06/22/10 [BT #218] - The Bard's Myth, Part 2

[Lego3400]

Now I'm not sure if this was intentional or not but.... What would a Roman Goddess being doing in a tale that includes the Greek Mount Olympus?

[Darkmoon]

I could have gone with Aphrodite, sure. Strictly, speaking, though, the Roman gods were based/integrated with the Greek ones, so they would, admittedly, share a similar home (although also, as a counter point, they did spend more time hanging out around Rome).

The Roman versions of the myths never exclusively say that Mount Olympus was no longer their home, though.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Hrm. Are we gonna see Mithros in this, then?

[Darkmoon]

Depends on how I feel...

[Darkmoon]

Do you mean Mithras?

[Destina Faroda]

I thought he meant these...




Then again, if that were the case, this would be the legend of Mount Vesuvius.

[Darkmoon]

Nice.

[bradypodidae]

Ew! Now everything's all sticky!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I don't think Mithras, but I did read somewhere about someone who was revered some years before Christ as having risen from the dead, been born of a virgin, and ascended into heaven, amongst other surprisingly familiar list of achievements.

It might have been, but I can't find the reference, now...

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

quite a few gnostic cults had myths where an emissary of the Godhead would sacrifice himself to save the imperfect world from the Demiurge; and they usually abound with all sorts of not actually created myths, so virgin birth might enter its way in through that door.

[Darkmoon]

llearch: Sounds like a version of Mithras, yeah.

[Castle Pokemetroid]

All this makes me question on what this has to do with Bunny. It's like the Bard just hijacked the story line.

I suppose this will all make sense sooner or later, since I'm not seeing the connection at this current point in the story line.

[Darkmoon]

It will all become clear.