Regarding Mythology

[JelloKZ]

Just out of curiousity, what is your favorite kind of ancient mythology? If you care, why? I like Norse mythology the best, mainly because of the myths regarding creation, but also because of the way their world is, and all the creatures within it.

 

[JelloKZ]

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[WrongSprite]

Hmm, toss up between Greek and Norse. Probably Greek, Norse lacks variety.

 

[Lullabye]

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Its called the Edit button. Use it.

anywho, I enjoy the greek/roman mythology. At least they knew their gods were dicks.

 

[Raven's Nest]

You can edit the title if you click edit post... It'll be up the top...

I love most mythology so I find it hard to just pick one. You are bound to miss lots of groups but China has lots of mythology too...

If I'm forced I'll say the Greeks... Because they have all the cool names and monsters... And Sparta!

 

[GodofDisaster]

Greek mythology. I loved their stories and legends as well as the greek gods.

I know a few of them.

Aries: God of war.

Poseidon: God of earthquakes and the sea.

Hades: God of the underworld.

Athena: godess of wisdom.

Also you don't have to double post, if you want to make a change, then just click on edit post.

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

Uh, Christian? Oooh aren't I an edgy ************?

Egyptian for me. Their gods were their kings, thats how to run a country.

 

[Adanos]

Norse cause of their hammers.

 

[Zacharine]

Considering most people don't know jack about half of those options, a short overview of every one of them might have been more productive.

But I'm going to go with Other. Kalevala, my national epoch rocks hard. A long man in beard who can sing people to drown in swamps, turn their belts into snakes and so forth. A superhuman smith who crafted the sky and created the Sampo, a machine that spews grain, salt and gold infinitely. And of course, the Lady of the afterworld, a place of snow and ice. Tales of love, lust and betrayal, occasional resurrection and not really that happy an ending: the wise man sails away with only a vague promise to return when really needed, Sampo has been broken down permanently and humans are left alone to content with the harsh land and the creatures within...

My second favourite is the Norse mythology. For some reason I feel like the mediterraneans or original americans didn't have that compelling mythos.

Or the same level of pwnage

 

[oliveira8]

Uh, Christian? Oooh aren't I an edgy ************?

Egyptian for me. Their gods were their kings, thats how to run a country.

Well...Christian is a mythology, but unlike those it's still in use. All those mythologies were once religions.

Anyway....hmm Greek! I mean come one...Zeus is an old pervert with too many viagra pills.

 

[Hallow'sEve]

Egyptian is confusing as hell
I don't want to say Greek, Roman, Norse because it's too traditional and I'm tired of it
Aztec and Mayan I don't know enough about
So.....I'ma go with "Other"

 

[JelloKZ]

I was under the impression that the Romans took the Greek gods and made them more clear-cut.

Hera- Nagging, jealous, spiteful wife vs. Juno- Perfect, ideal wife
Zeus- Vengeful, irresponsible womanizer vs. Jupiter- Perfect leader

etc., etc.

 

[Graustein]

All of it. I'm a mythology nut.

However, my knowledge is mostly limited to Greek and Norse. I know smatterings of other myths, but it's mostly focused there. I hope to remedy this glaring omission over the summer.

You'd be hard-pressed to find my favourite myth of all time, but I think I'm leaning in favour of Odysseus vs Polyphemus.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Norse. Especially Odin and his two Ravens.





Muninn and Huginn forever.

 

[El Poncho]

Well, Roman mythology is pretty much Greek mythology with different names, infact it is(as far as I know).

So I pick Greek because they were awesome

 

[rokkolpo]

You can edit the title if you click edit post... It'll be up the top...

I love most mythology so I find it hard to just pick one. You are bound to miss lots of groups but China has lots of mythology too...

If I'm forced I'll say the Greeks... Because they have all the cool names and monsters... And Sparta!

This is Madness!

 

[KaiRai]

Norse. I love everything about those good old Nords.

 

[JelloKZ]

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[rokkolpo]

indeed. all the cool names became planets ares-mars

 

[ThatsBitch3n]

I personally love Greco-Roman mythology. I have no idea why, its just cool!