What Mythology Are You Most Familiar With?

Question

1. Greek

2. Roman

3. Norse

4. Other (pls explain)

(ex: I admit, I got into Norse mythology all because of Neil Gaimen and I received a book on Greek gods and goddesses from my aunt for my 7th birthday)

Answer 1

greek

Answer 2

When I was like five I was obsessed with Greek mythology, so I know most of that stuff, and lately I've been into Norse a lot, so those two.

Answer 3

I love working with the Celtic pantheon. They have such beautiful myths and traditions. I have several books on the subject. Here is a link to them on wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cel...

Answer 4

Greek and Egyptian. Although many of the Greek myths were beautiful morality tales of love and bravery, some of the Egyptian mythology is bizarre by comparison.  

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The brother gods Seth and Osiris got in a fight, Seth chopped Osiris up into little pieces and threw them to the far ends of the Earth.  Isis the wife of Osiris gathered up the pieces and put him back together, wrapped him in linen, (the first mummy) and then copulated with the corpse.  

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There's an ancient Egypt you don't read about in the travel brochures.

Answer 5

Used to be Greek, now Irish-Celtic. I belong to a Celtic studies group that is headed by a professor with his PhD in Irish folklore and mythology and the Irish language. At each meeting we enjoy listening to him read aloud to us in Irish even though we can't understand a word he is saying.

Answer 6

I am interested in any cultures mythology that has to do with demons...Like African, Persian, Judiasm ..and the major ones: Christianity and Islam. The two main demon makers lol

Answer 7

Greek, Egyptian, Norse, Gypsy, and Celtic.

Part of my magickal name is borrowed from  the Greek goddess of nighttime and darkness. [Nyx, NOT Hecate, I'm sick of that misconception.]

Neil Gaiman got me more into Norse mythology, though I knew my fair share beforehand.

Answer 8

Medival fantasy orcs ogres dragons mages paladins etc

Answer 9

Greek. But just the early stuff. Before 500BC.

Here are the Greek sources I have in books.

All dates are BCE/BC

Homer [8th/7th century] Iliad.

Homer [8th/7th century] Odyssey.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Works and Days.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Divination by Birds.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Astronomy.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Precepts of Chairon.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] The Great Works.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Idaean Dactyls.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Theogeny.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Catalogue of Women.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Eoiae.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Shield of Heracles.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Melampodia.

Hesiod [8th/7th century] Aegimius.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The War of the Titans.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The The Story of Oedipus.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Thebais.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Epigoni.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Cypria.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Aethiopis.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Little Iliad.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Sack of Ilium.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Retuns.

Epic Cycles [8th-6th] century. The Telegony.

Eumelus  [c.750] Choral Lyric poet of Corinth.

Olympus  [c.736] Choral Lyric poet.

Homeric Hymns [8th-5th] century. Collection of 28/33 hymns.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Expedition of the Amphiaraus.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Taking of Oechalia.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Phocais.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Margites.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Cercopes.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Battle of the Weasles and Mice.

Homerica [7th-6th] century. Battle of the Frogs and Mice.

Terpander   [696-640] Choral Lyric poet.

Archilochus [680-645] Iambic poet of Paros.

Thaletas    [c.660] Choral Lyric poet of Sparta.

Alkman      [mid-7th] Choral Lyric poet.

Callinus    [mid-7th] Elegiac poet of Ephesus.

Polymnestus [mid-7th] Choral Lyric poet of Colophon.

Semonides   [mid-7th] Iambic poet of Samos.

Tyrtaeus    [late-7th] Elegiac poet of Athens and Sparta.

Stesichorus [640-555] Choral Lyric poet of Himera.

Solon       [638-558] Ruler of Greece: 594, Elegiac poet.

Thales      [624-546] Of Miletus. Mathematician, 1st philosopher.

Alcaeus     [620-580] Solo Lyric poet of Lesbos.

Sappho      [620-570] Solo Lyric poet of Lesbos ("the tenth Muse").

Mimnermus   [c.630] Elegiac poet.

Arion       [c.625] Choral Lyric poet of Lesbos.

Susarion    [c.602] Iambic poet of Megera (first comedy?).

Homeric Epigrams [early-6th].

Echembroyus [c.586] Lyric poet.

Pythagoras  [582-507] Mathematician and philosopher.

Anacreon    [c.570] Solo Lyric poet.

Ibycus      [c.560] Choral Lyric poet.

Simonides   [556-469] Lyric poet of Ceos.

Hecataeus   [550-480] Geographer from Miletus.

Lasus       [546-508] Choral Lyric poet.

Theognis    [c.544] Elegiac poet.

Hipponax    [c.540] Iambic poet of Ephesus.

Ananius     [c.540] Iambic poet.

Heraclitus  [535-475] Pre-Socratic philosopher of Ephesus.

Aeschylus   [525-456] Athenian tragic dramatist, b. Eleusis.

Pindar      [518-438] Lyric poet.

Bacchylides [c.518] Lyric poet.

Pratinas    [c.500] Lyric poet.

Answer 10

Greek and I think romans......for some reason it fascinates me.......zues, hades, aeries,and athena

Answer 11

greek.

Answer 12

Greek, Roman, Norse, and Celtic are my major ones.

I know a bit of Slavic and Egyptian as well.