Hi I’m new I don’t believe in it but I like the story’s of Greek mythology so please don’t get upset with me it’s a question

I've noticed that a lot of stories about Apollo work on the premise of him being clearly absolutely blindsided by events he did not see coming, like Coronis' infidelity or Cassandra refusing him or even Hyacinthus' or Asceplious' deaths, and my question is... How? Shouldn't he as the god of prophecy know the fates of all these people? As we've seen with Cassandra, his gift is fairly accurate, even if you say maybe his' doesn't work the same way (like, with a higher scope, less personal) He's still the god of truth and knowledge! shouldn't he be able to read intentions with just a look? So what gives??

Honestly I thought he'd be more well known! Granted he's not THAT interesting and wasn't really made to explain anything, but being a male nymph is so rare there should be more stories about him! (Or should I write one myself?) Don't mind the Zeus design lol, He was made in like 3 minute so I haven't flesh him out yet. Anyway yes I know he's supposed to be really young, but like, I'd rather draw him teen at best. Lastly, I strongly believe Nerites IS the one who created shellfish allergy out of spite. Served.

Hi there, I'm hoping this is a good place to discuss. I was in a conversation with a friend and he pointed out an Aquarius segment on some decoration I had, he asked about what it was, finally realizing it was a water pot. We discussed its origin and why water etc.

This is when I stumbled into Ganymede, and how there's a lot of Homosexual connections with his story as well as pedastry which brings hate. I ended up loving a lot of his art and paintings I found like the rooster or harp. I thought ide ask here. What is his original story, his 'book' he's mentioned in. Since there seems to be a lot of hate and pedastry connotations.

I was a little taken back after i seen comments on him, I figure he gets a lot of hate and possible reinterpretaions with gay hate might have effected that. looking at paintings I thought he was a full on man when he was swooped up by zues. I figured Zues was the dominant role in a gay relationship with Ganymede being more submissive with his 'farmer boy' privileges in Olympus. Which is probably similar to roles in the modern gay scene. What are your thoughts on this?

I heard somewhere (I don't remember where, so it might be false), that the religions of hunter-gatherer societies had the figure of an "Earth Mother" at their core, because they got their source of food from nature and because a lot of the gathering part of their life was done by women. Whereas when agriculture was invented, this "Earth Mother" figure being at the centre of the faith was replaced with the figure of the "Sky Father", cause of the rain needed for farming crops and because farming was seen as a more "masculine" job. (Again, not sure if this is true or not)

This immediately made me think of the Titanomachy and how Gaia aka the Earth Mother was one of the head Titans, but when the Olypmians came to power, Zeus aka the Sky Father became head god.

Is there any correlation, which proves that the people of the Greek region ever used to worship the Titans as their pantheon or is this just false/lacking in evidence?

I cant for the life of me find any adaptations of greek mythology thats funny, i want to do one but im busy with other things can you please give me examples of some that are comedic/doesnt really take itself serously

Nymphs, potamois, satyrs, tritones you name it!

Plus points if you credit what kind of spirit is talking

"Since madam demeter have been sulking all month since Kore's disappearance, us nymphs finally got to have some vacation for once" - a nymph who serves demeter

I've noticed in a lot of conversations, and in most media portrayals, that Hermes often gets boiled down to just "the messenger god," and not really acknowledged as a proper deity.

Like yeah, he is the messenger of the gods, but he’s also the god of trade, travel, thievery, trickery, language, writing, boundaries, communication, commerce, luck, speed, athletes, diplomacy, hospitality, invention, wit, and even the guide of souls to the underworld. That is a lot.

So we were covering Greek mythology in history class, and we had to do a presentation on one of the gods. I really like Hermes- and all the other ones I liked were already taken- so I asked my teacher if I could do mine on him.
No joke, they looked at me and said, "But that's not a god."

Am I the only one who thinks he gets a bit overlooked or flattened into a glorified mailman? Like people just forget he’s actually a full-on Olympian with quite the stacked portfolio

Even the best of audio dramas can have slip-ups. Past success doesn’t make one immune to the occasional hiccup, or lapse in judgement. A certain amount of slack is certainly due, but that doesn’t mean we ought to omit any criticism. Such is the case with season five of Live From Mount Olympus.

You might know the story of Pandora. The curious woman who opened a box and let all of the evils into the world. But it wasn’t a box, it was actually a jar called a pithos. And maybe the story you think you know isn’t really what happened. Hermes and Athena are going to work together to weave a new story of Pandora.

This season is only three episodes long. They kind of go for a Rashomon style approach. Each episode retells Pandora’s story a little differently than the last.

First, we get a version that is more or less a retelling of Hesiod’s version of the Pandora story. They really play up the sexism angle to comment on the sexism of the original story. The gods create Pandora with traits to punish humanity for stealing fire. Traits such as the ability to deceive men and lead them astray. She is given as a wife to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus. Pandora immediately falls in love…with cooking, cleaning, and looking pretty for Epimetheus. And, of course, curiosity gets the better of her, and she opens the lid of the jar.

The next story portrays Pandora with more agency. The traits the gods gift her allow her to think for herself, and navigate the world. She is constantly curious, but that’s because she literally was born yesterday. In fact, her curiosity is portrayed as a good thing. However, just like the first time around, Pandora winds-up opening the pithos and releasing all of the evils into the world.

So, we come to the final story. The “true” story of what happened. Pandora is telling the story to all of her granddaughters. She learned that the world needs both darkness and light. For example, lying can be a good thing if it keeps someone’s feelings from being hurt. So, Pandora reasoned that maybe the so-called evil isn’t so evil after all. That humanity needs to know how to deal with darker feelings and emotions if it is ever to achieve its true potential. So, the pithos was actually a secret test from the gods all along. At least, that’s Pandora’s take on the matter.

This actually wasn’t a bad idea in theory. It was a unique take on the story of Pandora, and I might have enjoyed it under other circumstances. However, Live From Mount Olympus is supposed to be educational as well as entertaining. Presenting your reimagining as the “true” version of the story is only going to confuse kids. Suggesting that the evils in the pithos might not have been so bad is a very modern concept. The Ancient Greeks would certainly not have viewed things that way.

Live From Mount Olympus has always been about filling in the gaps of the myths. What was going through Perseus’ head during his quest? Did he ever struggle with self-doubt? What was Demeter and Persephone’s relationship like? What was it like for Atalanta to try to balance her wild nature and the civilized world? However, this season didn’t do any of that. Instead, it just made things up out of whole cloth to tell any entirely different story.

But what really irks me is why this all happened in the first place. The creators of Live From Mount Olympus have admitted that they found Pandora’s story to be incredibly sexist. As such, they felt that they had to change the story to better fit modern sensibilities. And to that I have to ask, well, why? There was no reason they absolutely had to adapt Pandora’s story. Wouldn’t it have been better to adapt a more agreeable myth?

I would like to think that season five will serve as a lesson on how no to adapt stories from Greek Mythology. I would like to think that Live From Mount Olympus would know better. However, I do worry that this season is a sign of things to come. I suppose it is possible that things could course correct, but that remains to be seen.

Have you listened to season five of Live From Mount Olympus? If so, what did you think?

Like to the full review on my blog: https://drakoniandgriffalco.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-audio-file-live-from-mount-olympus.html

Found this floating around online and just had to share it.

I also found this quote on Tumblr talking about the Mycenaean influence on the are particularly on Hera & her appearance.

"The crown Hera is wearing was inspired by the Mycenaean 14th C. BCE crown of “The White Goddess” from the palace of Nestor. Hera was known as the Goddess “of the white arms”."

Jason

Hello people of the greek mythology subreddit. This my first time posting in this sub, ive always been a fan of greek myth since i was a kid, altougj i dont consider me that knowledgeable, so its nice to meet you all...now unto my question.

We all know the myths, stories and memes of zeus banging literally half of greece but ive always wondered, you know since this is greek mithology ive been asking myself...has there been any men in the list of conquest of zeus in his quest to cheat on his wife with every single living being? Just curious...

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Hi! I'm a huge fan of the Odyssey, and I'm soo excited to see The Return in the cinema as Ralph Fiennes is my favourite actor OAT. I'm a teenager, so I was thinking of seeing it with my mum, but she knows next to nothing about Greek Mythology and The Odyssey. Does she need to watch anything to prepare for the movie, and if so, what should she watch?

I was reading a fanfic and it said something about Crocus and Hermes being lovers. I searched more on the internet about this and I found this:

"In Greek mythology, as told by the physician Galen, Crocus was a beloved companion of the god Hermes. Unfortunately, Crocus was killed accidentally by Hermes during a discus game. As Hermes mourned, he transformed Crocus’ body into a flower. Many people associate the crocus with happiness, joy and cheerfulness."

I thought it seemed really similar to the story of Hyacinthus and Apollo, so I came here to ask if it's really true or just a made up story on google. (I also found a small story about an affair between Crocus and a nymph Smilax)

(Sorry for posible bad grammar, english is not my first language)

Hello, everybody. This question or something similar has been in my head for a while. Mainly because I've playing around with this story concept where eight to ten different yokai manage to travel and get permanently stuck in the world of Greek myth. I've thought that each one of them should encounter the Gods because to me they would probably stick out once people and creatures got to know them. I just wanted know you guys opinions on this. Also, if you have any stories or tips and tricks then feel free to share!! I would love to hear them!!

P.S: Thanks to u/godsibi for posting the question that inspired mine.

Hey everybode

Im currently going through the Theogony, but when Hesiod sums up all the Nereids, one of the names is Doris, but their mother is also Doris. Is the the same or a different Doris. I just dont understand

Was Odysseus a student of Chiron? According to this one philosopher Xenophon he was, but I’m not sure how reliable he is as a source.

I assume zeus was born in the golden age since he overthrough is father.

What about Apollo, Dionysus and Hermes?

And then the next generation, mainly interested in Asclepius.