tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post4635318492261811147..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: The (Norse) Genesis Story, Part II: ManAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-83853694862461796852010-10-06T14:24:00.915-04:002010-10-06T14:24:00.915-04:00On a tangent: Your post comparing creation stories...On a tangent: Your post comparing creation stories makes me think of how different cultures have similar fairy tales. I'm thinking specifically of Sleeping Beauty, and how in the Norse version the princess dresses in battle armor and lies in an enchanted sleep, waiting for a worthy companion. After your reference to the Judeo-Christina Noah's Ark versus the Norse drowning-in-blood, it Diana Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368186068872293410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-29594517328715648832010-10-06T09:48:44.705-04:002010-10-06T09:48:44.705-04:00Interesting comparison here. I think it's fasc...Interesting comparison here. I think it's fascinating to see the same stories recur in different cultures. This isn't really the same, but I've always thought it was interesting that lots of different, semi-isolated cultures had stories about "dragons" or dinosaurs. Makes you wonder if they'd seen them.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851403823244758904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-3449058481759633032010-10-05T12:42:04.499-04:002010-10-05T12:42:04.499-04:00In a very real way, I think we're talking abou...In a very real way, I think we're talking about the same thing. By learning from others mistakes, we can avoid earlier mistakes, understand the world, and therefore be safe, or safe and comfortable, as you say. <br /><br />What I find most interesting is gods vs. God. The gods of myth certainly function as scapegoats. But in the Judeo-Christian tradition, there is only one God, and while He VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-71621276934352405572010-10-05T11:38:53.808-04:002010-10-05T11:38:53.808-04:00Mara: I'm glad you enjoyed the post! I know ex...Mara: I'm glad you enjoyed the post! I know exactly how you feel with the bible-- I have a great translation of the old testament from the Hebrew which I usually rely on, and a translation of the New Testament from the Septuagint where they omitted all the verse numbers and just wrote it like an actual book, an actual collection of stories, which I LOVE. But I read the bible for the myths Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-67588024155517516142010-10-05T11:27:55.458-04:002010-10-05T11:27:55.458-04:00Another fascinating post, Amalia. Whenever I read ...Another fascinating post, Amalia. Whenever I read creation myths, I'm left wondering why we care so much about where we came from when we should be focused on where we're going. There seems to be way too much effort spent in making the myths correspond to what we know about the scientific evolution of our world. The party line is that we study these stories so we can learn from our (and VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-29622518761022103292010-10-05T08:53:38.155-04:002010-10-05T08:53:38.155-04:00This is really fascinating. It's an interestin...This is really fascinating. It's an interesting exercise to compare creation stories between religions. I have to admit, I'm only familiar - and then only in passing - with the Christian creation story, and since the Bible's been translated to death unless you read the original Hebrew it's hard to tell how accurate any one translation really is - how true it is to the original. Mara Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628961488068784772noreply@blogger.com