Mythologies

I am not sure. But I wouldn't be surprised if the golden ratio is present in the pyramids. For sure they used π why not use φ;
So since Egyptians and Ancient Greeks had strong and tight relationships, I am not surprised. Both also had good relationships with Sumerians and Phoenicians so it really makes sense.
I also believe that the 60 base time system is 100% Sumerian.

Anything times nine also comes back to nine.

9×6=54. 5+4=9.
9×354=3,186. 3+1+8+6=18. 1+8=9.

The golden ratio was used. There was also a Mythbusters episode that the build team covered.

There's also a fair bit of cryptozoology that matches (legends, maybe?) across the globe. Biggest and well known would be Bigfoot and the yeti. Nessie from Loch Ness and the champagne lake monster. A creepypasta references that there are multiple evil monsters that are close to a single archetype.

@RetroExcellent my favorite native american myth (algonkin if Im correct) is of Glooskap and the Wasis. Ever heard of that one?

@Canini great link! It's hard to find good translations.

@Ryisunique A lot of creatures, mythical biblical crypto etc, are very similar. Especially if you look at the core of said creature. I would find it interesting ro hear why you think this is if you wish to share

@megumi014 some legends/myths I would argue are spanish in origin I would argue despite being not present in spain, like for example el dorado... Due to the colonisation history

@Finnuval I barely remember myself watching an old cartoon movie.
It was so great and I was so thrilled, but it made me feel at least uncanny.
But still, I liked it so much. I tried to do some research to see what it was.
And I ended up finding out, in awe, that as a kid, I liked a tale from your mythology.

Haha that's great! I think as a kid those stories will always hit A nerve... There is something primal and instinctive to mythology any kid can understand before they become all educated ;)

Norse mythology isnt my mythology btw, that would be germanic but close enough haha

Oh, my apologies. I thought Norse was part of German Mythology too. I mean it isn't the exact same thing to say Norse and German Mythology, but I thought that Germans share the tales of Valhalla and stuff.
I will blame Blind Guardian for that. :p

Well it's like Greek and Roman, Thor would be Donnar for instance, so you're not completly worng haha
a few very minor differences but those are more regional myth so, yeah.

Ohhhhh!!!! I see! :D

Having said that the city I live in got established by the Romans some 2000 years ago so... No pure myth is mine haha it's all meshed together anyway :D

Edit: For those who want to know this is the legend of Glooscap and the Wasis (simplified)
https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/GlooscapAndTheBaby-Algonquin.html

It's such a recognizable legend especiallly if you are a parent :D

Felt like sharing this :
https://exemplore.com/paranormal/Ten-Lesser-Known-Mythological-Beings-found-in-Scandinavian-Culture

(woops, doublepost....:stare:)

Tuesday at 8:44 AM
Today at 1:21 PM
3 days between is not considered double post. People I try to finish some stuff that's why I don't reply a lot at the moment.
Soon I will participate actively again!

@Dreadshadow oh haha I read thursday lol >_>
and take your time we all have stuff to do so we understand :D

@Finnuval : An interesting list. I didn't know about many of those. The Night Raven sounds like something you'd want to avoid at all costs, seeing how you can instantly die if you stare at its face or get horribly ill if you look at its wings. Church Grim also sounds horrid, seeing how it feasts on people's prayers and desires.

I am surprised Valkyries and Jotuns/Giants were mentioned. I thought they were some of the most known creatures from Nordic myths. Wouldn't call them 'lesser-known' for sure.

Its not completly wrong, there were only slight differences, germanic and norse shared many stuff, they had the same gods, sometimes with different names, for example Wodan or Wotan was Odin.
I think the germanic people also believed in Valhalla, too.
Best thing would be, you get some books about germanic/norse culture and mythology, its very complicated but really interesting.^^

@Matseb2611 Yeah that surprised me too.

Am having a barrel of fun on this thread, please keep it up! Like I said, I don't know much mythology outside of the most well known, so this is really interesting!

Mythology has been a special interest of mine for ages, so I couldn't resist commenting, heh.

Even though I'm Finnish, I probably know more about Norse than Finnish mythology, which is a bit shameful. Not because I wouldn't like Norse myths and Vikings - quite the contrary - but because Finland has some rather unusual myths (like how the world was formed out of a pochard's egg) and a multitude of its own gods (some of which have made appearances in other sources, like Mielikki in Forgotten Realms). I once visited a viking centre which had translated the names of Norse gods as gods and characters from Finnish folklore; it was quite baffling.

One of my favourite tidbits (or characters, more accurately) in Norse mythology is Bragi, the god of poetry. He isn't mentioned in very many texts, but he is the husband of Idunn, the goddes of youth, who is probably better known than he is. I find that bit interesting, and the idea of a god of poetry is also very neat. Bragi and Loki also have a moment in the poem "Lokasenna" where Loki starts mocking Bragi after the latter tries to forbid him from entering a feast in the hall of gods.

That is an adaption of the Valhalla albums I talked about earlier in the thread! It adapts the fourth and fifth albums as well as part of the first to explain the kids backstory.


Reading Kalevala was what got me into norse poetry in the first place!

Bragi IS rather interesting. Reciting poetry was actually considered something that was something a man should have some talent for so when Loki insults him of being unmanly it is a double insult (you are a coward and also your verses are bad).

This video does a good job of explaining the culture behind the expansionist viking era:

A pretty cool place to look if you want to learn about less well known myths is the youtube channel Overly Sarcastic Productions! They have a bunch of videos where they talk about different myths. They go over all the popular stuff, of course, but they also discuss some of the more obscure stuff, including stuff from Africa, the Aztecs, Japan, the Celts...

I think its really cool when cultures that were really far apart and probably never interacted somehow end up with similar myths! For example, the stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and of Izanagi and Izanami are really similar. Both have a man whose wife dies and who goes the underworld/land of the dead to retrieve her. Both wives can be retrieved on one condition that involves not looking at her (Orpheus can't look at Eurydice following behind him until they are both out of the underworld, Izanagi can't look at Izanami while she's sleeping), both men fail due to nerves and/or impatience, causing them to lose their loves forever.

@FreeCake4All kinda depends where you're from if that's considered obscure :p Seriously though every link is welcome so thank you for that :)

And there are SO many! Once you go down that path there is no end to it... it's real nice.