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Enki! Sumerian Incest 3000 B.C.E
Ruth Horry, 'Enki/Ea (god)', Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses, Oracc and the UK Higher Education Academy, 2013 May 16, 2013So, pretty much here, we have the story of a yound girl, Nintu, and a man named Enki who is trying to impregnate her. Well, Nintu shoots him down and refuses to sleep with him until he proposes to her. SO, he proposes to her, even though we all know it was just to get in her pants, but she sleeps with him anyways. After being pregnant for nine days, she gives birth to thier daughter, Ninkurra. Well, Ninkurra is also impregnated by Enki, (her father) and gives birth to Utta. Cool stuff. -
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Christianity
Talking snakes, burning foliage, a rib-woman, a 40 day rain that floods the Earth, and an all-loving father who hates gay people. This religion has it all, and plagues the Earth with its so called justification for acting a fool, taking away the rights of others, and hating science. The best myth ever, because no one thinks it is a myth. -
Hercules: The Manliest Man of All! 300 B.C.E
In this myth, we are told of the powerful son of Zeus, Hercules. Hercules is tricked into losing his godliness, and becomes a demi-god-half god, half man. He complets ttwelve trials, including fighting boars, cleaning out tons of manure, and defeating a hydra. -
Zeus! King of the Gods 300 B.C.E
Zeus is the King of the Gods, and the God of the sky. Zeus overthrew his tyrannical father, Cronus. He wields the mighty thunderbolt and uses if to smite his enemies. His wife is Hera and his brothers are Hades and Posieden, Gods of the dead and the sea, respectively. At least, thats what the Greeks say. -
Persephone: Queen of the Dead! B.C.E
In this tale, we learn of Persephone, a girl wh is tricked into eating the fruit of the dead and must stay with Hades. Well, she is very sad so Hades decides to make a deal, for Persephone to only see him for half of the year. Because of this, the half that she is happy, the seasons are warm and nice, and when she is with Hades, the seasons are winter and fall, darj and cold. -
Robin Hood! Prince of Thieves 1300 C.E.
Robinhood is a legend that has its origins in medival times. It tells the tale of a young bandit that steals riches from the rich, and gives them to the poor. A real bang-up guy, I would say. Legend also says that Robin Hood once shot an arrow exactly through another arrow he had alreay shot. Yeah, he was that good. -
Dante's Inferno: A journey through Hell! c.1400 C.E.
The Divine Comedy holds the story of Dante, a man who must travel through the nine cirlces of hell to climb the hill of happiness. Dante is in the forest, and sees the hill of happiness. He is not able to climb the hill, however, because he is stopped by the three beasts of misfortune. Virgil the poet leads Dante through hell so he can come out the other side and climb the hill. Source: Miss Schmid told me a story. -
El Dorado: The City of Gold! 1500's
The legend of El Dorado is well know by most people, and is the tale of a city made from gold, with untold riches for anyone who discovered it. The origins of this legend lie in South America, and El Dorado translates to "The Gilded One'', refering to the cheif of a native tribe that Spaniards thought had so many riches he was actually made of gold.
