Hey there,
I've sort of started a journey to study some of the Balkan mythology, mainly being interested in the Thracian right now. I've pillaged Google & have plenty to read for now but it seems like a lot of the information overlaps and a lot of the sites aren't sourced. One mentioned they didn't have a written language of their own back then (which somehow is a bit hard to believe for me haha. Less extreme but similar to African civilization, old/ancient Eastern Europe is made out to be less civilised than it was I think... But I haven't read about it ...yet )
Anyway, does anyone know some good books on the topic for me to tackle after I'm done with examining what I've pillaged & the books on Greek mythology I have? I went to a book store when I was on vacation but couldn't find any & I'll probably be visiting the library soon.
Made myself a bit of a 'study challenge', with a different 'dominating' topic to study about for every month until about July/August & thereafter I should revist the topics of the other months. It's promising to be quite the awesome year in that regard It may sound a bit simplistic of a system but hey, I have a pretty big 'shiny objects syndrome' to conquer so every battle strategy is welcome.
I read an interesting article on Artemis too (often seen to be the Greek equivalent of Bendis, I learnt though there are a few symbolic differences ^^/testing out what I remember as I write this out/)
goddessinspired.wordpress dot com/2012/04/02/artemis-the-goddess-of-the-amazons/
(Edit: is it really a problem to post links?)
'I dunno', I think one shouldn't get TOO focused on 'the big bad wolf' trying to suppress certain demographical groups BUT brain food is always welcome! (Mainly because the more time one spends focused on his presence, and information that is not essential to understanding his ways and finding a solution, is time not spent.... Finding & executing the solution!) And that Kallisto being her alter ego idea is definitely brain food...
I think that many things can be simple, including important matters, but when it comes to questions about a person and his/her self... (Over)simplified answers are an invitation for the Universe to go ahead and shake your life up to show you that 'the opposite of what you know is also true' until you get it haha. So the idea of Artemis-Kallisto appeals to me (although not the best example for what I mean since I guess you could view them as archetypes in which there can be a black-and-white description...That's the idea!) I'm going to go ahead and make the main text&question of this thread BOLD because I went on quite a few tangent lines. Nice to meet you, that's how I roll, unapologetically :angel: (It's a work in progress to not do so too much) Luckily I don't mind explaining myself & the connections between the topics that my brain made haha
Sharing the rough drafts of my thoughts & getting feedback (albeit harsh) is the best learning way for me... I've been told that means I'm not a perfectionist at all but isn't it easier to perfect something while the foundations are being laid? 'I dunno, I dunno..' Most things are a matter of perspective
I've sort of started a journey to study some of the Balkan mythology, mainly being interested in the Thracian right now. I've pillaged Google & have plenty to read for now but it seems like a lot of the information overlaps and a lot of the sites aren't sourced. One mentioned they didn't have a written language of their own back then (which somehow is a bit hard to believe for me haha. Less extreme but similar to African civilization, old/ancient Eastern Europe is made out to be less civilised than it was I think... But I haven't read about it ...yet )
Anyway, does anyone know some good books on the topic for me to tackle after I'm done with examining what I've pillaged & the books on Greek mythology I have? I went to a book store when I was on vacation but couldn't find any & I'll probably be visiting the library soon.
Made myself a bit of a 'study challenge', with a different 'dominating' topic to study about for every month until about July/August & thereafter I should revist the topics of the other months. It's promising to be quite the awesome year in that regard It may sound a bit simplistic of a system but hey, I have a pretty big 'shiny objects syndrome' to conquer so every battle strategy is welcome.
I read an interesting article on Artemis too (often seen to be the Greek equivalent of Bendis, I learnt though there are a few symbolic differences ^^/testing out what I remember as I write this out/)
goddessinspired.wordpress dot com/2012/04/02/artemis-the-goddess-of-the-amazons/
(Edit: is it really a problem to post links?)
'I dunno', I think one shouldn't get TOO focused on 'the big bad wolf' trying to suppress certain demographical groups BUT brain food is always welcome! (Mainly because the more time one spends focused on his presence, and information that is not essential to understanding his ways and finding a solution, is time not spent.... Finding & executing the solution!) And that Kallisto being her alter ego idea is definitely brain food...
I think that many things can be simple, including important matters, but when it comes to questions about a person and his/her self... (Over)simplified answers are an invitation for the Universe to go ahead and shake your life up to show you that 'the opposite of what you know is also true' until you get it haha. So the idea of Artemis-Kallisto appeals to me (although not the best example for what I mean since I guess you could view them as archetypes in which there can be a black-and-white description...That's the idea!) I'm going to go ahead and make the main text&question of this thread BOLD because I went on quite a few tangent lines. Nice to meet you, that's how I roll, unapologetically :angel: (It's a work in progress to not do so too much) Luckily I don't mind explaining myself & the connections between the topics that my brain made haha
Sharing the rough drafts of my thoughts & getting feedback (albeit harsh) is the best learning way for me... I've been told that means I'm not a perfectionist at all but isn't it easier to perfect something while the foundations are being laid? 'I dunno, I dunno..' Most things are a matter of perspective
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