European mythologies

Gods vs. goddesses
Deities in Elder Europe

Just imagination and entertainment?
Myths - what ARE they?

Tor vs. Christ
The clash of old vs. new beliefs

Sun gods and world eggs
Creation myths from around the world

Northern societies and ideas

Helpers and daily assistants

Stone and wood

Mythical influence on arts and handicrafts


Finn and Sami myths


Gods vs. goddesses
Elder European ways of worship
Goddesses and "alternative myhtology"

There exist many interesting theories about the the power struggle between the goddess cults and the warlike gods of Elder Europe. The Web contains many links to sites about goddesses. Most of these are in English, written by idealists dedicated to their ideas. Some of today's women are actively seeking information about the elder goddess worship.

Parallel to the growing interest in myths, a number of new and imaginative interpretations of this heritage emerge, a kind of alternative mythological understanding.

 

Please visit some of the following sites, with an open and inquisitve mind!

 

Gods and goddesses of the World

Mythology - Gods and goddesses

Marija Gimbutas Home Page
Marija Gimbutas, recognized expert historian, debates our traditional view of elder history with her groundbreaking theories of a peaceful goddess-worshipping society of elder Europe. She challenges the belief that our European historical heritage begins with Classical Greece.

The Beginning of History and civilization
Goddess worship

Volvi, witches and valkyries
"The saga of the Prince of Troy and the daughters of Vanaheim, morsels from a variant Norse Mythology. A story of times past. But also of who we are today. Of things eternal. A saga of two protagonists: he; a prince of Troia, she; a priestess from the Caucasian steppes."
Magazine
Female deities - then and now, in a web magazine

Goddess worship

Minoean civilization

Crete, the Labyrinth and the Minoean culture, with a large illustration collection.

The Birds from Utrøst
A Norwegian fairy tale, with the same themes as the Legend of the Hesperides and other magical Apples of Youth from European myths
 
 


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