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Homeric Hymns
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Much like, amongst the Norse Gods, one should immediately seek out Loki in the event of an unexplained disaster; In the Greek Pantheon, one could almost certainly find the source of their troubles somewhere in the vicinity of Aphrodite!
RTC
Much like, amongst the Norse Gods, one should immediately seek out Loki in the event of an unexplained disaster; In the Greek Pantheon, one could almost certainly find the source of their troubles somewhere in the vicinity of Aphrodite!
RTC
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November 6, 2021
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November 6, 2021
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December 30, 2021
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August 16, 2022
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August 20, 2022
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"The Hymn to Demeter is the original source of the full 'Rape of Persephone' story, previously only mentioned briefly by Homer and Hesiod.
The fact that this story is the latest victim of a romanticised modern retelling is mind-bogglingly fucked up. A father and uncle scheme together (!!) so that the Uncle can kidnap his niece and take her down to his rape dungeon for eternity..... Hot! 🥴"
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The fact that this story is the latest victim of a romanticised modern retelling is mind-bogglingly fucked up. A father and uncle scheme together (!!) so that the Uncle can kidnap his niece and take her down to his rape dungeon for eternity..... Hot! 🥴"
August 23, 2022
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40.23%
""Phoebus Apollo picked up the child [baby Hermes] and carried him off. But at that moment the powerful Slayer of Argos conceived a plan and as Apollo lifted him up in his hands he let off an omen, an insolent servant of the belly — a presumptuous messenger..."
Fart jokes, circa. 500 BC"
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Fart jokes, circa. 500 BC"
August 27, 2022
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75.86%
""nymphs
following [Dionysus]
wherever he went
— he was their leader —
till noise
possessed
the whole
unspeakably vast
forest."
Any Greek Mythology afficionados know what this ominous passage might be referring to?"
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following [Dionysus]
wherever he went
— he was their leader —
till noise
possessed
the whole
unspeakably vast
forest."
Any Greek Mythology afficionados know what this ominous passage might be referring to?"
August 28, 2022
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Finished Reading
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Aug 29, 2022 02:34AM
Oo looking forward to this review! 👌🏻💖
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Thanks, Bec! I'm on vacay atm but will write something up when I get back. Running out of stuff to say about these pesky Gods! 😆
Aphrodite is a lightning rod for trouble, mate, but Hermes is the one who delights in causing it.
HBalikov wrote: "Aphrodite is a lightning rod for trouble, mate, but Hermes is the one who delights in causing it."Hmm, I think maybe Aphrodite has bewitched you with her beauty, H! 🤣 I see her, often, as the lightning itself! 😁
You're so right about Hermes! He had one of the longer poems in this if I remember correctly! I think I might just open this up and give that one another read tonight, in honour of your comment here! :)
Jonathan wrote: "HBalikov wrote: "Aphrodite is a lightning rod for trouble, mate, but Hermes is the one who delights in causing it."Hmm, I think maybe Aphrodite has bewitched you with her beauty, H! 🤣 I see her, ..."
Very honored ... let me know what you find
