History Awesome / ClassicalMythology

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Psyche]] did pull it off. Put into perspective, only six people had managed to do so. The other five were Aeneas, Heracles, Orpheus, [[labelnote:Theseus]] along with Pirithous (who didn't make it out) and he required Heracles' assistance and still didn't come out unscathed[[/labelnote]] [all half divine] and Odysseus [who had divine ancestry.] Psyche was the only woman, [[PregnantBadass pregnant]], and completely mortal at the time, to [[ToHellAndBack wander down into Hades]], finish her quest [asking Persephone for a box of beauty], and make it back to the surface even after having spent some time suffering abuse at the hands of Aphrodite and completing 2 or 3 previous quests for her. Epic.

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Psyche]] did pull it off. Put into perspective, only six people had managed to do so. The other five were Aeneas, Heracles, Orpheus, [[hottip: Theseus: along with Pirithous (who didn't make it out) and he required Heracles' assistance and still didn't come out unscathed]] [all half divine] and Odysseus [who had divine ancestry.] Psyche was the only woman, [[PregnantBadass pregnant]], and completely mortal at the time, to [[ToHellAndBack wander down into Hades]], finish her quest [asking Persephone for a box of beauty], and make it back to the surface even after having spent some time suffering abuse at the hands of Aphrodite and completing 2 or 3 previous quests for her. Epic.

* When a lady of good family is by a prince, in many cultures it will be endured lest worst things happen. What do Romans do when this happens to Lucretia? They enact a RoaringRampageOfRevenge-and follow it by creating [[UpToEleven the greatest empire on earth]].

* When a lady of good family is abused in many cultures by a prince it will be endured lest worst things happen. What do Romans do when this happens to Lucretia? They enact a RoaringRampageOfRevenge-and follow it by creating [[UpToEleven the greatest empire on earth]].

* By the bucket load for Odysseus. Some pretty epic ones are his chewing out of Agamemnon, covering and protecting Ajax while from a wave of countless Trojans while the other man was recovering Achilles's body, and of course the creation of the TrojanHorse.

* Theseus killing the Minotaur it with his [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown bare hands]]. Granted, the beast was asleep but still impressive.

* When a lady of good family is abused in many cultures by a prince it will be endured lest worst things happen. What do Romans do when this happens to Lucretia? They enact a RoaringRampageOfRevenge-and follow it by creating [[UpToEleven the greatest empire on earth]].

* When a lady of good family is abused in many cultures by a prince it will be endured lest worst things happen. What do Romans do when this happens to Lucretia? They enact a RolingRampageOfRevenge-and follow it by creating [[UpToEleven the greatest empire on earth]].

* When a lady of good family is abused in many cultures by a prince it will be endured lest worst things happen. What do Romans do when this happens to Lucretia? They enact a RollingRampageOfRevenge-and follow it by creating [[UpToEleven the greatest empire on earth]].

* Sisyphus, whose life and repeated cheating of death straddle the line between this and Crowning Moment of Evil.

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Psyche]] did pull it off. Put into perspective, only six people had managed to do so. The other six were Aeneas, Heracles, Orpheus, [[hottip: Theseus: along with Pirithous (who didn't make it out) and he required Heracles' assistance and still didn't come out unscathed]] [all half divine] and Odysseus [who had divine ancestry.] Psyche was the only woman, [[PregnantBadass pregnant]], and completely mortal at the time, to [[ToHellAndBack wander down into Hades]], finish her quest [asking Persephone for a box of beauty], and make it back to the surface even after having spent some time suffering abuse at the hands of Aphrodite and completing 2 or 3 previous quests for her. Epic.

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Psyche]] did pull it off. Put into perspective, only six people had managed to do so. The other six were Aeneas, Heracles, Orpheus, [[hottip: Theseus: along with Pirithous who didn't make it out and Theseus needed Heracles' assistance]]] [all half divine] and Odysseus [who had divine ancestry.] Psyche was the only woman, [[PregnantBadass pregnant]], and completely mortal at the time, to [[ToHellAndBack wander down into Hades]], finish her quest [asking Persephone for a box of beauty], and make it back to the surface even after having spent some time suffering abuse at the hands of Aphrodite and completing 2 or 3 previous quests for her. Epic.

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Psyche]] did pull it off. Put into perspective, only seven people had managed to do so. The other six were Aeneas, Heracles, Orpheus, Pirithous, Theseus [all half divine] and Odysseus [who had divine ancestry.] Psyche was the only woman, [[PregnantBadass pregnant]], and completely mortal at the time, to [[ToHellAndBack wander down into Hades]], finish her quest [asking Persephone for a box of beauty], and make it back to the surface even after having spent some time suffering abuse at the hands of Aphrodite and completing 2 or 3 previous quests for her. Epic.

* Perseus killing Medusa.

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche Psyche]] did pull it off. Put into perspective, only seven people had managed to do so. The other six were Aeneas, Heracles, Orpheus, Pirithous, Theseus [all half divine] and Odysseus [who had divine ancestry.] Psyche was the only woman and completely mortal at the time, to [[ToHellAndBack wander down into Hades]], finish her quest [asking Persephone for a box of beauty], and make it back to the surface even after having spent some time suffering abuse at the hands of Aphrodite and completing 2 or 3 previous quests for her. Epic.

* The horrific monster Typhon, last child of Gaia and father of many monsters, strode towards Olympus to kill the gods, destroying cities and throwing mountains with his bare hands along the way. He possessed a hundred dragon heads, shot fire from his eyes and was so large his head scraped the stars and his arms spanned the horizon. He first attacked Zeus and easily best him, removing the sinews from his legs, crippling him, until Hermes restored them and healed Zeus. Zeus prepared for their last showdown on Olympus, all of the other gods (minus Athena, who staid alongside her father) having fled to Egypt in fear. They fought, Typhon wielding fire, Zeus his thunderbolts, creating earthquakes and tsunamis with their blows, until finally Zeus cast Typhon into Tartarus.

* The horrific monster Typhon, last child of Gaia and father of many monsters, strode towards Olympus to kill the gods, destroying cities and throwing mountains with his bare hands along the way. He possessed a hundred dragon heads, shot fire from his eyes and was so large his head scraped the stars and his arms spanned the horizon. He first attacked Zeus and easily best him, removing the sinews from his legs, crippling him, until Hermes restored them and healed Zeus. Zeus prepared for their last showdown on Olympus, all of the other gods having fled to Egypt in fear. They fought, Typhon wielding fire, Zeus his thunderbolts, creating earthquakes and tsunamis with their blows, until finally Zeus cast Typhon into Tartarus.

* Theseus killing the Minotaur. Some say he did it with his [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown bare hands]]. Granted, the beast was asleep but still impressive.

* The final battle of Achilles vs. Hector. It’s an epic CombatByChampion for the ages.

* The horrific monster Typhon, last child of Gaia and father of many monsters, strode towards Olympus to kill the gods. He possessed a hundred dragon heads, shot fire from his eyes and was so large his head scraped the stars and his arms spanned the horizon. He first attacked Zeus and easily best him, removing the sinews from his legs, crippling him, until Hermes restored them and healed Zeus. Zeus prepared for their last showdown on Olympus, all of the other gods having fled to Egypt in fear. They fought, Typhon wielding fire, Zeus his thunderbolts, creating earthquakes and tsunamis with their blows, until finally Zeus cast Typhon into Tartarus.

* The horrific monster Typhon, last child of Gaia and father of many monsters strode towards Olympus to kill the gods. He possessed a hundred dragon heads, shot fire from his eyes and was so large his head scraped the stars and his arms spanned the horizon. He first attacked Zeus and removed the sinews from his legs, crippling him, until Hermes restored them and healed Zeus. Zeus prepared for their last showdown on Olympus, all of the other gods having fled to Egypt in fear. They fought, Typhon wielding fire, Zeus his thunderbolts, creating earthquakes and tsunamis with their blows, until finally Zeus cast Typhon into Tartarus.
** Zeus may often be a hedonistic dick in legends, but that story confirms more than any other why he is the ruler of the gods. When all else fled before Typhon, he stood still.

* Zeus releasing the monsters bound in Tartarus, thus proving that he was a better fighter then Cronus ever hoped to be.

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