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	{{topquote\|I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the soul. We don't really act as if we believed in the soul's immortality and that's why we are where we are today.\|Edith Hamilton, ''Mythology''}}		{{topquote\|I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the soul. We don't really act as if we believed in the soul's immortality and that's why we are where we are today.\|Edith Hamilton, ''Mythology''}}
	{{topquote\|AND THEN ALONG [[Rule 34\|CAME]] ZEUS\|What happens in 99% of all Greek Myths}}		{{topquote\|AND THEN ALONG [[Rule 34\|CAME]] ZEUS\|What happens in 99% of all Greek Myths}}

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 ==== Act II - The Gatherings ====
 ==== Act III - The War ====
 ==== Act IV - The Returns, or how Odysseus had it worse ====

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	* '''[[Harpy]]''' - Massive birds with the bodies of human women. Essentially considered spirits of the wind and often spirited away people to feed to the Erinyes.		* '''[[Harpy]]''' - Massive birds with the bodies of human women. Essentially considered spirits of the wind and often spirited away people to feed to the Erinyes.
	* '''[[Centaur]]''' - Horses with men (or, more rarely, [[Monstergirls\|women]]) for upper bodies. Largely representative of being untamed animals, though some like Chiron were actually incredibly intelligent.		* '''[[Centaur]]''' - Horses with men (or, more rarely, [[Monstergirls\|women]]) for upper bodies. Largely representative of being untamed animals, though some like Chiron were actually incredibly intelligent.
	* '''[[Nymph]]''' - An all female race of spirits embodying varying aspects of nature. There are a ''lot'' of specific nymph variants, but some of the most well known are the '''Dryad''' (spirits of forests - the "tree spirit" version is due to confusion with the '''[[Hamadryad]]''', essentially reversing their statuses), the '''[[Oread]]''' (spirits of mountains), the '''[[Naiad]]''' (spirits of rivers, and often conflated with the '''Oceanids''', who were sea nymphs).		* '''[[Nymph]]''' - An all female race of spirits embodying varying aspects of nature. There are a ''lot'' of specific nymph variants, but some of the most well known are the '''Dryad''' (spirits of forests - the "tree spirit" version is due to confusion with the '''[[Hamadryad]]''', essentially reversing their statuses), the '''[[Oread]]''' (spirits of mountains), the '''[[Naiad]]''' (spirits of rivers, and often conflated with the '''Oceanids''', who were sea nymphs that were rhe children of Oceanus).
	* '''[[Satyr]]''' - Half man, half goat, drunken party animals heavily associated with Pan and Dionysius. A closely related creature with horse parts instead of goat parts was called the '''Ipotane'''.		* '''[[Satyr]]''' - Half man, half goat, drunken party animals heavily associated with Pan and Dionysius. A closely related creature with horse parts instead of goat parts was called the '''Ipotane'''.
	* '''[[Faun]]''' - Younger, prettier, gentler versions of satyrs.		* '''[[Faun]]''' - Younger, prettier, gentler versions of satyrs.

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	*'''[[Atlas]]''' : Another Titan who was a significant leader of the Titans during the Titanomachy. When the Titans lost, Atlas was punished by being forced to uphold the heavens for eternity, being the origin of both astronomy and the root of the term for a collection of maps.		*'''[[Atlas]]''' : Another Titan who was a significant leader of the Titans during the Titanomachy. When the Titans lost, Atlas was punished by being forced to uphold the heavens for eternity, being the origin of both astronomy and the root of the term for a collection of maps.

	*'''[[Oceanus]]''' : The Titan ruler of the seas before Poseidon.		*'''[[Oceanus]]''' : The Titan ruler of the seas before Poseidon. Decided to wait out the war between Titans and Olympians as a neutral, and so, while he wasn't imprisoned with the other Titans, he still lost control of the sea to Poseidon. Still ruled over lakes, ponds, rivers, you know,freshwater areas. Was also the father of the Oceanids.

	===Olympian Gods===		===Olympian Gods===

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Titans

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	*'''[[Rhea]]''' : Wife and sister to Cronos, meaning that she is also the mother of the original Olympians. Unfortunately, this didn't stop Cronos from swallowing all of her children so she replaced Zeus with a rock while hiding her last son in Crete to grow up. After the Titanomachy, her fate was rather kind, as she remained a steadfast ally of Olympus.		*'''[[Rhea]]''' : Wife and sister to Cronos, meaning that she is also the mother of the original Olympians. Unfortunately, this didn't stop Cronos from swallowing all of her children so she replaced Zeus with a rock while hiding her last son in Crete to grow up. After the Titanomachy, her fate was rather kind, as she remained a steadfast ally of Olympus.
	*'''[[Atlas]]''' : Another Titan who was a significant leader of the Titans during the Titanomachy. When the Titans lost, Atlas was punished by being forced to uphold the heavens for eternity, being the origin of both astronomy and the root of the term for a collection of maps.		*'''[[Atlas]]''' : Another Titan who was a significant leader of the Titans during the Titanomachy. When the Titans lost, Atlas was punished by being forced to uphold the heavens for eternity, being the origin of both astronomy and the root of the term for a collection of maps.

			*'''[[Oceanus]]''' : The Titan ruler of the seas before Poseidon.

	===Olympian Gods===		===Olympian Gods===

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/tg/ relevance

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	[[Dungeons & Dragons]] owes a massive debt to Greek Mythology. Most of its iconic monsters are rooted in either Greek Mythology, [[Norse Mythology]], or European Mythology, with a smattering of exotic foreign creatures like the [[rakshasa]] and the [[genie]]. In many ways, D&D could be said to be ''the'' biggest redefiner of Greek Mythology in all of /tg/ culture, since concepts like creating entire races from singular Greecian monsters were born in D&D.		[[Dungeons & Dragons]] owes a massive debt to Greek Mythology. Most of its iconic monsters are rooted in either Greek Mythology, [[Norse Mythology]], or European Mythology, with a smattering of exotic foreign creatures like the [[rakshasa]] and the [[genie]]. In many ways, D&D could be said to be ''the'' biggest redefiner of Greek Mythology in all of /tg/ culture, since concepts like creating entire races from singular Greecian monsters were born in D&D.

	[[Arkadia]] and [[Odyssey of the Dragonlords]] are D&D settings that double-down on D&D's roots in Greek mythology.		[[Arkadia]] and [[Odyssey of the Dragonlords]] are D&D settings that double-down on D&D's roots in Greek mythology. [[Theros]] was similarly [[Magic the Gathering]]'s take on Greek Mythology.

	[[Category:Greek Mythology]]		[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

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Classical Mythology?

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	This meant in turn that, until the mid-1900s or so, the Greek and Roman Mythologies were the only Pre-Christian Mythology that European students had to study, so they became associated heavily with the lost "golden age" of the [[Classical Period]].		This meant in turn that, until the mid-1900s or so, the Greek and Roman Mythologies were the only Pre-Christian Mythology that European students had to study, so they became associated heavily with the lost "golden age" of the [[Classical Period]].

			Now, bear this in mind; ''Classical Mythology is no way how the Greek saw their own mythology''. Matter of fact, every single city/tribe/civilization saw their own stories and creation myths differently. The remnants of those stories that were compiled and translated during the Dark Age are merely compilations and reinterpretations made to suit our modern view of mythology and story-writing. Also, thanks to a concept called "Syncretism", we are perhaps missing out on gods, heroes or creatures because they were reappropriated by other cultures. Zeus could be fifteen different gods fused into one, explaining in due parts his massive body of work, but also his very fucked up behavior. And the same goes for other gods.

			Everything explained in this here article is the "time-line" or great myths that the Classical revisionist period created. So take all of this with a grain of salt. Do yourself a favor and search the origins of myths. This is worth your time, we swear.

	==The "Canon" Timeline of Greek Mythos==		==The "Canon" Timeline of Greek Mythos==

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	===Olympian Gods===		===Olympian Gods===
	* '''[[Zeus]]''' : The Big Guy in Charge, the man who hurls his thunderbolt. Ruling over the Olympians on Mount Olympus, Zeus has a habit of being a very undecisive but very effective leader. Effective because problems tend to stop whenever he steps in, undecisive however because he has tough time wondering when is the right time to strike. Rulers of the Sky as well, he's in charge of the weather! Somewhat. The Greeks considered that everytime there was thunder or a massive shitstorm, that was because Zeus was beyond pissed. Other than that, Zeus has ~~recently got himself~~ a reputation of being a womanizer and a rapist. And also an [[Furry\|otherkin god]]. He banged all kinds of women as all kinds of animals and other types of stuff; Bulls, Birds, Clouds, Fishes, Ants... And in most cases it gave birth to either a monster or a demi-god.		* '''[[Zeus]]''' : The Big Guy in Charge, the man who hurls his thunderbolt. Ruling over the Olympians on Mount Olympus, Zeus has a habit of being a very undecisive but very effective leader. Effective because problems tend to stop whenever he steps in, undecisive however because he has tough time wondering when is the right time to strike. Rulers of the Sky as well, he's in charge of the weather! Somewhat. The Greeks considered that everytime there was thunder or a massive shitstorm, that was because Zeus was beyond pissed. Other than that, Zeus has a reputation of being a womanizer and a rapist, being practically incapable of keeping it in his pants. And also an [[Furry\|otherkin god]]. He banged all kinds of women as all kinds of animals and other types of stuff; Bulls, Birds, Clouds, Fishes, Ants... And in most cases it gave birth to either a monster or a demi-god.
	* '''[[Hera]]''' : The All-powerful queen of the Gods, and goddess of marriage. Most ironic that she has the most ~~infaithful~~ husband in all of mythology (and arguably, all of fiction). As a consequence of her domain is the vow of marriage, and punisher of those that break it, being at odds with ~~the free love nature of the gods~~, thus Hera is known as a foul-mouthed jealous goddess who has gone to punish women for "absolutely no reason", and torment poor Heracles and his many wives because he was born off the wrong guy. (~~can~~'t punish the king of the gods, so victim-blame the mortal that couldn't say no or outrun a horny god, it still ends either way badly).		* '''[[Hera]]''' : The All-powerful queen of the Gods, and goddess of marriage. Most ironic that she has the most unfaithful husband in all of mythology (and arguably, all of fiction). As a consequence of her domain is the vow of marriage, and punisher of those that break it, being at odds with Zeus's endless philandering, thus Hera is known as a foul-mouthed jealous goddess who has gone to punish women who end up attracting her husband's attention for "absolutely no reason", and torment poor Heracles and his many wives because he was born off the wrong guy. (Can't punish the king of the gods, so victim-blame the mortal that couldn't say no or outrun a horny god, it still ends either way badly).
	* '''[[Ares]]''' : The God of [[War]]. Although not like her sister Athena, he's more like [[Khorne]] or [[Gork]] and [[Mork]]. The Greeks disliked him (except Sparta) for being a bringer of utter bullshit (being the father of the gods that personify them), yet unlike other badass war gods, he is an utter wuss and a crybaby if you prick him and has never won a fight against anyone important (being the popular pro-Athens ~~intpetation~~). Whereas the Romans absolutely adored the guy and hallowed his name, being the father of the city's founder (though is originally a different god that ~~purpusplfuly~~ conflated with Ares because Greek culture was in vogue). Arguably because both nations had very different views on war.		* '''[[Ares]]''' : The God of [[War]]. Although not like her sister Athena, he's more like [[Khorne]] or [[Gork]] and [[Mork]]. The Greeks disliked him (except Sparta) for being a bringer of utter bullshit (being the father of the gods that personify them), yet unlike other badass war gods, he is an utter wuss and a crybaby if you prick him and has never won a fight against anyone important (being the popular pro-Athens interpretation). Whereas the Romans absolutely adored the guy and hallowed his name, being the father of the city's founder (though Mars is originally a different god that purposefully conflated with Ares because Greek culture was in vogue). Arguably because both nations had very different views on war.
	* '''[[Aphrodite]]''' : The Goddess of Love... In every sense of the term. Also a worshipped Warrior Goddess in Laconia. She doesn't do much, besides being one of the three reasons why the War of Troy began (the two other being Hera and Athena, funnily enough), although she's been known as the Goddess of beauty in general. So consider the fact that the mere sight of her might be enough to put your dick in a wheelchair. Which is fairly tame by the standards of this article. She's also known for being the wife of Hephaestus, though since Heph is a forge-dwelling [[Neckbeard]] (and the polar opposite of her beauty) she tried to sneak out with Ares. [[EPIC FAIL\|Only for the forge god to trap them both in a golden net and make them the laughing stock of Olympus]].		* '''[[Aphrodite]]''' : The Goddess of Love... In every sense of the term. Also a worshipped Warrior Goddess in Laconia. She doesn't do much, besides being one of the three reasons why the War of Troy began (the two other being Hera and Athena, funnily enough), although she's been known as the Goddess of beauty in general. So consider the fact that the mere sight of her might be enough to put your dick in a wheelchair. Which is fairly tame by the standards of this article. She's also known for being the wife of Hephaestus, though since Heph is a forge-dwelling [[Neckbeard]] (and the polar opposite of her beauty) she tried to sneak out with Ares. [[EPIC FAIL\|Only for the forge god to trap them both in a golden net and make them the laughing stock of Olympus]].
	* '''[[Apollo]]''' : God of Arts, Music, Poetry, Hunks and Light. There's not much to him, but he's known as the conductor of the Muses, and also a famous proclaimer of Heroes. Among other things, he's also famous for having spent a significant amount of time in none other than fucking [[Hyperborea]]. He's also one of the few who sided with the ~~Troyans~~ during the siege of Troy.		* '''[[Apollo]]''' : God of Arts, Music, Poetry, Hunks and Light. There's not much to him, but he's known as the conductor of the Muses, and also a famous proclaimer of Heroes. Among other things, he's also famous for having spent a significant amount of time in none other than fucking [[Hyperborea]]. He's also one of the few who sided with the Trojans during the siege of Troy.
	* '''[[Athena]]''' : Goddess of Wisdom, Strategy, Handicraft and School teachers. Usually depicted as an Owl when disguised. Wisest of the Olympians, and definetely one of the reverred Gods along with Poseidon and Zeus. Perhaps even moreso than these two since she got her own city. And that's a pretty huge prestige. She has been guiding a whole lot of heroes, most famously Odysseus during the Siege of Troy and during his escapades on the high seas. She's also directly responsible for punishing Medusa for being more beautiful than she is, proving that all the Greek gods are jealous and petty.		* '''[[Athena]]''' : Goddess of Wisdom, Strategy, Handicraft and School teachers. Usually depicted as an Owl when disguised. Wisest of the Olympians, and definetely one of the reverred Gods along with Poseidon and Zeus. Perhaps even moreso than these two since she got her own city. And that's a pretty huge prestige. She has been guiding a whole lot of heroes, most famously Odysseus during the Siege of Troy and during his escapades on the high seas. She's also directly responsible for punishing Medusa for being more beautiful than she is, proving that all the Greek gods are jealous and petty.
	* '''Artemis''' : Goddess of Hunting, the Moon, and Birthing. Odd job, right? One of the first bastard child of Zeus, she made a name for herself as one of the busiest gods out there. She's capable of creating plagues and sicknesses, but also giving the cure to treat them. Kind of like a second hand great equalizer. She's very close to young children and animals. And also a great protector of roads, ports and the likes.		* '''Artemis''' : Goddess of Hunting, the Moon, and Birthing. Odd job, right? One of the first bastard child of Zeus, she made a name for herself as one of the busiest gods out there. She's capable of creating plagues and sicknesses, but also giving the cure to treat them. Kind of like a second hand great equalizer. She's very close to young children and animals. And also a great protector of roads, ports and the likes.