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    The golden apple

    Suddenly our myth became a fable :p :) But I agree an important part is stating that we should not meddle in these clearly female affairs, you did leave out the looks part. Is having good looks an aim in itself? By the way this is not an ancient Greek thing. Nowadays fortunes are...
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    The golden apple

    Maybe this myth is telling us about women and young men. Una: The start of the conflict is not inviting a certain woman to the party because she tends to quarrel. Blocking her creates all the havoc. So the simple and straightforward lesson should be, we should not block women from arguing...
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    Name A Mythological Figure!

    Funny how memory plays trics on you . It seems it made a deeper impression on me than I realized. What do you think does the type of fantasy stories like the darkover-series rate as modern Mythology?
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    The golden apple

    Each of the three goddesses wants to be the fairest one. What purpose serves a woman to have good looks? Isn't it to improve ones changes to catch a man? Seems that the 'hormones' turn up a little earlier in the story. Being a man and have been 17, I have to admit, most of my thoughts and...
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    The golden apple

    Great. Thanks. I sincerely enjoy your comments then. :) So Homer discribes him as a mindless young man that can't see the consequences of his actions, I would say that describes a 17 year old hormone driven boy quite well. Leaving the actual Paris judgement as it is for moment. I was...
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    The golden apple

    Does Hera go back to Zeus with her tail between her legs? Absolutely not!:p Homer tells us: For the next nineteen years Zeus sleeps on the couch. Then Hera realises Zeus is not competent to resolve the situation and she takes action. She goes to Venus and asks her for a potion to seduce...
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    Your favorite type of mythology

    As a child my father told me the great Greek Myths. I traveled all over the world to visit various Archealogical sites, Peru(Inka, Nazca), Mexico(Maya,Toltecs), Italy(Romans), French(Romans), Greece(Greek), Turkey(Hittite,Ottoman), Egypt,Indonesia(Hindu). Everywhere you find art inspired by...
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    Your favorite type of mythology

    As a small child my father told me the Greek myths. I had 6 years of latin in preuniversity school. I visited many archeological sites all over the world. Peru, Mexico, Egypt, Turkey (Hittite), Indonesia, Greek, Italy, French and I probably forget a few. I took a year Summerian at the...
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    The golden apple

    I suppose this is the post you are referring to. Unless my English is lacking, I read a restatement of the bribes offered to Paris initiated by Hera and topped by Venus in the form of a second appeal to a seventeen year's old hormones. The inscription on the apple was clear, it was intended...
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    Name A Mythological Figure!

    I have read I think about 10 novels of her. :cool: I especially like Darkover landfall. Isn't this a phrase("bare is the back....) out of the novel Sword of the Aldones? More recently in run into the Nordic saga:: Grettir the strong which contains the following phrase:" Then cried...
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    The golden apple

    @aegipan. And what is the deeper meaning?
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    The golden apple

    Tiresias as in I'd rather go blind?. Excellent. AcadianSidhe, you must be a woman. :D A old folksinger Harry belafonte sung, my parents liked him, 'Woman are smarter'. But if we stay within the boundaries of the Iliad. Does Hera goes crawling back on her knees to Zeus or ......? Will she...
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    Name A Mythological Figure!

    bare backed Pollux. Why? Bare is the back without a brother.
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    The golden apple

    Thank for your replies, I really appreciate your responses. In ancient Greek people had a very definite idea about what the gods looked like: - Hera was a mother figure. She was recomended for her pale arms - Athena was wearing a helmet, wielding a spear or sword and carrying a shield. On...
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    The golden apple

    The golden apple The nice thing about Greek Mythology is that they seem to be rather simple stories, but they carry a rather complex message. I'd like to use the story of the golden apple as an example. You all probably know the story. Zeus is throwing a party in honor of the marriage of...
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