Comparative Mythology: What Similarities and Differences Between Mythos

The Grecians and the Norse are the two sectors of humanity closely well known for their mythologies. Both countries have vastly different climates, the Greek were flourishing with their fertile Mediterranean soil and during the countrys blooming it was considered a paradisical society. The Norse, however, were stuck with frigid stubborn land and short growing seasons. This is reflected in both mythologies as Greek Mythology, while still explaining heavy subjects much(prenominal) as death and illness, had a much more cheery notion compared to the constantly brooding Norse Gods.The Greek creation myth beget with Chaos a veil of nothingness that surrounds the entire universe. Chaos is also surrounded by an unending stream of water ruled by Oceanus. The divinitydess Eurynome came out of the stream and with the help with of Ophion, a snake of the North go she gave birth to Eros. With the joy of her child she danced upon the waves of Oceanus stream making the land and populating i t with various(a) creatures. Three of these creatures were the Moirae the three sisters of fate who assign mens birth, destiny, and death. in any case born out of Chaos was Gaia, the goddess of the Earth Ouranus, the god of the fling Tatarus, the god of the underworld. Gaia and Ouranus had six sets of titan twins and six other abominable children. Ouranus banished the cyclopes and giants to Tartarus which made Gaia furious. Gaia then called on her giant children for help exacting her revenge. Only Cronus offered to help cut his father into pieces utilize a sickle. Cronus then had six children with Rhea, his sister. He proceeded to eat each of these children in paranoia that they were to overthrow him. Rhea, however tricked him of eating Zeus by giving him a rock instead. Zeus then grew up o... ...led an axis mundis and is an imaginary just axis running as a center pole from the zenith of the sky through the ground, uniting heaven, Earth, and the Underworld. (p.516, Rogers). The two examples of this are Bifrost and Yggdrasil, the second of which might exhibit how important plant life is to the Nords as if Yggdrasil were to die the apocalypse would erupt.Norse call back that the Titan, Ymir, had to die for Earths creation, while the Greeks believe that the Earth was created by Eurynome simply bounding on the ocean. This may further reflect the ease in which crops grow in the origins of the mythos. Works CitedRogers, Eugene F, Jr. Theology and Secuality Classic and coeval Readings. Oxford Blackwell Publishers Inc., 2002. Print.Myers, Nicole. Comparisons of Creation Myths. Seminole State College of Florida. 19 Feb. 2009. Web. 20 May 2014.