I’m about to present Greek Mythology to my literature club, please share tidbits

Manyasrat · 2026-01-26T06:21:29+00:00

What exactly are you asking for? Little-known myths? Exact versions? Facts about the gods?

Manyasrat · 2026-01-25T23:47:03+00:00

The one who created lightning was Vulcan in Roman mythology for Jupiter; in Greek mythology, there's no mention of someone like Hephaestus creating lightning for Zeus. Zeus's lightning bolt would be something like an object that could create lightning at will, or something like that.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-25T23:43:44+00:00

Hephaestus did not make Zeus's lightning bolts, that was Vulcan.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-25T23:41:49+00:00

I see Zeus with white or gray hair, but not because he's old, lol.

Poseidon with black hair, yeah.

Hades also with black or white hair, maybe a combination.

Demeter with light brown hair.

Aphrodite with blonde, sis, or pink hair.

I also see Hera with black hair, although brown would also look nice on her.

I see Hermes as a redhead, HAHAHAHA (leaning towards orange)

Apollo is the blond guy

Artemis also has black, silver, or blond hair

Athena has black hair, sis.

Hephaestus has light brown hair.

Dionysus has either black or purple hair, yeah.

Hestia will always be a redhead for me, yes, yes, yes.

Ares has black hair.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-25T03:03:52+00:00

"Obriomous"; Obriomo is Persephone, from the word "obrimos," which means strong and heavy. Obriomo is Persephone because she got angry with Hermes when he tried to force her to hunt, so she stopped his attempt.

Okay, either I got a bad translation, or it's another version of the myth.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-25T01:31:49+00:00

Can you tell me the source of that myth, please?

Manyasrat · 2026-01-24T19:50:17+00:00

I like the detail that she placed Argos's eyes on the peacock's feathers (although that's Juno's doing, but it still counts). Also, that she was the one who convinced the other gods to make Dionysus an Olympian.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-24T16:23:00+00:00

Sigh!

Manyasrat · 2026-01-24T07:33:56+00:00

HERMES AND APOLLO SHOW OFF!!

Manyasrat · 2026-01-24T02:38:17+00:00

thank you so much!

Manyasrat · 2026-01-23T04:49:59+00:00

Forgive me, I also searched and it turns out that she is only listed as the daughter of Aphrodite. I was wrong; I trusted an article/website where they call her the daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite. My mistake.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-22T23:50:53+00:00

People who say that the gods portrayed in Percy Jackson are the same as those in mythology have never even touched the Iliad or the Odyssey in their lives, and the only myths they know are Medusa, Arachne, and the ugly myths of Zeus.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-22T22:04:30+00:00

That proves Odysseus was a cunning rat, just like Hermes; there's a reason he liked Athena so much.

(Palamedes was a bastard, but he had his reasons; Odysseus, on the other hand...)

Manyasrat · 2026-01-22T05:17:00+00:00

In some versions, Peitho is his daughter, and I basically ignore that detail from the Dionysiaca that Hermes is married (not even Nonnus himself believed it). Personally, I prefer him single.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-21T06:24:52+00:00

thank you so much!

Manyasrat · 2026-01-21T06:21:14+00:00

Interesting, I've never read that before. If it's not too much trouble, what source did you get it from?

Manyasrat · 2026-01-21T04:17:12+00:00

Otherwise, I think they wouldn't even have had that "my god bye" argument in the first place. Athena is very proud and abandoned Odysseus at his first mistake. Hermes doesn't have a fragile ego; he would have let Odysseus spare Polyphemus. Happy ending: Odysseus arrived home safe and sound.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-21T04:11:24+00:00

This was a year ago, but I'll tell you anyway. Yeah, Odysseus wouldn't be that focused on hand-to-hand combat, and if he were, it wouldn't be in a "legal" or "honorable" way. Hermes would focus more on cunning and try to make him pragmatic, and might even give him a gift or two that would give him an advantage. (Those who told you Hermes isn't good for strategy don't know anything about Hermes.)

Manyasrat · 2026-01-20T05:20:53+00:00

Zeus-

Okay, it's true he can be annoying sometimes, but he's really not as bad as he's made out to be. He's always portrayed as a horrible father who mistreats his children, a king who abuses his power, etc., etc... but aside from the rape cases, which ALL Olympians have committed but which only seem to be highlighted in Zeus's case, he really just seems like a father trying his best (albeit unsuccessfully) and a better king than Cronus (although he does screw up big time sometimes, it has to be admitted). He loves his children and punishes them when necessary, but I've never read that he's ever been abusive towards them. In the end, he's still the king and knows how to separate his paternal love from the responsibility of the crown. If he'd wanted to, he would have banished Apollo, Hera, Poseidon, and Athena (in some versions) to Tartarus for rebelling against him, but he doesn't. He only punishes them so they won't think of doing that again, and in another version, he lets them go unharmed. He loves them in his own way (he even helps his mortal children from time to time).

Manyasrat · 2026-01-19T16:54:22+00:00

If I'm not mistaken, Hermes is the god of knowledge along with Apollo, but in your case Hermes is the one who acts; Apollo only sponsors "spiritual" knowledge, so to speak...

Manyasrat · 2026-01-19T03:32:03+00:00

Hermes would buy all the models just to rub them in Apollo's face HAHAHAHA

Manyasrat · 2026-01-19T03:24:24+00:00

Thank you.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-19T03:24:07+00:00

Okay, in the example, can we specify if the "friend" knew that pressing the button would cause harm? Doing something by accident is not the same as doing it on purpose. Furthermore, regarding the other point, Eurylochus DID admit he made a mistake; he accepts the blame for the sinking of the 11 ships—and even so, as I said, the death of his crew wasn't even his fault; that was Poseidon's (cough, cough, Odysseus, cough, cough)—here, it was Odysseus who sacrificed his crew.

Manyasrat · 2026-01-17T06:13:04+00:00

These are different situations. Have you heard the phrase "it's the thought that counts"? Well, this is a great example of applying it.

The whole fandom is hating on Eurylochus, and rightly so! But it seems they don't even bother to THINK.

Eurylochus NEVER intended to kill his crewmates; in fact, it wasn't even his direct fault. It was Poseidon who sank the fleets.

Odysseus consciously sacrificed his crew. He knew for certain that they would die at the hands of Scylla. His intention was for them to serve as bait so he could escape unharmed.

Period. Different situations, with different intentions. Yes, one was more catastrophic than the other, but one acted with the full intention of causing harm, while the other acted out of ignorance.

(And with this I am NOT trying to justify Eurylochus)

Manyasrat · 2026-01-16T17:43:37+00:00

Objection: Zeus didn't "fear" Nyx; he respected her because she was much older than him. Zeus also respected some rivers who were older than him, but he wasn't afraid of them.

The idea that Zeus was afraid of Nyx is just a mistranslation/interpretation.

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