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/alg/ - Ancient Literature General Anonymous Sat Dec 4 05:03:56 2021 No.19510833 [Reply] [Original]

This general will revolve around the culture, beliefs, deities and customs of the ancient pre-christian and pre-islamic traditions.
Mythology (in order):
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>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 08:22:02 2021 No.19511292 Are there any books on the PIE pantheon?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 08:26:32 2021 No.19511307 >>19511292 Not entirely or specifically, but Dumezil has written books on comparative IE mythology.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 11:10:04 2021 No.19511927 >>19510833

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 13:34:47 2021 No.19512619 >>19510844 What's the source for the first myths in the Mammoth book of celtic myths? I couldn't find any mythos where Celts originate from Danu, is it a made up myth?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 15:14:38 2021 No.19513177 bump

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 16:21:24 2021 No.19513497 >>19511292 The best book I read that dealt with the subject was Indoeuropean Poetry and Myth by M.L. West, also recommending The Horse, the Wheel and Language by David W. Anthony on general PIE stuff while I'm at it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 17:12:43 2021 No.19513703 Ossian Ancient His poems saved by MacPherson and destroyed by the Irish

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 17:14:22 2021 No.19513712 >>19513703 who's your favorite celtic deity

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 17:16:55 2021 No.19513724 Do ut des, frens I give so that they give

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 17:20:25 2021 No.19513743 >>19510851 Why the Fagles translation frend

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 18:21:41 2021 No.19514062 >>19513712 I don't care

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 18:22:42 2021 No.19514071 In 240 AD Fingal Emperor of Scotland travelled to Scandinavia and defeated The King of all the Eastern Goths in a singlr battle then afterwards he defeated Odin the god of Germanic race. According to Danish history and Scottish history.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 4 21:30:07 2021 No.19514964 >>19513743 It's the most accessible and available to first time readers. Balance between readability and literal translation.

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