Wednesday, November 08, 2006
I've always been interested in myths and legends, regardless of the country of origin, and I must say that Greek stories are among the most fascinating. Well, it's not surprising considering the fact that the Greeks have a multitude of Gods, each with their own area of governance and unique character. It boggles the mind to see how these Gods are related, but this just adds to its appeal. Besides that, the Greek Gods and Godesses are surprisingly human...... they get jealous, angry, sad, fall in love....which of course leads to plenty of drama and manipulation.
Although I'd like to explain in detail, it would be impossible and impractical to do that. If anyone is interested to know more, just let me know, and i'll post further entries on this subject.
Anyway, lately i've bought a book called "Classical Mythology". Although I always thought i knew quite a bit about the Greek pantheon, this collection of stories managed to surprise me. Did you guys know that many popularized versions of Greek myths are untrue? O_o
At the present, i'm not yet even half-way through the book. However, so far i find the tales somewhat depressing. Sheesh! What were the Greeks thinking?! Most of the stories i've read were just disaster after disaster, all doom and gloom. And blood....don't forget the blood. Ugh. Out of ten, i'd say there are only two with remotely happy endings. What's worse is that many of the stories seem promising at first....everything's going well and all that, then suddenly there's a curve-ball, and BAM! there goes my happy ending. *sigh*....
Still, it is interesting. The Greeks apparently tried to explain the workings of nature through the epic of the Gods. So, it's interesting to see how they connect the two.
But still.....I like happy endings.....Labels: just thinking
Signing off, ~TJ*
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