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| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by jericco1(m): 6:55am On Jul 25, 2014 |
I think Homer is, beautiful poems, wow A great Legend. Troy maybe |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by yungryce: 6:58am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Is dat all? D greeks has so much mythologies na. Wetin u jst gv us na appetizer |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by japhmanuel: 7:07am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Kalvan: Amazing.lord deliver him |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:18am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Top 10 Heroes of Greek Legend Achilles was the greatest hero to the Greeks in the Trojan War, but Hercules overcame so many obstacles that it is hard to rank him second to any. Besides, in Iliad I Nestor says that all the heroes of the Trojan War are second rate compared with earlier ones like Theseus. This list is mine, however, and 21st century prejudices are in play, so Achilles supersedes Theseus. In this list I will show the major claim to fame of each of these heroes. 1. Hercules - Herakles - Heracles Hercules was outwitted by his nemesis Hera from before the time he was born. After his birth she tried to destroy him by putting snakes in his crib, but he was too powerful even then. He grew up to become the hero who beat the odds time and again, performed amazing, often helpful tasks, and yet was full of human foibles, even to the point of having to expiate the horrible crime of murdering his own children (under the guidance of Hera, of course) 2. Achilles Achilles was the Greek's best warrior in the Trojan War. His nymph mother, Thetis, held him by his heel when she dipped him in the River Styx . This left him vulnerable in one spot on his body. When he fought in the Trojan War he was unbeatable, until the gods guided the hand of Paris to shoot an arrow into Achilles' heel. 3. Theseus Theseus was the hero of Athens who saved the people from having to send off their sons and daughters as human sacrifices to the monstrous Cretan minotaur. With the help of the creature's half sister, Ariadne, Theseus was able to slay the monster and find his way out of the labyrinth. He took Ariadne with him when he left, but abandoned her to a better fate and caused his own father, the king of Athens, to commit suicide. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:19am On Jul 25, 2014 |
4. Odysseus Craftier by far than any other hero, but also a very capable warrior. Odysseus was the wily hero of the Greeks whom they considered second only to Achilles. Odysseus was the one who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. He was also one of the few Greeks to reach his homeland of Ithaca, after 10 years of war and 10 years of troubles at sea. He was a descendant of Hermes, god of thieves. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:26am On Jul 25, 2014 |
5. Perseus Perseus was the son of Danae and Zeus. For a hero, having Zeus for a father was not unusual, but Zeus impregnated his mother as a shower of gold because Danae's father had tried to prevent his daughter from just such a liaison. After a bleak childhood, Perseus was helped by the gods to obtain the deadly head of snaky- tressed Medusa. With the help of her head he could then turn anyone he wished to stone. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:27am On Jul 25, 2014 |
6. Jason Jason was another hero with an unfortunate childhood. To win back the throne he rightfully should have had, he was sent to capture the golden fleece. He set out with a band of the greatest heroes the world has ever known and had a series of adventures worthy of epic. Eventually, with the help of the witch Medea, he took the fleece. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:28am On Jul 25, 2014 |
7. Bellerophon Bellerophon is a little short of status among the heroes becoming a bit of a second- rate Perseus. He rode on the winged horse Pegasus; killed the Chimera monster, and tried to fly Pegasus to Olympus. His grandson Sarpedon was an important ally of the Trojans in the Trojan War. Sarpedon scolds the Trojan prince Hector in Iliad Book V. The Iliad Book VI has this to say about Bellerophon's family of origin: "There is a city in the heart of Argos, pasture land of horses, called Ephyra, where Sisyphus lived, who was the craftiest of all mankind. He was the son of Aeolus, and had a son named Glaucus, who was father to Bellerophon, whom heaven endowed with the most surpassing comeliness and beauty. But Proetus devised his ruin, and being stronger than he, drove him from the land of the Argives, over which Jove had made him ruler." |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:29am On Jul 25, 2014 |
8. Orpheus Orpheus is a hero for two reasons: he was counted among them in the Golden Fleece quest of the Argonauts and he survived a quest that even the more obviously heroic Theseus failed. Orpheus went to the Underworld to retrieve his wife, Eurydice, who had just died of snakebite. He made his way to the Underworld's royal couple, charming all in his passage with his extraordinary musical skill. Then Orpheus persuaded Hades to give him a chance to bring his wife back to life. He got permission -- on condition that he not look at Eurydice until they reached the light of day. While Orpheus failed to accomplish his mission, he returned to life without need of human intervention. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Ajibel(m): 7:29am On Jul 25, 2014 |
I love myths and the greek myths are my favorite. Ive read em a lot on wikipedia's Greek mythology portal & their website greekmythology.com buh I believe some existed and others were exaggerated. The basis of the myth was to explain how the world came to be - buh me, I find them as a source of entertainment. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:30am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Nice read btw wat abt thor. Nd his hammer is dat. Myth fake too |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:33am On Jul 25, 2014 |
9. Cadmus Cadmus was the Phoenician founder of Thebes. He had set off on his adventures to find his sister Europa, but failed. When he settled down in Boeotia, in fulfillment of an oracle, he lost his men to a dragon (serpent) of Ares. Cadmus killed the dragon, planted its teeth and watched as armed men (the Spartoi) emerged from the ground. They fought each other down to a final 5 who helped Cadmus found Thebes. Cadmus married Harmonia, daughter of Ares, but Ares wasn't finished punishing the family of Cadmus for killing his dragon. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 7:37am On Jul 25, 2014 |
10. Atalanta Greek heroes were overwhelmingly men. In this top 10 list, the one noteworthy female athlete deserves a place. She is Atalanta, the sole women who sailed with Jason on his quest for the golden fleece, according to some. This paved the way for the return trip with the witch Medea of Colchis on board. Atalanta is also the hunter who first pierced the Calydonian Boar. Atalanta is best known, however, for losing a race because she kept stopping to pick up golden apples. As a result of losing the race, she was obligated to marry Melanion (or Hippomenes). |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by daylae(m): 7:40am On Jul 25, 2014 |
many here defending how true the greek legends were won't say the same about our own legends - like the sango and all though. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nihilist: 8:28am On Jul 25, 2014 |
daylae: many here defending how true the greek legends were won't say the same about our own legends - like the sango and all though. OP you copied this article word for word from the BBC Why have you not put a reference? Nigerians and plagiarism sha... And then you have to gall to type the rubbish in the comment above..  |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by mahleeq(m): 8:31am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Alaafin Sango, one of the past kings of The old Oyo empire, was a warrior, And is the yoruba god of Thunder. Sango Olukoso oooooo. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by nwanioma(f): 8:32am On Jul 25, 2014 |
True or not, i love greek mythology. The stories are intoxicating, and often leave me with a smily face. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by daylae(m): 8:38am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Nihilist:plagiarize the BBC? harmless omission though. but what's the correlation between my comment you quoted and the alleged plagiarism. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nihilist: 8:43am On Jul 25, 2014 |
daylae: plagiarize the BBC? harmless omission though. but what's the correlation between my comment you quoted and the alleged plagiarism. How is it a 'harmless omission'? You attempted to pass off a BBC article as your own work. You even went as far as lifting the embedded pictures from the article and attaching them to your post, but harmlessly omitted to put a reference to the author... Anyway with the lack of originality you've shown on this thread, I think it's rather ironic that you would question any other person's commitments to African Legends.... Afterall, you ARE the one who posted a plagiarised article on Greek Legends for debate no? 2 Likes |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by daylae(m): 8:55am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Nihilist:you don't plagiarize a world news outlet like the BBC on an article that is not in isolation,probably seen by millions at the moment. the accusation is out of context. . .common sense. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by bloodykiller: 9:02am On Jul 25, 2014 |
yes some are true. just visit and tour Greece they will show you the tombs of all those legends like odeyssy Pythagoras etc |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nobody: 9:08am On Jul 25, 2014 |
daylae: many here defending how true the greek legends were won't say the same about our own legends - like the sango and all though. All those ones na film trick..even oduduwa coming down with chain abi obatala..too many pepper and salt. Adonblivit |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Nihilist: 9:11am On Jul 25, 2014 |
daylae: you don't plagiarize a world news outlet like the BBC on an article that is not in isolation,probably seen by millions at the moment. the accusation is out of context. . .common sense. You just exhibited how infinitely stu.pid you are. Did you write the article? 1 Like |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by dammyjay93(m): 9:12am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Yazmin: 7. Did Archilles ever have a heel.;Dode |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by daylae(m): 9:16am On Jul 25, 2014 |
3sth3r:we can as well say the same about the greek legends. The difference here may be because we lacking in systemic recording and preservation of history and legends. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by daylae(m): 9:28am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Nihilist:no name calling please. . . here's a topic i created before this;and in this case it would have been very easy for me to claim credit because its not an article like on the BBC with the million views, yet i posted the reference: https://www.nairaland.com/1822309/why-mosquitoes-bite-some-people . like i said,harmless omission. . .think. |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Dbestmax(m): 9:29am On Jul 25, 2014 |
englishmart: The Greeks played a very important role in today's education. Choii!!!!!!! Guy!!!!!! Nawao......talk anoda tin nh |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by HYBREED(m): 9:30am On Jul 25, 2014 |
emmyclassic: OP after world war3 things that happened or existed today would be regarded as myth.. so I can confidently tell u d Greek mythology were true cos things are happening today that pple in generations to come would disbelief....I love this post....top of the things that will be remembered then would be the "NIGERIAN ART OF LOOTING" and a certain president name GEJ who offered his country nothing but bloodshed. Hahaha  emmyclassic: OP after world war3 things that happened or existed today would be regarded as myth.. so I can confidently tell u d Greek mythology were true cos things are happening today that pple in generations to come would disbelief....I love this post....top of the things that will be remembered then would be the "NIGERIAN ART OF LOOTING" and a certain president name GEJ who offered his country nothing but bloodshed. Hahaha 2 Likes |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by HYBREED(m): 9:31am On Jul 25, 2014 |
emmyclassic: OP after world war3 things that happened or existed today would be regarded as myth.. so I can confidently tell u d Greek mythology were true cos things are happening today that pple in generations to come would disbelief |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by oppinionated(f): 9:32am On Jul 25, 2014 |
Kalvan: Amazing. Lol, I'm atheist too but a militant atheist is as bad as a militant christian |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by sarutobie(m): 9:44am On Jul 25, 2014 |
ichidodo: Troy was true,Sparta 300 was definitely true story although with some maggi and pepper likewise Hercules but Odysseus was the fiction of another true story starring Odysseus himself but without those mythical places and creatures.... Homer was a great story teller,writer and historian.this^..the city of troy existed, archaeologists proved that. the battle at thermopylae (also known as the hot gates) also happened a few hundred years before christ(480-479 Bc) |
| Re: How Many Greek Legends Were Really True by Forwetinnah: 9:52am On Jul 25, 2014 |
ebullientV: You'll burn in hell first, before you get that chance. Forget the mumu. .he's obviously looking for attention and 'quotes' 1 Like |
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