Who are the Gods of Drunkeness? Greek, Aztec and Norse Party Gods

Описание: What's a Bacchanalia? Who are the 400 Rabbits? Why do Asgardians get drunk so much? Learn about gods of drinking and revelry, and just how similar ancient religions were. In this Nerd Nite talk, Kevin Garcia relates Greek, Aztec, and Norse stories, and answers questions about how they all fit together (sort of).

TURN ON SUBTITLES! (Seriously, there's more there with subtitles.)

Gods covered: Dionysus, Priapus, Pan, Quetzalcoatl, Éhecatl, Mayáhuel, Tzitzimitl, the Centzóntotochtin, Tepoztécatl, Ahuiatéotl, Tlazotéotl, Ægir, Heimdall, Odin, Thor, Hymir, Bragi, Njo̧rðr, Kvasir, Fjalar and Galar, Gunnlöð, and Loki.

Gods whose names were pronounced correctly: Almost none.

Kevin Garcia is a professional educator and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Associated Press and Marvel Comics, he also barely maintains his blog, Monomythic.com.
http://monomythic.com/
http://kevingarcia.com/

This talk was part of the Nerd Nite Austin series hosted by the North Door. They have a bunch of cool, geeky events – check ‘em out!
https://austin.nerdnite.com/
http://www.ndvenue.com/

Special thanks goes out to Rusty Auto Productions, the independent cinematography company that helped make this video possible!
http://rustyautoproductions.com/

One image was borrowed from Humon Comics, check it out!
http://humoncomics.com/

Another was purloined from Tales to Astonish #6 (1959), art by Jack Kirby.

Yet another from Adventure Time.

Others from other sources.

This video was edited for time and clarity.

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