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Do you think actual myths in the real world each sprang out of nothing? Everyone copied everyone else. Go read The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campell, or at least The Power of Myth sinc...
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2019-12-08T03:06:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Do you think actual myths in the real world each sprang out of nothing? Everyone copied everyone else. Go read _The Hero With a Thousand Faces_ by Joseph Campell, or at least _The Power of Myth_ since Campbell is pretty dense. You will very quickly see that most myths nicked from previous mythologies, added new names, tweaked the setting, and maybe mixed in other myths from another country altogether. (Gilgamesh had a flood before Noah did. Osiris rose from the dead before Jesus did. The entire Greek pantheon was renamed into the Roman pantheon. et al.) Put Fenrir in your own clothing. There's plenty of historical precedent.
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2013-09-26T19:31:49Z (about 11 years ago)
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