Sunday, May 2, 2010
Families in Myths
After reading the story of Cupid and Phyche and a little bit of the background behind how titans and gods were born I had one question. Why aren't families in mythology compassionate towards one and other? In Cupid and Phyche's story, Venus the mother of cupid, did not want her son to be in love especially with a girl she wants dead. She should have just been happy for him. Finally in the other story, Zeus the son of the titans overthrew them and emoted them. I thought they were "godly", this isn't. Do they not care much for their family because they think they are a threat to them or someone to overthrow them just as they had done before.
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I think it's all an act of power. Think about it, gods and goddesses are all about conquering the weak and gaining power. So, despite the fact that they are related to one another in some way... it does not stop them from wanting to feel that sense of control over someone else. This may also be evil, but maybe they like being a bunch of jerkasses. ;P
ReplyDeleteI think that the gods think that they know their childrens' weaknesses and just see them as a number that they have defeated or conquered. They don't really see them as their own. Another reason why they don't see them as their own is because they have had so many children; for example Zeus. How many kids has he had? Hercules, Perseus,Helen and the list goes on and on. Wow, Zeus was quite the player!
ReplyDeleteAnd that in fact is very true. Gods and Goddesses don't perceive love the same way as we do. They are mostly focused on the lust and the ... well, sex. It's a huge combinations of steroids, boxing and winning some sort of championship for them. Hence.. THE HEROIC JOURNEY. If gods are all about success and pride, etc. I guess the heroic journey was a great invention to really get them on their feet and keep them busy. KIND OF like we get thrown in school because we can be put to good use too. Haha.
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