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>>40554129
Most of the myths involving Aphrodite are very clear. Love is not a washed-down commercialized package to sell. The saying 'Love conquers All' is pretty literal in these poems. The Ancient Greeks pretty much understood that love can be an extremely messy affair rife with danger. Most of the time, she's 'punishing' (read: the poet has some chip on his shoulder against someone) and is used to explaining concepts in the real world. The Eos story tells why dawns are short. We all know about Narcissus. Glaukos is morbidly funny and justified (just let the damn horses breed man) and tells why mares act so crazy during estrus. Psyche is pretty much the Mangum opus of the Aphrodite cycle.
>hissy fit against mortals for the pettiest of things like any mortal woman getting called beautiful
Correction: Anything calling themselves more beautiful than her. Again, the Greeks viewed hubris as the ultimate danger. Calling yourself more beautiful than literal beauty itself is telling the reader "Okay, some bad shit is about to go down". The myth you are referring to, Myrrha, is about the perfume Myrrh and how it leads to beautiful men and women through its application, and hubris on the mother's part.
>or a man wanting to remain chaste
99% are certain this is usually a prince not wanting to uphold his family's honor by continuing the bloodline and his sexual urges overtake him. That was just a fact of life then. Men were expected to take wives and build a family, then succeed their father as patriarch of the family.
However mythology is separate from worship, consider the myths semi-legend semi-blockbuster productions in their time.
>>40554133
>Ishtar is conniving mastermind and a powerful manipulator that steals from people.
>Is probably referring to OnlyFans or whatever.
Well no, it's not shelling out thousands of dollars to a women. She would appreciate an offering that was made with your love, no matter how humble, because every has some beauty with them.
Most of the myths involving Aphrodite are very clear. Love is not a washed-down commercialized package to sell. The saying 'Love conquers All' is pretty literal in these poems. The Ancient Greeks pretty much understood that love can be an extremely messy affair rife with danger. Most of the time, she's 'punishing' (read: the poet has some chip on his shoulder against someone) and is used to explaining concepts in the real world. The Eos story tells why dawns are short. We all know about Narcissus. Glaukos is morbidly funny and justified (just let the damn horses breed man) and tells why mares act so crazy during estrus. Psyche is pretty much the Mangum opus of the Aphrodite cycle.
>hissy fit against mortals for the pettiest of things like any mortal woman getting called beautiful
Correction: Anything calling themselves more beautiful than her. Again, the Greeks viewed hubris as the ultimate danger. Calling yourself more beautiful than literal beauty itself is telling the reader "Okay, some bad shit is about to go down". The myth you are referring to, Myrrha, is about the perfume Myrrh and how it leads to beautiful men and women through its application, and hubris on the mother's part.
>or a man wanting to remain chaste
99% are certain this is usually a prince not wanting to uphold his family's honor by continuing the bloodline and his sexual urges overtake him. That was just a fact of life then. Men were expected to take wives and build a family, then succeed their father as patriarch of the family.
However mythology is separate from worship, consider the myths semi-legend semi-blockbuster productions in their time.
>>40554133
>Ishtar is conniving mastermind and a powerful manipulator that steals from people.
>Is probably referring to OnlyFans or whatever.
Well no, it's not shelling out thousands of dollars to a women. She would appreciate an offering that was made with your love, no matter how humble, because every has some beauty with them.
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