When he saw the ship approaching, the black sails of mourning billowing in the wind, hegave a great cry of despair and flung himself to his doom from the top of the Acropolis.
A little patience could have gone a long way... he loved his son so much he likely would of crowned him himself had he had the opportunity.
for he was disgustedwith her betrayal of her entire family
Cold, this girl likely knew of what happened to the people killed by her Brother and wanted an escape from that reality as soon as possible. He betrayed her all the same.
Daedalus
Daedalus almost feels like a cautionary tale regarding just because you can doesn't mean you should. He contributed a great deal to this beasts torment.
Poseidon to send him a bull from the sea,promising to offer the bull to him in sacrifice. Poseidon accordingly sent him a magnificentgreat white bull that stepped ashore from the midst of the waves.
Cattle are often transported this way. They are thrown into the ocean, and they instinctively swim to shore. Could this have been a trade of sorts on a more realistic level?
Aegeus was distraught at the possibility of sending his son to certain death just after findinghim again. When he was unable to dissuade Theseus, he gave him a set of white sails. Usually,the ship taking the youths and maidens to Crete wore black sails in token of mourning. If bychance Theseus was coming back alive, he was to change the black sails for white ones forAegeus to see from afar as he sat watching out to sea.
Theseus wanted to make his father proud. It's surprising Aegeus did not have more children after Theseus. I wonder how anguished he was by the situation in reality or if the weight of whatever happened finally hit home and he realized his situation.
The price Minos asked was a high one: every nine years Athens must send a tribute of sevenyouths and seven maidens to Crete, where they would be locked inside the Labyrinth anddevoured by the Minotaur.
Seems to be a repeat trend in which a horrible situation happens and we let our emotions get out of control and unleash this type of terror across the land. Imagine losing your life because someone way back when was angry.
Procrustes, acharming character who was in the habit of waylaying travelers and then cutting bits off themuntil they fit his short and narrow bed. Theseus served Procrustes in the same fashion.
Reminds me of a scene out of Dexter. I guess going about hunting own serial killers was a noble side gig of these heroes. Must of been a heck of a bounty.
Aegeus stopped at Troezen and repeated this baffling riddle to his host Pittheus. Pittheus wasable to interpret the riddle as meaning that Aegeus should not have intercourse with awoman until he reached his wife at home and could beget an heir. However, deciding that hewould like his own grandson to be King of Athens, Pittheus instructed his daughter Aithra toseduce Aegeus, which she did.
The past seems to have a thing for using women as objects to advance their plans. Makes me wonder if they ever had conversations about that just being messed up.
When Aegeus realised that Aithra was pregnant, he took her to a place where he laid hissword and his sandals under a great boulder. He told her that if her child was male and grewup strong enough to be capable of lifting the boulder, she should take him to this place wherehe could collect these tokens and bring them to Athens where he would be recognized asAegeus' son and heir. Aegeus then returned to Athens.
Horrible fathers and then they wonder why their children may want to enact revenge on them.
Zeus set up on earth with its wide pathsat the sanctuary of Pytho in the valleysbeneath Mt. Parnassos:he left it as a sign, a wonder to mortals.
She then wrapped a great stonein baby’s clothes and gave thisto the great lord, the son of Ouranos,the king of the former gods.He took it in his handsAnd put it down into his gut,cruel god, who didn’t seethat the stone was not his son;that his son was still alive—not troubled.unable to be defeated;that his son would overcome himwith his bare hands by brute forceand take revenge; that his own sonwould be lord of the immortals.
How would he not be able to check it's a stone versus a baby? It's a little irrational to think that such an important moment in your future as a god is that you fail to confirm the kill. That he was ever able to find her in Lyktos is beyond me. Like how would he have known where to go, or look for her if he could be deceived by a stone?
Kronos subdued Rhea who gave birthto famous children: Hesita, Demeter, and Herawith her sandals of gold; and powerful Hadeswho with his merciless heart lives under the ground;and earth-pounding Poseidon Ennosiagaios;and Zeus with all his wise plans,the father of both gods and men,whose thunder shakes the expansive earth.
And the rape continues it seems. Though slightly confused as how he was able to both swallow them out of her womb and yet she kept the pregnancy in secret or tried to keep the birth in secret.
earned before from Gaia and starry Ouranos that,even though he was strong, it was his destiny to beovercome by his son through the intentions of great Zeus.
This seems like Gaia and Ouranos sowing seeds in order to usher in chaos and force Kronos's hand. Interesting influence.
But then from this immortal flesha white foam [aphros] grew all aroundand from within a girl was born...Both gods and men call her AphroditeAs she was born in aphros...
I had heard she was born of Sea Foam, but never expected it to have been the decaying penis of a good. This story got strange.
Bringing on the night, great Ouranos came,and eager for love, he caught hold ofGaia on all sidesand she was stretched in every direction.
This is a visual I did not need in my life.
Gaia’s heartwas very happy.
This makes me think of everything in creation being influenced by emotions. Which I guess to an extent that's all that really influences us.
My children, your father is wicked. But if you’re willingto listen to me, we can get revengefor this evil and outrageous thing your father’s done,as he was the first to plan these shameful things.
This hits kind of close to home for a few reasons. But ultimately, if everyone is toxic I guess the idea is that everyone is going to have issues with everyone.
thought of something cunning and evil:quickly making a kind of gray steel,she forged a great sickle and showed itto her children. She spoke to themto give them courage though her heart was sad:
And here is the "gift" so often given to man by these so called gods. Reminds me of the "gift" Prometheus gave man.
Kronos,whose plans are craftyand who hated his powerful father.
Seems like a common downfall of most wealthy families. Suddenly a family members ego brings it all crashing down and that legacy that was fought for really just meant nothing in the end.
She gave birth to the high Mountainswhere heavenly Nymphs enjoy lifein mountain valleys.
The Nymphs are mentioned, but does this imply she also created and or birthed them? Or was her creation just the mountains as mentioned?
Gaia gave birth to someone her equal,the starry sky Ouranos,
Following my previous thoughts this makes me think about a planet birthing moons therefore creating more of a starry sky which in turn would offer protection against other celestial objects.
From Chaos came Erebos and black Night.From Night came Air and Day,whom she conceived and gave birth tofrom her love with Erebos.
Imagine coming into existence with a purpose that you must fufill one roll in our known universe in the way that impacts how our physics operate.
This also makes me think of the birth of the universe in which first there was most definitely chaos followed by a black night that suddenly had stars emerge from it. Then from the birth of those stars, that air makes me think of movement in space and in turn that movement gave birth to day.
Eros, the most beautiful of the gods,whose power loosens our bones—who controls the thoughts and decisionsof every god and every man.
Is Eros then basically the concept of Fate? This would mean they and we would all exist for Eros's grand design. This then makes me think the Titans are the checks and balance system of this story.
The very first to exist was Chaos,and then Gaia, whose expansive lapis the ever-safe foundation of the immortal gods
Interesting that even gods are dependent on the "ever-safe foundation" that Gaia provides so they can exist.
What functions does theritual or myth serve regularly or occasionally in the society? Where does it fitwithin political frameworks? Is it "conservative" or "liberal" in orientation and ap-plication?
Things seem to be naturally rooted in something playing a part in various situations, but I can't help but think of it just being a clever way to gain control or opinion over special interests.
Structuralaspects:What are the innate dynamics of the myth or ritual, and dothey correspond to those found in the wider context of the host culture?
As mentioned, the bible is a marker for Western religion. But even now a days we do ask what is the difference between this and Star Wars. But I think that's just my euhemerism showing.
To what subsequent rites or myths or other forms may it have given rise, or hasit exerted influences upon others?
Influence on others is massive and can sometimes be as simple as encouragement through your words or actions that then give rise to others who share your commitment or zealousness.
What are the literary characteristics of thematerials (the dramatic, performative aspects of rituals)?
I find this question to be quite open ended. Especially with how so much things can be influenced and how certain things like modern branding may be interpreted in the future by people who analyze our myths, and civilization.
How does it relate to cultural patterns ofexhibiting and controlling anxiety, anger, joy, the erotic, the religious, creativity?
I've always believed it's intended to have control on exactly that. Don't do this, don't do that. Restrictions bring about a need to break them sometimes just to satisfy curiosity. If you keep people in check whatever you've convinced them of they'll likely keep believing.
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