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[Felix Culpa]

Well, if you are a fan, or a hater, of Greek mythology, or just would like to know more about it, this is the time and place to discuss said interest.

 

[spoiler=3 Primordial Beings (more to be added later)]1. The Void

Greeks believed that the original form was Chaos, the Void, that all life sprang out of.

 

2. Ouranos - son of the Void, personification of the sky

Ouranos was the personification of the sky, and it is said that when Ouranos was castrated his testicles fell into the sea and created Aphrodite, though in other sources, she is a daughter of Zeus. Ouranos was the father of the Titans with Gaea.

 

3. Gaea - daughter of the Void, personification of the earth

Gaea is considered the mother of all life for Greeks. From Earth's bosom, the Titans rose, creating a pseudonym Golden Age, followed by the Olympians, for which Greece so celebrated.

 

[fenrir]

There needs to be a thread about Norse Mythology. >_>

 

Anyways, <3 Void.

 

There are so many different versions of the Void. It's like hell, only, nothing. =o

[Felix Culpa]

Well, there's where your wrong. People don't get sent to the Void, because when its children popped out, the Void simply became space. Hell is referred to by three names in Greek mythology. Hades, Dis, and Tartarus.

[fenrir]

I meant as it varies between Mythologies similar to hell.

[B3lly N3rd]

all i know or care about is that the greak god names are cool...Hades...Eros...come on!!!!!

[Felix Culpa]

interesting, but remember, this is a discussion of Greek Mythology.

 

My least favorite being in Greek mythology is Zeus, because of his many flaws. It is one of the Greeks ways, personifying their gods with flaws.

[Zimiri of the Muse]

Well' date=' there's where your wrong. People don't get sent to the Void, because when its children popped out, the Void simply became space. Hell is referred to by three names in Greek mythology. Hades, Dis, and Tartarus.

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hades and tartarus are different, hades is the land of the dead where hades rules with his queen 4 months of the year. tartarus is the deepest pit in hades where the worst go aka cronus.

i love greek mythology

[Felix Culpa]

Tartarus is used as a name for the general area of the Underworld, elite. Hades and Dis are used alternatively, and the Greeks referred to him as Pluto, not Hades. And the number of pomegranate seeds Persephone ate and the number of months she's in the Underworld vary between 4 and 8.

[fenrir]

Tartarus is used as a name for the general area of the Underworld' date=' elite. Hades and Dis are used alternatively, [b']and the Greeks referred to him as Pluto[/b], not Hades. And the number of pomegranate seeds Persephone ate and the number of months she's in the Underworld vary between 4 and 8.

 

-half facepalm-

[Plaguespreader Zombie]

and the Greeks referred to him as Pluto' date=' not Hades.

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I lol'd so hard.

 

lrn2greekmyths

 

The Roman's reffered to Hades as Pluto, and the Greeks the exact opposite.

[ZhaneX]

and the Greeks referred to him as Pluto' date=' not Hades.

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I'll 3rd that 'lol'

The Greeks called him Hades, but he was refered to as Pluto by the Romans, after they adapted the Greeks religion for themselves.

 

Anyway, I love greek mythology. My personal favorite stories include the birth myth of Hermes, the Adventures of Perseus, and the story of Persephone. Anyway though, I can't wait for the new Clash of the Titan's Movie.

[Felix Culpa]

"He was also called Pluto, the God of Wealth, of the precious metals hidden in the earth. The Romans as well as the Greeks called him by this name..." (Hamilton 29)

 

That is a section from the description of Pluto in the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton.

[Godot]

I <3 Greek Mythology.

 

 

Well' date=' there's where your wrong. People don't get sent to the Void, because when its children popped out, the Void simply became space. Hell is referred to by three names in Greek mythology. Hades, Dis, and Tartarus.

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No. Hades is the GOD of the underworld. When people say "You'll go to Hades" they meant you'll be sent to him. They didn't call the underworld Hades.

 

the Greeks referred to him as Pluto' date=' not Hades.

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I loled so hard. At least he doesn't call Cronos Saturn.

[Felix Culpa]

Ice, don't comment on what you don't know. Refer to the post above yours to see how wrong you are. >>

[Godot]

When I posted, that post wasn't there. =/

 

Anyways, no. That's just 1 source. Big whoop-de-freaking-doo. Pluto was a freaking Nymph in Greek Mythology. =/

 

Nobody challenges me in Greek Mythology. Nobody.

[Felix Culpa]

Pluto was god of the underdick and its riches. The name is the Latinized form of Greek Πλούτων (Ploutōn), another name by which Hades was known in Greek mythology, possibly from the Greek word for wealth, πλοῦτος (ploutos). (Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_%28mythology%29)

 

And the editors of Wikipedia go through and edit out false hoods. Two sources. You want to go more?

 

Hades is simultaneously the Greek god of the dead and the name of the underworld abode in which he lived. Dis was actually the Roman counterpart of Hades, not Pluto. (You and the Universe) http://www.myastrologybook.com/Hades-Pluto-mythology-gods.htm

[Godot]

*Goes to grab random Greek Mythology Book*

 

Nowhere. Although, it does have the ROMAN equivalents though. And Hades' Roman Equivalent is Pluto. And, it also says Pluto was a Nymph in Greek Mythology. Google it if you wish.

 

EDIT: Oh. It's a Wikipedia article. Nevermind. You proved your point, Wikipedia's trustworthy, right?

[Felix Culpa]

Pluto, Greek god of wealth, ruled the dark underworld of myth (ninth planet from the sun). http://www.wordsources.info/pluto.html

 

I can go on for hours, providing links to the Greek god named Pluto, god of Wealth.

[Godot]

And I can go on for hours, reading Greek Myth books written by Greeks themselves.

[Felix Culpa]

And yes, Wikipedia is a trustworthy source. Did I not just say that people go through Wikipedia editing out falsehoods? Are you completely ignoring the fact that you are wrong. I've provided 3 internet sources and one written that proves you wrong. Please, go ahead and quote a book that says DEFINITELY that Pluto is not both the Greek and Roman god of wealth and the treasures the earth has. Prove it to me, and then I'll believe you. Not one that says, "Pluto is the Roman counterpart of Hades."

 

Greeks did not always call Hades Hades, because some of the time, they did not want the morbidity of death hanging over miners as they plunge into the earth to get gold, silver, and bronze.

[Godot]

You want to use Wikipedia? Apparently Hades is a woman now.

 

Please, I'll SCAN A FAWKING PAGE OF A BOOK IF YOU WANT.

 

Honestly, can't you just admit that you made a mistake? Besides, translations can be dicks sometimes. =/

[ZhaneX]

I'd say that seems to sum it up.

Pluto was a water nymph in Greek Myth.

The Greek god of wealth was Plutus

And Pluto is the Roman God of The Underworld.

 

Also, rather than arguing, can't we just agree to disagree and talk about something else?

[Felix Culpa]

πλούτου

ploútou

 

The Greeks referred to him as Pluto as the God of Wealth. As your Wikipedia link states, it is also spelled Plouto. And even the writers of myth use the same name twice. Look at Ajax and Ajax, both were people in the Trojan War.

[FINAL GOD OF DRAGONS]

can you agree that atlas was said to hold up the heavens

[Godot]

Wow, it's also spelled Plouto. Yes, they use the same name twice, but they NEVER use a Gods name twice. You don't see a king named Apollo, do you? No. So if he really was called Pluto, the Nymph would just be called Plouto.