#and add some sparkle with modern labels to appeal to the audience especially booktok✨

[margaretkart]

Hello! I just want to know your opinion about this... I saw the image in Instagram and i wanted to hear the opinion of a Greek person who knows much better about his own culture that someone in IG...

I think It's about the retelling's problem. I'm not against retellings, of course, i support creativity and i love many of them... But i don't like when they villainize the gods (specially males)

Hello! 🤗 And the image it's half correct

Yes the myths first were spread from one mouth to another. Yes there are many versions of the same myths in some cases.

BUT

They didn't change the core of the culture and heritage. My ancestors didn't drastically change the key elements of a deity's persona or what they represent. Even the changes they made are very minor because the main focus was to make stories to make sense of phenomenal things such as rain, ocean, nature, change of seasons etc.

Also Greek culture evolved as well. Minoan civilization is nothing in comparison to Classic era for example, as well as the laws, ethics and traditions (in each city state as well).

But one thing remained entirely on the myths... They are always about the Hellenic culture. Ethnicity is the key element here.

Again i am not against retellings but there's a reason why they fail and what's appropriate when authors write about a culture's myths.

So as the sign says "adapt to new circumstances and cultures"? It doesn't make sense to apply that especially about myths who were based on an ancient civilization.