06-27-2005, 06:19 AM | #1 |
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Greek Mythology
Share your thoughts. What's your favourite story, person, god ect?
I love the way Zeus has a thing on with practically every important woman in Greek Mytology. Its hilarious, but rather disgusting. |
06-27-2005, 08:23 AM | #2 |
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My favourite story is Hercules and his twelve assignments.
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06-28-2005, 07:39 AM | #3 |
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What exactly was the 12 tasks? I know there was the one where he had to get an golden apple & one in which he and Atlas tried to trick each other into supporting the sky. And one with a lion (pulling the sun, or am I making that up?). And I know that Hercules didn't slay Medusa, as too many people believe. Perseus did. Oh, Perseus rocks
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06-28-2005, 12:55 PM | #4 |
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According to a mythological dictionairy I have the list of accomplishments are as follows:
1. The Hunt For the Nemeian Lion. 2. The Fight With the Hydra. 3. The Capture of the Erymathian Boar. 4. The Capture of Cherynia's Deer. 5. The Rescue of An Arcadian Neiad From the Flesheating Stymphalic Birds. 6. The Cleaning of Augias' Stables. 7. The Capture of A Fearsome Bull And It's Consequent Release On Crete. 8. The Escape From the Flesheating Horses of Diomedes, 9. The Theft of Hippolyta's Girdle. 10. The Fetching of the Giant Geryon's Cattle. 11. The Creation of the Gibraltar Sound and the Rock Formations. 12. The Capture of the Deathhound Cherberos. And there you have it. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-28-2005 at 01:04 PM. |
06-28-2005, 05:49 PM | #5 |
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06-30-2005, 11:12 AM | #7 |
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Hey thanx for the list! Now I know too Though I ought have remembered about the Hydra & Cherberos. I wouldn't like to fight that Hydra - mean creature.
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06-30-2005, 12:47 PM | #8 |
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The Odyssey may be my favorite Greek story. It's very, very tough to say though, really.
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