A Thread to Appraise and Appreciate Mythological People

[kentauros]

Because "mythological creatures" just sounds so insulting!

[malaise]

1. Ha

DU is a riot since yesterday

[kentauros]

2. And it's even more of a riot

when you add in sleep-deprivation

[malaise]

4. No such problem here

Get some sleep

[kentauros]

5. If I sleep now,

I'll really screw up my sleep patterns! Luckily, I'm done with driving for the day. I just hope I didn't scare any of the drivers around me as I bounced (with air!) over all the rollercoaster bumps and holes on Houston's roads

[malaise]

9. Well you're off the road now

[kentauros]

11. Happily so!

I had to take my car in for maintenance, and to fix part of the brake pedal that turns the brake lights off. Next time, in about three months or so, will be the bigger maintenance to replace/check all fluids and filters.

I have a lot of appreciation for the guys on Top Gear as they often do these extra-long road trips on next to no sleep, and manage not to kill themselves or anyone else

[uppityperson]

3. k& for mythological beings

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Is a Centaur a "person" under the 14th Amendment?

I'd like to hear from the Supreme Court on the issue of Centaur personhood. With the fictional personhood of corporations already recognized, who knows?

[kentauros]

8. We often consider our furbabies as "part of the family"

Seems like that designation could make them "people."

Plus, beings such as mermaids, sphynxes, centaurs, satyrs, fauns, selkies, sirens, and all the others I can't remember, are whole beings, not half human and half whatever animal their bodies seem to include. Yet, they can interact with whole humans due to having some of their whole bodies in human form.

In other words, most people don't say "She's half human and half fish," instead saying, simply, "She's a mermaid." Yet, people continue to say "half human, half horse" or "half goat" when referencing other similar whole beings.

It's discrimination!

[el_bryanto]

7. I quite like Sphinxes.

And Artichokes.

Bryant

[kentauros]

10. You'll like this site, then:

http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Sphinx.html

[Blanks]

12. Where's the dude from ancient aliens? eom

[Uncle Joe]

13. Prometheus, if it wasn't for him stealing fire from heaven, we would all be freezing our asses off.

You rock, Prometheus!


Thanks for the thread, kentauros.

[kentauros]

14. And to Helios for bringing us the sun on a daily basis!

Helios! And your fiery chariot!




You're most welcome, Joe

[Hekate]

15. I've noticed the Demetrian Triad is represented here, Kentauros.

Hekate

[kentauros]

16. Is it?

I'm afraid I don't know much about Demeter. I do like mythology, but I'm no expert (much less, possessing an expert's memory.)

Of course, if you're alluding to people posting here, well, my brain/mind is a bit mushy right now. Not enough Hypnos in my day/night

[Hekate]

19. Demeter, Persephone, Hekate form a Trinity of Mother, Maiden, and Crone

Goddesses are often found in trinities, even when they are closely paired with a god in one of their aspects.

When I joined DU in 2002 I had just finished my dissertation in mythological studies, and a lot of my study prior to that was on the Demeter/Persephone myth and modern women's reaction to it. In choosing my name here I decided to move on, because my children certainly had moved on and out. I don't know the other posters personally (and don't necessarily always agree with them) but I do notice their names when they pop up.

How did you decide on Kentauros, if I may ask?

[kentauros]

20. Okay, I have seen DUer demeter, but don't recall Persephone.

And thanks for the explanation
Have you ever heard of Layne Redmond? She was a master at the frame drum, and wrote a book titled "When the Drummers Were Women." She even put out a CD of her music where she discovered that Greek women were not only the drummers but also the bee-keepers. The book's out of print, so I've never gotten to read it, just Layne's blog posts about it, or the liner notes.

I picked "Kentauros" because it's the furthest back root word for "centaur," a form that is a love of mine. There's a deeper reason that I'd rather not mention in the open on DU because of the ultra-high mockability factor

[Hekate]

32. I never got around to reading her book, but I certainly have heard well of it

As for explaining one's name -- you've said all that is necessary.

Thanks for the clip.

I'm sure I saw a Persephone here once.... hmmm

[hobbit709]

17. Who you calling a creature?

[kentauros]

18. I'm not.

But other people do, even sites on mythology

[mia]

21. Sirens

[kentauros]

22. That was such a great movie!

And almost all of the songs are about death

[Hekate]

33. That movie had an amazing grasp of the mythological material

And fantastic music. Plus George Clooney is soooo easy on the eyes, and a fine comic actor.

[kentauros]

56. He is indeed great at comedy,

especially the subtle, non-slapstick kind.

Ulysses Everett McGill: Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?


Pete: The Preacher said it absolved us.
Ulysses Everett McGill: For him, not for the law. I'm surprised at you, Pete, I gave you credit for more brains than Delmar.
Delmar O'Donnell: But they was witnesses that seen us redeemed.
Ulysses Everett McGill: That's not the issue Delmar. Even if that did put you square with the Lord, the State of Mississippi's a little more hard-nosed.
(laughs)
Ulysses Everett McGill: Baptism! You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers!

[sarisataka]

23. So Greek-centric

No love for Thor or Jörmungandr?


I did love O Brother Where Art Thou. We watched it in our Greek epic class as a modern telling of the Odyssey. (watch it again, it's all in there)

[kentauros]

25. No, not into Viking mythology.

Can't stand the cold weather. Besides, they don't have centaurs

I do like the Thor movies, though

[Skidmore]

28. Buth they have Grendel

and his mom.

[kentauros]

29. Eh, still not the same.

Again, the cold is not my thing. At least the Greeks were on the Mediterranean!

[Skidmore]

24. Cthulhu

But, wait, the Great Old One is real.

[kentauros]

26. Medusa could take on Cthulu any day!

[Skidmore]

27. Meh...

Cthulhu is indifferent.

[phil89]

30. Did Carl Sagan weigh in on these?

N/t

[kentauros]

31. Well,

considering that he covered billions and billions of stars and constellations, he might have

[Behind the Aegis]

34. I approve

[scarletwoman]

35. I'm bullish on Minotaurs.

[pinboy3niner]

36. You're a head of the market on that one

I'd be a mazed if any body else would agree with you at this point.

[scarletwoman]

37. I'm not about to cave in to popular opinion.

[pinboy3niner]

39. You're welcome to stick to your Theseus

Who knows? You might make a killing.

[scarletwoman]

41. Yeah, as long as no one else tries to horn in.

[pinboy3niner]

43. I'd have to be out of my gored to even think of it

[scarletwoman]

44. Oh, I know you'd never be that beastly.

[pinboy3niner]

46. I was born an animal--but I wasn't born at night

[scarletwoman]

48. You ain't spooling!

[kentauros]

52. Don't be Minos, now.

It's Hera, see?

[WinkyDink]

51. Don't be silly; only a Cretan thinks that way.

[BainsBane]

38. The Fred M appreciation thread was yesterday.

[pinboy3niner]

40. Rut-roh! You shouldn't have mentioned that name.

Do we really want to hear the lamentations of the women all over again?

[BainsBane]

42. ?

lamentations of the women? I just remember being on a jury for Fred M and then seeing Rug's thread in appreciation of him, just as Fred was being shown the door after a short two days. I figured he was DU's own mythological creature?

[pinboy3niner]

45. Remember all of the sadness and grief expressed in Rug's thread?

We had lamentations coming out the wazoo!

[BainsBane]

47. Oh, because they were heartbroken to see Fred M go?

Yes. I guess that's true. I expect Fred may again be with us, transitioning between spirit form and temporary bodily manifestation to again walk amongst us.

[kentauros]

49. Is that 'M' for 'Mythical'?

Or 'M' for "Ministry of Secrets"?

Notice, too, the date on my parody/copycat thread: Fri Jul 11, 2014, 02:18 PM

Not to mention my username (which was discussed somewhere above) and is the Greek word for "centaur"

[pinboy3niner]

53. It's M for 'My God I'm so getting over on these Libruls, they'll never discover me!1!!'

[kentauros]

55. Masterfully done!

[WinkyDink]

50. My Main Demi-God is Dionysus. Hence, my name. (In Spanish, Dionisia.)

[kentauros]

54. That's cool!

Where's the main emphasis on the syllables? I'm just curious how you pronounce it

And Bacchus (Dionysus) was my favorite character, other than the centaurs, in the Beethoven's 6th segment of Disney's Fantasia.

[WinkyDink]

60. Thanks! It's "dee-oh-NEE-see-a."

[littlemissmartypants]

57. Do wyvern count?

I think they are cool.

[kentauros]

58. If that's what you like, then sure :)

I'm more into Greek myths, but you can post whichever kind you like here. Some folks like the northern myths (Vikings, dragons), and others the "fictional" myths (Cthulu, Old Ones.) I'm most interested in those along the Mediterranean, including Persian and Assyrian

[Hekate]

59. Inanna, Hymn to; and Inanna, Underworld Journey of.

Zowie is that some rich material.

Gilgamesh -- very good stuff there.