Talk:Sharvara and Shyama

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Odin?[edit]

We know that Odin was made the "all father" relatively recently, this view of the 12 Aesir fathered by Odin etc. is not representative of the original norse mythology. Someone well versed in norse mythology should fix it, or remove Odin's wolves entirely from this article because the connections with Sharvara and Cerberus are not that strong. Xclamationmark (talk) 16:34, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Prose Edda calls Odin "All-father, that he is father of all gods and of men". 800 years is not "recently". -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 13:40, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is, once again the Prose Edda was written after the time of the ancient norse, in Christian times, all scholars agree that the Prose Edda was influenced by Christian thought, and so Odin was made the all-father, Asgardr and Valhol were turned into Heaven, etc... Many scholars agree that Odin wasn't the most important god in origin, therefore the Prose Edda does not represent well the true ancient beliefs about Odin that we see jn archeological finds for example.

And the same is true for all religions and traditions, they all had their evolution and keep changing to this day. So it's pathetic to deny this. Xclamationmark (talk) 03:49, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Propose move[edit]

It doesn't look like Syama is independently notable (that there's much to say about Syama independent of Sharvara). So I propose we rename this article to Sharvara and Syama, as we have with other mythological pairs like Gog and Magog and Geri and Freki. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 13:45, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I support this move. Chronikhiles (talk) 17:01, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'd prefer it be moved to Sharvara and Shyama, with an h, for the sake of consistency in transliteration, given that Syama is actually Śyāma. Chronikhiles (talk) 17:07, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Finlay McWalter Would this be amenable to you? Chronikhiles (talk) 11:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely, that sounds good to me. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 15:05, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]