In the midst of modern-day science and research, the twenty-first century still feels the effects of the historical Greek and Norse cosmographies. However, the cosmologies and their respective influences to contemporary culture vary drastically. While both their cosmographies incorporate mythological deities, the progressive cosmological model of the Greeks formed the structure for modern cosmology whereas the Norse universe still lives on to this day through fan-fiction and pop-culture. The geographies and landscapes of the Norse and Greek appear to be key factors in the development of their cosmologies.
Zeus and Odin, a `lineage of powerful gods and goddesses, a universe created out of beings…all of these are connections between the Norse Cosmology and the Greco-Roman Cosmology. These powerful and pivotal societies shaped the ancient world and our current world in so many ways. Through their similarities and differences they created beliefs that governed societies and changed their futures and ours. Norse and Greco-Roman Cosmology and Mythology are both apparent in our modern day society and pop culture. Norse and Greco-Roman cosmologies seem to surround our lives in many way, like in some of our most popular motion pictures, Thor or Hercules. What many don’t understand about Norse cosmology is the immense amount of detail and descriptive stories that delve much deeper into the roots of the history, and have inspired so much more than the Greek mythological cosmology.