Limericks about Greek Myths and Heroes
Ambitious Limericks about Self Improvement
From the days of the week to the the May Pole to the Christmas Tree, we owe so much to the legend weavers and myth makers of pre-Christian Europe. The stories of Odin, Loki and Thor echo on today, with all their traces of Mediterranean and Far Eastern stories of creation, destruction and renewal.
But those northern warrior gods who once roared like thunder have now faded to just a faint murmur. Somewhere under the ice, the legends live on. On a cold winter night they come out to play, accompanied by the crackling of a mighty Yule log.
Equally, the great sagas of Irish Mythology remain something of a lost treasure, remembered only by the blind grandmothers and village drunkards. Still, like an epic hero, they refuse to go down without a fight.
So to keep the good fight kicking and the home fires burning, here are a handful of Limericks about Norse and Irish Mythology.
Huginn and Muninn
The ruler of land and the ruler of sky
Assisted by ravens of thought who can fly
He sees with precision
And both kinds of vision
He’s Allfather Odin with only one eye
Creation from Niflheim
Fire and ice in an epic collision
As evil and good undergo the division
And deep Middle Earth
Gives ambivalent birth
To the species of Man who will make the decision
Early Powder
The season’s first weather will leave an impression
In Father Sky’s favorite form of expression
By leaving light traces
On high mountain faces
With fairy dust sprinkled at Odin’s discretion
Finn MacCool and the Salmon of Knowledge
For seven years Finegas scoured the pool
Then handed the salmon to servant MacCool
But a drop from the dish
Of this magical fish
Made acolyte wise and left master the fool
Further Reading
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