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Which culture's mythology inspires the most mystique and interest in you

>> No.22243763
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>> No.22243782

>>22243749
Greek

>> No.22243797

>>22243749
Greek

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Norse mythology is absolute kino

>> No.22243887

>>22243749
Indian. Because of Hinduism

>> No.22243891

>>22243749
Honestly Christian, its mix of hellenic and semetic roots coupled with its long history with medieval arab influence means there are hundreds of texts and interpretations. Enough work for a lifetime.

>> No.22243967

Egypt

>> No.22243977

Mesoamerican for me

>> No.22244024

Tibet

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Evangelical

>> No.22244168

>>22243749
Greek for me.

>> No.22244244

>>22243749
Japanese.

>> No.22244305

Norse-Germanic

>> No.22244688

>>22243749
I'd want to see someone try and nail down our modern "fairy tales" into a compendium.
Aliens, secret cults, bigfoot, nessy, men in black. Idk it all kinds of blends in with conspiracy theories and paranormal activity but I really sense it's our current low mythology (the difference between lo and high mythology exists in ancient cultures too).

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>>22243749
Jewish, unironically

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Medieval European art definitely has a "what the fuck was going on back then" vibe to it

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>>22243749
The one with the biggest 'ceps

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>>22245815
Mediaeval art has this dream-like quality to it which I find myself highly drawn towards. I can't think of anything like it anywhere else in the world, now or since. It is a shame that this culture has disapeared.

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>>22243749
Feudal Japan

>> No.22245939

>>22243749
First I wanted to say greek but then changed my mind to Norse. Despite neo-pagans saying that greek tradition is more masculine, I find norse tradition to be the true representation of a free psyche and of a timeless free world where man stands high. Gods are not worshipped as rulers over domains but revered like heroes and beloved for their sacrifices, there's a kind of brotherhood of man and god.

>> No.22245941

>>22243749
I'll go against the grain here and say Slavic mythology.

>> No.22246068

>>22245939
Odin flies around on his eight-legged steed to battlefields to harvest and recruit warriors fallen in battle into his personal hird so that they may fight for him in Ragnarök, that he may live. This is a vain persuit of course, because it is written by the norns and fate cannot be changed, and Odin in his wisdoms knows this perfectly well, yet he still clings to his life. The Norse gods are not at all necessarily heroic, rather the relationship between men and gods is transactionary. They are certainly in a sense very much like the human kings and cheiftains that the Norse were very familiar with in their own lives.