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 Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:55 pm
Is it a good idea to mix gods and animals from different cultures, based on environment?
For example, putting Simurghs (from Persian myth) in with Norse and such just because both come from a snowy, freezing environment?
Or Arabian and Egyptian, just because both come from the deserts?
Keep in mind this is for a fiction story, in fictional countries, etc.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:14 pm
I think that could work, if done well. What's the plot of your story?
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:53 pm
Mmmm... It depends on what sort of things the creatures do. I mean, if you've got things that would be competing with each other for something, I don't think it would be a great idea, but if it's creatures that could possibly coexist, than you'd be good.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:42 pm
I don't know, them fighting against each other could make for some interesting conflict.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:33 pm
Anyone ever read the Everworld series? That's exactly the basis for it- gods from all sorts of different myths fighting against each other for something, and some kids getting stuck in the middle.
They were good books, if I remember correctly...
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:37 pm
Well, I've heard of them now. ^_^ I'll check them out sometime.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:14 pm
I think those kinds of books would be a bit sad to read.
I mean,
isn't it a little disheartening to imagine that even Gods can't get along without bitter fighting?
I'm going to write a book like that someday... one where all the Gods coexist.
I'll find all different kinds of ideas just in this guild.
If it's the only book I ever write, I hope that one goes somewhere.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:28 pm
Like I said in the other thread, myths are really dark, and the gods are generally the worst of the bunch. Especially the greek ones. I don't think it's so far fetched that they wouldn't get along.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:03 pm
Mcfeegle Like I said in the other thread, myths are really dark, and the gods are generally the worst of the bunch. Especially the greek ones. I don't think it's so far fetched that they wouldn't get along. I agree. Gods in mythology can be downright nasty. In most ancient civilizations, mercy and kindness were not high on the list of admired qualities.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:57 pm
Hospitality ethic tends to translate, though, to various degrees. And that's something you could use in a story like that - look at various myth systems, compare and contrast them, and use those observations to make interesting cultures.
I would expect that gods and beasts from similar environments would have similar elements that would make them compatible, but enough differences that they'd be able to coexist. Think about it like zebras and gazelles on the African planes. You might think they'd get in each others' way, but really they eat slightly different parts of the vegetation.
If you wanted to go all-out, you could mix-and-match mythical elements between pantheons to create some interesting hybrids. That would be particularly useful in a fantasy world.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:47 am
I would just make sure you don't mix gods from two different myths eg. Norse and Greek. Cross overs like that generally suck! xD Like mixing simpsons and futurama... ¬¬
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:15 pm
xx.Fayt Leingod.xx I would just make sure you don't mix gods from two different myths eg. Norse and Greek. Cross overs like that generally suck! xD Like mixing simpsons and futurama... ¬¬ I disagree. You could do something like that well, like if you have multiple thunder gods fighting each other over who's the most powerful. It could be pretty entertaining.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:07 am
Mcfeegle xx.Fayt Leingod.xx I would just make sure you don't mix gods from two different myths eg. Norse and Greek. Cross overs like that generally suck! xD Like mixing simpsons and futurama... ¬¬ I disagree. You could do something like that well, like if you have multiple thunder gods fighting each other over who's the most powerful. It could be pretty entertaining. =O
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:36 pm
The trick is to do it well. A crossover for the sake of a crossover doesn't stand much of a chance. A carefully done crossover can work wonderfully.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:04 am
Lol I can imagine C S Lewis and Tolkien having these sort of arguments. Tolkien didnt aprove of Lewis using so many mixed mythologys.
It worked very well for Lewis, but he didnt draw attention to it. It was background to the main theme of his own messarge about christianity. I think it works better that way. Most Myths are proberly mixs of the myths before them.
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