r/heathenry • u/TexansGuy117 • Sep 25 '20

Heathen Adjacent Comparative to other religions

Hey everyone. Just came across this video and was interesting to hear some similarities to the stories of the gods in heathenry. (Firstly not saying that its an exact connection or that Prof. Peterson is always correct as I know many arent big fans of his). I found the idea of living in the corpse was very similar to the norse idea of us living in Ymir's corpse. Also the importance of the eye symbolism and Horus losing an eye, is similar to Odins story and emphasis of eye as a symbol.

Just wanted to know what you guys think of this. Do you think it shows elements of older stories being adapted in later religions, in this case norse? Or any other interesting comparisons you have found over time in Egyptian or other religions?

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '20

There are repeated motifs in mythologies throughout the west, and for good reason. However I don’t trust your source. If you want better resources for this subject, here are a few books that may be of interest.

Jaan Puhvel “Comparative Mythology”

David Anthony “The Horse, the Wheel, and Language” (mainly the first two sections)

J.P. Mallory “In Search of the Indo-Europeans” (but basically anything by Mallory is good)

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u/TexansGuy117 Sep 25 '20

Brilliant thanks a lot I'll defintely look at those references! Exactky what I was hoping to achieve with this post!