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Mythology - Coggle Diagram
Mythology
Gods
Christianity
Christianity has a single god that all people of the religion pray to and worship. They believe that the single god made the world and represents love and peace over all.
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Greek
Greek mythology is similar to Norse mythology however they are far more broad and have many more gods comparatively (over 175). These can include gods such as the god dawn and goddess of the breeze.
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Norse
Norse mythology has One major god with a few gods beneath him (13) that portray a specific aspect of Norse lives, such as War and Love.
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Loki: God of trickery, mischief and deception
Loki is an easy character to turn into an antagonist. His identity in Norse mythology makes it easy to use his powers and status to turn him into an opponent that the protagonist must overcome.
The Afterlife
Christianity
- Eternal dwelling place of God - Realm of eternal separation
- Destination for believers - Punishment for sin
- Eternal bliss, joy, perfection - Torment, suffering, darkness
- Divine presence, communion - Consequences of rejection
- Rest, fulfilment, eternal life - Symbolic fire and brimstone
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Greek
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- Blessed afterlife for heroes and righteous -Underworld prison
Peaceful, idyllic existence - Place of punishment
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Norse
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- Glorious hall in Asgard - Cold, dark underworld
- Final resting place for fallen warriors - Final destination for dishonoured and non valiant
- Select warriors by Valkyries - Ruled by Hel, daughter of Loki
- Feasting, combat, preparation for ragnarok - Dreary existence, devoid of honour
God Like Powers
Christianity
Because Christianity only has 1 god they tend to show their god as omnipotent and all powerful. As they have no other religious characters they tend to give all traits to that one being.
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Greek
Greek mythology is very similar in the way that they can have many gods that each represent one small section of common life. They also like to use myths to represent fantastical creatures.
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Other diving beings
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Satyrs
Guardians of natural phenomena, wild places and human activities
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Norse
In Norse mythology because the gods that are represented are so vast they can have gods who rule over specific elements of everyday lives. However there are other divine beings that also have these powers.
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Other divine beings
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Elves
Magic, wisdom, shape shifting
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Religious items
Christianity
In Christianity they hold a lot of importance towards the religious iconography of their deity's. For instance with Jesus anything that belonged to him became very important towards the religion.
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Icons, Statues and Reliquaries
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Miraculous properties, Spiritual significance
Healing, protection and miracles
Greek
Once again greek mythology share a lot of the same uses of religious items as Norse mythology. Not much difference as their gods are represented with specific magical items.
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Norse
In Norse mythology a lot of importance was drawn to the items that the gods themselves would have. For instance a lot of the gods would always have 1 or 2 items that would help characterise themselves.
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