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  1. The Misfit

    Japanese mythology

    Thanks, I guess I'll have to give Aston's translation a try.
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    Present-day relevance of perseus?

    I'm sure it's way too late, but I'm surprised no one mentioned the Clash of the Titans. The original is my fav. They're based on the Perseus myth.
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    We are native americans

    I couldn't disagree with you more. The first point, is that "Native American" is the name given to a race, not an individual. Regardless of who was born where today, that race was native to the Americas. When an individual Caucasian is born in the Americas, his race still is not native to the...
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    New to the celtic world

    In 2015 I visited the Giants Causeway in Ireland. There was a visitors center with a very nice book store. As I am not familiar with Celtic mythology I wanted to buy a book about it. I know much about Norse mythology as I have read the Eddas. The Eddas are the two books that are the...
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    Where is everyone?

    I found this forum yesterday, it looked interesting, so I joined. But I've noticed something. The pace around here is really sloooooow. This place is almost dead. I've found myself responding to posts that are years old, and wondering if anyone will ever read my responses, let alone comment on...
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    Witchcraft

    To this last point I might add that using a picture of an ugly Witch as an Halloween (Samhain) decoration is as disrespectful and offensive as using a picture of an ugly Jew as a Hanukkah decoration.
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    Vioarr and fenrir

    Fairly well known info. Do you have a question?
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    The name loki

    No, I would definitely not name a child Loki. Loki is to be respected because he is blood-brother with Odin, and his "tricksterism," while not always pleasant, is a necessary part of the functioning of the cosmos. But Loki is a force of chaos, and I would not want to burden a child this way. I...
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    Looking to get a norse tattoo- help appreciated!

    I'm wondering why you particularly want the Younger Futhark. I could provide assistance with the Elder Futhark, but I'm not to familiar with the Younger.
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    Well-wishes, jewellery

    I would suggest the word "alu". It is a magic rune word found inscribed all over the place by Norse people. The exact meaning is somewhat obscure, and may literally mean "ale" but in magical context seems to be referring to a divine transcendental state (as can be achieved by drinking much...
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    Difference between celtic and norse?

    This is pretty well explained, but I'll add my two cents. The Celts and the Norse are both Indo-European peoples, but that's where the connection ends. The Indo-Europeans originated in central Asia, most migrated west into Europe, some migrated south into the Indian subcontinent. The Celts...
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    Son with 6 heads was yggdrasil

    I don't believe this is so. It would help if you let us know where your quotes are from (the Eddas, right?), and who translated them. The line "Yggdrasil = Ach-Hydros-El = Cain-Ach = Enoch = Ananke" doesn't look at all right or well researched to me. Is this your own folk etymology, or do you...
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    Pyramids - not just for egypt anymore...

    Sorry, but I'm just nowhere near convinced. And Osmanagić seems like a total assclown. (Excuse my language.)
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    Roanoke settlement

    I can't remember where, but I once read that people who appeared European were later spotted among the natives by settlers on mainland Virginia. It has been conjectured that these were descendants of the missing Roanoke settlers. Has anyone else heard of this?
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    Japanese mythology

    I'd like to read the book Nihon Shoki (AKA Nihongi), one of the primary texts of Japanese mythology. The problem is that the only complete translation I can find is the one by William George Aston, and I've heard that this is a very poor translation. I've herd that his sentences are awkward and...
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    How did you find us?

    I googled "Mythology forum"
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    Greetings, and questions regarding miss edith hamilton, and a poll.

    I read some of Hamilton's book in high school. At the time I didn't like it at all. I found it very dry. I remember thinking that it was one of the dullest books on one of the most interesting subjects. As I am now 40, my opinion might be different if I gave it a try today. My religion is...
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    Little people

    I've always supposed that little people in myth came not just from imagination but from actual experience that people had with real dwarfs. Also, in 2003 on the island of Flores archaeologists discovered the fossilized bones of homo floresiensis, a species that stood about three and a half feet...
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    Your favorite type of mythology

    As you can probably guess from my avatar, my favorite is Norse, but like many in here I really love many different kinds of mythology. Mythology and religion are the same thing. Even if you say that myth is a "dead" religion you still run in to the problem that through neo-paganism etc. almost...
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    Recurring themes in mythology

    As this thread is rather old, you probably already finished this paper long since, but as I'm new here I would like to reply anyway. I've noticed a recurring theme of incest in mythology. The first example that springs to mind is in Star Wars (which I consider a modern mythology). In Episode V...
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