in norse mythology the gods are basically just stronger individuals who know the old lore, and thus can use spells, and also eat apples that reverse the aging process
i think in greek mythology if you did enough cool things you could become a godlike being, but most of the greatest heroes were already the offspring of someone zeus fucked so…Wikipedia has a list of them
in finnish mythology you have a few random ass people who gained great power and were deitified as a response. there’s a few cool ones like:
-Lalli, Finn who slew St. Henry of Uppsala on the ice of Lake Köyliö, according to a legend
-Ilmarinen, the great smith, maker of heaven. Designed the Sampo mill of fortune
and a few absolute assholes like:
-Väinämöinen, the old and wise man, who possessed a potent, magical voice.
I will forever claim that he was a fucking asshole, I have read Kalevala you fucker, it doesnt paint you in a good light even though you’re the main character
and then there’s Kullervo who exists only to suffer
in norse mythology the gods are basically just stronger individuals who know the old lore, and thus can use spells, and also eat apples that reverse the aging process
i think in greek mythology if you did enough cool things you could become a godlike being, but most of the greatest heroes were already the offspring of someone zeus fucked so…Wikipedia has a list of them
in finnish mythology you have a few random ass people who gained great power and were deitified as a response. there’s a few cool ones like:
-Lalli, Finn who slew St. Henry of Uppsala on the ice of Lake Köyliö, according to a legend
-Ilmarinen, the great smith, maker of heaven. Designed the Sampo mill of fortune
and a few absolute assholes like:
-Väinämöinen, the old and wise man, who possessed a potent, magical voice.
I will forever claim that he was a fucking asshole, I have read Kalevala you fucker, it doesnt paint you in a good light even though you’re the main character
and then there’s Kullervo who exists only to suffer