tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931078954148810179.post6726139476916137177..comments2023-11-03T03:59:28.260-07:00Comments on Story Seer: Problematic Myths and the People Who Love ThemLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444235737902757507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931078954148810179.post-24798640653543070592022-03-01T08:28:18.299-08:002022-03-01T08:28:18.299-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jachinwaaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425721326215677015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931078954148810179.post-2443389905708655732016-02-28T23:42:27.879-08:002016-02-28T23:42:27.879-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581157346472229969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931078954148810179.post-30147317646278877052013-01-05T19:34:05.519-08:002013-01-05T19:34:05.519-08:00The newest edition of d'Aulaires Norse Myth ha...The newest edition of d'Aulaires Norse Myth has a forward from Michael Chabon of "Cavelier And Clay" fame. And it's not even a literary thing, he's just a huge fan of the works. Yay for fanboys! Anyway, find it and pick up a copy. If it's good enough for Michael Chabon, it's good enough for you (yes, you!)KoalaThumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766755501552111486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931078954148810179.post-80101809345488581062012-05-04T20:39:42.151-07:002012-05-04T20:39:42.151-07:00I agree with you completely - stories about parago...I agree with you completely - stories about paragons (AHEM, Balder) are boring. It's much more captivating to have the gods be human enough that we can see ourselves in them. (At the very least, it shows us that, imperfect as we are, we're close enough to the gods that we're still okay.)<br /><br />But I would argue that it diminishes their power as *gods.* It's a weird double-edged sword - your myths will be blah if your gods are too perfect, but make your gods too flawed and suddenly they're not worthy of worship. I think there's probably a very good reason why the Greek gods, at least, courted worship through fear: their might was the one aspect of their divinity that never got called into question. They're not role models; most of them aren't even worthwhile people. (Except maybe Hestia, but - again - how many stories about HER have you heard?) The more you identify with the gods, the realer they become to you, the less divine they seem.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444235737902757507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931078954148810179.post-16227814608854038682012-05-01T18:46:33.142-07:002012-05-01T18:46:33.142-07:00I mean, in Loki's defense, I don't think h...I mean, in Loki's defense, I don't think he was ever meant to be seen as a role model.<br /><br />It's funny that in the children's stories, we take out the physical sex but leave all the emotions in place. Somehow the sex is more private or intimate than love? <br /><br />While I see where you're coming from, in missing the pure & heroic, I gotta say I think I prefer them all messed up. Humans do horrible things, and horrible things happen beyond our control. Myths should reflect that. What myths do, though, is place a narrative over the horrible things so that we can give meaning to the world we live in. We have rituals and ceremonies and stories to create order out of chaos. <br /><br />You can identify with those gods. Not just despite the horrible things, but because of them.Mizujadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233866558758957283noreply@blogger.com