do you think norse mythology and greek mythology are true?
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Why do you suppose it's called mythology?
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I would go with Greek and/or Roman mythology.  There are so many websites and information to help you on this.
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If the links between myths and religion are of interest to you the  PBS interview series "The Power of Myth" (with Bill Moyers) based on the writings of Joseph Campbell is a must.  There is a book by the same title, and my public library in a town, pop. 5000, has both the series on VCR and his books.  \n\nCampbell has many other writings from a lifetime of fascination with myth.  He taught for many years at Sarah Lawrence\n\nI taught religion for several years, and was ignorant of the common threads between what is now called mythology and today's religions until I explored his writings.  It was truly a life altering experience and one of the finest elements of my education.  \n\nYour  perception of  "Mythology" will evolve and 'write-off' won't be meaningful if you delve into this subject, so I can't answer the question you posed except to say that the peoples of the world have had religion forever.\n\nBe prepared to be addicted, and transformed.\n\nPS \nCharlie Rose  interviewed Bill Moyers and his wife last night.\nThey will present about 13 persons of all religious persuasions on a new program about religion tonight on PBS
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A good point.\nYet I hate  to think that anyone takes mythology so seriously that they'd kill thier children.\nBut then again, some christians out there are actually gullible and stupid enough to believe this crap.\nPathetic if you ask me...
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a myth is a great maybe. a legend is a great truth. not bad. i made that up myself. feel free to use people.
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I would say the Christian mythology is outstanding because it is more about humanity. Others such as the Greek are vastly superior in many respects but they lack that certain human touch which many people cherish. Nevertheless, all religions (mythologies) are profitable for enlightenment. Master Jesus used the advanced concept of parables (storytelling) to enlighten his students.
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Edith Hamilton's 'Mythology' is an excellent source for Greco-Roman myths.  It also has some stuff about Norse mythology  It's a good-sized book, too....not just some little picturebook.
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A & E special on Greek Mythology.\nhttp://www.royalty.nu/legends/Hercules.html
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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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MYTHOLOGY??? AND CREATURES????...........\n\nsorry but i hope my answer is correct!!\n\nbecause im just a kid!
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the characters are based on Greek mythology
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Myths, are just stories that are told throughout the generations; most of the time, they fall into a few different categories:  1. Teaching about past events. 2. Teaching a moral, or 3. Just a good story.\n\nI love myths.\n\nAs i folow a non standard religion (in this case, i practice many of the Wiccan and Druidic belief systems), for me magic is real.  We, as humans, have an inate ability to connect with each other, with the planet, and with animals around us.  \n\nOur magic is indeed real :)
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Creation should be referred to as a myth - it's not even pseudoscience - it will never be a theory - and that's not a put-down. The value of the mythos is unparalleled. Unfortunately people many people are so caught up in literal interpretation that they miss the underlying meaning and value of mythic symbolism.
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The ancient Greeks developed their gods as a way of explaining the universe and the causalities of day to day living.  The were big on developing ideas and loved to make aguements with philosophy- read Plato or Aristotle, but they didn't like testing their ideas all that much. This was long before the scientific method was developed.\n     If there was any reality to their conception of the gods is a different question.  Keep in mind that the lost city of Troy, central to greco-roman mythology, was considered myth until it was discovred in the 1870s.  \n     Other cultures have used gods/religion as a way of explaining things as well.  The Judeo-Christian god has its share of stories as well.\n     Bottom line is there is no proof on these gods, but who's to say otherwise?
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I would say yes and no. Mythology is basically religious and/or spiritual stories meant to teach, which is basically what everything from the Bible to the tales of Zeus, Jupiter, Odin, etc. etc. are.  But folklore is not always religious, so that I would not put under Religion and Spirituality, necesarily. If you did split them up, I would put Mythology under Religion and Spirituality and Folklore maybe under Books and Authors.
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Yes. I loved the Fantastic Four, especially when they battled someone like Galaticus and Silver Surfer. God like creatures consuming entire worlds can really stretch the imagination, and someone who's wild but can control fire, someone who's beautiful but can turn invisible, someone who's a normal Joe that can never look normal again, and someone who's brainy who can shape his body into any form that he can imagine is great stuff. In my mind literature, lore, mythology, is all about teaching people to think about things they rarely or never thought about.
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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