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Official D&D Greek-Themed 'Mythic Odysseys of Theros' Setting Coming In May
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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7930956" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>I don't think anyone was arguing a modern telling of the myth couldn't take that approach. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I take the general approach that mythologies are in fact myths. The stories mortals tell of the gods, and to a lesser extent heroes, have a grain of truth; however, they are distorted by human perspectives & biases. For example, I've actually been working on an updated 5e Greco-roman pantheon for about the past year and I am cutting out pretty much all of the deific rape, jealousy, and pettiness. Those parts are human fabrications. For example, here is a snip of the draft of the Hades entry (PS this is a first draft and hasn't been through editing):</p><p></p><p>"<em>Though Hades rarely leaves his realm, he does make semi-annual trips to Olympus to attend the Council of Olympians. In fact, one such trip is the origin of the most famous tale involving Hades. While attending the Council, Hades met Persephone, daughter of Demeter and goddess of vegetation. They were immediately smitten with each other and soon fell in love. Shortly thereafter, Persephone joined Hades and became Queen of the Underworld. However, this did not sit well with her mother, Demeter tells a decidedly different tale, and her grief and resentment devastated the mortal realm. Demeter caused so much damage that eventually Zeus had to mediate a deal to guarantee Persephone would spend time split between the realms of the dead and the living. The deal still stands, but none of the affected parties are truly happy about it</em>."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 7930956, member: 83242"] I don't think anyone was arguing a modern telling of the myth couldn't take that approach. Personally, I take the general approach that mythologies are in fact myths. The stories mortals tell of the gods, and to a lesser extent heroes, have a grain of truth; however, they are distorted by human perspectives & biases. For example, I've actually been working on an updated 5e Greco-roman pantheon for about the past year and I am cutting out pretty much all of the deific rape, jealousy, and pettiness. Those parts are human fabrications. For example, here is a snip of the draft of the Hades entry (PS this is a first draft and hasn't been through editing): "[I]Though Hades rarely leaves his realm, he does make semi-annual trips to Olympus to attend the Council of Olympians. In fact, one such trip is the origin of the most famous tale involving Hades. While attending the Council, Hades met Persephone, daughter of Demeter and goddess of vegetation. They were immediately smitten with each other and soon fell in love. Shortly thereafter, Persephone joined Hades and became Queen of the Underworld. However, this did not sit well with her mother, Demeter tells a decidedly different tale, and her grief and resentment devastated the mortal realm. Demeter caused so much damage that eventually Zeus had to mediate a deal to guarantee Persephone would spend time split between the realms of the dead and the living. The deal still stands, but none of the affected parties are truly happy about it[/I]." [/QUOTE]
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