01-27-2002, 02:56 PM | #21 |
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quote: Tartaros is the place where the evil people are punished (Tantalos, Sisyphos, Ixion etc), the Isles of Bliss is where the good ones are sent, and the Elysian Fields are the in-between place, where the river Lethe flows that makes everybody who drinks from it lose all their memories (hey, that reminds me: I saw Memento last night - what a brilliant movie!! [img]smile.gif[/img] )
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01-27-2002, 03:05 PM | #22 |
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quote: Not at all. If I really knew something, I would be able to actually READ them in Greek, like I know some people here can do. [img]smile.gif[/img] It's always frustrated me, that. ~sigh~ One day I'm gonna break the world record of being proficient in the most languages... hehe (will have to hurry though... [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img] does anybody remember what the highest number of languages spoken was?) Edit: ack damn signature... sorry [ 01-27-2002: Message edited by: Melusine ] |
01-27-2002, 03:08 PM | #23 |
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quote: *claps hands enthusiastically* Bravo! Only one slight detail.. The gods didn't drink wine! That's for sissys ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), they drank mead, and lots of it too That's something we swedes are very proud off, our mead (mjöd)! [img]smile.gif[/img] Otherwise it was very good! [img]smile.gif[/img] And yes, it was Audumla that was the "mother" of the earth.. She licked the ice and so created two people that soon became the creators of Midgård (if I recall correctly?) I agree with Byronas, it's very flattering to see someone who's interested in your country's mythology and culture [img]smile.gif[/img]
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01-27-2002, 03:09 PM | #24 |
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Something tells me Mel is enjoying this thread [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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01-27-2002, 03:23 PM | #25 |
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quote: I think you recalled correctly, only I thought it was only one person she created (Buri I think) who got a son, Bor, who married Bestla. (doesn't say HOW he got a son though, or where Bestla came from ) From the marriage came Odin and his two brothers and they killed Ymir to form Midgard from his bones and flesh. But that's all IIRC [img]smile.gif[/img] Arledrian: up yours! [img]tongue.gif[/img] Bet if I was your age, you'd be one of those guys bullying me [img]tongue.gif[/img] Edit: Hey Regin, I did a Google search and found a nice short summary of the Norse creation myth: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/creation.html So now we know Odin's brothers were Vili and Vé, LOL [ 01-27-2002: Message edited by: Melusine ]
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01-27-2002, 03:45 PM | #26 |
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Ah yes, it all comes back to me now..
Guess those teachers at first grade weren't completely useless [img]smile.gif[/img] Although there are many different stories on how the earth was created.. Some say that it was made from Ymer's body, and some say that Oden, Vile och Ve lifted it out of the water.. But it's still very interesting, and it's fun to catch up on it again [img]smile.gif[/img] |
01-27-2002, 05:49 PM | #27 |
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Myths are strange. I believe it was an Inca one where the God of War was born fully armed and armoured and slaughter his elder siblings that wanted to kill him while in the womb
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01-27-2002, 05:53 PM | #28 |
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quote: That has parallels with Greece again - Athene sprang fully armed from Zeus. From his head I think. She didn't kill any siblings though.
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01-27-2002, 10:45 PM | #29 |
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a few things I picked up where Melusine is infact WRONG...
1. Hades was the Greek God of Death, lord of the Underworld yes. Hades was NOT the name of the underworld though. The correct names are the Halls of Hades or the House of Hades. 2. Greek and Roman gods were NOT the same with different names. They were actually fairly different, but are associated together because they had a similar role. Their personalities and the ways they were worshipped infact differed a bit. 3. There were 2 Gods of the Sun, yes, but NOT at the same time as you seem to imply. Ever heard the story of the how the Sun burned the africans black ?? Helios was in charge then, but after that Zeus cast him down from the Gods, and put Apollo god of Medicine and of Music in charge of the sun. 4. Cupid was NOT existant at the same time as Aphrodite. Aphrodite was Greek, but Cupid was ROMAN!!! This is one of the common misconceptions, the greek name for Cupid was Eros (which incedently is greek for love). Another of these misconeceptions would be Hercules being a Greek hero. He was the ROMAN GOD of strength. The greek hero associated with him was called Herakles. |
01-28-2002, 05:10 AM | #30 |
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I know a woman who is an historical thanatologist. She studies the history of death and the dying. Strange job!
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