Ōkuninushi’s Tale - Japanese Myth

Ōkuninushi’s Tale - Japanese Myth - Extra Mythology

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Last we saw Ōkuninushi, he showed kindness to a hare in distress, and the hare of Inaba had foretold that he would be the one that the princess of Yakami would desire. And this was true, because when his 80 brothers showed up at court and declared their intentions, the princess insisted she would only marry him--so thus, his brothers began trying to kill him off...
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 736

@extrahistory 4 роки тому

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@LordBloodySoul 4 роки тому

Japanese myths are pretty weird in general xD

@KaiserAfini 4 роки тому

4:35 Just to check, did this mouse get burned by the flames and go on to wield a keyblade ?

@arturoreyescortez2476 4 роки тому

@@KaiserAfini Mickey had many adventures before being a Keyblade Master.

@lordchickenhawk 4 роки тому

Most myths have some kind of purpose and direction. The Australian Aboriginals have myths that serve as geographical guides. Myths from Western culture often serve as moral life guides. (Looking at you, Brothers Grimm...) Is it just me or does this Japanese myth seem to serve as a shaggy dog story? I seem to be missing something...

@brandonmurray2922 4 роки тому

top 10 earliest records of anime protagonists

@carlpult5235 4 роки тому

well let's be honest, if your dad has a snake-room, you might aswell have an anti-snake-scarf

@Carewolf 4 роки тому

She probably made it after her first wouldbe lover got thrown into it..

@vfaulkon 4 роки тому

True! You only need to lose your keys in that room once to learn that lesson.

@BothHands1 4 роки тому

lol!

@Tenshi6Tantou6Rei 4 роки тому

Now I just imagine a creepy crawlies arms race between her and her dad every time he add more rooms to fuck with her boyfriends

@patch-fm 4 роки тому

You might as well eat them like snake.

@monroerobbins7551 4 роки тому

Man, storm god was literally telling him ‘if you’re gonna steal my crap and my daughter, you better take good care of it, dammit!’

@virgianas157 4 роки тому

True dad

@ZenoDLC 4 роки тому

Fun fact, that storm god's name is Susanoo, the only one with the gall to throw a horse at the head god

@fumetsu4701 4 роки тому

@@ZenoDLC Linfamy?? 😅😅

@ZenoDLC 4 роки тому

@@fumetsu4701 No, unfortunately, just general myth knowledge

@fumetsu4701 4 роки тому

@@ZenoDLC Oh I see

@firockfinion3326 4 роки тому

Ōkuninushi: >gets killed by his brothers a second time His mom: "Aw shit, here we go again."

@ShinigamiSparda 4 роки тому

*”ALRIGHT! CENTIPEDE AND WASP HOUSE TIME!”* I lost it at that. Also “well-meaning advice threats” is totally something I need to use somehow.

@exumbra1399 4 роки тому

Well, I almost had a house centipede (the kind with really long legs) drop on my head while I was sitting on the toilet. Then, he scrambled away like an assassin that miscalculated an air-sassination.

@exumbra1399 4 роки тому

@JustAGuyWhoLikesStuff. 3 роки тому

@@exumbra1399 ABORT!ABORT!ABORT!ABORT!ABORT!ABORT!ABORT!ABORT!

@justjoking5252 3 роки тому

@@exumbra1399. Dang.

@GabyGibson 2 роки тому

@ShinigamiSparda Yeah, I think that's a good idea

@mrf4ncyp4nts 4 роки тому

God I love every single nations's "Too smart for their own good" parable - they're endlessly entertaining

@Pratchettgaiman 4 роки тому

“Well-meaning advicethreats”

@gypsysprite4824 4 роки тому

sounds about right for Susanoo

@Artista_Frustrado 4 роки тому

this myth went places, none of the places I was expecting it to go mind you, but still

@odinjensen6698 3 роки тому

._.

@isthatzee 4 роки тому

"look at the centipedes on your head!" Says the guy who owns a snake room and other weird insect room, who probably doesn't even know anything about beekeeping.

@haalandbraut3295 3 роки тому

They're wasps.

@ginnyjollykidd 2 роки тому

There's a difference between centipedes being on your head and (barf!) in your mouth!

@DeaconArael 4 роки тому

The princess literally vanished from the story :/ Suddenly, I now realise where that disposition for plot holes in manga comes from.

@Sewblon 3 роки тому

Like when Misa Amane vanished from Death Note.

@mrartdeco 4 роки тому

Storm God sees son-in-law eating centipedes Storm God : Ah I see, you’re a man of culture

@morthasa 4 роки тому

Oddly, this myth is STILL more believable than the idea that it might be in any way possible to shout instructions at a cat and have them obey.

@Sunny-yw8pt 3 роки тому

I have a cat and this is true

@Kefkaesque13 4 роки тому

Is it just me, or does the Storm God kinda come across as a tsundere at the end there? "You and my daughter better have a long and happy marrige, b-baka!"

@falconJB 4 роки тому

More of standard angry father, once they get out of the underworld, where he can't follow them, he just yells, "If you don't take care of my daughter I swear to me that I'm going to make you pay."

@herman1francis 4 роки тому

It's not like I respect you as a son in law or anything... Baka...

@azzzanadra 4 роки тому

@@herman1francis father-in-law.... i ....

@enbyfrogz6766 4 роки тому

if you wanted me to die you could have just said so.

@oftenspanx 4 роки тому

I fully understand the "because myths" nature of tales and legends and the sense they may or not make, but this one truly was a roller-coaster ride of plot-holes and "wut?" moments. Still, as ever and always, entertaining.

@danilooliveira6580 4 роки тому

probably because its a mix bag of different variations on a older myth written by different people. that happens a lot with myths in general. also it does sound a lot like the kinda of story someone would tell around a fire to entertain children, something that is very common with a lot of Japanese myths.

@vfaulkon 4 роки тому

Chekhov's Gun hadn't been invented yet, I suppose. :D

@falconJB 4 роки тому

The instantly fall in love with stuff isn't so much "because myths" as it is because charismatic lechery. In The longer version its kind of a running theme that Okuninushi seduces and beds girls and then usually steals their fathers wealth and power. Some versions even has him turning into objects and animals in order to impregnate resistant targets.

@kolamoose8717 4 роки тому

I think the original myth was two different but similar myths that got put together or parts got left out over time

@BonaparteBardithion 4 роки тому

The sudden change of setting and romantic interest definitely sounds like two stories cobbled together , like someone just wanted to add the 80 murderous brothers to a story that started with someone going to the underworld for no given reason.

@oceanman3804 4 роки тому

Storm God: “ Hello MTV, welcome to my crib. This is the the snake room, where I keep my slivery bois”

@brycevo 4 роки тому

Heckin sleepy Snek house is so cute

@brycevo 4 роки тому

Thank you so much for the ❤️

@coltbolt6193 4 роки тому

Okuninushi: "80 brothers, I've come to bargain."

@fuckitweballin759 4 роки тому

Okuninushi: Storm god...i have come to bargon

@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 4 роки тому

Bargain?

@OzzieTheHead 4 роки тому

barge in

@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 4 роки тому

@@OzzieTheHead No.

@KanaiIle 4 роки тому

This myth is more random and confused than the balancing team of world of tanks. Well, not quite, but close.

@hipwave 4 роки тому

Whoever invented this fable conjured it up as he was talking.

@Sunny-yw8pt 3 роки тому

Dnd campaign

@thegreenlightbulb6573 4 роки тому

2:08 “His mother was a Goddess” WELL THEN

@Carewolf 4 роки тому

This entire story is actually about divine curling parenting.

@maxthecharacter1296 4 роки тому

So...the story forgets about the hare...the princess whom wanted to marry him and...his new father-in-law gives him great advice despite the fact that the guy caused his whole house to come down... Huh...neat.

@maplesyrupman5327 4 роки тому

To be fair he still has the snake house and wasp and centipede so he'll probably be fine.

@maxthecharacter1296 4 роки тому

Holy Maple Syrup Man /Jack Lol

@TrueFlameslinger 4 роки тому

Oddly, Mythical gods seem to respect when someone outwits them, and rewards them for literally beating a god.

@maxthecharacter1296 4 роки тому

True Flameslinger Tell that to the Greek gods

@TrueFlameslinger 4 роки тому

@@maxthecharacter1296 The Greek gods are weird sometimes.

@pyrosianheir 4 роки тому

That is some Wile E. Coyote shiz that Okuninushi had to deal with.

@daniellin1726 4 роки тому

"Advice threats." The true weapons of a tsundere God.

@pithemathyt7099 4 роки тому

"GO SLEEP IN THE SNAKE ROOM!" Dream come true

@TheJiamy 4 роки тому

I love how much continuity could be saved if like... The first princess was the daughter of the Storm King, and the storm King invited his 80 brothers in the hopes his daughter would marry one of them, and he only invited the 81st and last brother as a courtesy to said brother's mum

@codysonic1 Рік тому

Yeah that would solve the continuity isu

@maggintons 4 роки тому

Japanese Mythology is world renowned for its intense descriptions of Tank warfare.

@FredericoLohmannJr 4 роки тому

One more case of "WTF, Japan?" 💕

@stephenflint3640 4 роки тому

4:40 A Skaven Mickey? What kind of Chaos spawned horror is this!?!

@cristaltophat 4 роки тому

"He lights the marsh on fire" Me: That sounds very insufficient, but y'know myths.🤷‍♀️

@feb4252 3 роки тому

Marshes can have layers of peat, that do burn like hell and leave holes in the ground, so this part sounds pretty realistic to me

@Amehana 4 роки тому

Honestly I think Lord Susanoo would own a few tanks and probably plays WoT.

@chanbricks4461 3 роки тому

Curse you gold spammers!- Susanoo, probably

@elemperadordemexico 4 роки тому

Aztec or Mayan mythology is definitely interesting and very bloody

@Ajehy 4 роки тому

Jorge Myles - interesting nite on Aztec mythology: If you die in battle, childbirth or as a sacrifice, you go to warrior-paradise with the Hummingbird Warrior god. If you die of anything else, you have to make a long dangerous journey to get reborn and try again. That shows why they were so OK with sacrifice.

@bazingaburg8264 2 роки тому

@@Ajehy Thank you ^^ While i love the stories myths tell, their cultural function is what interests me most about them. Regarding "ok with sacrifice": Christians are ok with the sacrifice of Jesus, because we're the benefitiaries. The ends justify the means so much that stopping that vile act would have condemned the conscionable person responsible for the rescue along with all of humankind. A doctrinal detail rarely mentioned in church, because it's so counter to modern moral understanding. Cherry-picking for the win, i guess.

@samuelv477 4 роки тому

Finally! These myths are truly a real eccentric and uniqe pieces of this channel, providing so many information, knowledge and fun facts about a culture's demographics and lives. Thank y'all for making these masterpieces! BRO

@BeyondDaX 4 роки тому

Bro

@samuelv477 4 роки тому

bruh

@guardsmanlars6797 4 роки тому

Bruther

@adamsteen9998 4 роки тому

My favourite part was "his brothers were trying to kill him.... So he ran away and hid in the land of the dead" Like, good job buddy x

@Jebbtube 4 роки тому

I know myths tend to be rather contrived, but this one seems particularly contrived.

@JackDesert 4 роки тому

two versions pushed together.

@MarkWTK 4 роки тому

im surprised nobody mentioned that your Storm God voice sounds like the Floating Heads from Rick & Morty 😂😂😂

@AnaxErik4ever 4 роки тому

Awwww. This episode is brought to you by unquenchable sibling jealousy, helpful goddesses, magic scarves, and sleepy snakes. And that Susano-o... what a dude; typical man, covering up their elation with trying to act strong and stoic/threatening death if their daughters aren't treated right.

@Budymierdas 4 роки тому

Okuninushi: *Gets tricked into the marsh* Storm god: Yare yare daze...

@matthewmcneany 4 роки тому

I'm a teacher and I regularly make use of advise-threats.

@duchi882 4 роки тому

*Oh look* It's that traveling merchant from the Legend of Zelda

@cristaltophat 3 роки тому

*"Wow"*

@damonmealor9701 4 роки тому

Advice Threats! 😂 Copyright that posthaste!

@Clodsire_lover Рік тому

*“GO SLEEP IN THE SNAKE ROOM.”* *”ALRIGHT. CENTIPEDE AND WASP HOUSE TIME.”* *”GOOD RIDDANCE”*

@msbroomstick1 4 роки тому

He probably married both princesses in the original. Used to be pretty common in Japan (and many many other cultures)

@codysonic1 Рік тому

So Harem genre existed in Myths too huh?

@msbroomstick1 Рік тому

@@codysonic1 the word harem describes a real thing that happened irl. Why won't it be in myths?

@iicatoreoz2713 4 роки тому

*_This is the only way I like learning about history! This channel makes it interesting to me. Keep up the good work!!_*

@SwampySauceGaming 3 роки тому

Dude, I JUST found your channel and have watched like 8 vids in a row lmao. Lovin' the content man. You're super funny and the videos are really well done.

@Mike-os3pt 4 роки тому

Hmm, that mouse sounds familiar.

@ernestodeltoro3690 4 роки тому

I’ve waited for this for so long thank you so much

@paulnash6944 4 роки тому

Me and the boys excitedly watching Extra Credits: [Insert image of Spiderman villians]

@user-fu1yt7vb8h 4 роки тому

Paulfuss Entertainment me and the 81 gods arriving at the princesses

@abcdef27669 4 роки тому

Best meme of 2019. And we just at the first half of the year.

@Sfaxx 4 роки тому

Hi guys! Why can't I find ExtraMyth theme song? It so awesome and atmospheric! BTW, you are unbelievable, keep going! How about Gaulish War for Extra History?😉

@Ajehy 4 роки тому

I read that as “goulash war”. And now I want to see that

@markbeardwood Рік тому

"They heated up a bolder until it was red hot, then they rolled it down the hill shouting all kinds of gifts for all kinds of people, Etsy has it." Sometimes commercials come up at just the right time.

@Bookdragon11 Рік тому

I love when that happens 🤣🤣. One of the few times I'm not gonna be mad at them for disturbing the video 👌😄.

@72josse 4 роки тому

I loved this motivational screaming

@snugglepuff 4 роки тому

This makes me feel like a lil kid and my dad reading me stories again lol I love it

@thaipankatima2234 4 роки тому

zoey's always my favorite part in your stories.

@NeoYgdrassyl 4 роки тому

The silliness of these myths is so incredible

@marygebbie6611 4 роки тому

this video was awesome. love your sense of humor XD

@jerolvilladolid 4 роки тому

It almost sounds like a story someone smoking crack, who havent slept for 5 days, wouldve wrote.

@Colopty 4 роки тому

That just about sums up all of mythology.

@yansakuya1 4 роки тому

@@Colopty No.

@annebaskerville6062 4 роки тому

Where do you get all of your video ideas? They are super cool to watch! Keep it up!👍

@MILF_HAVER 4 роки тому

Love your channel

@miguelarroyo3268 4 роки тому

Thanks a lot, you are making my Japanese studies so much easier to understand.

@CuleChick11 4 роки тому

Advice-threats is my new favorite motivational speaking technique.

@MILF_HAVER 4 роки тому

Love your contents

@starsaur6664 4 роки тому

The sass and sarcasm in this video is wonderful. 😂

@calar8 4 роки тому

So the moral of the story is... you don't need to be strong or cunning to be a hero, you just need to have others do everything for you?

@brotherbacchaddarneter5839 4 роки тому

I feel like my dad would yell the same advice-threats but without being mad just whenever...MY DAD IS A STORM GOD

@user-xq5og9lt8p 4 роки тому

You better keep producing high quality educational videos, you smartasses!!!

@dragonbane-ys7uj 4 роки тому

hi i really loved the vid and i really enjoy the history and sifi

@cyberqueen201 4 роки тому

The fact that the mouse had a Mickey mouse voice just makes this better

@johnbritinburg8276 4 роки тому

Is that Reptile Care book supposed to have a deeper meaning?

@kaufmann4573 4 роки тому

Great video as always guys. But i must ask; Why call him Storm God and not Susanoo?

@mryurei8656 4 роки тому

The princess had 4 fingers on one hand and 3 on the other. Okayyyy

@tanqs789 4 роки тому

As a sequel to the story, Yagamihime (the one the hare predicted) was brought back to Izumo. But Susanoo's daughter got jealous, Yagamihime scared, she leave her baby behind and run haha. And Okuninushi went to Koshi to court some princess. Susanoo's daughter get even more jealous. Izumo dislike and left for trip across Yamato (or simply, the rest of Japan). They reconcile and.... I'm lazy to type more haha

@tanqs789 4 роки тому

大国主の国づくり

@holypotato6817 4 роки тому

YEEEESHHH! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS- *Sees world of tanks logo* Omg.....*Internal screaming*

@sudriancarla1986 4 роки тому

I adore the setting of this series being Matthew telling everyone these stories around a campfire (and I adore Zoey btw)

@damedesuka77 4 роки тому

That Mickey Mouse style voice-over... I'm dead 😂😂 Edit: Wow apparently that's not even the wildest part of this story. This myth is super interesting.

@zipsnap 4 роки тому

I love these!

@jamcdonald120 4 роки тому

every time you do your storm god voice I cant help but think of the death of the disk

@KnaveMurdok 4 роки тому

WOW! I love the Storm god's voice SO MUCH!!

@uttamdas5834 3 роки тому

I LOVE THIS YT CHANEL AND THE INTRO AND OUTROOOOOOOOOO

@Vibranium603 3 роки тому

The comments underneath are gold. This video is gold. All gold!

@obviously- 4 роки тому

"WOW... who knew motivational screaming was helpful!" My favorite sentence ever.

@Tiredofthisshit 4 роки тому

Dope job on the story and art.

@Dragnfly_mynamewastaken 4 роки тому

I love how it sounds like the writer just didn't know where to take it so he's like "uhhhhh now THIS happens!"

@khufra6503 4 роки тому

Thx for the idea dude for the centipede thing

@florian8599 4 роки тому

So basically, Susanoo gave his seal of approval... Nice!

@Maharaja_of_Punjab 4 роки тому

Oh finally the new episode

@thebakerofbananabread3237 4 роки тому

I've never laughed so much at a still frame, text-less image as I had at 5:41

@DaemonPrimarch Рік тому

This has some bizarrely specific parallels to the story of Hunahpu and Xbalanque.

@zayaweight9579 4 роки тому

This feels like a narration of a dream

@mcphan6881 3 роки тому

Even though its mythology, theres no hiding the fact that the World of Tanks sponsor is a reminder for you to Extra History.

@vegimitesandwich4229 4 роки тому

You make great videos

@lesmis16 4 роки тому

The mascot and flag at the end of the story is for the current day Izumo City in Shimane Prefecture. The City's main claim to fame is Izumo Taisha, a shrine that used to be the tallest structure in ancient Japan and is dedicated to Okuninushi. People go here to pray for en-musubi, fateful encounters, and every fall it's said that all of the gods and goddesses in Japan with leave their shrines throughout the country and gather here to eat, drink, and decide what kinds of connections people will make in the next year. Izumo and Shimane Prefecture as a whole is an awesome place where you can explore sights related to mythology! (It's estimated that about one thrid of Japan's founding mythology take place in Shimane and neighboring Tottori Prefecture)

@Trollvolk 4 роки тому

Damn I love your vids XD

@deanbuss1678 4 роки тому

I know there is little reason to do so. But can you make a video that includes the prophetess Cassandra ? Greek mythology I do believe.

@saint23thomas 4 роки тому

You can almost see the seams where some madman just stitched three unrelated stories together.

@szymonszwed6538 4 роки тому

I love your vids.

@DemonDante1000 3 роки тому

You know, I would have loved, and died laughing if, rather than the storm god saying "thats so bad...", he instead said "That's metal." That would have....just been perfect.