In this soft spoken ASMR bedtime story, I tell you about four Greek myths:
- Pandora and her jar (or box), that according to Hesiod contained countless plagues that she let escape, providing a backstory for the existence of suffering in human life. This myth works as a "theodicy" (a backstory or an argument that explains why evil is part of human condition, when God(s) would have the power to avoid it). It is also connected to the biblical character of Eve, and scratching the surface by looking at different versions of this myth reveals a more ambivalent figure.
- The tragedy of the Danaïdes, daughters of king Danaus condemned to a futile task forever for the murders of their husbands.
- Sisyphus, the king of Corinth who was sentenced to another eternity of useless work for defying Zeus and cheating death. He was punished for his hubris: the overconfidence that made him lost touch with the reality of his condition.
- Icarus, the young man who flew too close to the sun and fell, in another example of hubris.
Links to Lights Out Library: a reboot has taken place after this video was recorded and the narrator is now Olimpia, but otherwise it is the same concept:
- KZfaq: kzfaq.info/love/Na6KSDhYttemECVadSzcAg
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2KZFL3Lzi64OC0SjZeNoyo
- Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lights-out-library-sleep-documentaries/id1715193758
- Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/17b0b79f-a273-4c1c-b8ca-86a7c76d5738/lights-out-library-sleep-documentaries
Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Canstock, Shutterstock and Freepik. Sound effects and music from the KZfaq Audio Library for Creators.
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Timestamps:
0:00 4 Mythology Stories
0:53 Pandora (Story)
14:16 Lights Out Library
16:20 Cautionary Tale, Theodicy, Similarities with Biblical Eve
34:44 The Danaïdes (Story)
42:16 Sisyphus (Story)
55:48 Icarus (Story)
1:03:00 Fireplace Sounds, No Talking