Egyptian Mythology 101 | Denial Isn't Just a River

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore

Multitude

Myths, Folklore, Society & Culture, Alcohol, Legends, Learning, Urbanlegends, Mythology, Comedy, History, Education, Gods, Educational, Drunkhistory

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

It’s 2024. We’re digging into Ancient Egyptian mythology, FINALLY! But before we really get into it, Julia’s laying out a 101 class to get us all prepped, including history, cosmology, and of course, the Book of the Dead (it’s not what you think!)

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism and imperialism, death, childbirth, apocalypse, elitism, and murder/execution.

Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at https://spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Check out Exolore!

Sponsors

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Find Us Online

- Website & Transcripts: https://spiritspodcast.com

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Cast & Crew

- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin

- Editor: Bren Frederick

- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod

- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman

- Multitude: https://multitude.productions

About Us

Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The Did you forget how we start this podcast?
0:31.3	Yeah, I did.
0:32.8	Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.
0:37.0	Every week we pour a drink
0:38.3	and do the intro the same way, which I did just forget a moment ago, and learn about a
0:42.9	new story from around the world, Amanda. And I'm Julia, and today, Amanda, is the start of a new
0:49.6	2024 series. We've done Greece. We've done the Norse. And now it's time for worshipped in
0:58.2	Egypt. Okay. Okay. Listen, if you can think of a better pun for the series, let me know,
1:05.8	message me. I was struggling. I looked at a lot of ancient Egyptian puns for kids and they were all terrible.
1:13.6	Yeah, you don't want to verge on the disrespectful here at all. So, you know, top of the pyramid was the,
1:19.1	was the closest thing I've been thinking of, but I'm really open to possibility here. And Julia,
1:23.7	don't let my processing of the title stand in representing like a lack of enthusiasm for the series because I am so excited.
1:34.1	I'm also very excited.
1:35.4	There's also not a lot of words that rhymed with Egypt.
1:37.8	So I was just trying my best, you know?
1:40.5	I'm just trying my best girl.
1:41.6	Meet me in Egypt.
1:43.9	I could be like Gal Gadot and be like,
1:46.3	that's enough champagne to fill of an aisle. We'll see. I haven't watched that one. I've only seen
1:51.9	the, the first one. If you're ever like sick or sad, it's a real, it's a real good, just like
1:57.7	background watch. Very nappable. Yeah. She's a mess, but hey, we love a mystery,
2:02.8	so that's something. So to get us started with our new series, this episode in particular,
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