Episode #350: The Myth of Osiris

Summary

The episode dives into the exploration of ancient sites in Egypt and Turkey, discussing the Osiris Myth and its influence on ancient civilizations. The hosts share insights on significant locations like Gobekli Tepe and the Pyramids, revealing connections to ancient mythology and architecture. Listeners are invited to upcoming archaeological journeys and events that further delve into these topics.

Key takeaways

• 1Sites discussed include Cappadocia, Derenkuyu, Gobekli Tepe, and the Pyramids of Egypt.
• 2The Osiris Myth is explored in-depth, including its variations and interpretations.
• 3The significance of various ancient symbols, such as the Lion's Gate and Sphinxes, is analyzed.
• 4The connection between the Temple and the Osirieon, including excavation insights, is highlighted.
• 5The episode contrasts ancient tools and technologies, specifically lithics and megaliths.
• 6Notable figures and myths discussed include Samson and Gilgamesh in relation to the cycles of civilizations.

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Transcript excerpt

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, angels and demons and monsters and serpents. This is Brothers of the Serpent Podcast, and we are coming to you not live from the 10x10x10 Tangent Cube of Science, where we are nestled amongst the dusty bones of an ancient seabed high atop the Edwards Plateau. Once again, after seven weeks in the Middle East, once again nestled amongst the dusty bones. Of course, there's a lot of dusty bones over there, too. We were crawling around in some dusty bones. Oh, yeah. Yeah. The pyramids are built out of millions of dusty bones from an ancient seabed. That's true, yeah. I did it! You did it! Well done! Well done. I hope I did it. You just need a robot over here doing that stuff. Trying to use the new system. Yeah, yeah. Trying to automate as much of this in, like, recording the video for the podcast as much as possible. Maybe it's working? I don't know. No, we're going to roll with it. Yeah. So, I guess one thing we should talk about is, you know, what did we learn that was new? Like, we visited Darren QU, Cappadocia. We hadn't visited those before. Darren QU, I thought was, it was really interesting. The top levels are really rough. Like, haphazard, rough, you know. But, I mean, that whole area is just full of holes in the ground. I think they said there were like 600 entrances or something. Yeah. And I just mean, like, everywhere we were driving, there's just holes. People have been digging holes into that volcanic tuff for thousands of years. Yeah. So, it's a lot like the other ancient stuff we look at. ...

Excerpt from Brothers of the Serpent, May 14, 2025. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.