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Post by plushtar on Mar 18, 2007 14:25:05 GMT -5
Anyone else here regularly read mythology? Right now, I am reading excerpts from the surviving works of the old Greek poets. The only complete work I have is The Oddyssey of Homer which is actually a fun tale about a smartass, named Odysseus who gets stuck in the Medditarenean Sea for ten years and has to deal with his ruined kingdom; during this trip he defeats a cannibalistic Cyclops by claiming that he is "Nobody." My favorite heroes are Heracles (Hercules) and Achilles. Heracles is a strong, but bumbling doufus of a hero; I liked when he fought the sun God Helios because it was too hot in the desert. Later he beat up Thanatos (Death) after getting drunk at a funeral. Achilles on the other hand is the closes thing to Jason Voorhees. Achilles is nearly invincible and is basically walking death itself. I am also looking into Nordic (Viking) and Mesopotamian myths, since my knowleddge in those is limited. The only Nordic story I know is of Ragnarok which predicts the rise of monotheism.
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Post by Xч on Jul 2, 2007 17:00:12 GMT -5
I enjoy Celtic Mythology very much..
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Post by Drayton Sawyer on Jul 3, 2007 1:50:04 GMT -5
I haven't read any since I was younger. But I have read a lot of the Greek and Norse mythology.
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Post by Wesker's Shadow on Jul 20, 2007 12:28:42 GMT -5
i just finished reading on Midas, only because i need a background for the Midas Palace Level in Tomb Raider
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Post by Wolf on Jun 2, 2008 16:25:55 GMT -5
I've read a lot of Celtic and Greek myths in the past, but lately I've really resparked an interest in Celtic, Norse and Vedic/Hindu mythology. Its a really interesting subject. Its like history, philophy and literature all thrown together, and really gives you an insite into the beleifs and values of that culture.
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Post by FireStar on Jul 28, 2009 13:55:43 GMT -5
Wow that's a great myth to explain what actually created materiality and in turn creation. I love how all the divine essences if you will are intertwined in the process of bring it all into being. No you divinity is solely responsiblity, its almost like chaos theory. A random series of events and actions all unknown to one another ultimatley give rise to that which any one was incapable of.
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Post by FireStar on Jul 28, 2009 21:33:26 GMT -5
Wow, those myths are even better than the first one you posted. You really incorporated the entire belief structure of Gnostic's within these last two myths. Nice work!
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Post by FireStar on Jul 29, 2009 19:41:29 GMT -5
That's another great myth and the diagram is a perfect companion to the ones you posted earlier it lays out exactly the ladder of light you spoke of and it makes it easier to keep track of.
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Post by FireStar on Aug 6, 2009 20:49:23 GMT -5
Wow, Brax you really did alot of research for your diagram. It was a great read, I think it was great that you didn't just read one source and then make up your mind that that was the correct one but instead you looked at all the evidence and sources you could and drew your conclusions from there.
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