I did a half-hour long telling of the myth of Palamedes at Floralia today. It still felt rushed. I'm going to have to turn this into a full hour show. I think Palamedes deserves it.
Greek mythology’s major story of Hera and Zeus’ marriage also reflects ancient Greek ideas on marriage, authority, and social roles. Beyond the personal dynamics of the supernatural beings involved, this mythological coupling serves as a symbolic portrayal of the expectations and ideals surrounding marriage in ancient Greek society. It is among the most complex and talked-about relationships in the extensive fabric of Greek mythology. #greekmythology#zeus#herahttps://connectparanormal.net/2024/05/07/the-complex-union-of-hera-and-zeus-reflecting-ancient-greek-views-on-marriage/
Just read an article about a theory that the myth of Asclepius and the story of Alcestis used to make one continuous epic. Which kinda make perfect sense.
The story starts with Asclepius killed by the gods for trying to bring back the dead with medicine.
And it ends with a drunk Heracles bringing back the dead by beating up the god of Death and breaking some of his ribs.
Resurrection. Best accomplished with booze and wrestling.
Olympus or Olympos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμπος, Ólympos)
We don't know how many places with the name 'Olympos' exists, but there are some... Actually, its very interesting but also too confusing the history and what is known or who tells which mythos... so, please check it out if you are interested 🤓
The Greek army sailing to Troy stopped on the island of Delos. The king of Delos, a son of Apollo, foresaw that the Trojan War will only be won 10 years later.
So, he invited the Greeks to spend 9 years in his kingdom partying, instead of fighting.
They declined.
Imagine, they could have saved 9 years of war on a technicality...
Though the Romans equated their war god Mars with the Greek god Ares, they portrayed him as very different. Mars was also a god of agriculture and a father to the Romans, who used war to create lasting peace, while Ares was only interested in slaughter and chaos.
The city of Troy was considered the epitome of culture and sophistication, so many European cultures (Italians, Welsh, etc.) claimed their ancestors had been Trojans. Medieval Christian Scandinavians even claimed their pagan gods had actually been Trojan sorcerers.
🎨 Giovanni Tiepolo #WyrdWednesday
This beautiful relief sculpture can be found above the door of the former Queen's Assembly Rooms on La Belle Place in the West End of Glasgow. It features the 5-stringed lyre of Linus of Thrace, who is credited as the inventor of melody, rhythm and lyric song. The swan at the top is probably a represenation of the Greek god Apollo, who was Linus's father.
One of the Briggait's Winged Sea Horses or Hippocampi, dating from 1873, with the Merchants Steeple, dating from 1665, as seem from Clyde Street in central Glasgow.
Many legends feature someone with no powers recruiting a team of superpowered heroes to help him on a quest (Greece's "The Argonauts," Grimms' fairy tale "Six Servants," etc.). In "Argonauts," the heroes are demigods, but other stories don't explain the powers.
🎨 Lorenzo Costa #MythologyMonday
my ret-con(stellation) of the #Pleiades#myth: extends the podcast-extended-universe -- the Pleiades are now the global superheroes of protecting nature.
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I've been slowly making my way through Walter Burkert's Greek Religion for the first time. I just finished the section on mysteries, about which I knew little. I have no idea why, but I left the section feeling a little creeped out. Something about how he described some mindsets of the mystery (as distinct from polis) cults reminded me of today, and not in a good way. One of the paragraphs even made me think of incels. 😳 Definitely need to do some more reading to wash that away.
Anyone have favorite recommendations to learn about Greek (Roman, Egyptian too, but definitely closer to antiquity than medieval and later) mystery cults?
I have Hugh Bowden's Thames & Hudson text and Michael Cosmopoulos' work on the archaeology in my own collection. Should I next try Burkert's dedicated work on the mysteries? Anything else? Journal articles? Scholar specialists?
I'm reading The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood (mentioned in our #Andromeda episodes: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes) & it made me so mad, I just moved our Perseus episode down on the scheduled list (we were supposed to do it after we finish Orion, but I can't even look at Perseus rn)
Since we're talking all about the #mythology of the #constellation#Orion this week, I started thinking more about scorpions (one of the ways this "hero" died)
And, I learned about this creature: Pulmonoscorpius -- an extinct scorpion that was about 28" long.