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The land of fire which existed before life was created in Norse mythology
Muspelheim
The land of ice and fog which existed before life was created in Norse mythology
Niflheim
The region where the fire and ice met in Norse mythology, which never had an end or a beginning
Ginnungagap
The evil frost giant formed in Ginnungagap who was the first of all beings and the father of the frost giants
Ymir
The cow whose milk nourished Ymir
Audumla
The cheif of the Norse gods
Odin
He killed Ymir and made the universe out of his body with his brothers Vili and Ve
Odin
The godess of the sky and Odin's wife
Frigga
The dwelling place of the Norse gods
Asgard
Asgard's great hall where Odin recieved and feasted with the souls of those who had heroically died in battle
Valhalla
The collective name of the Norse gods who lived in Asgard
Aesir
The evil frost giants who ruled before the Asgard
Jotuns
The drink of the Norse gods
Mead
The peace-loving fertility gods who made peace with the Aesir after some initial conflict
Vanir
Nine helmeted warlike godesses who carried the souls of the brave warriors to Valhalla
The Valkyries
The land of men in Norse mythology
Midgard
A flaming rainbow bridge which linked Asgard to Midgard
Bifrost
Small Norse craftmen who live underground
Dwarfs
The eight-legged horse of Odin
Sleipnir
The world tree in Norse mythology which Odin hung himself from to gain wisdom
Yggsdrasil
Has 540 massive doors and a roof of golden sheilds
Valhalla
The residences of this place are known as Einherjar
Valhalla
Scores of this Jewish sect commited suicide instead of being captured
Zealots
The ninth month of the Islamic calender in which Muslims fast
Ramadan
The pillar of Islam saying they must fast during Ramadan
Sawm
She saved Iphigenia from sacrifice
Artemis
She turned Actaeon into a deer after he saw her bathing
Artemis
Also known as Phoebus
Apollo
Theorized a four-stage model of cognitave development in children
Jean
Piaget
Described how to get women in The Art of Love
Ovid
His oracle was Dodona
Zeus
He replaced his cupbarer Hebe (his daughter) with Ganymede
Zeus
He rides the bird Garuda
Vishnu
The incarnations of Vishnu
Avatars
He sacrifices Helios' cattle as thanks for avoiding Scylla and Charybdis
Odysseus
The monster Odysseus avoided
Scylla
The whirlpool Odysseus avoided
Charybdis
Odysseus' son
Telemachus
His mortal wife Pschye pours hot wax on him to discover his true identity
Cupid
His mortal wife Pschye pours hot wax on him to discover his true identity
Beowulf
Asita predicted he would be a great leader
Buddha
He meditated under a Bodhi tree
Buddha
He attended the Marburg Colloquy with Zwingli
Martin
Luther
His sayings are collectively known as Ahadeeth
Muhammad
The Egyptian god of the afterlife
Osiris
He will slay Jormungandr at Ragnarok
Thor
This god was "born twice", once from Zeus' thigh
Bacchus
or
Dionysus
A poisonous snake made by this god's spit bit him and forced him to reveal his true name
Ra
This Egyptian god carries the sun on his head
Ra
The rooster Gullinkambi wakes the residences of this place
Valhalla
He was caught in a net after having an affair with Aphrodite
Ares
After the gods ill-advisedly churn the sea, he swallows the ensuing upswell of poison, turning his throat blue
Shiva
The collective names for the Hindu gods Brahama, Vishnu and Shiva
Trimurti
He wears a necklace of skulls
Shiva
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2011-02-19T04:49:12Z
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