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Cultures

The major cultures and religions of the world are also mapped to the Spirits in a surprising way: each culture is mapped to the Spirit whose qualities it most lacks. If you think about it, that makes sense: we all seek what we don't have. The mapping is:

Christian Europe from Russia to Iceland to Malta to Cyprus the Arctic Ocean and Mediterranean, Black, North and Baltic Seas
China and the Orient including Japan, Korea, Manchuria and Mongolia but excluding Xinjiang and Tibet
Hindu & Muslim India from Pakistan to Nepal to Bangladesh to Sri Lanka the Indian Ocean
Muslim Asia & Africa from Mauritania to Xinjiang
Buddhist & Muslim Asia & Austronesia from Tibet to Bali and the Philippines
Anglo America & Oceania The USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand the Pacific Ocean and bordering seas
Latin America from Mexico and Cuba south the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
Black Africa from Senegal to Kenya and south
Science Antarctica the Southern Ocean

And here's a Peters map of the world, colored to show the nine cultural areas.

Greek, Roman and Norse gods

We didn't want to distract you with this until you knew the Spirits and Elements, but of course other cultures have recognized them. Here are charts showing some of the equivalences with our Greek, Roman and Norse heritages:

Spirit Greek Roman Norse Leuc Apollo Apollo Balder Eryth Ares Mars Tyr Xanth Hestia Vesta Heimdall Chlor Artemis Diana Freyr Cyan Hera Juno Frigg Ion Aphrodite Venus Freyja Porphyr Zeus Jupiter Thor Melan Athena Minerva Odin Tephr Hermes Mercury Loki	Element Greek Roman Carpos Dionysos Bacchus Anthos Demeter Ceres Chthonos Hades Pluto Pyrrhos Hephaestus Vulcan Xylos Ouranos Uranus Phyllos Gaia Terra Thalassos Poseidon Neptune Anemos Chronos Saturn Lithos Hermes Mercury

Chinese characters

And here are the Chinese equivalents of the Irisophy Spirits and Elements (you must have a Chinese font loaded to see this):

Spirit 中文 Chinese Meaning Leuc 心 xīn heart Eryth 口 kŏu mouth Xanth 目 mù eye Chlor 足 zú foot Cyan 鼻 bì nose Ion 耳 ĕr ear Porphyr 手 shŏu hand Melan 首 shŏu head Tephr 舌 shé tongue	Element 中文 Chinese Meaning 中文 Chinese Meaning Carpos 果 guŏ fruit 豆 dòu bean Anthos 禾 hé grain 米 mĭ rice Chthonos 土 tŭ earth 田 tián field Pyrrhos 火 huŏ fire 日 rì sun Xylos 木 mù tree 本 bĕn root Phyllos 頁 yè leaf 衣 yī clothes Thalassos 水 shŭi water 川 chuān river Anemos 氣 qì air 風 fēng wind Lithos 金 jīn metal 石 shí stone

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