I remember reading a myth as a child, but have not been able finding it again ever since.
It starts like a typical Apollo myth: Apollo has a young best friend/lover, and they are inseparable. Then the young man's sixteenth birthday approaches (or was it some other day symbolizing the coming of ...
A word of caution: Researching this question on Google may turn up some links that you wouldn't want on your browsing history. Apparently, Apollo's tendencies towards young lovers is used to justify pederasty in a vast number of questionable sites.
I'm new to mythology (and to Mythology.SE), and I'm interested in learning about mythology. However, I’ve only read children’s versions of myths, or summaries of myths online. I would love to start reading original translations of myths, but I'm intimidated by their length and complexity.
What a...
@Yannis Hmm. You're probably right. There, or our meta. I've had issues in the past with a lot of the "etiquette"-style questions on ELU though. Either I have the social skills of a wild bear (possible I suppose), or the posters and voters there aren't nearly as up on the nuances of that topic as they think they are.
@EroSɘnnin - For God of War, probably focus on Zeus, the main antagonist in the second and third games. Ares was the antagonist of the first, but that was a while ago.
Other rich ground in games, Final Fantasy series takes a lot of mythological characters.
I remember reading a myth as a child, but have not been able finding it again ever since.
It starts like a typical Apollo myth: Apollo has a young best friend/lover, and they are inseparable. Then the young man's sixteenth birthday approaches (or was it some other day symbolizing the coming of ...
