The Divine Twins: The Pattern Nobody Noticed

From Hengest and Horsa of the Germanic myths, to Nakula and Sahadeva of the Rig Veda, the Divine Twins appear throughout Indo-Europeans history. Here we look at who the twins really were and what they represented, and why one would occasionally disappear from mythology. I referenced to Ward's well known paper on the Divine Twins as part of this, although this was via the copy of my copy of "Myth and Law among the Indo-Europeans" and so I don't have a direct reference to just the paper. *When I talk about the invasion of Hengest and Horsa, I'm not exactly telling the whole truth, but I didn't want to give any spoilers away that are in a future video Artwork: Mamontova (Fiverr) References Gartrell, Amber. 2021. The Cult of Castor and Pollux in Ancient Rome. Cambridge University Press. Puhvel, J. 1970. Myth and Law among the Indo-Europeans. University of California Press. Stzel, H. 1953. Die Sagen des Ahrtals. Bonn. "Pāndavasagan och Mahäbhäratas mytiska förutsättningar," ROB 6:27-39 (1947). Chapters ======================== 0:00 Introduction 1:08 Wikander, Dumézil and the Divine Twins 2:19 Dumézil's tripartite link to the Divine Twins 4:36 The Warrior and the Commoner 6:36 Different fathers 8:47 The Dioscuri, war and fertility 9:52 Castor and Pollux 12:16 The role of the horse 14:10 Hengest and Horsa, and Crecganford 17:32 Indo-European history is a sum of its parts