Indo European Myth 2: Citations

Puhvel, Jaan. “Creation Myth in the Ancient Near East.” Comparative Mythology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1987. 27. Print. Lincoln, Bruce. “The Indo-European Myth of Creation.” History of Religions 15.2 (1975): 128. Web. 1 Sept. 2014. Kondratiev, Alexei. “Drawing the Circle.” The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual. New York: Citadel, 2003. 59. Print. Gundarsson, Kveldulf. “Soul and Afterlife.” Teutonic […]

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Indo European Myth 2: #6

Explain the monomyth (aka “hero cycle”) and show how it applies to a single hero from the IE culture of your choice. (150 words min.) A monomyth, put simply, is the “Hero’s Journey”.  The development of the hero from the plane mundane world into an epic adventure that builds him up to become the hero […]

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Indo European Myth 2: #5

Show two examples in one IE culture of a deity engaging in actions that are unethical or unvirtuous, and speculate on why the deities sometimes engage in this type of behavior. (min. 100 words per example) Joseph McKinnel has an entire chapter on Odin and his various sundries he has participated in within Norse lore […]

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Indo European Myth 2: #4

Describe instances of “freeing” or “winning” the waters in two different IE cultures. How can this theme be used to reinforce our current practices and cosmology? (300 words min.) In Celtic lore, the story of Nechtan of the Tuatha De Danann and the secret well that only he and his cupbearers could approach is fairly […]

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Indo European Myth 2: #2

Describe the image of the Otherworld and/or afterlife in three different IE cultures. How may these images impact your understanding of your own afterlife beliefs and those of Neo-Pagans in general? (400 words min.) The Norse image of the afterlife is one of the most interesting concepts to me.  They have a very strong theme […]

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