I am looking for some information on sky lore and creation mythology?

Shaula

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I am looking for some information on sky lore and creation mythology, sort of like that of ancient Greek and Roman, but what I am looking for may be of Celtic or maybe of Nordic (Viking or Norseman) origins. One of the stories involves a place considered to the center of the universe, a place known as the dragon lathe. The lathe is suppose to be the center of creation, more of a furnace or forge, a place where an ancient smith forged the five sword for the protectors of the Earth (or the universe). Each of the protectors, knights, were suppose to be also the five basic element of the universe, earth, wind, fire, water, and heart. As far as sky lore, the smith is suppose to be represented by the constellation we know as Perseus...the smith has his mighty raised hammer, beating out the great metals to form the swords, and the constellation Draco is the great furnace (the lathe of creation) at the center of the universe. Knowing with the precession of axis and the star Thuban being the pole star almost 5000 years ago, I can almost see where this may have come from. Just wondering if anyone else has any information on this.
 
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