>Hera, Zeus' wife, is associated with the value of xenia
>Hephaestus, the god of inventions
>basically responsible for society existing
>Zeus's escape from Saturn's stomach
>Zeus goes on to eat his own son as well
Absolutely none of these are accurate, and some are downright contrary to the fact. Xenia as a concept is so foreign to our modern sensibilities, I couldn't begin to describe it without giving a detailed background on archaic period Greek society. I do not know your source for any of these, but I would strongly suggest you do not consume any sources that were not written pre-Roman collapse, outside of some very specific Byzantine writers like Gemistos Plethon and Michael Psellos (or John Tzetzes if you're an atheist).

>Greek religion is very rich and valuable, but the Norse mythology hits the spot

Generally I like to promote the idea that Norse and Hellenic mythology are sort of "brother religions", but Norse is without question the "little brother". The Poetic Eddas do not even contribute as much character as a single mythograph by Callimachus or Apollodorus, and certainly did not impact the west even 1% as much.

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