Mythology and Paganism
I’ve been researching Thor’s definitive battle with Jormungandr (the Midgard Serpent said to surround the Nordic cosmos), and until now I believed that at Ragnarok Thor specifically killed the serpent with a blow to the head. Unfortunately I’m unable to track down any sources yet (primarily in the Eddas) to verify this.
According to the Prose […]
The moon wolf Hati, is described as a son of Fenrir in both Poetic (Grimnismal 39) and Prose (Gylfaginning 12) Eddas. He is the progeny of a giantess, an inhabitant of the the forest Ironwood, from whom numerous giant wolves (Fenrir’s offspring) sprung, including the sun chaser Skoll.
Both Skoll and Hati pursue the sun […]
The war of the gods and the embodiment of wisdom
The Aesir and Vanir were once engaged in a futile war, and so calling a truce, all the gods spat in a pot, as a gesture of peace. To preserve the peace, they formed the all wise Kavasir from their saliva, a man who never lacked […]
The Children of Loki
The Midgard Serpent, Hel, and the wolf Fenrir, were the terrible children born to Loki and the giantess Angrboda, each destined to initiate the destruction of the gods. Odin cast the Midgard Serpent, known also as Iormungand, into the depths of the ocean that encircles the world. He tossed Hel down to […]
In deos Shadow’s latest podcast The Celtic Creation Story, Brendan Myers explains why he believes that the battle between the Fomorians and Tuatha De Danann at the The Second Battle of Mag Tuired, was originally a Celtic creation myth.
I’d like to expand upon this idea with a theory of my own concerning the duel roles […]
In Nordic mythology the greatest of all trees is said to be Yggdrasil, the world ash. It’s branches overshadow the nine worlds and extend over the entire universe. The tree is supported by three far reaching roots, and beneath these are situated; 1) Mimir’s well of all wisdom, and Jotunheim, the […]
Joseph Campbell compares the mythological theme of the Cosmic Cycle in the Hindu Puranas, the Icelandic Eddas, and the writings of Berossus, unveiling an enigmatic link between the external rhythm of the universe with the internal rhythm of our own hearts.
The Sumerian King List, Biblical Pre-Flood Patriarchs, and the Ten Avatars of Vishnu
We again […]
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