On Mythology Explained we will be diving deep in to all kinds of Mythology: Greek, Roman, Norse, Chinese, Egyptian - you name it. If you've always been curious about the beginnings of Hercules or how Zeus came to be- then this is the podcast for you.
Today we’re going to discuss the forbidden books removed from religion: ancient texts filled with fallen angels, demons, giants, hidden cosmologies, secret revelations, and visions so strange and controversial that many were ultimately excluded from official scripture.
Topics Covered In This Video:
The forbidden books left out of the Bible
The Book of Enoch and the story of the Watchers
Fallen angels, Azazel, Semjaza and the Nephilim
The Book of Giants and the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Gospel of Judas and its alternative portrayal of Judas Iscariot
Gnostic Christianity and the idea of hidden spiritual knowledge
The Nag Hammadi texts and lost early Christian writings
The Testament of Solomon and ancient demonology
King Solomon’s magical ring and his control over demons
The Apocalypse of Abraham and its depiction of Azazel
Why some ancient religious texts were rejected or excluded from biblical canon
How different Jewish and Christian communities developed different collections of scripture
The role of theology, politics, geography and religious authority in shaping the biblical canon
Ancient beliefs about angels, demons, giants, cosmic rebellion and forbidden knowledge
Questions Answered:
What books were left out of the Bible?
Was the Book of Enoch removed from the Bible?
Why isn’t the Book of Enoch in most Bibles?
Who were the Watchers in the Book of Enoch?
Who were the Nephilim and where did they come from?
Who was Azazel in ancient Jewish tradition?
What is the Book of Giants?
Was the Book of Giants found among the Dead Sea Scrolls?
What does the Gospel of Judas actually say about Judas?
What did the Gnostics believe about God, creation and salvation?
What are the Nag Hammadi scriptures?
What is the Testament of Solomon?
Did ancient traditions really portray Solomon as controlling demons?
What is the Apocalypse of Abraham?
Why were some ancient religious books excluded from the Bible?
Were books actually removed from the Bible?
How was the biblical canon decided?
What are some of the strangest lost and forbidden religious texts?
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10 Sept 2026
How an ANGEL Became the DEVIL (Not in the Bible) - Mythology Explained
Most people today believe that Lucifer’s fall is a straightforward story: a powerful angel grows proud, rebels against God, and becomes the Devil. It’s one of the most famous “origin stories” in the world… except there’s a problem. That story — at least in the form we know it — doesn’t actually exist in the Bible. The idea of Lucifer as a fallen angel is something that developed over centuries, shaped by translation choices, theological debate, and later literature. And depending on which tradition you look at — Christian, Jewish, Islamic, or even medieval poetic — the fall of the “Devil” is told in very different ways.
Topics covered / questions answered:
Was Lucifer originally the Devil in the Bible?
Where does the name Lucifer come from?
What does Lucifer mean in Latin? (lux ferre, light-bringer, morning star)
Does Isaiah 14:12 describe a fallen angel — or the King of Babylon?
Why did the Latin Vulgate translate “morning star” as lucifer?
How did a poetic image of Venus become a proper name?
Who was Satan in the Hebrew Bible?
What does śāṭān actually mean? (accuser / adversary)
Is the satan in the Book of Job a rebel — or a heavenly prosecutor?
What role does the satan play in Zechariah?
When did “the satan” become a single cosmic enemy?
Does the New Testament ever call Satan Lucifer?
Is there a clear biblical origin story for the Devil’s fall?
What does Revelation 12’s war in heaven actually describe?
How were Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Revelation later read as one story?
What did early Christian writers like Origen, Tertullian, and Augustine add?
How did the Middle Ages turn Lucifer into the Devil’s original angelic name?
Did John Milton invent the Lucifer most people know?
Is “better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven” in the Bible? (No — Paradise Lost, 1667)
How did Paradise Lost shape Western art, preaching, and pop culture?
Why do Lucifer and Satan get treated as the same being today?
What is the difference between the biblical satan, the Latin lucifer, and Milton’s rebel angel?
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6 Sept 2026
Did 9 Foot Giants Walk the Earth? The MYTH of the Kandahar Giant
Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. I heard this folktale..conspiracy…myth..Whatever you want to call it mentioned on a couple of podcasts recently, and being fairly unfamiliar with it myself, I decided to dig a little deeper. It goes a little something like this.. According to one of the strangest military legends of the modern era, American soldiers operating near Kandahar encountered a creature that should not have existed.
It stood somewhere between ten and twelve feet tall, had long red hair, six fingers on each hand, six toes on each foot—weighed ELEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS and it had the strength to kill armed soldiers with a single blow.
TOPICS COVERED / QUESTIONS ANSWERED:
What is the Kandahar Giant?
Did U.S. soldiers really encounter a giant in Afghanistan?
Where did the Giant of Kandahar story originate?
Was the Kandahar Giant really 9 to 12 feet tall?
What supposedly happened during the military encounter?
Did the Kandahar Giant kill an American soldier?
Was the giant reportedly killed by U.S. forces?
Was the Kandahar Giant’s body transported by the military?
Is there any evidence that the Kandahar Giant actually existed?
Were there eyewitnesses to the Kandahar Giant incident?
Has the U.S. military ever confirmed the story?
Was there a military cover-up involving the Kandahar Giant?
Could the Kandahar Giant have been a Nephilim?
What are the Nephilim in the Bible?
Does the Bible describe literal giants?
Are the Nephilim connected to other ancient giant myths?
Why is the Kandahar Giant often described as having red hair?
Are there historical legends of red-haired giants?
Have giant human skeletons ever actually been discovered?
Are stories of ancient giants based on real people?
Why do giant myths appear in so many different cultures?
Is the Kandahar Giant a true story, urban legend or modern mythology?
How did the Kandahar Giant story become so popular online?
What parts of the Kandahar Giant story can actually be verified?
Did 9-foot giants ever really walk the Earth?
Could ancient giant mythology have inspired the Kandahar Giant legend?
From biblical Nephilim and ancient giant legends to modern military folklore and alleged government secrecy, the Kandahar Giant remains one of the internet’s most fascinating stories about giants supposedly surviving into the modern world.
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