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 Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:57 pm
Hello everyone. You can just call me Horses. I am 20 years old and currently attending college. I became interested it Greek mythology my freshman year of college while taking a Classical Mythology class. At home I have tons of Greek mythology books and Greek Literature. Some of my favorite pieces include Antigone, Medea, Lysistrata, The Illiad, and The Odyssey. I also love the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. My Classical Myth teacher recommended the series to my class and I am very happy she did! I can't wait for The Lost Hero to come out October 12th!! My favorite Greek god is Poseidon. My favorite goddess is a toss up b/w Artemis and Demeter.
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:46 pm
Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin
If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:33 pm
Javier Cross Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter. I have read the Aeneid and I do not like it. I don't like the fact that there are passages from the Iliad in the Aeneid and that the only things Virgil changed were the names of the people and the locations. I'm not a big fan of Roman mythology in general, but that is just my preference. I do love stories about Artemis though! 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:32 pm
HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter. I have read the Aeneid and I do not like it. I don't like the fact that there are passages from the Iliad in the Aeneid and that the only things Virgil changed were the names of the people and the locations. I'm not a big fan of Roman mythology in general, but that is just my preference. I do love stories about Artemis though! 3nodding I got interested in Percy Jackson in my 6th grade book fair. The cover of the third book was a pegasus and a kid with grapevines on an metal eagle so I picked it up cuz it looked cool.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:47 pm
Melios: The Titan's Curse was my 2nd favorite book of the series. The Last Olympian was my favorite. Have you read the entire series?
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:12 pm
HorsesOfTheNight Melios: The Titan's Curse was my 2nd favorite book of the series. The Last Olympian was my favorite. Have you read the entire series? I only have the 2nd,3rd, and fourth book. I want to buy the 1st and 5th at borders but highschool is rough...
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:36 pm
Melios the Hoplite HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter. I have read the Aeneid and I do not like it. I don't like the fact that there are passages from the Iliad in the Aeneid and that the only things Virgil changed were the names of the people and the locations. I'm not a big fan of Roman mythology in general, but that is just my preference. I do love stories about Artemis though! 3nodding I got interested in Percy Jackson in my 6th grade book fair. The cover of the third book was a pegasus and a kid with grapevines on an metal eagle so I picked it up cuz it looked cool. @Horses: There there, i would recommend after reading The Aeneid to read a happier tale, afterward, because you need to smile more, but in any case, does it help that some members of the Round Table were descended from Aeneas' line?[And thank you, Artemis, for bringing some of his descendants to Europe!] @Melios, that makes two of us, or was that 3, but its best to go in-depth in the modern myths section.
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:22 pm
My name is Sabrina Danielle. I'm 7teen and will be graduating high school soon. I found this guild actually right after the 8th annual gaia ball under my old gaia account Sayomi Kenchi, and didn't get a chance to join. But it got hacked anyway.
I've been intrested in Mythology for sooo long. Sadly the state of Kansas says we can't review it and isn't needed to graduate. Which lead me to do research and read about it all on my own. I love mythology. I think one of my favortite stories is Medusa and Posiden having Pegasus as their kid. I mean I dunno if that's true because there is so many stories. But it's fun to think about and listen to what people have to say about it. I love that there are so many god and goddesses and the smaller units. One of my favortie fictional books about the battle of Troy is Troy by Adele Geras, because it explains how Olympus was involved. Well its a good book. smile
I'm so glad to be here. I'm hoping I can take a class on mythology in college soon.
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:25 pm
Javier Cross Melios the Hoplite HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter. I have read the Aeneid and I do not like it. I don't like the fact that there are passages from the Iliad in the Aeneid and that the only things Virgil changed were the names of the people and the locations. I'm not a big fan of Roman mythology in general, but that is just my preference. I do love stories about Artemis though! 3nodding I got interested in Percy Jackson in my 6th grade book fair. The cover of the third book was a pegasus and a kid with grapevines on an metal eagle so I picked it up cuz it looked cool. @Horses: There there, i would recommend after reading The Aeneid to read a happier tale, afterward, because you need to smile more, but in any case, does it help that some members of the Round Table were descended from Aeneas' line?[And thank you, Artemis, for bringing some of his descendants to Europe!] Oh I smile plenty! Hehehe! I'm just not a big fan of plagarism. I actually did read a very funny Greek play after I read The Aeneid. The play was Lysistrata, and I recommend it. It is a very entertaining! ^_^
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:57 pm
Dionysus or Bacchus Welcome Cane and Bugs Momma, we're glad you guys have joined. mrgreen Mnemosyne, you're such a dear sometimes I wonder why no one remembers you. Thanks for the welcome!
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:42 am
HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Melios the Hoplite HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter. I have read the Aeneid and I do not like it. I don't like the fact that there are passages from the Iliad in the Aeneid and that the only things Virgil changed were the names of the people and the locations. I'm not a big fan of Roman mythology in general, but that is just my preference. I do love stories about Artemis though! 3nodding I got interested in Percy Jackson in my 6th grade book fair. The cover of the third book was a pegasus and a kid with grapevines on an metal eagle so I picked it up cuz it looked cool. @Horses: There there, i would recommend after reading The Aeneid to read a happier tale, afterward, because you need to smile more, but in any case, does it help that some members of the Round Table were descended from Aeneas' line?[And thank you, Artemis, for bringing some of his descendants to Europe!] Oh I smile plenty! Hehehe! I'm just not a big fan of plagarism. I actually did read a very funny Greek play after I read The Aeneid. The play was Lysistrata, and I recommend it. It is a very entertaining! ^_^ Alright then[but i thought The Aeneid and Ovid's works had some shreads of originality, and The Aeneid was a prequel to the tales of the Round Table!] Let's talk more in the Modern Myth section.
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:13 am
Hey, I'm new. I am a big fan of Greek mythology and am writing a book series based off of some of the myths. If you click on my siggy, you'll go to the first few chapters of IONA, my current novel. The publishing date will hopefully be next year when I finish the editing.
My favorite myths are Hades/Persephone and Eros/Psyche. I'm a sucker for romance.
Just in case you wanted to know, this is the current list of books I plan on writing:
IONA (in progress): A take on the Eros/Psyche myth
KORE: A take on the Hades/Persephone myth
LYANDER: A myth of my own that combines a roman myth of Hero/Lyander and Orpheus.
Then I want to put in the Arachne/Athena myth and either the Daphne/Apollo or Marpessa/Apollo myth. I think my count is nearly seven books.
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:47 am
Oh Mnezzy dear, I think firewood's gonna give you a run for your money!
Welcome, new guild mate!
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:09 pm
Dionysus or Bacchus Oh Mnezzy dear, I think firewood's gonna give you a run for your money! Welcome, new guild mate! Aw, thanks. Is Mnezzy a writer too?
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:54 pm
Javier Cross HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Melios the Hoplite HorsesOfTheNight Javier Cross Hello, fleet of Horses. biggrin If its of use, i read Virgil's The Aeneid, so feel free to discuss with me on what i noticed about the tale when it came to Aeneas' mother, Aphrodite, or the likes of Artemis for that matter. I have read the Aeneid and I do not like it. I don't like the fact that there are passages from the Iliad in the Aeneid and that the only things Virgil changed were the names of the people and the locations. I'm not a big fan of Roman mythology in general, but that is just my preference. I do love stories about Artemis though! 3nodding I got interested in Percy Jackson in my 6th grade book fair. The cover of the third book was a pegasus and a kid with grapevines on an metal eagle so I picked it up cuz it looked cool. @Horses: There there, i would recommend after reading The Aeneid to read a happier tale, afterward, because you need to smile more, but in any case, does it help that some members of the Round Table were descended from Aeneas' line?[And thank you, Artemis, for bringing some of his descendants to Europe!] Oh I smile plenty! Hehehe! I'm just not a big fan of plagarism. I actually did read a very funny Greek play after I read The Aeneid. The play was Lysistrata, and I recommend it. It is a very entertaining! ^_^ Alright then[but i thought The Aeneid and Ovid's works had some shreads of originality, and The Aeneid was a prequel to the tales of the Round Table!] Let's talk more in the Modern Myth section. I never said that the Aeneid did not contain orginal ideas. I said that there are passages from the Iliad within the Aeneid. Is there a thread for Greek Lit. and Roman Lit. in the modern myth section or should I start a new one?
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