By Sameera P.
Mythology. We’ve all heard some of the crazy tales, spiced up, watered down, and twisted through the centuries. Now, this is all well and good, but this article is here for a reason, and that’s to answer the important question: Which mythological being is the best?
5. Apollo - Greek - god of medicine, the sun, and music
First off, Apollo, the Greek god of music, medicine, and also, more recently, the sun. This guy is a real jack-of-all-trades, master of none, which makes it easy to give him a personality. He’s the son of the main Greek god, Zeus, and has been in trouble with him more than once. He also has a twin sister Artemis, a stone-cold huntress of the moon and his designated polar opposite.
4. Echo - Greek - your echo
Echo, apparently once a young girl, is the Greek’s explanation for echoes. Her story is pretty sad; she offended someone and was cursed by the gods to only speak words that someone else had spoken, and then went and fell in love with Narcissus, who only cared for himself. When she died, her voice lived on since (apparently) a god’s curse never dies. It repeats your words till this day.
3. Anubis - Egyptian - god of funerals
We all know that Egyptians love their funeral rites (see: tombs, mummies). Even the Great Pyramid of Giza is just a glorified casket. So it’s fitting, even expected, that the Egyptians should have a deity dedicated to death. The weird part is, he’s only in charge of funerals, nothing more. He isn’t in charge of any dead people. When you think about it, he’s sort of like a unemployed grim reaper.
2. Loki’s kids - Norse - doomsday-inciters
The sons and daughters of Loki, the Norse god of mischief. These guys aren’t gods, or even human, but they made their way up on this list because I think they represent Norse mythology. Why? Because they make no sense. First off, we have Fenrir, an enormous wolf destined to cue doomsday by eating the sun and vanquishing the main norse god, Odin. The next best might be Midgardsormr, a colossal snake that wraps around the world, lying at the bottom of the ocean and keeping the world together. According to legend, whenever it moves, an earthquake occurs (that’s why its head is near California). There are more of these strange monsters (5 in total), but these are the ones that appear most.
1. Neptune - Roman - god of the sea
Neptune is part of a powerful trio of main gods that appears in both Roman and Greek mythology. He’s a pretty famous guy, responsible for inspiring movie characters such as Aquaman, and pretty much anyone else you can think of that carries a trident. The Greek version of him, Poseidon, is credited with creating cyclopes, the one-eyed monsters that appear everywhere, and hippocampuses, half-fish, half-horse creatures that pull his oversized chariot. He’s also pretty important to Greek and Roman culture, since they both depended heavily on sea travel for trade. He’s an overall swell guy.
Well, that’s all I’ve got. Mythology is a pretty cool thing to look into, so I hope you learned something!