*** Other versions state that Aphrodite was given to Hephaistos (long story why...) and the story how Hepahistos caught the two in a trap was a classical... Hephaistos makes an invisible and unbreakable net (remember he is the artisan of the gods) and throws it over Aphrodite and Ares as they are going at it and calls all of the gods to see what happened. All the gods make fun of the two (and Apollo tells Hermes that he wouldn't want to be seen like this and the fellow answers that it wouldn't matter to him if all of the gods were peeping and that he'd be tied somewhere as long as he got Aphrodite)... afterward there are several versions, some banishing the two gods from the olymp, others suggesting a divorce and others just don't seem to care about it and go on like it was before... *** Unfortunately for Orpheus and Eurydice there was a condition to be fulfilled upon Eurydice's return (while walking back to the surface he was not to look back at any cost)... and Orpheus didn't keep his promise (in the last moment) and lost her once and for all...
Pulled from the entry because they didn't fit where they were placed, though they could work elsewhere.
Digamma
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07:41:02 AM Jan 25th 2011
** Actually that was more within Eris' character. It is said that she would call forth war and delight in it. Ares would slaughter anyone who opposed him in it. The reason he was disliked was because he had an affair with Aphrodite and killing one of Poisodian's son for raping( or at least trying) his daughter. The other gods didn't really care if he was killing mortals since they were pretty much doing the same...
Cutting this bit and editing the Scrappy entry somewhat so it's hopefully more acceptable. While the above is true, the entry seems to be referencing more the passage in the Iliad. Also, per editing tip 0, if something's wrong and needs to be changed, just change it.
TheMorlock
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05:16:00 PM Dec 17th 2011
Does Etruscan mythology count as classical? I mean, they have all the same characters, just different names.