Legends/Myths

[Lumen et ignem]

My parents are in college and taking Mythology so I was wondering what some legends/myths are that people on khi think are interesting.

 

[Orion]

Ancient Greek is typically good. Nice to see Gods who aren't totally perfect and have their flaws.

I always liked Norse as well.

 

[Solar]

Egyptian deities are interesting as well.

 

[Haeralis]

I extensively study Greek Mythology. Every story interests me, but Odysseus is probably my favorite.


Norse is also interesting very much so.

 

[Ulti]

Greek is really the best of the best. Norse sounds interesting too. But I really would want to study more about Celtic mythology.

 

[Shinra]

The Eygptian mythologies, Greek mythology, Norse Mythology... but my personal favorites are the mythologies of The Anglo-saxons the first known people to speak in an intelligent language that's beyond just The grunts and screams of the cavemen...

 

[destiny seeker]

I love greek myths. It's is so cool to learn about them.

 

[Fortissimo]

Greek and egyptian mythology has always held my interest. I want to start exploring Norse and Native American mythology. Something I defiantly plan on looking into while at college.

 

[Solar]

Native American mythology is great as well.

 

[destiny seeker]

Native American mythology is great as well.

Oh I forgot about Native American myths. They are good as well.

 

[Mallorytheace]

I always liked Greek Mythology,since I found the goddess's to be really cool and the stories to be pretty interesting

 

[Fractured_Heart628]

Well, I since I moved to New Mexico, I have heard this legend about La Lloreina (Crying Woman). The legend goes like this:

A woman was walking down the Rio Grande with her children. For some reason, she drowned them and later killed herself. People say that if you walk down the Rio Grande at night you can see the woman. If she thinks you look like one of her kids she'll take you with her. And if, you don't she'll kill you.

Pretty scary, huh. I am very into legends, especially the ones about spirits.

 

[Pelafina]

Greek mythology is very good, but it's absolutely done to death.

Ulti has is right, Celtic mythology is excellent, albeit impossible to pronounce. Norse is neat as well. Some Native American mythology is interesting, but I don't know as much about it as I should.

And I can't forget Arthurian Legend, I loved that as a kid. (and not the Disney, watered down version either, this was the real deal here.)

 

[tangerine]

Norse mythology is pretty fascinating. If you ever wondered where Odin came from, he's basically the King of Norse mythology. I figure that's enough to spark your interests.

 

[Jolts]

Recently in English I just finished reading the Odyssey, and I really liked it, it's probably my favorite mythology so far.

 

[Pelafina]

Norse mythology is pretty fascinating. If you ever wondered where Odin came from, he's basically the King of Norse mythology. I figure that's enough to spark your interests.

What I really like about Norse mythology is its whole sense of vulnerability. To gain knowledge, Odin had to hang from Yggdrasil. Without the apples, the gods would get old and weak. Even if they manage all of that, most of them are still going to die at Ragnarok.

That really puts them above, for instance, the Greek gods- everything the Norse gods do is much more meaningful, because they have the potential for failure and death.

 

[Haeralis]

I recommend that no one reads the story of Tiresias the blind prophet unless they are in for a weird surprise lol

 

[Solar]

Biblical mythology is interesting as well, and I like Norse cosmology as well.

 

[Tenyas]

Norse, Celtic, Greek, Roman [variation of Greek, basically], Native American... Ooh, I didn't see Asian mythology here. Or African. Both of those have their highlights as well. owo Then there are more recent myths surrounding cryptozoology and studies on how old cultural myths have changed to how they are today.

 

[Haeralis]

I wish this thread had a poll on your favorite mythologies. If I could pick more than one, Greek and Norse easily