Greek mythology
I tend to appreciate Wodan/Odin the most, as he typifies the battle lust, constant change in fortune, and ultimate glorious doom in not only Germanic myth, but also in Germanic Pre-Christian culture.
Not that I'd trade my longevity and cushy, peaceful life for that.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
On the other hand, Odin is also a double-dealing bastard second only to Loki, and at least Loki has an excuse.
Loki the God of Mischeif that is his excuse. Odin is just awesome though
Mischief is his excuse for the pranks. Being Loki the Giant's Son is AN excuse for the murders and betrayal. Knowing that Odin is going to murder his son Narfi and use his entrails to bind Loki beneath the earth is also a pretty big one.
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I tend to appreciate Wodan/Odin the most, as he typifies the battle lust, constant change in fortune, and ultimate glorious doom in not only Germanic myth, but also in Germanic Pre-Christian culture.
Not that I'd trade my longevity and cushy, peaceful life for that.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
On the other hand, Odin is also a double-dealing bastard second only to Loki, and at least Loki has an excuse.
Loki the God of Mischeif that is his excuse. Odin is just awesome though
Mischief is his excuse for the pranks. Being Loki the Giant's Son is AN excuse for the murders and betrayal. Knowing that Odin is going to murder his son Narfi and use his entrails to bind Loki beneath the earth is also a pretty big one.
His son Narfi was not making Odin very happy. That is just how a Norse God would respond. And Loki is not so innocent himself in the stories.
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I tend to appreciate Wodan/Odin the most, as he typifies the battle lust, constant change in fortune, and ultimate glorious doom in not only Germanic myth, but also in Germanic Pre-Christian culture.
Not that I'd trade my longevity and cushy, peaceful life for that.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
On the other hand, Odin is also a double-dealing bastard second only to Loki, and at least Loki has an excuse.
When thinking about Odin/Wodan, I think back to the Danish Hrolf Kraki's Saga, with the memorable line, "Odin, the foul and untrue, who gives victory to cowards who deserve it not."
As a deity associated with war, I think the sudden change of fortune for the combatants would cause them to believe that the All Father was f*****g with them.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
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I tend to appreciate Wodan/Odin the most, as he typifies the battle lust, constant change in fortune, and ultimate glorious doom in not only Germanic myth, but also in Germanic Pre-Christian culture.
Not that I'd trade my longevity and cushy, peaceful life for that.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
On the other hand, Odin is also a double-dealing bastard second only to Loki, and at least Loki has an excuse.
When thinking about Odin/Wodan, I think back to the Danish Hrolf Kraki's Saga, with the memorable line, "Odin, the foul and untrue, who gives victory to cowards who deserve it not."
As a deity associated with war, I think the sudden change of fortune for the combatants would cause them to believe that the All Father was f***ing with them.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
He was I wish Odin was real though.
I tend to appreciate Wodan/Odin the most, as he typifies the battle lust, constant change in fortune, and ultimate glorious doom in not only Germanic myth, but also in Germanic Pre-Christian culture.
Not that I'd trade my longevity and cushy, peaceful life for that.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
On the other hand, Odin is also a double-dealing bastard second only to Loki, and at least Loki has an excuse.
When thinking about Odin/Wodan, I think back to the Danish Hrolf Kraki's Saga, with the memorable line, "Odin, the foul and untrue, who gives victory to cowards who deserve it not."
As a deity associated with war, I think the sudden change of fortune for the combatants would cause them to believe that the All Father was f***ing with them.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
He was I wish Odin was real though.
I don't. Those are some brilliant stories to read and made for great writing and RPG fodder, but Odin is a total as*hole and makes zero apologies for it. I'll pass.
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I tend to appreciate Wodan/Odin the most, as he typifies the battle lust, constant change in fortune, and ultimate glorious doom in not only Germanic myth, but also in Germanic Pre-Christian culture.
Not that I'd trade my longevity and cushy, peaceful life for that.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
On the other hand, Odin is also a double-dealing bastard second only to Loki, and at least Loki has an excuse.
When thinking about Odin/Wodan, I think back to the Danish Hrolf Kraki's Saga, with the memorable line, "Odin, the foul and untrue, who gives victory to cowards who deserve it not."
As a deity associated with war, I think the sudden change of fortune for the combatants would cause them to believe that the All Father was f***ing with them.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
He was I wish Odin was real though.
I don't. Those are some brilliant stories to read and made for great writing and RPG fodder, but Odin is a total as*hole and makes zero apologies for it. I'll pass.
At least his son Thor is cool
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Beowulf, like the Nibelungenlied, had been recorded in Christian times, and so the most pagan elements had been eradicated.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
I wrote a college essay on that exact point-they also inserted several Christian sections, but all in places where it would be easy to swap in a verse or two.
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Beowulf, like the Nibelungenlied, had been recorded in Christian times, and so the most pagan elements had been eradicated.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
I wrote a college essay on that exact point-they also inserted several Christian sections, but all in places where it would be easy to swap in a verse or two.
Fascinating. What did you study in college?
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
Same here, The gods of the Greek pantheon are divided here into several categories. The first three of these--the Olympian gods, Titan gods, & primeval gods--represent the three different generations of gods to rule the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods according to domain, namely the gods of sky, sea, earth and underworld. The final category contains personifications, those gods and spirits which represented abstract ideas, human emotions and conditions.