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Indo-European Mythology 1, Requirement 7b

Explain how each of the following elements of ADF ritual does or does not resonate with elements of two different Indo-European cultures. You need not use the same two cultures as a basis of comparison for each element. For example, you may compare and contrast the concept of the Earth Mother in Greek and Vedic cultures, and Deities of the Land in light of Irish-Celtic and Breton-Celtic cultures. (minimum 100 words each)

Deities of the Land

Agni is the chief terrestrial god of the Vedics, particularly as he is the sacrificial fire which sits not only at the center of the world but at the center of ritual. (MacDonnell, 88) His centrality to myth and ritual can be seen by the fact that over 200 hymns are written to him in the RgVeda. He seems to have been born in the aerials waters or the highest heavens, and to have descended to the terrestrial plane, and he retains the epitaph "Navel of the Earth." (MacDonnell, 92) In Norse mythology, we have the Vanir, traditionally seen as deities of the land (thought they are so much more), and we also find them connected with the ancestors and remembering them. (Davidson, 126) ADF's ritual outline generally connects the deities of the land with the ancestors.

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