Greek Mythology

[psyco]

a bit of a random subject, but dont you find greek mythology so fascinating?

i meen, growing up in a mainly Christian country, doesn't the bible and all that seem so boring in comparison, where's the monsters? where's the fights?

as a matter of course, whats your favourite character in greek mythology?

mines Cassiopei(Andromeda's mother)

 

[old.Tohtori]

There are dragons, and 7 headed pussymonsters etc etc in the bible.

Just don't bother with the new testament, the good stuff's in the "back"

But have to say, there's something about Medusa that just makes me hard

 

[Morchaoron]

But have to say, there's something about Medusa that just makes me hard

the petrifying gaze?

 

[Naetha]

I've always loved mythology. There's a hell of a lot of good Celtic and Norse mythology that is the cultural equivalent of the ancient Greek stuff.

 

[Dahakon]

I've always loved mythology. There's a hell of a lot of good Celtic and Norse mythology that is the cultural equivalent of the ancient Greek stuff.

QFT. Unfortunately that gets overlooked alot, and I know that part of it is because of the lack of written records, but even just what we have found out, its bloody good. =)

And Teh Seal is right, read the Old Testament, and you get just as many monsters wars and genocide as you do in any other mythology.

 

[Basic_X]

whats your favourite character in greek mythology?

hmm, mine would be Volcanus (its the roman name, dont remember the greek). but its the same guy. he is the god's blacksmith

 

[Amanita]

One of my favourite myths was Persephone and the story about how the seasons have been formed.

Spoiler

Persephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Persephone was such a beautiful young woman that everyone loved her, even Hades wanted her for himself. One day, when she was collecting flowers on the plain of Enna, the earth suddenly opened and Hades rose up from the gap and abducted her. None but Zeus, and the all-seeing sun, Helios, had noticed it.

Broken-hearted, Demeter wandered the earth, looking for her daughter until Helios revealed what had happened. Demeter was so angry that she withdrew herself in loneliness, and the earth ceased to be fertile. Knowing this could not continue much longer, Zeus sent Hermes down to Hades to make him release Persephone. Hades grudgingly agreed, but before she went back he gave Persephone a pomegranate (or the seeds of a pomegranate, according to some sources). When she later ate of it, it bound her to underworld forever and she had to stay there one-third of the year. The other months she stayed with her mother. When Persephone was in Hades, Demeter refused to let anything grow and winter began. This myth is a symbol of the budding and dying of nature. In the Eleusinian mysteries, this happening was celebrated in honor of Demeter and Persephone, who was known in this cult as Kore.

 

[Dukat]

I've always loved mythology. There's a hell of a lot of good Celtic and Norse mythology that is the cultural equivalent of the ancient Greek stuff.

Yea strongly agree ^^

I read about 'The Tain' and Setanta "Dearg Doom" Chucullain a while back, really cool stuff tbh

 

[psyco]

hmm, mine would be Volcanus (its the roman name, dont remember the greek). but its the same guy. he is the god's blacksmith

Hephaestus?

damming damn, huh?

 

[NikonL]

Talos (is that right sp?) The big bronze statue guy from Jason and the Argonauts. That guy scared the hell out of me when i was 5. He's in quite a few PC games too and its always fun to kill him xD

 

[CorNokZ]

iirc the greek mythology is the one where the men rape the boys and it's okay as everyone is doing it?

But besides that, it's great! I have a class called ancient history, which mainly is about the greek mythology.. Lots of great stories in there tbh! Minotaurus rox

Besides Minotaurus, I kinda like Pan as he rocks goats the hard way

 

[Ezteq]

i love the whole mythology thing no matter whar area it comes from, i always find it a little sad that in this day and age people have to make it their quest to know everything, they have to know how and why things happen or work they cant just appreciate things for what they are. and for me that kind of takes the magic away from stuff.

also theres that idea that while your reading or watching a movie based on these stories theres always just a brief moment where you believe it, i mean god what would it have been like to live back then when if there was a thunder storm people actually thought dragons were coming and there was magic and superstition everywhere? i mean they prolly took it all for granted but tbh who here wouldnt want to go back (even for just a short while) to a time where people wern't so cynical and desensetised by everything.

it would totally kick arse if they turned out to be true lol i mean imagine if one day archaelogists unearthed medusa's skelliton and turned to stone, or found a dragon skull or something, that would pwn.