[2.4] Enkanomiya Recap Part Two: Teyvat's Pre-history - A Genshin Impact Theory

In this video we have a quick recap of the prehistoric events of the book, Before Sun and Moon, followed by some speculation, exploration of real world inspirations, and a pretty out-there theory about the Four Shades of the Primordial One. Surprisingly, I have even more to say than I could fit into this video, so there will be another theory based on Teyvat's Pre-history to follow. *Timestamps* 0:00 Intro 1:20 Disclaimer 2:00 Before Sun and Moon (recap) 10:50 TL;DR Summary 12:15 The Primordial One and Phanes (mythology & analysis) 25:15 The Shades, Tarot, and Artifacts 35:45 Translation Footnote 39:00 Video Recap & Summary 40:05 Outro *Referenced Videos (by me)* Enkanomiya Recap + Analysis    • [2.4] Enkanomiya Recap & Analysis - Genshi...   Enkanomiya + Corrected Timeline    • [2.4] Enkanomiya Timeline Correction - Fol...   Rhinestone Alchemist    • [v2.3] The Rhinestone Alchemist (World Str...   The World Structure of Teyvat    • [v2.2] The World Structure of Teyvat [Worl...   What's in the Box?    • [v2.4] What's in the Unknown God's Cubes? ...   *Further Reading and Source Material* PASH Interview with Genshin developers (translated)   / qa_with_the_genshin_development_team_by_pash   *Genshin Impact Wiki Before Sun and Moon https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wik... Pale Princess and the Six Pygmies https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wik... Three Moon Sisters https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wik... Enkanomiya Summary https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wik... Artifacts https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wik... *Mythological Sources Horae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae Dionysus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus Shade (Greek mythology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade_(...) Hesiod (for his Theogony) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod Chaos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_(...) Orphism https://www.timelessmyths.com/classic... https://www.theoi.com/Text/OrphicHymn... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphism...) Primordial Gods https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology... Phanes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanes https://www.theoi.com/Protogenos/Phan... https://www.spartacusbrasil.com/l/pha... Zagreus https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Zagre... Doves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doves_a... Noah's Ark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doves_a... Tarot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_A... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot https://labyrinthos.co/blogs/tarot-ca... *Misc Sources History of Submarines https://www.history.com/news/9-ground...