Greek Mythology:Would you want to live in it?

One thing that bugs this one about Greek gods is what a sore losers they are. It would be one thing if it was impossible for mortals to best them. But thing is, it's possible, only gods tend to do something brutal to those who manage to best them.

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

Hey what are you guys doing? Do you want to piss the gods off or something

If Hades was actually voiced by James Woods I'd be ok with living in Greek Mythology I should think

edited 4th Sep '11 6:57:58 AM by PiccoloNo92

From what I remember, Hestia was pretty low-key and non-dickish.

i. hear. a. sound.

So much so that there are "vestal virgins" in Order Of The Stick, where all the Greco-Roman deities are supposed to have been wiped out by an Eldritch Abomination. That's going under the radar, friends.

Yeah, I don't think that was intentional on Burlew's part either. Still.

edited 4th Sep '11 7:44:35 AM by DomaDoma

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Nope, Greek mythology is too slavey and too rapey for my liking.

I'd have liked to live in Norse myth, though. Unless you were a thrall, life was awesome.

You exist because we allow it and you will end because we demand it.

I'd would have liked to live in Chinese Mythology. It is filled with stories of fox spirits seeking to "repay" their saviors in human form..

Umm, and how is thralldom acceptable while slavery is not?

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

Before coming to a humanities class on the subject, I would had never had thought that Greek Myth would be this frightening but damn. I would never live in Greek Myth although I would love to write stories that live utilize Greek Tragedy in a way.

edited 4th Sep '11 9:37:54 AM by GAP

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Granted that the myths are bleak, but how much was wrong with the actual cults?

What we may have here is Plato's "the gods are good; the poets make them sound wicked."

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Heh, this one wonders just how much information about Greek gods would remain if one removes all their jerk behaviour. A name and a couple of words, most likely

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

I guess the Greek cults were pretty okay, and that's what matters where religion is concerned. The Romans were way too into Mars, though.

edited 4th Sep '11 9:49:01 AM by DomaDoma

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How good or bad was the greek afterlife?

Place your past in a book burn the pages let them cook.

The best (and very rare) option, is utterly boring and still not without sadness. All the other options are bleak

edited 4th Sep '11 10:04:41 AM by Beholderess

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

Depends. Asphodel is utterly neutral, so while boring it was still fair. Elysium was reserved for certain people and was basically Heaven, while Tartarus, Hell, was only reserved for the enemies of the gods.

Basically, the system was fairly fair; you did not suffer if you did not had too.

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Lol No.

I dont want Zeus raping every woman around me, thank you.

I will always cherish the chance of a new beggining.

IIRC, on relative terms there were way less thralls in Norse society than slaves in Ancient Greece. It's not that thralldom is acceptable, it's that the odds of being born a freeman were quite better under the Norse.

edited 4th Sep '11 6:26:32 PM by SavageHeathen

You exist because we allow it and you will end because we demand it.

@thread name: Hell. Fucking. No. It can be fun to read and use the symbolism, but a place ruled by it would naturally be an utter shithole.

Odysseus and Ulysses were mortals who managed to crack some skulls, so it's not impossible to fight back.

I wouldn't want to live in Greek mythology, unless I was a god, demigod, or king.

And a Disney movie and/Or Kevin Sorbo.

edited 4th Sep '11 10:30:04 PM by Pykrete