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you do realize that now I HAVE to check that >.>

In Norse the first man and woman came out of a giant's armpit

They're called “Kappa”. They're river imps.

I'm a bit of a sucker for Aztec/Mayan mythology.

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In Norse the first man and woman came out of a giant's armpit

There's something similiar to that in the Iroquois creation myth. One twin wanted to be born normally, and was, the other wanted to be born in a special way, and came out of his mom's armpit, killing her. The twins became the night and day.

Each and every is very interestin'. I will add Slavic pagan beliefs, really underestimated.

I've seen some stuff on the Slavic myths… I wonder if they have any of the Celtic in them, since the Celts had settlements there once upon a time. -people tend to simply associate them with the British Isles but that was really just their last port of call.

I'd be careful about the “pagan” label too since it classically means non-Christian, and these days it refers to religions that aren't part of the big 5. So almost all myth is “pagan”. :(

Any mythologies that have any corelation with Aliens. I've studied many but my favorites would have to be ancient egyption and Aztec. They both saywere were visted by strangers from the stars, Their pyramids and temples are almost shaped similarly to what we call “Flying Saucers”. Also Ra, the sun god, come on the sun is in the sky!

suzi
I'm a bit of a sucker for Aztec/Mayan mythology.

Would you like to see my serpent god?

well is aztec the one that has the whole “destruction of the world 2012?” thing or is that another south american thing? I'm curious what logic is behind that.

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well is aztec the one that has the whole “destruction of the world 2012?” thing or is that another south american thing? I'm curious what logic is behind that.

I think that one's Mayan….
But I'm not really sure.

well the reason I'm asking is because peopel are counting down until the apocalypse, so I figured that the more I know the better I'm prepared.

2012 you say?

That is possibly an invasion plan!

WERE ALL GONNA DIE!

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well is aztec the one that has the whole “destruction of the world 2012?” thing or is that another south american thing? I'm curious what logic is behind that.

It's a Mayan/Aztec thing. Basically the Aztec beliefs grew somewhat out of the Mayan ones. The Mayan calendar, which was incredibly accurate and had a whole leap year kind of adjustment and everything, predicted eclipses and stuff, just … STOPS at December 21st, 2012. It's a big circular thing, and it just runs out. That years is also the end of one of the Aztec 5000-some year cycles where the world is supposedly destroyed and reborn again (I can't remember exactly but the year is called something like “13 boktun”)

I'm not so eloquent at 1:00am :/ Anyway if anyone's really interested, “2012: Return of Quetzalcoatl” by Daniel Pinchbeck (or is it David? i can't remember) is quite an interesting exploration of mythology, psychic phenomenon, religion, psychedelics, all centered around the 2012 prediction. Crazy shit, but compelling.

suzi
I'm not so eloquent at 1:00am :/ Anyway if anyone's really interested, “2012: Return of Quetzalcoatl” by Daniel Pinchbeck (or is it David? i can't remember) is quite an interesting exploration of mythology, psychic phenomenon, religion, psychedelics, all centered around the 2012 prediction. Crazy shit, but compelling.

Hey I read that book ^-^…..I found it pretty…..Oh man whats the word, um “AWESOMESAUCE?”.

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(stuff concerning Greece)

really? I heard it was really, really polluted…and had much in pick pockets.

Well I live in Greece, Athens, and I can tell you it's as clean as any other city (been to others as well) and as for pick pockets, they are few and far between. (as long as you don't leave your wallet lying around on its own on a bench for more than 5 minutes).

In summer, it's a great place to be as Athens empties to the islands and it is quiet and up for the taking ;)

hm, Katie must've given me the wrong story.
As usual.

I'll have to see if I can get that book in my library, and make proper arrangements for the apocalypse, whether it is zombie, nuclear, or an asteroid.

I was raised on the judeo-christian stories. What's that one snake creature that Moses made that if you look at it, your snake bites are cured?

dante's inferno http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Inferno

i'm not a satanist or anything, i just like how descriptive it is.

BTW this made me wonder why there isn't a story as descriptive as this, but a person going to heaven.

I dig all mythologies. Recently, I've been learning up on the African Pantheon, the Orishas.

Egyptian is my favorite really. Such human gods. . .

Least favorite is probably Irish. It just READS like they were drunk when they came up with it!

Kota
Egyptian is my favorite really. Such human gods. . .

Least favorite is probably Irish. It just READS like they were drunk when they came up with it!

They were.
Suggesting the contrary would be underestimating them.

My favorite would have to be Greek followed by Egyptian mythology. The third one is Aztec, followed by Chinese.

I have a soft spot for Greek Mythology since “Cupid and Psyche” was the inspiration for my all time favorite fairy tale “Beauty and Beast.” I also enjoy Norse Mythology and what I've read of Chinese and Egyptian Mythis.

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i'm not a satanist or anything, i just like how descriptive it is.

BTW this made me wonder why there isn't a story as descriptive as this, but a person going to heaven.

There is, it's Dante's Paradise, I think. Dante did a trilogy of going through hell, purgatory, and then to heaven.
I had to research it last year.

Yeah, the three are called the Divine Comedy.

Why do you think the description of HVH is “the REAL Divine Comedy”? It's much funnier than Dante's version.
even if we are using two different definitions of “comedy”…

Gee, i kinda like all kinds of mythology. I guess i like the Egyptians mythology, though quite honestly, i'm more interested in the civilizations themselves (which does involve a lot of mythology) Rather than just the mythology.

suzi
I'm a bit of a sucker for Aztec/Mayan mythology.

The Aztecs were brutal, they enslaved billions of people just to have them sacrificed to there sun god so that the world wouldn't end. And to do so, they chopped the victims still beating hearts out of there bodies where they stood in the sacrificial chambers, by priests waring masks made from human sculls.

My favorite would probably be all the Native American mythologies (especially the Navajo). Those guys had a deity-like culture-hero named Nayanezgani whose name roughly translates as “Slayer of Alien Gods.” Seriously, how kick-ass is that?

I like Indian. I don't know a whole lot about it but that elephant with 8 arms is so cool.

also I like Egyptian.

Geez, this thread is two years old o_O

Indian Mythology is soooo complicated and intricate. It makes ALL others look like reality TV.
Way too hard to get into.