World Mythology Archive
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Eriu :: A Great Goddess of the Feminine Trinity of Ancient Ireland
Eriu was a goddess of ancient Ireland. She is often seen as a personification of the land of Ireland itself, as it was after her that this small island of the northeastern Atlantic – the furthest western periphery of Europe […]
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The Ancient Egyptian Creation Story
The Ancient Egyptian creation story is one of the oldest known to us, predating the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible codified maybe c.650 BCE) by more than two thousand years. There are certain similarities – though important distinctions also – between the […]
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