Norse mythology anyone?
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No, Loki is not a god of snakes; if there was one, it didn't survive to be recorded (but then, all sources indicate that the Norse didn't have as many gods as the Romans). Nor is he a god of magic, as was above mentioned (Odin being the god of magic and Loki never showing a wit of it). It isn't even a sure thing that he was a god of fire (again, in most mythologies he doesn't embody fire and there are certainly enough other Germanic figures of fire to make it unnecessary).\n\nHe was, essentially, a trickster god that went bad. He was chained, but I have never heard that it was to three boulders before.\n\nThere are three general sources for Norse Mythology. The Eddas, the Sagas, and the thattir. I am a big fan of Lee M. Hollander's translation of the Poetic Edda, but he presents a poetic translation rather than a literal one. In fact, he translated a great many of the sagas too. You can also find the Everyman edition of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda for fairly cheap. If you can find it, W. Bryant Bachman, jr,'s translation of 40 thattir (also known as Forty Old Icelandic Tales) makes for a wonderful read (though those are somewhat like on the gods). Also, Padraic Colum wrote a nice book entitled "Nordic Gods and Heroes" that is a fairly convenient retelling of many of the myths in a much more coherent format.
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Seahorses - yes\nMermaids/mermen - i wish, but not currently\nAtlantis - i think yes, it did exist at some point,  because of the oral legends.  For years people thought Troy was only a legend, and then evidence of where it was was, was found (in the 70's or 80's i think).  So, i'm holding out hope for Atlantis....
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I'll agree with the person above me: just about as logical as Christianity, only a bit more fun...I'm not into Asatru, but I'm a Norse Mythology nut so I run across references to it quite a bit.  I'm especially fond of some of the similarities between Ragnarok and Armageddon...
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Here are a couple of good, easy sites:\n\nhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0197622.html\n\nhttp://www.online-mythology.com/
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You have put this question under mythology and folklore, so I'll answer it in the same vein, rather than going on about the more probable causes such as the birds had been fed by humans or that magpies like shiny objects (you are not a shiny object, are you?)\n\nIn old Norse folklore unexplained or "weird" behaviour of animals were sometimes visitations by spirits.  In the Icelandic sagas are stories of human ghosts taking on animal form (ie the ghost of Killer Hrap taking the form of a seal with human eyes in Laxadalen Saga),  or of "fetches": manifestations of guardian spirits, often in animal form (a goat in Njal's saga).\n\nThe chances are you are reading too much into things and the birds are just being curious.
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Go here http://www.gamesites200.com/ragnarok/
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Here is a good one for Poseidon. You can look for other gods or goddesses on the site as well.
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http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hephaestus.html\n\nhttp://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Hephaestus.html\n\nhttp://www.mythweb.com/gods/Hephaestus.html
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You'll find Celtic most common, I think.  I personally am drawn to the Greek pantheon.\n\nBut no, there isn't really a rule against which pantheons you choose to relate to.  It is, however, often said that you shouldn't *mix* pantheons (i.e. honoring or calling Bast and Hecate to the same circle, or working with Thor and Lugh at the same time), but that's more because of the energies that each of the Deities bring with them, IMHO.
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1.  We've pretty well exhausted the major Roman gods.  \n \n2.  Sedna is the Inuit goddess of the sea and makes her home in the dark, cold depths of the sea.  This is a pretty good metaphor for the dark, cold depths of space.  There isn't a similar name from the Greek/Roman tradition. \n \n3.  The only source of similar names might be Norse traditions.  The Norse are dead.  The Inuit are not.\n \n4.  Sedna was discovered at an observatory in San Diego, California.  Californians are noted for trying to be inclusive of other people's tradition, what is commonly derisively referred to as being "politically correct."  The International Astronomical Union accepted the name; I don't know where that body's political persuasion tends to lie.
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Are you thinking of doing a paper on the gods?\nDon't ever sell these unscientific accounts short. Edward Furlong (not the actor) broadcast a two part series on the CBC AM 'Ideas' program in January, 1990 entitled The Immortals. Do your best to obtain either a recording or a transcript of this two part series. He covers five pre-Christ mythologies surrounding the Middle East. Believe me, his narrated collections will figuratively blow your mind.\nIf anything, it will certainly help you look at mythology from a different perspective.
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paganism?  From what I could find on the net it seems similar to Norse mythology.  \n\nThis website had some interesting information.\n\nhttp://www.englishheathenism.homestead.com/pagangods.html
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MYTHOLOGY??? AND CREATURES????...........\n\nsorry but i hope my answer is correct!!\n\nbecause im just a kid!
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I love mythology. Indian or western. Read many of them. Do you want to  disscuss it  ?
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Does this mean that the first man in the holy book was the bastard son of a goddess? Who got her pregnant. I like this story. Was it one of the other Gods?
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Yes it is very similar, because the norns and the fates are almost the same people, but there are enough differences in those 2 myths to make it a good comparison.
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The author above has gotten her name wrong.  It was actually Eostre, also known as Ostara.  For a more accurate description of the festivals associated with this Germanic (not Greek) deity, see the second website below.