Grettir kicked out of the area.

## Physical Appearance

Like his brother, Bjorn has blond hair and a beard.
Dude Squad

## Dude SquadTM

From left: John Seward, Quincey P. Morris, Jonathan Harker, Arthur Holmwood, and Abraham Van Helsing.

### Members

* Doctor John Seward
* Arthur Holmwood
* Quincey P. Morris
* Jonathan Harker
* Doctor Abraham Van Helsing

### Purpose

Defeating Count Dracula

The **Dude SquadTM** is the group of male protagonists in Dracula. The group is comprised of Lucy Westenra's suitors—Doctor John Seward, Quincey P. Morris, and Arthur Holmwood—as well as Jonathan Harker and Doctor Abraham Van Helsing. The term was coined by Red.
Hestia

Apollo, Ares, Bellerophon, Byzas, Dionysus, Epaphus, Hephaestus, Heracles, Hermes, Minos, Perseus, Tantalus (nephews)
Artemis, Athena, Eileithyia, Hebe, Helen, Keroessa, Persephone, the Muses (nieces)

## Physical description

### Base color

Orange

**Hestia** (Ancient Greek: Ἑστία, "hearth" or "fireside") is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home and family.

Her Roman counterpart is the goddess Vesta.

## Overview

Hestia is the eldest of the Olympian gods, the firstborn child of Cronus and Rhea, and one of the three maiden goddesses, the others being Artemis and Athena. Hestia rarely features in any myths at all, rather staying a matronly figure concerned with the hearth.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### The Theogony

Immediately after their birth, Cronus swallowed all his children (Hestia was the first who was swallowed and regurgitated) except the last and youngest, Zeus, whom Rhea hid in a cave. Years later, a grown up Zeus would give, with the help of Metis, Cronus a drink that forced him to throw up the kids he ate, Hestia included.

### Dionysus

Red says that while it is commonly believed that Hestia offered her seat to Dionysus to take her place as the twelfth Olympian as soon as he grew old enough, this did not actually happen in any Greek story.

### Pride Tales

In the *Phoebus, Parthenos* segment, it's mentioned how other than Athena, Artemis and Hestia are some of the goddesses Aphrodite has no power over.

### Actaeon

It is mentioned that Hestia is one of the three virgin goddesses, along with Athena and Artemis, whose status is not only a personal choice but also sacred.

## Physical Appearance

Hestia is orange-coloured. Being the goddess of the hearth, her hair resembles flames. In one appearance, she wears a brooch with a fire symbol on it.

## Appearances

Dionysus

The Theogony

Pride Tales
Briseis

**Briseis** was a Trojan woman who was Achilles's bride-prize. She was temporarily given to Agamemnon, but she was eventually returned to Achilles.

## Classics Summarized

### The Iliad

Briseis was taken by Agamemnon from Achilles to replace his bride-prize Chryseis after he was ordered to return her to her father Chryses to stop a plague among the Achaean army. She was later offered back to Achilles by Odysseus and Ajax the Great to get him to participate in the war again.

## Legends Summarized

### The Trojan War

Briseis's transfer of ownership is again mentioned in Red's Iliad Any% Speedrun with the added detail that she was generally fine with Achilles's and Patroclus's relationship and mourned Patroclus's death. She also said that Patroclus promised to have Achilles marry her when they returned home.

## Appearances

* The Iliad
* The Trojan War

## Links

* Classics Summarized: The Iliad
* Legends Summarized: The Trojan War
Hippodamia

In Greek mythology **Hippodamia** is the name of a princess and the wife of Pelops.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Tantalus

Following his resurrection after he was cut, cooked and served to the gods by his father Tantalus, Pelops set eyes on Hippodamia, whom he wished to marry. He had to win a chariot race first, so he asked help from Poseidon who gave him a fast chariot. Pelops won, and he and Hippodamia became the ancestors of the House of Atreus.
Liber

In Roman mythology **Liber**, also called **Bacchus** after the Greek god, is the god of wine, wine-making, fertility, freedom, ecstasy, ritual madness and grape harvest. He is the son of Jupiter and the mortal princess Semele, and one of the main twelve gods (alternating with Vesta for the twelfth place).

His Greek counterpart is the god Dionysus.

## Classics Summarized

### The Aeneid

Liber has a brief appearance in Virgil's epic poem. Early, as Juno holds a display of her rage, Diana wonders what's up with her, and Liber replies that he doesn't know, only he wants her to stop.

Much later, he takes part in "the Prophecy" gag.

## Physical Appearance

Liber is identical to Dionysus; his base colour is purple, he is youthful and has vines on his head.
Gaia

**Gaia** is one of Greek primordial deities, representing each aspect of the universe, in her case the Earth. She is the ancestral mother of all life.

Her Roman counterpart is the goddess Terra.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Theogony

Gaia is the primal Mother Earth. While both Erebus (the darkness) and Nyx (the night) were born from Chaos (the void) and got married or Tartarus (the abyss) simply existed, Gaia immediately created her partner Ouranos (the sky), from whose sexual union she bore the Titans. They conceived further offspring together, first the giant one-eyed Cyclopes: Brontes ("Thunder"), Steropes ("Lightning") and Arges ("Bright"); and then the Hecatonchires: Cottus, Briareos and Gyges, each with a hundred arms and fifty heads. At some point, Gaia created Pontus (the sea), from whose union she bore the primordial sea gods like Nereus.

As each of the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires were born, Ouranos hid them in a secret place within Gaia, causing her great pain. So she devised a plan - creating a grey flint sickle and giving it to their son Cronus, who used the sickle to castrate Ouranos as he approached Gaia to have intercourse with her. From Ouranos' spilled blood, Gaia produced the Erinyes (the Furies), the Meliae (the ash nymphs), and the Giants. From the foam of Ouranos in the sea came forth the goddess Aphrodite.

Because Cronus had learned from Gaia that he was destined to be overthrown by one of his children, he swallowed each of the children born to him by his Titan sister Rhea. But when Rhea was pregnant with their youngest child, Zeus, she sought help from Gaia and Ouranos. When Zeus was born, Rhea gave Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling-clothes in the baby's place, which he swallowed, and Gaia took the child into her care. With the help of Gaia's advice, Zeus rescued the Hecatoncheires, who helped him to defeated the Titans. But after Zeus chucked the Titans in the very depths of Tartarus, a prison of eternal suffering and pain, Gaia was furious and mad for revenge. In union with Tartarus, she bore the youngest of her children, Typhon, who would be the last challenge to the authority of Zeus.
Jesus Christ

* Divine
* Human

**Jesus Christ** was God the Son incarnate. He is the son of the virgin Mary of Nazareth and God the Father. He died for all the sins of humanity by being crucified and killed, before resurrecting and ascending to Heaven. He is destined to eventually become the sole ruler of the universe, after having vanquished death and Lucifer. He is voiced by Blue.

## Holiday Tales

### Christmas

Jesus is born of the Virgin Mary in either an inn or a cave. Ultimately, he is laid in a manger and worshipped by the local farmhands and animals in attendance.

## Classics Summarized

### Paradise Lost

Jesus expresses concern about God the Father allowing Satan to go down to Earth and tempt humanity since they will succumb to sin and be unable to enter heaven, so God gives humanity a conscience. Jesus is still concerned about Original Sin preventing humanity from entering heaven, so God makes the plan to have Jesus incarnate on Earth, suffer and die for humanity's sins, defeat sin and death, close the gates of Hell, and then rule the universe forever.

The Archangel Raphael later reveals to Adam and Eve that Satan got pissy at God when He created Jesus, and that was why he rebelled and was banished to Hell.

After Adam and Eve eat the Forbidden Fruit, Jesus goes down to Eden in order to scold them. However, He is continually interrupted by Satan, much to his frustration. Later, the Archangel Michael tells Adam that Jesus is destined to defeat Satan and that things will eventually be better.

### Dante's Paradiso

Saint Bernard explains that there are a significant number of children on a rose near God because, prior to Jesus' incarnation and sacrifice, all children were guaranteed a spot in Heaven, while now they must be baptized as well as circumcised, although circumcision only applied to males.

As He is God the Son, Jesus is united with both God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. Thus, when Dante sees God in Heaven, he sees three superposed glowing rings, one of which is God the Son.

## Physical Appearance

As God, Jesus is glowing and bright blue. He has a beard and long hair and wears a robe. As a human, He has brown hair and blue eyes and does not glow, but He retains his beard and long hair. He also appears as a glowing ring superposed with the Father and the Holy Spirit, Who also appear as glowing rings.

## Appearances

* Paradise Lost
* Dante's Paradiso

## External links

* Classics Summarized: Paradise Lost
* Classics Summarized: Dante's Paradiso
Gold Star of Venus

**The Gold Star of Venus** is a Confucianist Immortal who works in the Bureaucracy of Heaven. He appears in the Journey To The West series.

## Overview

### **The Monkey King (Journey to The West Part 1)**

When the Jade Emperor finds himself inundated with complaints about the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, causing trouble, he wants to arrest him. The Gold Star of Venus suggests that they give him a job in the Bureaucracy of Heaven because trying to capture a super-powerful monkey is a bad idea, and because it makes it easier to control him. The Jade Emperor approves the plan, and the Gold Star of Venus goes down to Earth and offers Monkey the job, who eagerly accepts. He then takes Monkey back up to heaven and brings him before the Jade Emperor, who gives him the title Pi-Ma-Wen, they guy in charge of the imperial stables.

After Monkey is told that he has the lowest position in the Bureaucracy of Heaven, he leaves and starts calling himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. After trying and failing to arrest him, the Jade Emperor says that they must execute him. The Gold Star of Venus, however, says that they should just give Monkey the empty title. They do and also give him a department to lounge in.

### The Journey To The West (Part II)

When Tripitaka and his attendants are kidnapped by demons, an old man rescues Tripitaka and his horse. Tripitaka was initially confused, and as he turned to thank the old man, he had disappeared. The old man leaves a note for him revealing himself to be the Gold Star of Venus helping him out with some divine intervention.

### The Journey To The West (Part III)

It is revealed that Pigsy was turned into a monster and kicked out of the Bureaucracy of Heaven, and would have been executed if not for the intervention of the Gold Star of Venus on his behalf.

Later, when Monkey and Pigsy are trying to find the boddhisattva Lingqi, the Gold Star of Venus helps them while disguised.

## Physical Appearance

The Gold Star of Venus is completely gold-colored, clothes and all. He has a beard.

## Appearances

* The Monkey King (Journey To The West Part 1)
* The Journey To The West (Part II)
* The Journey To The West (Part III)

## Episode Links

* Legends Summarized: The Monkey King (Journey To The West Part 1)
* Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part II)
* Legends Summarized: The Journey To The West (Part III)
Aphrodite's Affair

***Miscellaneous Myths: Aphrodite's Affair*** is the seventy-sixth episode of the *Miscellaneous Myths* series by Red, narrating the story of Aphrodite's affair with Ares behind the back of her husband, Hephaestus. The episode also delves into the various accounts of Aphrodite and Hephaestus's marriage and discusses the many sources of how it occurred.

## Summary

   Aphrodite is often described as the only goddess who benefits from the dozens of relationships and love affairs that occur within the Greek Pantheon, although her own love life is not entirely clear. The Iliad and other Homeric sources cited her as an unmarried consort of Ares, while the Odyssey states that she is married to Hephaestus, though still a consort of Ares. The marriage between Aphrodite and Hephaestus is an unusual and wildly unexplained as to its origins. Later sources came up with a few reasons as to how the two very different gods came together.

   While being married to Hephaestus, Aphrodite was actively having an affair with Ares. Not long after, Hephaestus found out, leading to him forging a fine netting of indestructible metals to put over their bed. Hephaestus then announced to Olympus that he would be going away for awhile, allowing Aphrodite and Ares to continue their affair immediately after. However, to their surprise, Hephaestus lied about leaving Olympus, and so he set off the trap and dropped the net on Aphrodite and Ares.

    Bringing all the Olympians into the bed chambers, Hephaestus demanded to Zeus that the two be punished, and that he should be reprimanded for the betrayal. Poseidon, however, requested that Hephaestus release Aphrodite and Ares on the condition that they be exiled from Olympus.

## Credits

In the credits, Red sings *Chains* by The Beatles.

## Characters appearing

* Aphrodite
* Apollo
* Ares
* Artemis
* Athena
* Dionysus
* Hephaestus
* Hera
* Hermes
* Poseidon
* Zeus
Ajax the Great

**Ajax the Great**, also called **Great Ajax**, was an Achaean warrior who fought during The Trojan War.

## Classics Summarized

### The Iliad

During the war, the Achaeans held a lottery to select who would duke it out with Hector in single combat. Ajax won the lottery, so he and Hector fought until night, when they called it a day and returned to their respective sides.

Later, Agamemnon sent Ajax and Odysseus to get Achilles back in the war. They offered him Briseis as well as many kingdoms and riches, but he still refused.

Further into the war, Poseidon gave Ajax and Ajax the Lesser some buffs out of spite of Zeus, so the Achaeans began beating the Trojans.

### The Odyssey

Ajax appeared with Achilles, Patroclus, and Agamemnon in the Underworld when Odysseus visited.

## Legends Summarized

### The Trojan War

According to the play *Ajax* by Sophocles, Ajax killed himself in shame after losing Achilles's funeral games for his armor.

## Physical Appearance

Ajax the Great wears armor with a Corinthian helmet and carries a rectangular shield. He has dark brown eyes.

## Appearances

* The Iliad
* The Odyssey
* The Trojan War

## Links

* Classics Summarized: The Iliad
* Classics Summarized: The Odyssey
* Legends Summarized: The Trojan War
Ariadne

**Ariadne** in Greek mythology is a Cretan princess, a daughter of King Minos and Queen Pasiphae. She's famous for helping the Greek hero Theseus slay the Minotaur, and then being abandoned by him; she's then found by the god Dionysus, who makes her his immortal wife.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Theseus and Pirithous

Ariadne appears briefly, after Theseus has abandoned her, while Dionysus looks upon.

### The Minotaur

Ariadne has an old connection to the labyrinth her half-brother the Minotaur was kept; a passage in the Iliad implies that Daedalus built the labyrinth specifically for her, and some theorize that she might be some ancient Cretan goddess, a mistress of the labyrinth.

Myth-wise, after Theseus arrives in Crete, with the aim to slay the Minotaur, Ariadne falls in love with him instantly, and gives him a ball of thread (a clue) so that he won't lose his way in the labyrinth and succeed in his mission. True enough, with her help he manages to find and kill the Minotaur and emerge from the labyrinth alive. Minos, however, isn't too keen about his monster being dead, so Theseus, Ariadne and the other Athenians bail.

In Naxos, however, Theseus abandons a sleeping Ariadne. While later versions feature a god (like Athena or Dionysus) ordering him to do so, originally it was just him being terrible. Fortunately for Ariadne, Dionysus finds her. The two get married and live their immortal lives on Olympus.

### Medea

While trying to persuade Medea to help him, Jason compares the two of them to Ariadne and Theseus, which Red considers to be a red flag.

## Physical Appearance

Ariadne has long her and dark greyish purple eyes.

## Appearances

Theseus and Pirithous

The Minotaur

## Note

1. ↑ The idea of Theseus not ending up with Ariadne due to reasons beyond his power isn't however some sort of ret-con in order to make him look better; in the oldest surviving source we have, the *Odyssey*, it's said that Theseus took Ariadne to Athens and married her there, only for Artemis to kill her on Dionysus' witness. Versions where Theseus abandoned her all came afterwards.
Aeetes

**Aeetes** is the King of Colchis and keeper of the golden fleece that Jason was tasked by his uncle King Pelias to retrieve. Aeetes, not wanting to give up on the fleece, agreed on the condition that Jason would achieve some impossible tasks, which he did with the help of Aeetes' daughter Medea.

## Overview

Aeetes is a son of the sun god Helios, and brother to Circe and Pasiphae.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Medea

When Jason arrives in Colchis asking for the golden fleece, Aeetes agrees to give it to him only if Jason accomplishes a series of impossible tasks; first he has to yoke two fire-breathing bulls, then use those bulls to plough a field, and then fight and defeat the teethborn warriors that will sprout from that field. Unbeknownst to Aeetes, his daughter Medea has fallen in love with the stranger and gives him advice and help on how to do those tasks. Sure enough, Jason easily does all that's asked from him to Aeetes' displeasure.

That very night, Medea and Jason grab the golden fleece and sail away, but the Colchians soon hear of this, and chase them. Medea then kills her brother Absyrtus, cuts him into little pieces and scatters them around in sea, knowing that Aeetes will stay behind to collect the pieces to offer his son a proper burial, allowing them to escape.

Jason and Medea are married in Phaeacia with King Alcinous' blessing, so now that she is married Aeetes will no longer try to get her back.

## Physical Appearance

Aeetes' hair, beard and eyes are all bright orange, like those of his children Medea and Absyrtus. His sister Circe has the same eyes.

## Notes

1. ↑ His name is misspelled **Aetes** in the video. The correct spelling is **Aeetes** (Αἰήτης).
Grettir the Strong

* Normal
* Disguised

**Grettir**, also called **Grettir the Strong**, is an Icelandic warrior and ghost-fighter. He is the second son of Asmund Longhair and the brother of Atli and Illugi.

## Overview

Grettir's life is recounted in *The Saga of Grettir*. He is described as having super human strength, while also being hot-headed and arrogant. However, he still manages to have heroic victories and is praised by many. Unfortunately, he became cursed to never have a great achievement again after his fight with Glam.

## Legends Summarized

### The Saga of Grettir

*Main Article: The Saga of Grettir*

Grettir was born in Iceland on a farm. He wasn't very useful there, so his father sent him away for a time. During this time, Grettir managed to kill another guy and get himself exiled. During said exile, he fought the ghost of Kar the Old and a band of berserkers. After this, he returned home from exile and fought another ghost, this time the monstrous remains of Glam. At the end of their fight, Glam cursed Grettir. As a result of this, Grettir's temper and patience grew worse as time passed, and he became more hated and criminalized; he was also rejected from King Olaf's court and Bardi's Argonaut-esque crew. He became afraid of the dark, as Glam's eyes haunted him in the night. Due to this, he sought company when he went to hide out on the island of Drangey. His brother Illugi volunteered to go with him, and they picked up another guy named Glaum on their way there. While there, Grettir was badly injured when his axe bounced off enchanted firewood and hurt his knee. Thorbjorn Angle took this opportunity to storm the island and kill Grettir, but by the time he got to him, Grettir had already succumbed to his injuries. Thorbjorn then cut off Grettir's head to collect the bounty on him and killed Illugi.

## Physical Appearance

Grettir is red-haired and grew a beard when he returned to his home in Iceland after his first exile was over. When he traveled in disguise to prevent Thorir from sending assassins after him, he appeared to wear a pair of funny glasses with a big nose and bushy moustache and eyebrows.

## Links

* Legends Summarized: The Saga of Grettir
Aesir

The **Aesir** are one of the two major pantheon deities in Norse and Germanic mythology, the other being the Vanir.

## Notable Aesir

* Odin
* Frigg
* Thor
* Baldr
* Hodr
* Vidarr
* Vali
* Tyr
* Bragi
* Heimdal
* Loki (honorary Aesir)

## Related sites

* Gods of Asgard from Blue Bloods Universe Wikia
* Norse Gods from Smite Wikia
* Aesir from Norse World of Rick Riordan Wikia
* Norse from Age of Empires Wikia
* Asgardians from Marvel Cinematic Database Wikia
* Aesir from God of War Wikia
* Norse Gods from Riordan Wikia
* Norse Gods from Almighty Johnsons Wikia
* Deities from Unnatural World Wikia
* Asgardian from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Wikia
* Asgardians from Marvel Cinematic Universe Wikia
* Asgardians from DC Wikia
* Norse Gods‎ from Official Smite Wiki
* Norse Gods from Disney's Hercules Wikia
* Aesir from The Demonic Paradise Wikia
* Norse Deity Physiology from Superpower Fanon Wikia
* Norse Deity Physiology from Xarxu Multiverse Wikia
* Aesir from Powerlisting Wikia
* Asgardian from Aliens Wikia
* Asgardians from Marvel Movies Wikia
* Aesir from Marvel Wikia
* Asgardians from The Mighty Thor Wikia
* Asgardians from Hercules-Xena Wikia
* Asgardians / Aesir from Ultimate Pop Culture Wikia
* Asgardians & Norse Gods from Saint Seiya Wikia
* Aesir from Gods & Demons Wikia
* List of Norse Gods from Vikidia.org
* List of Norse Gods from Galnet Wikia
* Asgardians from The Ancient Ones Wikia
Hyacinthus (episode)

***Miscellaneous Myths: Hyacinthus*** is a Greek mythology video of the *Miscellaneous Myths* series, detailing the story of the love between the god Apollo and the mortal prince Hyacinthus.

## Summary

Red begins by saying that Apollo is unlucky when it comes to love, seeing how many of the people he loved went to extreme measures to avoid dating him (shown humoristically over a montage; Daphne turning into a laurel tree, Castalia turning into a spring, Cassandra rejecting him, Acantha turning into a cactus, Bolina jumping off a cliff, Ocroe also jumping off a cliff, Leucates also also jumping off a cliff) and wonders how a guy known for being the god of prophecy couldn’t know who would actually date him. However Apollo did have some successful relationships; like the one with Hyacinthus.

Hyacinthus was a Spartan prince, a possible pre-Hellenic deity, whose defining feature was being pretty. Apollo fell heads over hills in love with him, and surprisingly Hyacinthus felt the same for the god, thus marking the beginning of their relationship.

Unfortunately for both, another god had fallen for Hyacinthus’ charms; Zephyrus, the west wind. Jealous of Apollo, and firm believer of the “If I can’t have it, no one can” ideology, Zephyrus redirects the discus Apollo threw one day he and Hyacinthus were playing right into the prince’s head, killing him.

Apollo is distraught, but there’s nothing he can do but turn the dying Hyacinthus into a lovely flower, as well as write ‘a little bit emo poetry on the petals and go to Dionysus’ wine bar on Olympus along with Hermes to cry about it.

## Credits

In the credits, Red sings her cover of *Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall* by Simon & Garfunkel. She says that Hyacinthus got the short end of the stick, as he didn't become a god like Psyche, and wonders whether Artemis ever compares her brother's terrible love life to her own life choices.

## Characters appearing

Apollo

Daphne

Castalia

Cassandra

Acantha

Bolina

Ocroe

Leucates

Hyacinthus

Zephyrus

Hermes

Dionysus

## Note

1. ↑ Usually however Castalia was said to be a natural spring already in Delphi by the time Apollo got there.
2. ↑ The myth of Apollo chasing Acantha and her turning into a cactus to avoid him is a modern invention; there’s no such tale, or an Acantha, in ancient sources.
3. ↑ Her name is actually spelled **Ocyrhoe**.
4. ↑ In Greek mythology, Leucates is the name of a rock people jump off, not a man who rejected Apollo and jumped off a rock.
5. ↑ Apollo wrote on the flower’s petals the sound of his grief (ai, ai).
6. ↑ Hyacinthus was indeed resurrected and made a god by Apollo.
Arcas

**Arcas** is the demigod son of Callisto and Zeus and is the grandson of Lycaon in Greek mythology. According to some sources, he later becomes the king of Arcadia and marries the dryad Erato. Depending on the source, he either turns into the constellation Ursa Minor, meaning "Little Bear," or the constellation Boötes. He also becomes king of Arcadia according to some sources.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Ursa Major

Arcas is born of Callisto after Zeus seduced her while disguised as Artemis. According to Ovid in his *Metamorphoses*, his mother is transformed into a bear by Hera as punishment for her affair with Zeus. Years later, while out hunting, Arcas spots Callisto as a bear. She stops and doesn't attack him, but Arcas doesn't recognize her and moves to attack. Zeus notices this and stops Arcas before he can kill his mother by turning them into the constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Major, respectively. There, he watches over his mother.

According to Hyginus's *Astronomica*, however, Callisto, who is still a bear, and Arcas are captured by Arcadians and set to be sacrificed to Zeus by King Lycaon. Zeus stops this again by transforming the two into constellations, but Arcas is transformed into the constellation Boötes instead, which contains the red star Arcturus, meaning "guardian of the bear."

Pausanias writes in his *Descriptions of Greece* that Arcas becomes king of Arcadia, and after introducing the locals to agriculture, weaving, and bread, the area is actually named Arcadia in his honor. He also marries a dryad named Erato, and the two have children that set off many lines of Arcadian kings. In this version, he never becomes a constellation.

As Ursa Minor, Arcas circles around Polaris, the North Star, which is in his tail, with his mother. Ovid explains in his *Fasti* that the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor never fully set below the horizon because Hera had Tethys make sure that they stayed away from her waters.
History Summarized

The Athenian Empire, the first episode

**History Summarized** is a series by Blue in which he summarizes various historical events, the histories of kingdoms and empires, recurring historical themes, and even the history of religions and philosophies. Many episodes focus on classical subjects, as that is Blue's focus in college, but the topics can be just about anything in history. The series originally began in 2015 when Red needed a filler video in order to finish Dante's Inferno. Blue then continued to make the History Summarized series and eventually branched out to the History Hijinks and History-Makers series.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Part of the Bad History Playlist.
2. ↑ Part of the *Operation Odysseus* collaboration.
3. ↑ Part of *The Bronze Age* collaboration.
4. ↑ Features Yellow.
5. ↑ Renamed post-upload. The original title was *History Summarized: The Roots of Rome*.
Amphitryon

## Amphitryon

### Relatives

* Alcaeus (father)
* Astydameia (possible mother)
* Hipponome (possible mother)
* Alcmene (wife/paternal first cousin)
* Iphicles (son)
* Heracles (step-son)
* Perseus (paternal grandfather)
* Andromeda (paternal grandmother)
* Pelops (possible maternal grandfather)
* Hippodamia (possible maternal grandmother)
* Menoeceus (possible maternal grandfather)
* Creon (possible maternal uncle)
* Jocasta (possible maternal aunt)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Amphitryon** is the husband of Alcmene and stepfather to Heracles.
Hyacinthus

**Hyacinthus** is the name of a beautiful Spartan prince in Greek mythology, known for being a lover of the god Apollo.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Hyacinthus

Spartan prince Hyacinthus is one of the many people the god Apollo fell in love with, and had the chance of having his feeling reciprocated. Apollo and Hyacinthus were together for some time, but unfortunately for both, the west wind, Zephyrus, also fell for the young prince's charms. Deciding that if he could not have Hyacinthus, then no one would, Zephyrus redirected Apollo's discus one day the two were playing, so that it hit Hyacinthus in the head, killing him. Apollo, distraught over the loss of his love, turned the dying Hyacinthus into the flower bearing his name.

### Pride Tales

Hyacinthus appears briefly in the *Phoebus, Parthenos* segment of the video, as one of the many lovers of Apollo. He appears as a human and as a flower both.

## Physical appearance

Hyacinthus' primary feature is being extremely pretty. He's drawn with purple hair and eyes. The moment he dies and is transformed into a flower, his body glows hot pink.

## Appearances

Hyacinthus

Pride Tales
Anteros

In Greek mythology, *Anteros* is the god of mutual love (his name means "counter love", *anti-Eros*).

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Nerites

Anteros is born from the mutual and deep love between the sea gods Poseidon and Nerites.

## Physical appearance

Anteros resembles Eros a lot; they both are plum purple-coloured youths and have wings, although Anteros' are more like butterfly wings, compared to Eros' traditional, angel-like ones.

## Note

1. ↑ The myth actually states that "and this was the origin of the celebrated *anteros* ("counter-love" in Greek, like *eros* means "love")", not that Nerites and Poseidon created Anteros, who is the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and brother to Eros.
Boreas

**Boreas** in Greek mythology is the god and personification of the North Wind. He is one of the four Anemoi ("winds"), the other three being his brothers Zephyrus, Notus and Eurus.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Pandora

Boreas, along with his brothers, breathes Pandora to life.

## Physical Appearance

Like his mother and brothers, Boreas is a winged god. He's pale blue-coloured.
Amaterasu

Amaterasu is the Shinto goddess of the sun and the current ruler of the High Plane of Heaven. She was treated as the most sacred of all shinto deities and is said to be a direct ancestor of the Japanese Imperial dynasty.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Amaterasu's Retreat

The tales tell of great rivalry between Amaterasu and Susanoo. When he was to leave Heaven to Yomi because Izanagi ordered him so, he went to say goodbye to his sister. Amaterasu, suspicious, proposed him a challenge: each of them was to turn an object of the other's into people. Amaterasu created three women from Susanoo's sword while he created five men from her necklace.

Amaterasu said the men were hers because they were born of her necklace. Susano'o destroyed her rice fields, threw a dead flayed horse into her loom, and killed one of her assistants in anger. For this, Amaterasu went to hide inside Ama-no-Iwato, the *"heavenly rock cave"*, so the Sun was hidden and the world became dark for a long time. The Oni and demons came out to the dark world, and the gods could not make Amaterasu come out of the cave.

As a consequence of Amaterasu’s disappearance the world was cast in total darkness and evil spirits ran riot over the earth. The gods tried all manner of ways to persuade the peeved goddess to leave the cave. On the advice of Omohi-Kane, roosters were set outside the cave in the hope their crows would make the goddess think that dawn had come. The gods also placed a large sakaki tree (Cleyera japonica) outside the cave and decorated it with sparkling jewels (magatama), fine white clothes and a mirror at its center. In addition, Ame-no-Uzume, the goddess of mirth and joy, danced so wildly on a bucket in a strip-tease routine that the other gods’ uproarious laughter finally excited the curiosity of Amaterasu.

Opening the blocked cave just enough to see what was going on and whilst distracted by seeing her stunning reflection in the mirror, the strong god Ame-no-Tajikara-Wo pulled the goddess out of the cave. Tuto-Tamu then held behind the goddess a pole of plaited straw and emphatically stated that the goddess could hide no longer and the world was once more bathed in her radiant sunlight. After returning to the Heavens, Susanoo was punished by Izanagi by banishing him to Earth for his deeds.

### Reconciling with Susanoo

When Susanoo confronted the serpent, Yamata-no-Orochi, the storm god made the serpent drunk on strong sake and then killed it as it lay in a drunken stupor. From within the serpent's tail Susanoo discovered the sword Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi or the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, which he then presented to Amaterasu as a reconciliatory gift.
Ame-no-Uzume

* Normal
* OSP reward

**Ame-no-Uzume** was the goddess of dawn, mirth and revelry in the Shinto religion of Japan.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Amaterasu and the cave

Amaterasu's brother, the storm god Susanoo, had vandalized her rice fields, threw a flayed horse at her loom, and brutally killed one of her maidens due to a quarrel between them. In turn, Amaterasu became furious with him and retreated into the Heavenly Rock Cave, Amano-Iwato. The world, without the illumination of the sun, became dark and the gods could not lure Amaterasu out of her hiding place.

The clever Uzume overturned a tub near the cave entrance and began to dance on it, tearing off her clothing in front of the other deities. They considered this so comical that they laughed heartily at the sight. This dance is said to have founded the Japanese ritual dance, Kagura.

Uzume had hung a bronze mirror and a beautiful jewel of polished jade. Amaterasu heard them, and peered out to see what the commotion was about. When she opened the cave, she saw the jewel and her glorious reflection in a mirror which Uzume had placed on a tree, and slowly came out from her clever hiding spot.

At that moment, the god Ame-no-Tajikarawo-no-mikoto dashed forth and closed the cave behind her, refusing to budge so that she could no longer retreat.
Delphyne

**Delphyne** is a half-nymph half-serpentine monster who appears in the episode Typhon. She guarded a wounded Zeus after his first battle with Typhon.

## Overview

### Typhon

Delphyne only appears once in the video discussing Typhon himself. During the first battle between Typhon and Zeus, the monster overcomes Zeus in their first battle, and tears out his sinews. Zeus, incapacitated by his wound, is unable to fight as Typhon places Delphyne, to guard him and the cave. Delphyne proves to be pretty bad at her job since Hermes and Pan recover the sinews while she was sleeping and restring Zeus's sinews.

Despite their physical similarities, Delphyne has no relation to Echidna.

## Physical Appearance

Delphyne has blue hair, and she also has a humanoid upper body and a blue snake body below the torso.
Cassandra

In Greek mythology, **Cassandra** was a daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. She was priestess of Apollo, and was given the gift of prophecy by him.

## Miscellaneous Myths

### Hyacinthus

Cassandra was one of the many people who rejected the god Apollo. She was not moved by his gift of prophecy, and was thus cursed by him to never be believed.

## Classics Summarized

### The Oresteia

Before Agamemnon return from Troy, his wife Clytemnestra was planning revenge on him, for sacrificing their daughter, Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis. When Agamemnon returned, she found out, that he brought with him Cassandra, his new concubine from Troy. When Cassandra saw Clytemnestra, she foretold, that Agamemnon's wife plans to kill them, but Agamemnon didn't believe her. Later Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus murdered both king Agamemnon and Cassandra.

## Appearances

The Oresteia

Hyacinthus

The Trojan War
Abraham Van Helsing

* Normal
* Serious Face

**Doctor Abraham Van Helsing** is one of the main protagonists in Dracula. He is a Dutch man and a member of the Dude SquadTM.

## Overview

Abraham Van Helsing is a somewhat goofy man and not very intimidating. He doesn't speak English as a first language, and so often gets idioms wrong. However, whenever something vampire-ish occurs, he puts on what Red calls his "Serious Face."

### Dracula

He is first called by Doctor John Seward to look at Lucy Westenra, who had been ill for some time. After observing her state, he says that she's okay, but not great, and goes away until Seward calls him again and tells him that her condition has suddenly worsened. Van Helsing comes back and, after observing her again, tells Seward that she has lost nearly all of her blood and needs a transfusion. Arthur Holmwood walks into the room at this moment, and he gives Lucy his blood. Lucy's health then improves and is doing well until she suddenly isn't, and Seward has to give his blood to her.

Van Helsing arrives again with a bouquet of garlic flowers and arranges them around Lucy's room. However, Lucy's mom removes the flowers to give her daughter some fresh air. In a few days, Lucy and her mother are both dead. After Lucy's funeral, Van Helsing leaves a crucifix and more garlic flowers in her casket, but the crucifix is stolen.

Later, Van Helsing contacts Mina Harker, and the two of them put together all of their information regarding Dracula. Then, he tells Arthur, Seward, and Quincey P. Morris that Lucy has turned into a vampire. When the three demand proof, he takes them to Lucy's mausoleum and shows them Lucy sucking the blood of children. The four then fully kill the un-dead Lucy. Van Helsing then educates the Dude SquadTM on the powers and weaknesses of vampires, but not Mina, because they think that she shouldn't be burdened with such knowledge. However, Dracula starts sucking her blood and is caught by the Dude SquadTM while he's force-feeding her his blood.

Van Helsing and Jonathan then go out and find Dracula's boxes of earth, but cannot account for the one that Dracula used to escape England. The Dude SquadTM and Mina then pursue Dracula all the way back to Transylvania. While there, Mina and Van Helsing split off from the rest of the Dude SquadTM to seal off Dracula's castle and deal with his three vampiresses. The group then kills Dracula.

## Physical Appearance

Abraham Van Helsing has red hair. He also wears glasses.
Humbaba

**Humbaba** was a beast created by the gods in Mesopotamian mythology. He resided in the Forest of Cedar.

## Legends Summarized

### The Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh and Enkidu went on a journey to kill Humbaba in the Forest of Cedar. When they confronted him, Humbaba talked some smack, and Gilgamesh got a bit nervous. Enkidu lightly teased him, and the three fought. Eventually, Gilgamesh and Enkidu got the upper hand when Ninsun, Gilgamesh's mother, provided some wind to pin Humbaba to the ground. This allowed Gilgamesh to make the killing blow. Afterwards, Gilgamesh and Enkidu cut down the Forest of Cedar.

## Physical Appearance

Humbaba is a light pastel green. He has glowing yellow eyes, three horns, and a tail. He has large claws and sets of fangs on both the top and bottom rows of his teeth. He can also breath fire.

## Links

Legends Summarized: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Inari

* Fox Spirit
* Young Boy
* Giant Spider
* Dragon
* Bodhisattva
* Young Woman
* Old Man

**Inari** is the japanese kami of fertility, agriculture, prosperity, rice, and tea. Inari has been depicted both as male and as female. The most popular representations of Inari are a young female food goddess, an old man carrying rice, and an androgynous bodhisattva. No one view is correct.
Diana

**Diana** in Roman mythology is the goddess of the hunt, childbirth, the Moon, wild animals, archery and virginity. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and the twin sister of Apollo.

Her Greek equivalent is Artemis.

## Classics Summarized

### The Aeneid

Diana has a minor appearance, where she asks Liber what's up with Juno's latest display of rage.

## Physical Appearance

Diana is almost identical to Artemis, as she has a slightly darker color pallet, though she still has Artemis’ braid and moon brooch.

## Appearances

The Aeneid

Artemis and Apollo
Bluey

running. You should start running too, or else. :)

Bluey is the Descendant of Keine from Touhou. Due to this, Bluey shares Keine's Ability to see the past, along with their own electrical powers. Bluey is one of the two starting clowns who have access to electricity.

## Gensokyo Revival

In order to bring magic to the Outside world, Bluey assisted Aya Touhou with destroying Momiji Lastname as the necessary sacrifice, because everyone who likes Momiji you can't trust, especially when Aya exists. After this, Bluey then went to the outside world to watch the revolution unfold by their hands.

## Yankee Candle Unlimited

One of the most important side quests in MRPBGFA, is bluey's Candle sidewuest. You have to go the Revinez of Badassery to start it after you are given access to Geddy's... fluids, we'll call them. It is reccomended that you start the sidequest as soon as you can, and explores hidden depths of Bluey, and learn they are the only member aboard the Meathouse who lacks bones.

After gaining all of the Yankee Candled required for the concoction, Bluey was the one who created the Engines of the S.S. Meathouse to be able to fly with the wax of a Yankee candle. Whil,e the exact candles are unknown, this fact is what we know. Also, you end up killing Jeff Bongos in the Process. Rad, man!

Another important fact, is that Bluey is the tank. This makes them an excellent team member for the.

.

h.

.

.

.

.

Overall, after the Goku Fight, Bluey effectively will become your tank of choice, after inheriting the Spirit bomb, along with their ability to sponge up damage.

THat is, of course, assuming you exist by that point

## Trivia 7

//

//

//

//

//

public class hrggggggg{

public static void main(String[] args){

for(int dkgjhdkfjg = 1; dkgjhdkfjg < 8; dkgjhdkfjg++){

System.out.println("Trivia " +dkgjhdkfjg+ "!");

}

}

}
Hojo Takatoki

**Hojo Takatoki** was the last regent of the Kamakura shogunate. He was cursed by the evil *kami* Yofuné-Nushi using a wooden idol, which was eventually broken by Tokoyo.

## Fables and Folktales

### Tokoyo and the Sea Monster

Hojo Takatoki exiles Oribe Shima, a samurai, from Ise-Shima for unspecified crimes. Oribe Shima's daughter, Tokoyo, was unhappy with this arrangement and would later go to said islands to save him.

While diving down to find and slay Yofuné-Nushi, Tokoyo finds a wooden statue of Hojo Takatoki. She decides to bring it up to the surface with her. She confronts Yofuné-Nushi, kills it, and is celebrated as a hero.

Word of Tokoyo's deeds makes its way to Hojo Takatoki, who was cured of a longstanding illness the moment Tokoyo freed the statue of him. He considers her the accidental breaker of his curse, which would have resulted in him dying a slow and painful death. He released Tokoyo's father in gratitude.

## Physical Appearance

Hojo Takatoki is an old man with colorless, mortal skin; black and white peppered hair and a short, but similarly-colored *shaolin* mustache.
Icarus (episode)

***Miscellaneous Myths: Icarus*** is the second *Miscellaneous Myths* episode focusing on Greek mythology, and in the series overall, by Red. It's about the story of Icarus, a young boy who flew too high.

## Summary

Many myths in popular culture are seen as he univeral example for a specific occasion - David and Goliath is the underdog story, Achilles' heel is a single fatal weakness - and one of them is Icarus flying to the sun.

The context of the story is actually more complicated than the story itself; King Minos of Crete asked Daedalus, an ingenious inventor, to build him an inescepable labyrinth inside of which he locked away his monstrous beast, the Minotaur (how that problem appeared is another story). Daedalus obeyed, but Minos, not wanting anyone else knowing the secrets of the labyrinth, imprisoned Daedalus and his young son Icarus in a tower.

They couldn't get away by either land or sea, as Minos controlled all transportation, but Daedalus found another way; using feathers from birds and wax to hold them together, he created two pairs of wings, one for himself, the other for his son. Before the two took flight, Daedalus warned his son not too fly too low, as the water spraying from the sea will make the wings too heavy to fly; and not to fly too high, as the heat from the sun will melt the wax. This is a warning both against excessive pride (known as hubris) as well as complacency.

Father and son take off, but at some point, Icarus, being young and inexperienced and not believing anything could hurt him, flies too close to the sun. The heat melts the wax, the wings come undone, and Icarus plunges into the sea and drowns, but at least, as Red says, this story gave us a kick-ass metaphor for the folly of pride and a really good line in a Hamilton song".

## Credits

In the credits, Red notes that just the pop culture references to Icarus in music alone have their own wikipedia page.

## Characters appearing

Minos

Daedalus

Icarus

## Trivia

* It's one of the few videos where no god appears at all.
* It's one of the shortest videos, at one minute and thirty-nine seconds long.