This undergraduate thesis deals with the origins of three different peoples, in which we can discern a certain level of cultural continuity, although at first glance it seems that this does not seem to be the case. The analysis is based on the findings of many academics who defend the thesis that many European and Asian languages are based on the same basis, i.e. the same language, which is called the Indo-European language. Many see similarities not only in language, but also in other cultural products. The author focuses specifically on the religion and mythology of two temporally and geographically distant cultures, which, as already mentioned, are supposed to have a common ancestor in the Indo-Europeans. One of these cultures is the Vedic, which is considered the first documented step on the long road to modern Hinduism, and at the same time is extremely important for the development of comparative mythology. The second is the culture of the Alpine Slavs, which is considered by many to be the seed of Slovenian identity, but at the same time it is little known, and even less is known about its mythology. Because of this reason Vedic mythology is in the foreground, as it is more
comprehensive, and a large part of the thesis is based on the presentation of the Vedic opus. Being familiar with the Vedic can also help us better understand Slovenian mythology. Thus, the rest is based on the comparison of these two mythologies, specifically the issues of cosmology and cosmogony, and the comparison of some of the most attested gods.
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