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Originally posted by LennonCook:
a few things I picked up where Melusine is infact WRONG...
1. Hades was the Greek God of Death, lord of the Underworld yes. Hades was NOT the name of the underworld though. The correct names are the Halls of Hades or the House of Hades.
2. Greek and Roman gods were NOT the same with different names. They were actually fairly different, but are associated together because they had a similar role. Their personalities and the ways they were worshipped infact differed a bit.
3. There were 2 Gods of the Sun, yes, but NOT at the same time as you seem to imply. Ever heard the story of the how the Sun burned the africans black ??
Helios was in charge then, but after that Zeus cast him down from the Gods, and put Apollo god of Medicine and of Music in charge of the sun.
4. Cupid was NOT existant at the same time as Aphrodite. Aphrodite was Greek, but Cupid was ROMAN!!! This is one of the common misconceptions, the greek name for Cupid was Eros (which incedently is greek for love). Another of these misconeceptions would be Hercules being a Greek hero. He was the ROMAN GOD of strength. The greek hero associated with him was called Herakles.
Wow, and I thought *I* was being pedantic...
1. Sheessssh...right. I didn't know the old Greeks spoke English. Halls of Hades it is then [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Actually Hades WAS the correct term but hey, what do I know, right?
2. That was not me who said that, so next time you go on a nitpicking spree, at least admonish the right people. What Lord Shield meant was that there are huge parallels between both pantheons, parallels so obvious that it *is* fair to say Mars is the equivalent of Ares, Venus of Aphrodite, etc.
3. While Artemis and Apollo were Gods of Sun and Moon, Selene and Helios were still the ones that rode the respective chariots through the skies. You seem to be blissfully ignorant of the fact that these are MYTHS, not histories, and that they were written down by a variety of Greeks and Romans, often contradicting eachother. That's the beauty of myths, that there are various versions of the same stories.
4. YOU are the one mentioning Cupid, I never even used that name. Yes, I am very well aware of the meaning of the word eros, thanks ever so much, but that doesn't mean Eros isn't the God of Love. It's the same thing as thanatos/Thanatos. Aphrodite and Eros did "exist" at the same time, ever heard the story of Psyche?
Also, I believe I have been correct in my usage of Greek vs. Roman terms so far, and I have never in my life called Herakles Hercules.
Looks like you picked the wrong person to lecture, kiddo. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
[ 01-28-2002: Message edited by: Melusine ]