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Endoperez said:
Sri Lanka and India probably share the same myths, but if there's any difference then Lanka takes from Sri Lanka. No surprise there...
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Actually, Lanka is the name of the Rakshasa kingdom in the Hindu epic poem 'Ramayana'. It's not Sri Lanka, unless you accept the thesis which says that the Ramayana was written by vedic priests to fight against Asoka's buddhist faith, a faith which is still prevalent in Sri Lanka today. So Sri Lankans wouldn't consider themselves Lanka, although Hindus could consider them that way.
Kailasa is supposed to be located in the Himalayas btw.
About Mesopotamians, Voice of Apsu and Voice of Tiamat are obviously mesopotamian (I think the names are babylonian, not sure of the sumerian names, if any). The Annunaki were just 'the gods' in the same way Vanir were norse gods. Just don't get me started on what I think about people who would have them be aliens... Scorpion men are also sumerian (as found in Gilgamesh epic).