The Hindu religion is the oldest religion whose origin can be traced back to prehistoric times around 5000 to 10,000 BC. So it is no wonder that many of the myths, beliefs, and mythologies surrounding the religion are just as old. In fact, given this timeline, many of these mythologies may have gone through a number of retellings over the years. Hindu mythology has rich history, enigmatic characters, resounding stories, and a surprisingly innate association with modern science. There are also cyclical periods of time that repeat themselves after a certain interval. There also are epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana, the former being the longest known epic in history. Here is a list of the top 10 most interesting facts about ancient Hindu mythology:

10. The Hindu Epics



The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are the two main epics of India. They are both written in Sanskrit, and together form the canon of Hindu scripture: Itihasa – “Writer has himself witnessed the story”, or Mahakavya, the “Great Compositions”. They are both extremely famous in India and, over the centuries, have inspired writers from all over the world.

The Ramayana tells the Story of Rama. The tradition identifies the author with Valmiki, who probably lived between 400 and 200 BCE. The story narrates the life of Rama from birth to death, praising his heroism and virtuosity.

The Mahabharata was written by the legendary Vyasa between 400 and 100 BCE. The poem has been edited and modified by a high number of writers, and the poem emerged three times its original size.

A story part of the Mahabharata became the famous Bhagavad Gita (“the Lord’s Song): nowadays it is Hinduism’s most popular scripture – Gandhi described it as a “spiritual dictionary”. The Bhagavad Gita is also the poem that brought Krishna inside the Hindu pantheon, as a new incarnation of Vishnu.

The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the word: it consists of over 200,000 individual verse line and long passages written in prose. It has a total word count of 1.8 million, i.e. ten times the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.

To world literature, the Mahabharata has the same importance of the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, the Quran and the poems of Homer.

According to the tradition, the Mahabharata was written by Vyasa, a sage that is also a major character inside the poem. The oldest parts of the poem are not older than 400 BCE, even if maybe the epic originated between the 8th and the 9th centuries BCE.

It is likely that the text reached the form we know today during the Gupta period (around the 4th century CE).

Vyasa is considered to be one of the seven immortals (the “Chiranjivins”), and the festival of Guru Purnima is held in his honor. According to the tradition, Vyasa dictated the text, while Ganesha wrote it down.

9. Treta Yuga


https://www.operanewsapp.com/ng/en/share/detail?news_id=199fc125bd9c7bd0e34d7b7e6ba0f599&news_entry_id=s44c05552200505en_ng&open_type=transcoded&request_id=SUBSCRIBE_ITEM_28d53301-df55-460b-be0a-d47266f3d3e6&from=newsThe Hindu religion is the oldest religion whose origin can be traced back to prehistoric times around 5000 to 10,000 BC. So it is no wonder that many of the myths, beliefs, and mythologies surrounding the religion are just as old. In fact, given this timeline, many of these mythologies may have gone through a number of retellings over the years. Hindu mythology has rich history, enigmatic characters, resounding stories, and a surprisingly innate association with modern science. There are also cyclical periods of time that repeat themselves after a certain interval. There also are epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana, the former being the longest known epic in history. Here is a list of the top 10 most interesting facts about ancient Hindu mythology:

10. The Hindu Epics



The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are the two main epics of India. They are both written in Sanskrit, and together form the canon of Hindu scripture: Itihasa – “Writer has himself witnessed the story”, or Mahakavya, the “Great Compositions”. They are both extremely famous in India and, over the centuries, have inspired writers from all over the world.

The Ramayana tells the Story of Rama. The tradition identifies the author with Valmiki, who probably lived between 400 and 200 BCE. The story narrates the life of Rama from birth to death, praising his heroism and virtuosity.

The Mahabharata was written by the legendary Vyasa between 400 and 100 BCE. The poem has been edited and modified by a high number of writers, and the poem emerged three times its original size.

A story part of the Mahabharata became the famous Bhagavad Gita (“the Lord’s Song): nowadays it is Hinduism’s most popular scripture – Gandhi described it as a “spiritual dictionary”. The Bhagavad Gita is also the poem that brought Krishna inside the Hindu pantheon, as a new incarnation of Vishnu.

The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the word: it consists of over 200,000 individual verse line and long passages written in prose. It has a total word count of 1.8 million, i.e. ten times the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.

To world literature, the Mahabharata has the same importance of the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, the Quran and the poems of Homer.

According to the tradition, the Mahabharata was written by Vyasa, a sage that is also a major character inside the poem. The oldest parts of the poem are not older than 400 BCE, even if maybe the epic originated between the 8th and the 9th centuries BCE.

It is likely that the text reached the form we know today during the Gupta period (around the 4th century CE).

Vyasa is considered to be one of the seven immortals (the “Chiranjivins”), and the festival of Guru Purnima is held in his honor. According to the tradition, Vyasa dictated the text, while Ganesha wrote it down.

9. Treta Yuga


https://www.operanewsapp.com/ng/en/share/detail?news_id=199fc125bd9c7bd0e34d7b7e6ba0f599&news_entry_id=s44c05552200505en_ng&open_type=transcoded&request_id=SUBSCRIBE_ITEM_28d53301-df55-460b-be0a-d47266f3d3e6&from=newsThe Hindu religion is the oldest religion whose origin can be traced back to prehistoric times around 5000 to 10,000 BC. So it is no wonder that many of the myths, beliefs, and mythologies surrounding the religion are just as old. In fact, given this timeline, many of these mythologies may have gone through a number of retellings over the years. Hindu mythology has rich history, enigmatic characters, resounding stories, and a surprisingly innate association with modern science. There are also cyclical periods of time that repeat themselves after a certain interval. There also are epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana, the former being the longest known epic in history. Here is a list of the top 10 most interesting facts about ancient Hindu mythology:

10. The Hindu Epics



The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are the two main epics of India. They are both written in Sanskrit, and together form the canon of Hindu scripture: Itihasa – “Writer has himself witnessed the story”, or Mahakavya, the “Great Compositions”. They are both extremely famous in India and, over the centuries, have inspired writers from all over the world.

The Ramayana tells the Story of Rama. The tradition identifies the author with Valmiki, who probably lived between 400 and 200 BCE. The story narrates the life of Rama from birth to death, praising his heroism and virtuosity.

The Mahabharata was written by the legendary Vyasa between 400 and 100 BCE. The poem has been edited and modified by a high number of writers, and the poem emerged three times its original size.

A story part of the Mahabharata became the famous Bhagavad Gita (“the Lord’s Song): nowadays it is Hinduism’s most popular scripture – Gandhi described it as a “spiritual dictionary”. The Bhagavad Gita is also the poem that brought Krishna inside the Hindu pantheon, as a new incarnation of Vishnu.

The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the word: it consists of over 200,000 individual verse line and long passages written in prose. It has a total word count of 1.8 million, i.e. ten times the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.

To world literature, the Mahabharata has the same importance of the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, the Quran and the poems of Homer.

According to the tradition, the Mahabharata was written by Vyasa, a sage that is also a major character inside the poem. The oldest parts of the poem are not older than 400 BCE, even if maybe the epic originated between the 8th and the 9th centuries BCE.

It is likely that the text reached the form we know today during the Gupta period (around the 4th century CE).

Vyasa is considered to be one of the seven immortals (the “Chiranjivins”), and the festival of Guru Purnima is held in his honor. According to the tradition, Vyasa dictated the text, while Ganesha wrote it down.

9. Treta Yuga


https://www.operanewsapp.com/ng/en/share/detail?news_id=199fc125bd9c7bd0e34d7b7e6ba0f599&news_entry_id=s44c05552200505en_ng&open_type=transcoded&request_id=SUBSCRIBE_ITEM_28d53301-df55-460b-be0a-d47266f3d3e6&from=news

Heaven is real