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Norse mythology and Polytheism

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Difference between Norse mythology and Polytheism

Norse mythology vs. Polytheism

Norse mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. Polytheism (from Greek πολυθεϊσμός, polytheismos) is the worship of or belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.

Similarities between Norse mythology and Polytheism

Norse mythology and Polytheism have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Apotheosis, Mythology, Old Norse religion, Proto-Indo-European religion, Vanir.

Apotheosis

Apotheosis (from Greek ἀποθέωσις from ἀποθεοῦν, apotheoun "to deify"; in Latin deificatio "making divine"; also called divinization and deification) is the glorification of a subject to divine level.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Old Norse religion

Old Norse religion developed from early Germanic religion during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic people separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.

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Proto-Indo-European religion

Proto-Indo-European religion is the belief system adhered to by the Proto-Indo-Europeans.

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Vanir

In Norse mythology, the Vanir (singular Vanr) are a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.

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Norse mythology and Polytheism Comparison

Norse mythology has 149 relations, while Polytheism has 264. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.21% = 5 / (149 + 264).

References

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