General Knowledge on Various Mythos
Greek Mythology
centred around the 12 gods and goddesses of olympus: Zeus, Ares, Athena, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Demeter, Hermes and Hephaestus.
In the beginning there was chaos, and through that Gaia was born, alongside other divine beings. She then gave birth to Uranus, and then the Titans. Two titans, Rhea and Cronos then created the gods.
many stories written about greek mythology such as The Odyssey, a very famous myth which follows the journey of Odysseus throughout 10 to return home after the end of the Trojan War. Throuhghout this myth, he battles gods and other mythical creatures to go to Ithica and regain his throne.
Norse Mythology
At the dawn of time, gods are born and they soon establish a palace atop the world tree. However, many gods become aware of a threat beneath the tree, and jormundur and the demons in the underworld, begin arguing over what to do.
The gods then begin to fight as the world serpent devours the roots of the Yggdrasil, beginning Ragnarok, the end of worlds as we know it with the world tree wilting. Odin the general finally rallies the other gods to fight against the forces of evil. But it is too late as the roots of Yggdrasil are eaten and the worlds above, such as Asgard and midgard, collapse into the underworld, lost to chaos forever.
Everyone dies in the netherworld except the gods, and they live and try to fight the netherworld forces. They eventually get imprisoned after a fight with Jormundur, who has become nigh invincible after eating the world tree and the netherworld saps their strength until eventually all that is left behind are husks of the gods, devoid of life and power.
Egyptian Mythology
On a "Primeval" hill, the mythos states that Ra created the first gods, Shu (Dryness and Air), and his partner Tefnut (Humidity), out of himself.
They then effectuated other gods to complete the Cosmos. These gods are Geb the Earth god and Nut the Sky goddess.
Japanese Mythology
A Japanese myth known as Momotarō is arguably is the most famous Japanese folktale!
This is the quirky story of a boy born from a peach who was discovered by an old childless couple when they split the soft fruit open.
The Kojiki is the oldest existing record of Japanese history, and is a text that is vital to any discussion of ancient Japanese history.
The Kojiki is divided into three books, and the stories of the gods are all recorded in the first book
Izanami-no-Mikoto (伊弉冉尊/伊邪那美命, meaning "She-who-invites" or the "Female-who-invites"), is the creator deity of both creation and death in Japanese mythology,
She and her brother-husband Izanagi are the primordial deities that manifested after the formation of heaven and earth.
Japanese folklore presents Shinigami to be a less terrifying version of the Grim Reaper, the “taker of souls”
Chinese Mythology
originated around the twelfth century B.C.E.
written in early books such as shui jing zhu and shan hai jing
In the beginning there was nothing but a formless chaos, but then from the chaos, a giant called Pangu awoke and he separated the earth and sky with his axe.
Once Pangu died, his eyes turned into the sun and moon, his blood into the bodies of water and his breath into the wind and clouds.
Hindu Mythology
The Three Supreme Deities of Hindu Mythology
The universe was created by Brahma, the godly creator who made the universe out of himself.
After Brahma created the world, it is the power of god Vishnu that preserves and transforms the world and human beings.
Vishnu initially had 3 wives; Lakshmi (the goddess of good fortune), Saraswathi (the goddess of wisdom) and Ganga (the goddess who is the personification of the River Ganges). However, he was unable to live with the quarrels amongst his three wives, so he eventually sent Ganga to Shiva and Saraswathi to Brahma.
As part of the cycle of birth, life and death, it is Shiva, the god of destruction, who will ultimately destroy the universe.