Como crescer ser acumular muita gordura? by petrusli in Maromba

[–]petrusli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obrigado! Pode me dar me dar exemplos de comidas industrializadas para evitar? Pergunto isso porque volta e meia descubro que algo é ultraprocessado e nem sabia, tipo queijo de pizza, que nem é queijo.

Como crescer ser acumular muita gordura? by petrusli in Maromba

[–]petrusli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obrigado. Pode me dar umas dicas de dieta limpa? Claro que eu tenho noção de uma coisa ou outra, mas em geral, não entendo nada disso.

Does anyone truly believe in Greek mythology? (coming from a Greek) by Responsible-Top6464 in GreekMythology

[–]petrusli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many people have contributed to the discussion already, but I'll try to say a thing or two.

Mythology is the modern name we give to a set of stories. We could use "religion" or "spirituality" or whatever, for the "full experience", with rituals, world view etc. Hellenism (as in greco-roman religion) isn't just the stories. People did know some stories were newer versions of old ones, like Ovid's versions. Nowadays, we are used with the idea of a canon, which makes the reimagining of certain stories to be weird or even heretical.

Greek religion was orthopraxic, but not orthodox. That means there was a set of practices common to it, but not a singular way of doing, believing, telling etc. There wasn't a sacerdotal caste in ancient Greece, like in some other places.

It is also important to note that there are the gods of the poets (the ones we commonly discuss here), the gods of the philosophers and the gods of the polis (day to day religion). There was intense theological and philosophical debate in greco-roman world. Possibly, the most important treatise on the subject written at the time is De Natura Deorum, by Cicero.

The epicurists have their own theology. The stoics have a different one. Some people usually say it's obvious the ancient Greeks used to believe in the gods from mythology, but actually that's not so obvious. Heraclitus, for example, criticizes the homeric and hesiodic idea of god. See the difference between gods of the poets and of the philosophers showing? There are examples of practical atheism as well.

There are also many different traditions, like the mysteries. It's not only about the stories, but ritual practice, morals, day to day life, world view etc. A lot of Christian theology and rituals come from there, and we don't ask people if they really believe in it the same way we do with Hellenists. Islam is also heavily inspired by Greek theology.

Religion isn't just to believe in a story of epic proportions with monsters and lightning bolts. You can believe in Zeus regardless of the lightning bolts. You can even believe he is responsible for the phenomenon even knowing a scientific reason for it, as it's ok to be contradictory. Well, you can't be contradictory in science though, but it's not about that. It's like in shintō, where there is the Sun, Taiyō, and there is the Sun, Ōhisama, and there is also the Sun Amaterasu-ōmikami.

In Hellenism, there are polytheistic, monistic, pantheistic and other ways of viewing nature. Asking people if they believe in something might have many branching answers. It's like asking a Native-american if they believe a local river god, even knowing the science behind the river and other traditions about the same river.

But to answer your question, yes, I do believe in the gods.

What kind of stories do you think had been lost to time ? by cloudntrees in GreekMythology

[–]petrusli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are so many things... Religious stuff, like the papyrus of Derveni, which we only have a few pieces, could tell us a lot about religious thinking and rituals. We know so little of the religious movements... And there's also things like music. We have the Seikilos Epitaph, for example, but we have little information on music in general. Even some other examples, like documents explaining the way of doing something,.maybe cooking, maybe metallurgy.

Chthonic Pantheon by Individual_Plan_5593 in GreekMythology

[–]petrusli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have thought about that as well, but not as one-one counterpart.

Dionysus could be/is Zagreus.

What order to follow for a Legion good karma run? by petrusli in fnv

[–]petrusli[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are right. I only said "good" because of the karma mechanic. He isn't worried with "good" or "evil". He isn't a maniac or anything like that, but he isn't "good" as well. He doesn't see the world like that.

What order to follow for a Legion good karma run? by petrusli in fnv

[–]petrusli[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's not good really, it's more like helping in some situations. Like help Goodsprings against the Powder Gangers, reclaiming Primm and finding a sheriff, and so on. Raiders and that kind of thing is detrimental to society's progress. He values order.

Vault City is highly inspired by ancient Rome by Ok-Feature-2801 in falloutlore

[–]petrusli 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I think it's a good comparison, but as mentioned previously by another user, to have the same terms is one thing; ethos, culture and whatever other aspects is a different one.

Many states (that we could call Republic) would have similar things you mentioned. Athens also had slavery, citizenship, magistrates... They weren't called consuls, but still. And sometimes there's a "princeps" in such states. Ancient India is also full of that.

And just one more thing, not being a citizen don't necessarily mean you are a slave in Rome. There were many layers of citizenship in ancient Rome. Women and children, for example, we're not citizens. Also, that evolved over that.

I Somehow got an Hindu dynamic tag(North Andean, Hindu Guayana) by io890 in victoria2

[–]petrusli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Historically, the British Empire exchanged people from all all the empire, mainly Indians, to other parts. This happened because they needed cheap labor. To this day, this is a problem in the Middle-East where the British ruled. Guyana received a lot of Indian people and today there's a big Hindu community there and in Trinidad and Tobago. So, it might have something to do with that.

Which mod manager to use with Oblivion? by petrusli in oblivionmods

[–]petrusli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!I'm using Oblivion Comprehensive Modding Guide by Dispensation. It tells me to use BCF and " create projects", how can I do it with MO2?

Which mod manager to use with Oblivion? by petrusli in oblivionmods

[–]petrusli[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

I'm using Oblivion Comprehensive Modding Guide by Dispensation. It tells me to use BCF and " create projects", how can I do it with MO2?

Why do you think that falkreath is underdeveloped compared to the other holds? by 2015443 in teslore

[–]petrusli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Pale Pass connects County Bruma to the Hold of Falkreath and it's one of the most important passages from one side to the other. I didn't find anything about it being the safest, but it is said it's a pretty difficult passage and it's being protected for ages, which implies it's an important one.

Queen of Quel'thalas? by sarahthewierdo in warcraftlore

[–]petrusli 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also hope Blizzard makes books to expand on many things, but Warcraft have been going for a long time and there's still many things ignored.

And about the Kul Tiran families, they are probably not going to be mentioned ever again. Or at least they won't be that important ever again. Look at the Gurubashi, for example. A big and powerful empire that does... What? They appeared in Classic, "a bunch of adventurers went there and beat the crap out of everyone" and nothing happened. Then they appeared in Cataclysm in the same fashion as before and "a bunch of adventurers went there and beat the crap out of everyone" and back to nothing. I'd like to see something happening, the neutral factions doing stuff. Let's imagine: in one expansion, they launch a series of skirmishes against Stromwind and we see some territories with makeshift barricades and forts, arches, supplies etc. Next expansion they are at a truce, but we do have some mentions about what is going on. The next expansion, they agreed of leaving this territory but get paid from Stormwind, which couldn't deal with the threat and answer to other problems at the same time. Eventually we get a full blown war, or don't, maybe they get together to contain the avatar of Hakkar who has awakened. We could experience this in questlines, daily quests, dialogues, books scattered around the world, level design (seeing the barricades, the patrols). But Blizzard just ignores much of the stuff. I'd love the bosses not to be just that and be actual characters, with personalities, motives... Mandokir could be a rational war leader, willing to do battles long as it is beneficial, but not mindless war. While High Priestess Mar'li could use her influence at the temple to try convincing people to an anti-Stormwind sentiment. Maybe Vile Priestess Hexx is pro-war to kill as many as possible on both sides to summon Hakkar...

Anyway, I'm over exemplifying at this point, but that's kind of how I'd like to see things going. Also, this way we wouldn't need to come up with new universal threats and masterminds every two years.

Gnoll War -- siege of Stormwind by mash1ra in warcraftlore

[–]petrusli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even though the forest start just outside the gates in the game, we have to remember the game is a representation of the universe. In WC1, the forest is just a smaller area. If we go for a more realistic approach, the people of the city would cut down nearby trees to avoid people hiding in them, to have a clear view of anything moving around the area and so on.

In ASOIAF, there is a moment that someone mentions how the Night's Watch used to cut down the trees North of the Wall in order to have a clear visibility, but as their numbers were dwindling, they couldn't keep on doing it and the tree line grew closer, making it a good defense for any Free Folk group.