the oracle at Delphi says-

[grassangel]

Apparently young people do not read Greek myths any more. Which is why critics say Percy and the Lightning Thief is a good thing, as opposed to Hercules or Xena.
I am vaguely confused by this, as I knew who Zeus was before I was eight. Okay, so I can't name all the Argonauts but the fact that I know what the Elysian Fields are is apparently ODD.

Basically what I really wanted to say is: I'VE READ HERODOTUS, I KNOW MORE PLACE NAMES THAN YOU DO.

(This is vaguely aimed at the Doctor Who fandom/canon where appropriation of Greek names is rampant.)
(Also, the all-caps statement above does not apply to about half of my flist, as I know some of you could name all the Argonauts.)

Comments

[somersaulter.livejournal.com]

I remember being rather confused watching Percy Jackson as I kept wondering if Perseus is not the son of Zeus but of Poseidon.

I love Greek myths, but my readings of it are of the very basis. The sheer amount of literature of it is overwhelming. Know where I can start?

[hikaru-9.livejournal.com]

With a given name like 'Athena' You tend to go search these things out. I get people all the time that come up to me and say, "oh that's pretty, wasn't she the goddess of love?"

:/

[raelynae.livejournal.com]

Silly young people. I guess maybe we were doing it wrong? I thought Greek Mythology was still considered cool? Well maybe it will be again!

I had an advantage over most kids though, my parents would tell me kidified versions of myths as bed time stories. The tale of Zeus and Europa was fun~ haha