Who doesn’t love a good ghost story, especially during the spooky season and Halloween? Well, the belief in an afterlife was a common feature in all historical civilisations in the ancient world and this encouraged the belief in ghosts as the spirits of the departed who had returned to the realm of the living for one reason or another. This means that there are many stories from around the ancient world that are all about ghosts, so stick around if you want to hear about Khonsemhab and the Ghost from Ancient Egypt, The tale of Ning Caicheng from China and La Llorona from Mexico.
If they aren’t spooky enough, they’re just the beginning! We will tell you all about the haunted Bhangarh Fort from India where you still aren’t allowed to go between dawn and dusk because of reports of people disappearing there and allegedly taken by ghosts. From Greece, we have the tale of Athenodorus and his ghost in chains, and from Rome, we have Tlepolemus’ Ghost where a lover gets her revenge. And have you heard of Hanako-San? The ghost of a young girl who just might drag you to hell… through the toilet?
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— CHAPTERS —
0:00 Introduction
0:58 Ghosts in the Ancient World
2:19 An Egyptian Ghost Story
4:08 The Tale of Ning Caicheng
5:15 La Llorona
6:29 Bhangarh Fort, India
8:20 Athenodorus and the Ghost from Greece
9:19 Tlepolemus’ Ghost
10:42 Modern Ghost Stories - The Tale of Hanako-San
12:52 Outro
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Ghosts in the Ancient World https://www.worldhistory.org/ghost/
Ghosts in Ancient China https://www.worldhistory.org/article/892/ghosts-in-ancient-china/
Ghosts in Ancient Egypt https://www.worldhistory.org/Ghosts_in_Ancient_Egypt/
Ghosts in Ancient Japan https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1059/ghosts-in-ancient-japan/
Norse Ghosts and Funerary Rites https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1291/norse-ghosts–funerary-rites/
— WATCH NEXT —
The History of Samhain and Halloween! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkSZ6P4jEDA
Terrifying Monsters from Mythology and Folklore Around the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYVkyp_7xQM
History of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOCqOqaZIp0
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