I found some similarities in IE myths. You can help
me to improve this scheme...
Scandinavia:
Loki begot three devilish children: Jormungandr,
Fenrir and Hel. Let's include Sleipnir.
1- The Father, an enemy of gods (dynastic
trouble?)
Norse: LOKI
Greek: TYPHON, Kronos?, Khrysaor?
India: TVASHTR (usually the Divine Craftsman, but
sometimes described as the father of Vrtra, Trishiras and Saranyu; and as enemy
of Indra)
2- Son #1 The Great Sweller; Great
Wolf
Norse: FENRIR
Greek: KERBEROS or ORTHROS
India: MADA?
3- Son#2 The Great Serpent (not necessarily the
River-Serpent around the world: Okeanos, Sesha and the same
Joermungand)
Norse: JOERMUNGANDR
Greek: HYDRA or EKHIDNA (with elements of
TYPHON)
India: VRTRA
4-Son#3 A Devilish Goddess, linked to death
(Nightmare Goddess? Mare-Woman?); mother of Heavenly Twins.
Norse: HEL (not linked to twins)
Greek: MEDOUSA (mother of Khrysaor; grandmother of
Ekhidna)
India: SARANYU (mare-goddess, mother of Divine
Twins Nasatya)
5- SOn#4 A Heavenly Horse (Perhaps a son of
Hel?)
Norse: SLEIPNIR
Greek: PEGASOS
India: -
6- Son#5? Tri-Headed Entity
Norse: - (Hrungnir, the three-edge-hearted
giant?but he's not son of Loki...) (Vafthrudnir, the six-headed wise
giant?) Note: Odinn became king of Aesir after defeating Vafthrudnir, a gian
incarnating Wisdom; Zeus became king of Olympos after devouring Metis, a nymph
whose name means "Wisdom or Intelligence".
Greek: GERYON (son of Khrysaor)
India: Trishiras
My idea: The Gods (Aesir-Devas) fought the Giants
(Thursir-Asuras). The Gods are the children of *DYEW- P@...; and the Giant are
the children of...? (Bastards of Dyew?)
Loki-Tvashtr-Typhon was the leader of Giants, and
was defeated by Thunder-God, the leader of Gods.
The Great Serpente was killed by
Thunder.
The Wind-God (Vayu-Thorr-Poseidaon) run after
The Nightmare Goddess as a stallion and begets the Twins.
The Three-Headed was killed by Thunder, with
*Tritos's help.
The Great Sweller bite the hand of Jurist-God
(Tyr-Mitra-Nuada-Scaevola), but was defeated.
I need the etymology of FENRIR (<
*FANJA-RIJAZ?)
Joao SL
Rio