Re: Greek Mythology
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alot of the greek gods were based on norse gods.
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really? can someone elaborate on this? i didn't think the ancient greeks were in contact with the norse.
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It's not true. There are connections between Greece and Norse mythology, but not of this sort.
Here's how it works:
Greek Mythology has some ties to much older cultures/mythologies.
Norse Mythology has some ties to much older cultures/mythologies.
If you were to make a list of said "older cultures/mythologies" for each, some would be on both lists.
Either way, Greek Mythology is much older than Norse. The first evidence of the Norse Pantheon comes no earlier than the 2nd Century BC. It likely existed well prior to that, but considering the Trojan War was fought ~1280 BC, it's hard to build a case that Norse Mythology is older than Greek.
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