Norse Mythology
Written by Jamie Kessler and Sean Michael Smith
Of all the systems of mythology, only the Norse mythic cosmology, along with its own pantheon and language, the Runes, doesn't claim its origin in an ancient super civilization. The Norsemen saw their religion as coming directly from their gods, primarily Odin. The Roman pagans and Druids of Gaul and Britain claimed their teachings, as well as those of Egypt and Sumeria, were from an earlier ancient culture. The Druids claimed to receive their teachings from Atlantis as did the Romans, claiming all their gods knew of or came from there. "Julius Caesar, when he overtook Gaul was greatly amazed when he saw the northern and remote Gauls worshipping Mercury, Apollo, Mars, and Jupiter in a manner similar to Latin countries. There has been shown many times the Druids had a large number of Roman deities in their pantheon which they claimed they received from Atlantis." (Thomas Maurice, Indian And Ancient Antiquitie, year unknown) The Romans claimed through Plato, Proclus, Hermes Trismegistus and Asclepius that their teachings and those of Greece came from Atlantis, also called Poisedonis, and Ethiopia. Pythagoras was always said to have Egyptian and Ethiopian teachers who taught him the ancient wisdom of sacred geometry that originated in Atlantis and Egypt. In fact the myth of the day was that all teachings, including those from Thoth, originated in Atlantis, went to Ethiopia and Egypt, then all over the Earth.
In the Nordic Mythology, from the people of Iceland, we are introduced to a rich Pantheon of gods and goddesses, each taking on elemental roles and temperaments of a warrior’s mentality. Every character seemingly embodies many of the vital characteristics that one might wish to have at one’s side in battle; the approval from the god of war, the strength of the thunder god, or the graceful falcon flight of the fertility goddess. Along with these things to embody, there are deities and elements in the myths that could greatly assist in an understanding and coping with the unpredictability and chaos that can occur. Within the myths we see that it doesn’t matter what side you’re fighting on. Good and evil are portrayed as a balance that can sway back and forth, thus any one of them can come out on top.