Your favorite type of mythology

Discussion in 'General Mythology' started by danrak, Sep 6, 2006.

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Favorite Mythology

Egyptian mythology 6 vote(s) 6.7%
Japanese mythology 3 vote(s) 3.4%
Hawaiian mythology 1 vote(s) 1.1%
Anglo-Saxon mythology 1 vote(s) 1.1%
Celtic mythology 5 vote(s) 5.6%
Greek mythology 24 vote(s) 27.0%
Norse mythology 29 vote(s) 32.6%
Native American folklore 12 vote(s) 13.5%
Maya mythology 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Other 8 vote(s) 9.0%
  1. venustrap New Member

    Hindu is my absolute favorite. Their mythology delves into philosophical topics that some cultures didn't dare to conceive. They also have the most vivid details about the cosmos, in my opinion. I love reading Hindu mythology over any of the others... although Egyptian is also enjoyable.
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  2. Rhonda Tharp Active Member

    Hello Venustrap. I also enjoy Hindu myths - the creation myth, the Ramayana and stories about Krishna. Have you read any of the Mahabarata or the Puranas? Hindu myths and culture have always fascinated me.
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  3. Perseus Member

    I picked Greek, thought I am also a big fan of Egyptian :cool:
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  4. Amir New Member

    I likes alot in Greek Mythology, specially like Madea.
    but i like other myth like the Arturian stories
    in North myth i like Ziegfried/Zieguard, Beuwold and Fenrir.
    there's so many good stories
  5. charlene gawa New Member

    I can't choose a category because myths are kind of transcendent. Right now I'm really fascinated by stories that take place in the forest like the Grimm fairy tales. When the story moves to the forest the story bcomes a struggle between conscious and subconscious.
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  6. charlene gawa New Member

    This is off the point, but has anyone seen "Once Upon a Time" on network TV. It's a bit Disney but the concept is wonderful; storybook characters cursed to live on earth not knowing who they really are, without happy endings. The interior sets use forest motif wallpaper and when the scenes cut to the actual fairy tale the characters are in the forest. I love it.
  7. Myrddin Active Member

    I do watch Once Upon A Time. It is an amzing show, I must say. I'd never really thought about it before, but now that you mention it, it is a little Disney-ish. And I'll have to watch for the wallpaper next time, too. (If it makes you feel better, I was never a detective.)
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  8. Batista Petrov New Member

    I adore Slavic mythology. I've met below some of major Slavic deities:

    Perun - God of thunder and the sky
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/14-perun

    Veles - associated with cattle, commerce, underworld and magic
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/15-veles

    Svarog - sun and fire god
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/4-svarog

    Stribog - god and spirit of the winds, sky and air
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/19-stribog

    Lada - goddess of love, beauty, marriage and spring
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/18-lada

    Mokosh - goddess of water, home, earth, and female occupations
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/12-mokosh

    Jarilo - deity of vegetation, fertility and spring, also associated with war and harvest
    http://epika.org/house-of-mythology/23-jarilo
  9. Wotan Member

    Thanks for adding the list Batista, I know pretty much nothing about Slavic mythology so I'mma gonna read up :D
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