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Strangeo Forum Favourite ancient religion    VioletGrendel      5/8/2014 What's your favourite ancient religion? Norse, Greek, Roman, Mayan? Personally mine is the Norse Myths, and my favourite god is Thor. What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? 42!   Wee Scrivener Trell     5/8/2014 I rather enjoy the ancient Norse mythology. Trell "Holy crap in a casket!"   Siinamon   5/8/2014 While I have a lot of love of Norse (and pretty much every other ancient religion), I have to say that Ancient Egyptian religion is my all-time favorite. The concept of Ma'at is much <3 to me. This is followed closely by Ancient Mycenaean.   Sanely Insane RisenAngel Manager     5/8/2014  1 Mythology in general is a pretty intriguing subject for me, regardless of where it originated, so it's a little difficult to just pick a single one. If I absolutely had to, however...well, I would say Japanese mythology, but I believe that is actually still relevant as part of Shintoism and as such probably doesn't count as "ancient." So instead, I'll go with Celtic mythology. I can't say exactly why I like it so much, apart from maybe the fact that it's not particularly well known compared to other mythologies like Greek, Norse, etc. ~ The Realm ~ Risen Angel's Creatures Blog   Siinamon   5/8/2014 I don't know, Grendel_Man, Celtic mythology doesn't seem so small from where I come from. XD I had never thought of it as less known, as it is a rather large part of my life influences (as is Norse, and Egyptian [and Shintoism, but I want to leave that out as per your musing]). Welsh and Celtic mythos are very dear to me, but I rarely see them as competition with the others, probably because I grew up rather steeped in it. So, my statements regarding those two may be a bit biased... Sometimes I forget there are local ones as well, like Inuit and Chinook shamanism (which are rather different). When I visited Alaska, it was interesting to find that the Tlingit myths were similar to the Chinook and also southwestern Natives (with their mythical Raven being roughly equivalent to Coyote). Aztec, Incan and Mayan are frightening, but fascinating to me.   Barb   5/8/2014 I am descended from Norsemen so I would have to say Norse.   Sanely Insane RisenAngel Manager     5/8/2014 Celtic mythology comes off as somewhat obscure to me as it doesn't seem to get mentioned a lot as far as pop culture goes. Compare all the references to Greek, Roman, Norse, etc. mythology in fiction to the amount of references to Celtic mythology, for instance. I've found that it's incredibly lopsided in favor of the former. Then again, I don't really know a whole lot of pop culture, so maybe it's just me. ~ The Realm ~ Risen Angel's Creatures Blog   Code Monkey evolnemesis   5/8/2014 The only Celtic mythology I think I've had any exposure to without specifically researching it was the Huntsman/Wild Hunt myth, which it seems is pretty widely known throughout Europe in various forms and even in different mythologies. I'm especially fascinated by close parallels in mythologies between diverse cultures. Dragons, for example, are in mythologies all over the world, even starting from times when the various cultures with those myths could not have interacted. I really like the Ancient Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Hindu mythologies. The Sumerians are also interesting, though pretty closely related to the Babylonian mythos, they have the Gilgamesh Saga, which is very fascinating, and quite a good read. "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan   Manic Scribbler razander   5/8/2014 Polynesian (Cambodian, Philippine, Malaysian, etc.) folklore holds a special place in my heart, because of how messed up the monsters are. Wanting to eat people's organs, a few of which are composed of mostly organs... Yeah.   Code Monkey evolnemesis   5/8/2014  1 ^ reminded me of a certain episode of 'Invader Zim'. "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan   VioletGrendel   5/8/2014 Celtic has always rather annoyed me. Probably because in Irish study books they strip it of all interesting things, it's just bare. I men, who really wants to know Cuchalain was better at Hurley than a bunch of other boys? What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? 42!   NimhsLab   5/8/2014 I would have to say I like basically any piece of mythos I can get my hands on, though my personal favorites are Norse and Egyptian. My favorite god would be Sekhmet, Lioness goddess of fire, warfare, vengeance, healing, and medicine. I enjoy Celtic mythology, especially the tales of the Fae, and have a book of stories from it. [chirping and clicking] Clicks for a winter god! >   TigerCivet   5/8/2014 Does Lord of the Rings count? OK lol I just really like all kind of mythologies, but I know most about the Latin and Greek mythologies since I have had Latin for about two years in high school. I am now working on a painting with the mythological figure "Icarus" who is a boy who wanted to fly to the sun which made his wings melt and he fell down in the sea and died. (to give a short summary since I don't have the time to translate it all)   NimhsLab   5/8/2014  1 and his father only wanted him to be free. [chirping and clicking] Clicks for a winter god! >   TigerCivet   5/8/2014  1 Indeed, but sadly his son was blinded by his own glory and went to high.. Poor boy   Chaotic Spriter mea     5/8/2014  1 I guess I'd have to go with some of the Native American mythologies. No specific tribe, since I can't remember which tribes were connected to my favorite legends. My mom had this huge book of Native American legends, I loved reading through it, but I don't remember where I had put it, so I haven't been able to find it for a while. I think one of the stories from that book had helped me get over my fear of storms.   Tea Queen Laura     5/9/2014 I became fascinated with Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology, after having it as our topic for one term in primary school. I don't think the interest ever really left me. I loved learning about all the different Gods and Goddesses, and reading from this book of Greek Myths. My favourite stories were, and still are, about Orpheus and about Persephone. Does anyone recall those ones? I also have fond memories of Icarus, the boy who flew too high! We had to do a performance of it, and I can vividly remember one of my classmates dressed in a bed sheet and feathery wings made out of cardboard and tissue paper. I was one of the sun's rays, and was a fiery blaze of yellow and orange construction paper.   Code Monkey evolnemesis   5/9/2014  1 Persephone was the one who had to marry Hades, and live under the earth 6 months of the year, and she could come above ground for the other 6... She makes the life bloom from the earth in the spring and the summer when she is happy to be free, and it starts to decay and finally die in the fall and winter, while she is gone with Hades. I liked that one, and also the story of Icarus... Orpheus I don't remember too much, I think he went to the underworld to try to retrieve his wife, and had a lyre or something, but I love Greek mythology... I became fascinated with it in primary school too, and started reading any of it I could get my hands on. One of my teachers had this giant book of it in the classroom, and I would read it for hours. There are so many really interesting stories... not just about the gods and goddesses but also the heroes like Perseus and Jason. The gods were pretty funny too, very vain, self-centered, jealous, and petty, like how Aphrodite would cause horrible things to happen to any woman if anyone dared compare her beauty to Aphrodite's... one time she destroyed a whole city over it. One of my favorite stories is when Zeus was cheating on Hera with a mortal woman, and Hera found out, so she scolded Zeus and turned the woman into a cow. Zeus wasn't discouraged though, he just turned into a bull when he would come to see her, and kept the affair going (he was pretty shameless...) If you like all kinds of Ancient Mythology, the Persona games are cool, they have details about hundreds of legendary beings from all different cultures in there, and they seem to have done a good amount of research on all of them. Orpheus is in Persona 3 as one of the main character's personae. "For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself." - Carl Sagan   Senior Wrangler Nutter   5/10/2014 This thread made me smile... I'm a heathen (Norse gods), so it's not really an "ancient" religion to me, more of a modern one.   VioletGrendel   5/10/2014 I did't know anyone still believed in them! What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? 42!   Manic Scribbler razander   5/10/2014 My friend from elementary school was neopagan. I don't really know much about it, since us eight-year-olds were more interested in discussing TV shows and video games than whatever belief systems our family followed. I do know her mother used to be Christian. And yes, there are still people who believe in the Greek gods. Not that you'd find many open about it in Greece, since "blasphemy" against Christianity is illegal.   Senior Wrangler Nutter   5/10/2014 Oh yes, quite a few. There's even a neo-pagan branch of the Roman religion - Nova Roma. And a Hellenic neopagan group for the Greek gods.   toxic biohazard Freylaverse Moderator   5/10/2014 I've always felt a strong connection to Norse Mythology, probably since my real name is Norse. Plus, Creatures seems to have taken a lot of inspiration from Norse Mythology as well. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; We should not distort it.   Manic Scribbler razander   5/10/2014 It's kinda funny how a lot of ideas from Greek and Roman culture have persisted, all the way to being claimed to be the foundation of many modern governments, yet so many assume that the religions have died. By the way, Norse tradition is the reason people kiss under mistletoe during Christmas time. My favourite mythologies have to be the animist ones, the ones closely linked to the world that people live in. These worldviews just feel so alive and tangible. They're full of stories all meant to teach people about the world that they're a part of, and their own part in it. There's no short supply of imagination, spirit, or creativity when you've got grand nature for a muse. I've got this wonderfully illustrated book, Folktales of the Amur, of the Nanai people who live in the taiga on the eastern part of the Eurasian continent. It isn't in print anymore, I'm considering posting a story or two once we're done moving.   Siinamon   7/2/2014 Thati is an amazing book :3   ham5ter     7/2/2014  1 Scandinavian mythology moep!   LoverIan   7/2/2014 Not a religion, but I'm a fan of Ars Goetia beep

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