do you think norse mythology and greek mythology are true?

Answer 1

Why do you suppose it's called mythology?

Answer 2

The norse would probably be irked to hear you call it "mythology" it was a religion of the time. What do you think they will say in 1000 years about christian"mythology"?

Answer 3

Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. (When using the term "Scandinavian," however, it is important to note that Finnish mythology forms a separate creed, although it shares some similarities with Norse mythology.) Norse mythology is the best-preserved version of the older common Germanic mythology, which also includes the closely related Anglo-Saxon mythology. Germanic mythology, in its turn, had evolved from an earlier Indo-European mythology


Greek mythology is the body of myths and stories developed by the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars referred to the myths and studied them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece and, in general, on the ancient Greek civilization.

Greek mythology consists in part of a large collection of narratives that explain the origins of the world and detail the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines. These accounts were initially fashioned and disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition; the Greek myths are known today primarily from Greek literature. The oldest known literary sources, the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, focus on events surrounding the Trojan War. Two poems by Homer's near contemporary Hesiod, the Theogony and the Works and Days, contain accounts of the genesis of the world, the succession of divine rulers, the succession of human ages, the origin of human woes, and the origin of sacrificial practices. Myths are also preserved in the Homeric hymns, in fragments of epic poems of the Homeric Cycle, in lyric poems, in the works of the tragedians of the 5th century BC, in writings of scholars and poets of the Hellenistic Age and in writers of the time of the Roman Empire, for example, Plutarch and Pausanias.

Greek mythology was also depicted in artifacts; Geometric designs on pottery of the 8th century BC depict scenes from the Trojan cycle, as well as the adventures of Heracles.

Answer 4

I don't think it is real but I love the stories they have made from the Greek and Norse mythology and I would love to fight all the creatures they said they had to fight.

Answer 5

would think of the two Norse would be the most accurate for after The Fall of The Gods there was room for another Religious Belief System to take it's place.

Answer 6

They were true for most people at the time and place, the sdame as the biblical mythology is true for many people today, or the Hindu myths in India.

Answer 7

A person told me his religon is true, and the beliefs of the Greeks and Romans were myths. I said," HOLD UP!"
The Romans and Greeks say that the gods came down, had sex
with women, and guys like Hercules were born.
Genesis says the sons of God came down, had sex with women,
and mighty men were born.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
Aren't there supposed to be Powers and Principalities? The Word
says there are gods many.
But we aren't supposed to get awestruck over meeting a being
from a higher dimension and worship it like its a GOD!

Answer 8

I think that all mythology began with a truth. The details are hearsay, but they make it fun. Ex: The Discovery of Troy.

Answer 9

It's no more or less true than any of the other myriad of mythological and religious stories out there.

Answer 10

No. Greek myths were made to explain science. Norse myths were invented b/c vikings wanted something to believe in.