Indo-European Mythology 1

  1. List and discuss the major primary sources for the mythology of three Indo-European cultures, including their dates of origin and authorship (if known). Discuss any important factors that may cause problems in interpreting these sources, such as the existence of multiple revisions, or the presence of Christian or other outside influences in surviving texts. (minimum 300 words)

Circle 1: Composition: Poet

Compose three poems with a maximum of 50 lines total combined length.

Odin’s Night:

Off in the distance you hear such a sound:

The call of the horn and the bay of the hound.

With the caw of the crow,

And the fall of the snow,

Clearly it’s Odin who’s coming through town.

Nanna has said to look out for their flight,

Fast runs the boar that they hunt on this night.

With his men giving chase,

And the hounds setting pace,

Ducking your head you avoid their firm bite.

Liturgy 1

  1. Describe the purpose and function of ritual. (minimum 300 words)

There are many purposes and functions of our rituals.  One of the main reasons we do what we do is so that we can enter into and continue relationships with the kindred.  Most of our rituals tend to work on our relationship with the Shining Ones, but we can design our works to build the relationships with the Ancestors or Land Spirits (Corrigan, The Intentions of Drudic Ritual).