There is no difference between "Norse" Gods and "Hindu" Gods, since both are personifications of the forces of nature derived from the Aryan speakers of the Caucasus from which is derived Old German and Sanskrit - the language group Indo-European. Read a history book, Barry.
Suggested reading: The Masks of God By Joseph Campbell Occidental Mythology Viking, 1070 "In 1786, Sir William Jones discovered that Sanskrit contained many cognates to Greek and Latin. He conjectured a Proto-Indo-European language had existed many years before. Although there is no concrete proof to support this one language had existed, it is believed that many languages spoken in Europe and Western Asia are all derived from a common language. A few languages that are not included in the Indo-European branch of languages include Basque, Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian; of which the last three belong to the Finno-Ugric language family." Work cited: Archaeology and Language: The Puzzle of Indo-Euorpean Origins By Colin Renfrew Cambridge University Press, 1988. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <turquoiseb@...> wrote : This presents a rare opportunity to determine whether Norse gods or Hindu gods are more powerful. Simply hold a "Yagya-Off," in which believers from each tradition pray or chant to their respective gods to achieve certain predetermined goals. The tradition that has the highest percentage of "granted prayers" contains the more powerful gods. From: eustace10679 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 9:52 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years?CMP=ema_565 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years?CMP=ema_565 Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years?CMP=ema_565 A modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in recent years as fo... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years?CMP=ema_565 Preview by Yahoo
