Ælfswiþ᛬Jackie

theodric posted in the group Mythology, Theology and Folklore

Hermes and Another Balder Analogue?

While preparing to actually write down some of my thoughts around Odin’s brothers Vili and Ve, I have been looking at other related IE Gods and Goddesses. Of course, Hermes must be in that list. I found a rather interesting bit about Hermes son, Cephalus:
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Cephalus was out hunting and Aurora, the goddess…Read More

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Osric
6 months, 1 week ago

I’m gonna have to ponder this, certainly they do seem to be related, maybe both stemming from an even older story?
Ælfswiþ᛬Jackie
6 months, 1 week ago

I’m quite fond of those parallels, and they do have me convinced of a shared root to these stories. Problem is, how do we go about reconstructing it?
- Osric
  6 months, 1 week ago
  
  I want to puzzle out if there are any strong signs of what I believe to be the case, that he is a solar or seasonal God, who is deaf and rebirth is cyclical.
  - Ælfswiþ᛬Jackie
    6 months, 1 week ago
    
    I also want for that. It’s so difficult when there are pieces and evidences, but every non-eddaic source portrays him as a mortal man.
    - Osric
      6 months, 1 week ago
      
      Doing some deep research, I will post if I come up with anything new, but this is a tough subject.
derek_75451
5 months, 4 weeks ago

That sounds like Ovid’s version of the myth. I think that to do the type of analysis you want to do, you need to go back further, to the original version of the myth. I find that with the Greeks and Romans, over time, there are additions and changes to various myths as poets wanted to put their own stamp on things.

theodric
5 months ago

I debated on posting this either in the Folklore group or this group. I chose this group because I think this tale is an echo of the pagan past. A reminder to treat the gods with reverence. It’s attested multiple times in the Norse that pagans endeavored to please the gods with comfort. Godpoles were often clothed and kept warm with a nearby…Read More
- Osric
  5 months ago
  
  I think incense is an acceptable and completely authentic way to do this, for one.
- Jorre
  5 months ago
  
  The location itself is also a reverence, by deciding on the position and direction. For example a sacred indoor space that is in the most used room and taking up the most prominent space of that room. For my red-white-black candles I use an elevated wooden platform to underline their importance. My indoor altar is in several levels on a thick…Read More
Osric
5 months ago

I think the particular use of severed heads in a well, simply cannot be random. This is a date point for sure that we need to correlate with Mimir and other related stories.
- Ælfswiþ᛬Jackie
  5 months ago
  
  What else do we have for Mimir? Any non-Norse sources, I mean?

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