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 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:40 am
It's supposed to be Greco-Roman mythology, but that title was too long.
There's a story behind this topic. I work at as a counselor at a science camp program run by the local planetarium. Even though I taught a camp this week about toy engineering, the highlight of every day was listening to me tell them Greek and Roman myths. During snack time, most of the kids would gather on the floor around me to hear any and all myths.
In telling these stories, I realized that there are some life lessons. The story of Venus and Mars teaches that one should be faithful to your wife or husband. Tantalus is a classic 'killing someone is bad' story. Along those lines, many of the stories about gods growing jealous of mortals teaches kids that all in all, life isn't fair and there's nothing you can do about it.
So with that said, what have Greek and Roman myths taught you?
EDIT: Hermione, is this topic okay for the culture subforum or should I repost it in Mythology?
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:09 pm
I think it's a good one to put here.
I've forgotten all the Greek and Roman myths now so I can't tell you anything I've ever learned.
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Hermonie Urameshi Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:06 am
I think mythology is a way to learn about Ancient Greek mind and customs more than a guide for life. Life lessons don't depend on which myth do you know because there are some that are opposite (for example, Aphrodite myth is about faithfulness, but Zeus had many lovers and he was not punished for that as far as I know).
Besides, any knowledge you can get from myths is affected by your religion, culture, traditions... Our lifestyle has changed, so some lessons may not be suitable nowadays. For instance, those stories related to the invariable mortal destiny won't affect you if you believe in free will or similar philosophies. So, you decide which lessons do you want to apply in your daily life.
However, I like those stories about mortal arrogance. Tantalus and Belerofonte, the one who rode Pegasus (How do you write it in English? sweatdrop ), are my favorites.
Sorry about the lenght. 4laugh
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:32 pm
Oh, be realistic why don't you? razz
But you're right, it's all about how you look at it. All of the stories are open for interpretation. Zeus either didn't get punished because he was a man, or he didn't get punished because he was king of the gods. The moral could either be that rules don't apply when you're the king or that life isn't fair.
Another one I remember telling was the story of Narcissus. The moral is that you shouldn't be obsessed with yourself. The other moral is that you shouldn't fall in love with someone who is obsessed with themselves 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:52 pm
ah yes the greek mythos..... I prefer the greek to the Roman and I hate it when they call the gods by there Roman names.
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:10 pm
It doesn't matter what we're calling them. The point is talking about what the myths teach us. Come on! What about the myth of Daedalus and Icarus? That teaches us hubris, but it also teaches us that sometimes your son isn't as smart as you think he is. Anyone else? This is the place to go if you're rusty on your myths: http://www.messagenet.com/myths/
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:31 pm
and the Trojan war shows that cunning is offten better then strength.
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