Introducing Orpheus and Persona 3's Mysterious Themes

This video explores the history behind the religious themes behind P3MC's Personae: Orpheus, Thanatos, and Messiah. Specifically, how all of these were conceptually tied together through what's known as the "Orphic Mystery cult," an ancient Greek mystic movement that inspired philosophers like Plato, and how it would would go on to influence both Jewish and Christian writers.


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Footage: Faz
Special Mention: Angus, Antonia, Axiom, Dart, Fever, FreeLockjaw, Lyserg, Nathan, Nawell, Phantom, Trem


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Track List:
During the Test [Persona 3]
Afternoon Break [Persona 3]
Paulownia Mall [Persona 3]
Blues in Velvet Room [Persona 3]
Memories of You [Persona 3]


Chapters:
Intro 00:00
Orpheus the Hero 01:24
Orpheus and Eurydice 02:22
What is Orphism? 05:30
The Rhapsody's Theogony 08:01
My Body, My Prison 10:20
Similarities 12:16
Hellenist Jews 14:16
Christianity 16:00