Before Olympus or Asgard, there were the gods of clay and stone
In short: Explore the foundations of human mythology by looking at Mesopotamia and Egypt. This video traces how these early civilizations first codified their beliefs into written records that survived for millennia.
The video examines the origins of organized mythology in Mesopotamia and Egypt, highlighting them as some of the earliest systems to be physically preserved. Unlike earlier myths that may have existed only in oral tradition, these deities were intentionally etched into temple walls, tombs, and clay tablets.
By studying these early records, we gain insight into how humanity first began to systematize its spiritual worldviews long before the rise of later pantheons like those of Greece or Norse mythology.
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