"Why We Turn to Myths to Untangle Old Problems" Topic

"Myth, in ancient Greece, was more than entertainment. The terrifying, unpredictable power of the sea—which swallowed up ships on a whim—belonged to the sullen god Poseidon, whose fury you might appease if you honored him. A constellation twinkling in the night sky was once a woman who fell prey to Zeus and was transformed into stars: a reminder of what might happen if you wandered alone into the woods. The bare, barren months of winter symbolized a mother's grief: Demeter, the goddess of plenty, turns her face away from the world while her daughter Persephone is held beneath the earth by Hades, god of the dead. When she ascends, spring comes and crops flourish again in an annual cycle of decay, death, hope and new life. The rise and fall of great families, the establishment of towns and cities, mighty conflicts and terrible wars; they were all remembered and explained by myth…"

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Not many feminist here… eh? (smile)

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