If you were living in ancient Greece which deities would you pay homage to?

Hekate · Post by **Hekate** » Tue Jul 24, 2001 5:34 pm

I have been a vicarious lurker via my roommate for about 3 mounts. Thank you Dragon Wench for initiating me. This is my first post.

Hekate is me, and I am her devotee. Her associate Goddesses, I follow as well: Persephone, Demeter, Ceres, Asteria, the Graces, the Moira. Her brother Hermes, and her lover Apollo.

Thank you again Dragon Wench!

djon · Post by **djon** » Tue Jul 24, 2001 7:18 pm

I would have to say Poseidon, Lord of the Ocean, Master of Earthquakes, and Overseer of the Horse [including the seahorse]. Of the three brothers, his realm is the most interesting, and the most important in all Greek tales.

Hekate · Post by **Hekate** » Tue Jul 24, 2001 7:35 pm

Djon, the thing I like most about Poseidon is that he saw right through that scallywag, Odysseus.

Hey, this is your initiation too! Thanks for joining me.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Tue Jul 24, 2001 7:42 pm

@Hekate and Djon - welcome to SYM

Please introduce yourselves in the Anatomy thread

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue Jul 24, 2001 11:33 pm

Hekate writes:
Djon, the thing I like most about Poseidon is that he saw right through that scallywag, Odysseus.

Saw through him? How could Poseidon *not* see through a mortal who kills his own son?

(For those who have missed the last 1,500 chapters of As the Ancient Greek World Turns, I'm referring to the Cyclops, who were sons of Poseidon. Odysseus blinded and killed one after it captured his crew, and barbequed them on successive days.)

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 5:06 am

What about Gene Hackman, does he count....

Hekate · Post by **Hekate** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 5:56 am

Good point, Fable. Gods would have about as much trouble seeing through the deeds of men as one might have seeing through Syran wrap.
But don't be yourself fooled by Odysseus' story that he's selling to the Phoecian king. Phoecians are Poseidon worshippers. Odysseus, the long tongued lout, is covering up for his lack of hekatomb to the great Earthshaker for helping the Achians win the war. Now that's hubris for you.

Gene Hackman, isn't he the personification of Dionysus?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:00 am

Originally posted by Hekate:

Gene Hackman, isn't he the personification of Dionysus?

If i had any clue who Dionysus was then i would wholehartedly agree......

I agree anyway just to sound like i know what i am talking aobut.

i was refering to his performence in the Poseidon Adventure

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:05 am

Why Sleep, that was a Greek classic. I think, that story should be put right next to the writings of Plato. Or was that Pluto?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:07 am

See KramoR agrees with me......sort of......oh maybe not.....

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:09 am

I agree with you 100 %, until they want to hang you. Uh, Sleep who????

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:18 am

ROTFLMAO

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 6:23 am

The problem with Poseidon, he always leaves puddles on the floor.

Hey, does anyone worship Uranus? Is it a god?

Hekate · Post by **Hekate** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:07 am

Was Uranus Poseidon in a Roman life?

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:11 am

@Hekate: Neptune was Roman.

I don't remember, who Uranus was.

Brink · Post by **Brink** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:12 am

I thought Neptune was the roman equivalent of Poseidon

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:13 am

Uranus, sophmoric jokes aside, was the sky in Greek creation mythology.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:15 am

From my dictionary of mythology...

Uranus
The divine personification of the sjy, whose main function in myth was to be the progenitor of a large number of children at the beginning of creation. Born of Gaia, without a mate, he went on to mate with his mother, and she bore the Titans. Ummm... you don't want to know what else happened to him!

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:17 am

Originally posted by Waverly:
Uranus, sophmoric jokes aside, was the sky in Greek creation mythology.

Wow Waverly, you're a smart guy. No matter what Dp and Weasel say about you. Those two are really giving you the raw deal, man. You should complain to Buck about their behavior.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 25, 2001 7:20 am

Originally posted by Waverly:
Uranus, sophmoric jokes aside

Why do I think that was the intention?

@Kramor