Look, I don't know everything about Rome's history, but I do know about most of their leaders. We all know how much of a jerk Octavian of Camp Jupiter was, but I have a question. Was Augustus, Rome's first emperor, just as bad as Octavian?
Look, I don't know everything about Rome's history, but I do know about most of their leaders. We all know how much of a jerk Octavian of Camp Jupiter was, but I have a question. Was Augustus, Rome's first emperor, just as bad as Octavian?
Ah, The Romans. Particularly, I am thinking of Ovid and Virgil right now. Why?
Cause all they do is write fanfiction (Hyperbole, not completely true)
Seriously, there are so many Roman stories that are considered "Greek Mythology." The most famous example is probably the Medusa thing, where Ovid, a Roman poet, changed the entire origin story of Medusa, making it seem as though Athena and Poseidon were both utter (redacted). I challenge you to find I single Youtube video, where Ovid's version of the story is NOT considered Greek mythology, and it is not talked about as though it were Greek Mythology. I mean, it's not. It's a Roman story, made up by a later poet and was written due to bias. Why are so many Roman stories attributed to Greek Mythology? I suppose one could think of Rome as an extension of Greece, but if you want to look at it that way, why not call it "Greco mythology"? Another famous example of this was how in the original myths, Achilles was not invincible, but then, I think, roughly 1000 years later, some Roman poet came along, and described Achilles as invincible. And yet, today, so many people think of Achilles as invincible and consider this Greek Mythology canon, when it was written by some Roman guy. I mean, yes, Roman Mythology and Greek Mythology are incredibly similar, but there are differences. I find it just weird how Roman stories can be considered Greek, even if the stories are just completely different, like the Medusa thing Ovid did. Why not just call Ovid's version of the Medusa story "Roman Mythology", or "Greco Mythology"? Why do we attribute Roman stories as "Greek Mythology"? Why can't we just call it Greco Mythology, so we can make our lives easier, or at least acknowledge the differences? The entire Aeneid is literally just Virgil copy-pasting the works of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Aeneas is basically Achilles and Odysseus combined. The first bit of the poem is basically the Odyssey, and the second half is The Iliad, or the Trojan War 2. And yet, people still call this Greek Mythology, instead of calling it Greco Mythology, or Roman Mythology, and I bet there are other examples of Roman Stories being classified as Greek, but since I don't know that much about Greco Mythology and History, I can't name any, and I can't think of anything else right now. So the question I ask is, should we consider Roman Stories as part of Greek Mythology? I think we should, at the very least, acknowledge that some Roman stories are different from the Greek ones, and we should just call everything Greco Mythology, since that way, it can include both Greek and Roman stories in the same term.
If a Roman demigod was born in Europe, or more specifically, the Ancient Lands (Italy), would they be denied entry to Camp Jupiter for being there? Since it "taboo"?
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New Zealand mythology ( @Azurean101 posted on this with a list of the gods and it looks amazhang)
Celtic. He's already starting it, but I still put it on here
West African
Polynesian. Same mythology as Moana, but waaaay different cuz Uncle Rick wrote it.
Cherokee. THIS WOULD BE SO COOL!!!!! IT'D HAVE ALL THE NEW CHARACTERS BUT PIPER COULD MAKE A SMALL APPEARANCE TO LEARN ALL OF HER UNCLE TOM'S STORIES ARE TRUE!!!!!
BONUS!!!
6. The Roman's side of the Second Titan war and Circe's island and stuff and Reyna's past more in detail, all from Reyna's POV.
Comment if you want any more!
If one of the Three Emperors had a child, would they even be considered a demigod? If so, what powers would they have, what would their personality be, and how would they be accepted at Camp Half Blood?
Octavian was a selfless leader. He did everything to protect his people and to make them powerful. He had the mentality of great leaders of Ancient Rome, who people honor even today. He received power and decided to use it for the good of the Romans, that proving his devotement for them, his wish to keep them safe and turn them into respected people. He had ideas which he could help them flourish and advance with. The only reason why he thought he should be the one in charge was because of Apollo's blessing and him being a legacy. Octavian also respected when someone else came to rule but also knew the value of making sure that there's a leader at all times (examples in BoO).
In conclusion Octavian had all the traits of a Roman leader and was well suited for that position, he was brave and had necessary traits that every leader needs.
Special creds to @ThatPersonWhoLikesBooksSOMUCH (the tag didn't work, sowwy)
Hi everyone,
In a few weeks I leave on a trip to Rome and I would like to pass by the places where Percy Jackson and his friends passed during their quests.
Except that I don't remember all the places visited by our favorite demi gods, so I come to ask for your help to give me a list of places where Percy Jackson and all his company went ?!
Thank you in advance.
Since we know that all the different mythologies are really the same gods that just change forms when they move to a different culture of power, which origin story is true? Because the story that the Egyptians have for the beginning of the universe is very different from that of the Greeks or Romans and since the Egyptian mythology takes place long before Greece or Rome even existed, how does that reflect on the origins of their primordial gods? It’s easy to think about how the gods in present day might shift their personality and appearance to become different gods but it gets a little more complicated when you try to think about the past.