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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:09 AM Original message |
What Is Your Favorite Myth? |
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Breezy du Nord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. I had this book when I was little w/ native american myths |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What culture is that from |
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Breezy du Nord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. you know, I can't quite remember |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
40. American Indian also...Selu the corn goddess |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:53 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Iroquois myth is amazingly sophisticated |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sisyphus! |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I can relate to that one |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Echo and Narcissus |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. Eros and Psyche |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Were the characters named after the mental phenomena |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
61. The mental phenomena were named after the gods |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. The love story of Damon and Pythias... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Can you tell it in a paragraph? |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. They were "best friends"... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thanks |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 12:27 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Thank you....relationships based on love... |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. This one- |
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EV1Ltimm (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. lol |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. Persephone |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. Coffee stunts your growth |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Are you sure that's not your LEAST favorite? |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. Orpheus and Eurydice |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Nice painting! |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 12:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Thanks! They're all beautiful! |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 12:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I saw that you made that choice |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. What a gorgeous language to have forgotten |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I tried to teach myself Latin last year. |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:17 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. You are a brave, brave soul! Good luck! :) (Shiver!) n/t |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:22 AM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Yeah, but what happens to Orpheus? |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That link doesn't work |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:43 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Thanks, I fixed the Prometheus story link |
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Tinoire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Here's the fixed link and Head of Orpheus |
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WhataBildeberger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. "God" |
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MoonGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. I've always been partial to the Biblical creation myth... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-06-03 11:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I'm fascinated with American creation myths |
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MoonGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 12:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Yeah... been a long time since I've studied this... |
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liberalpress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:57 AM Response to Reply #20 |
43. Interestingly... |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
24. Job |
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toolfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. Narcissus & Echo |
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Castilleja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
29. I like the one about Persephone |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. Flight of Icarus |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:35 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. And they say heavy metal has no redeeming social value! |
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OurMorale (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
36. Cygnus and Phaethon |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
42. Epic of Gilgamesh and other stories that prove that |
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MoonGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 02:56 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Gilgamesh? Wasn't that a character from the Smurfs? |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 03:17 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yup... |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:15 AM Response to Reply #46 |
56. Gilgamesh is one hot,, homoerotic classic.... |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:28 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. But that would mean they would have to actually READ it... |
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MoonGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:41 AM Response to Reply #46 |
62. hehe... actually, it's not Gilgamesh... |
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AliceWonderland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
44. Ariadne and Dionysius |
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Throckmorton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
47. Self Abuse leads to insanity. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
48. That voters elect presidents in the US |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
49. Adam and Eve |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
50. Compassionate conservatism |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 08:49 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. i was going to say supply side economics but |
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mclam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
51. Procrustes |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 09:40 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Thank you for the word of the day |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
54. Mith America |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
55. Pot makes you "grow tits" |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:16 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. I should be wearing d-cups... |
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
58. Atalanta and Meleager |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
60. Inanna's journey to the underworld |
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NightTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-03 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
63. That voting in America... |
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