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The Ancient Connection Between Sumerian, Semitic, and Indo-European Religions

For many years I have been pestered by a nagging thought. An idea on the periphery of my consciousness scratching away like an insect, never letting me rest. This idea began to taunt me long before I had the breadth […]

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life is a motif found in religions around the world. The tree of life is often planted at the center of the world, the Axis Mundu of that respective culture, often in a sacred garden and can […]

Yggrasil

Yggdrasil is a great tree at the center of the world. The Nine Worlds of the Norse cosmos, the homes of the various beings of their universe, are arrayed amongst the branches, roots, and trunk of the tree. It is […]

Similarities Between Norse Religion and Ancient Greek Religion

The deeper that we explore Norse Religion and the Ancient Greek Religion, the more connections that we find. While on the surface each tradition is distinct, unique, and original, we find that significant aspects of the internal structure of the […]

The Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán

The Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán are the named daughters of the jotunn Ægir and the goddess Rán found within the stories of Norse Religion. Very little is known about them specifically, aside from their names. Their names are […]

Introduction to Norse Religion

Norse Religion is a deep and curious system of beliefs that developed in Scandinavia, long before the arrival of Christianity. While the traditions evolved in Scandinavia, they did not originate there, but with the arrival of a culture, whose traditions […]

Norse Mythology Contents

The Nine Realms of Norse Mythology

In Norse mythology, the cosmos is depicted as consisting of nine interconnected realms, each inhabited by various beings, gods, and creatures. These realms are bound together by the branches of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and are integral to the cosmology […]

The Nine Muses of Ancient Greece

The Nine Muses of Ancient Greek Mythology were those who inspired the greatest art, music, poetry, and even scholarship in mortal men (and women). It was their divine voices who whispered into the ear of the artists, speaking the words […]

The Great Flood — The Babylonian Flood Myth

The world is abound with traditions of a Great Flood. We have the Sumerian version Great Flood, three separate versions of the Babylonian Flood Myth, the Hindu Flood Myth, the Greek Flood Myth, and the Biblical (which is actually descendant […]