Mythos

Season 1, Episode 4: From Goddesses to God: The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities

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"From Goddess to God" takes on the first major transformation for humankind. It begins with the emergence of agriculture and culminates with the world's first great empire: Egypt. While to some this may be just history, it is this history that has happened to the human race. By looking at these ancient cultures we can get a glimpse into our own lives.

All Episodes - Season 1

Psyche & Symbol: The psychological impulse for and response to myth
Episode 1
Psyche & Symbol: The psychological impulse for and response to myth
 The Spirit Land: How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life
Episode 2
The Spirit Land: How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life
 On Being Human: The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies
Episode 3
On Being Human: The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies
 From Goddesses to God: The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities
Episode 4
From Goddesses to God: The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities
 The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit
Episode 5
The Mystical Life: Non-biblical mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit
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