The *** Official*** Greek Mythology thread!

Personally, I love Greek Myth. The best thing about it is that you don't have to pretend that God doesn't exist. No one knows how Gaia came to be, so the only explanation is that God created her.













Here, you can discuss topics about GM, and even write FanFic.







Strap in your seatbelts!

 

by the strength of Heracles I wish you well in your endeavor to bring Greek Myth here.

 

I always get Greek and Roman mythology mixed up. It's no suprise... they're basically based of the same thing.

-MYS

 

Thank you O' Great Kessel Runner









EDIT: Greek and Roman ARE the same thing. THe Romans took over Greece and the Greeks taught them their religion. The only differences are,







1. The names. The names are changed


2. Ares was a bad guy. Mars, Ares in Roman was a good, brave warrior.

 

Yup. I used to know this stuff.

FYI, Greek "classical age" and Greek religion were totally separate. In the classical age, people didn't practice religion as much as they wanted to get high on life itself. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle influenced the Greeks with their teachings of philosophy more than Zeus or Athena ever did.

 

Gotta love Prometheus. I wish I could hit a family member on the head with a rock and have a beautiful woman pop out!

 

All right all you mythology buffs, someone here is bound to recognise my name.

 

Iliad. Odyssey. Masterpieces.

 

I took a mythology class in High School. Should have been college credit though, we were doing everything at a college level. I've always loved Greek myths and other mythologies.

 

Who is your favorite charecter?

 

Xena.

 

Xena wa not in real Greek Myth, just in the TV show.

 

I have a big dictionary that has a complete list and guide to Greek mythology.Maybe this thread can be my motivation to read it.

 

Just wondering, how many greek/roman "sons of gods" actually were there? - Hercules is the one I know off the top of my head but what other demigods exist in the mythology?

 

i think DD was kidding about that xena thing slimy the only greek mythology story i still remember reading was about phersephone. the girl who got abducted my hades. what books do you recommend?

 

Who was the gatekeeper of Hades?

 

I read a book on ancient Greek Myths when I was a kid. I found it more interesting than the Bible. Greek gods rule, all Jesus did was go around talking and stuff, Greek gods went around starting wars and and creating other intrigues. Plus their women didn't mind being naked that much.

 

You should check out the story of Bellerophon, that's one I always like. I don't know why, it's just good and dramatic.

EDIT: By the way, would you believe I read every Greek myth that ever was created? I did. //pounds himself on the chest

 

I have a nice 2-volume Folio Society edition of the Greek Myths, which covers near enough all of them, it's a great read. As well as having read the Iliad & the Odyssey.

 

I like the story of Eros and Psych or Cupid an Psych depending on which version you read.

Some place I read that the Greek gods were actually great warriors that became legends that then turned into myths.

 

So what if you've read every Greek myth? I've read every one and know everything about it! There is not a question that you could ask me about GM that I can't answer, right!

//Pounds chest.

 

I really dig Grerk mythology, especially the Iliad and Odyssey. However, I fancy Norse mythology even more.

 

BTW: Interesting fact.
Although Aphrodite was the godess of beuty, and was said to be the most beutiful woman ever, she was not. Artemis was even more beutiful than Aphrodite. She wasn't very well known for it because of her little vow. You know the one.

 

Yeah, the little part about eternal virginity...always liked Athena better anyways(how can you beat a goddess who's in charge of both wisdom and warfare?).

Greeky myths are cool. Gotta read more of them, as well as those Norse myths I keep hearing so much about...