Alex Smith
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Cults of Gods: Hera, Goddess of Jealousy?
Alongside Zeus’ numerous antics, Hera’s jealousy and anger are equally famous in Greek mythology. From trying to kill Heracles to pursuing Leto across the world and preventing her from giving birth to Apollon and Artemis, Hera made it adamantly clear that she would not tolerate infidelity, though Zeus would rarely heed to her.
By Alex Smith3 months ago in History
Cults of Gods: Why King of Gods Is Immoral?
Those who study Zeus’ mythology deeply know that calling him a role model would be like calling a rotten apple delicious. From the start of his reign over Earth, Zeus became infamous for a series of morally questionable acts: he swallowed his first wife, Metis — the Titaness of Wisdom and Cunning; he was endlessly unfaithful after marrying Hera, the goddess of marriage; and he abducted Ganymedes, a Trojan prince, into Olympus for his beauty. And these are only the tip of the iceberg.
By Alex Smith3 months ago in History
Beyond Morality
When we think of “gods,” we often picture moral, noble supernatural beings living high above us—who love their creation, give us laws, and sometimes punish us when we cross the line. But the ancient view of divinity was very different from this modern image.
By Alex Smith3 months ago in Humans
How Different Cultures Understood the World?
Our world is truly big. Even thousand years of search I think, wouldn’t be enough to fully grasp the knowledge about it. But despite physical and sometimes, psychological limits of ours, we never stopped trying to understand it.
By Alex Smith3 months ago in History
