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 ...
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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.