Epics of HoaIndia

I have chosen to read and watch the Crash Course Myth  videos. What's so fascinating about this resource is that it pertains a video with words (subtitles) and pictures! I am mostly a visual learner and it helped pertained my knowledge with their facts. One of the videos have taught me that the word myth can pertain to a lot of things. The word myth use to be the name for a false story, but somehow it ended up as a true mythical story that had been retold from the original fiction story. Overall, myth isn't a story. It's a special story. Another fun thing about this resource is that there are animated cartoon pictures involved to have a better visual for the audience. One of their episodes have also taught me that the persephone myth explains the seasons like the cycle of planting and harvesting for the actions of the immortals. Overall, lectures and stories that are shown in a video has helped the readers to become more attached. Another episode,  Theories of Myth ...

Notes: Hanuman crossed the ocean to Lanka and then shrunk back to his regular size. He sees Sita depressed and was about to kill herself until he showed up.  He gave Sita the ring from Rama and she gave him her one piece jewelry she had saved. Hanuman then turns large and destroys the Ashoka Vana. Hanuman lets Indrajit, Ravana's son to capture him to take him to Ravana.  Hanuman told Ravana that Rama advises him to surrender. Ravana's brother, Vibhishana, persuades his brother to not kill Hanuman.  Ravana sets Hanuman's tail on fire and burns Lanka to the ground. Maya, architect of the gods, rebuilds the city. Vibhishana insists that humans are a dangerous threat. He reminds Ravana that he is not protected against the humans and advises him ton release Sita. Ravana rejects his advice cause he doesn't believe in curses and tells his brother to leave or he'll be killed. Vibhishana crosses the ocean to seek asylum with Rama. Rama treats h...

Notes: Sita was terrified when she heard Rama calling for help. Then Ravana came in disguesed as a poor old hermit. She then founds out his true identity and then picks up the ground where Sita is standing on and flies away with her. Such imagery was used in this scene. Jatayu tries to rescue Sita but was then killed by Ravana. Rama and Lakshmana came in and saw Jatayu dying.  Rama and Lakshmana head south to the monkey kingdom of Kishkinda. The monkey Hanuman disguised himself as a scholar, but Rama can see through his disguise.  Vali is the king of Kishkinda. Vali seems evil since he took Sugriva's wife. Vali has been cursed by the sage Matanga because Vali killed Dundubhi and fell near sage Matanga and angered him. Therefore, Matanga cursed Vali to die if he came to Mount Matanga. Sita thrown down her jewelry while being carried off by Ravana. The monkeys found the jewelry and Surgriva gave it to Rama and agreed to help find her. Surgriva challenges to...