Re: Swedish alphabet [was: Re: Spanish alphabet]
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 28, 1999, 23:16 |
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Barry Garcia wrote:
> The reason is, probably because Greek myths are so well known, whereas
> most people learn about the Norse myths on ther own or in University
> classes :). Which reminds me, one of the books we are using for my World
> Mythology class is a book of Norse myths (The Norse Myths, introduced and
> retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland).
I love Norse myths, the few I know. :-)
When the Alpha Centauri system was explored by Voyager 3, Norse
mythology was used for names, for instance, the inhabitable planet was
named Jord (or Yord), around Alpha Centauri B (I forgot what it was
named), there's a large gas giant named Thor. The Holy-Lifers, who
colonized the system, renamed all the worlds.
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