Why Greek, Roman and Norse mythologies are overused, where others rarely get used?

  • Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s interesting that so many religions from all around the world has a ‘big flooding’ story in it.

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      1 month ago

      I also think that it’s interesting. And I wonder if it’s something shared by the “collective memory” of humankind, or if it’s just that flooding events are so common and impactful that any culture is almost certain to develop that myth, given enough time.

      • Soggy@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        We keep living next to rivers because reliable water is the single most important consideration. Flooding happens. Most parts of the world independently developed sun and moon worship as well, and name colors in roughly the same order.

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          3 days ago

          @Soggy@lemmy.world

          @ryujin470@fedia.io @lvxferre@mander.xyz @Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world

          before the train you could not feed a city without water transport. Your transport power would eat more food than it could deliver