IJCH - Inside JaiChai's Head (Meaning: My Warped, Personal Opinions and Musings)
From the Author:
Salutations.
I am JaiChai.
And if I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you before, I'm delighted to make your acquaintance now.
I invite you to interact with everyone, learn, and have as much fun as possible!
For my returning online friends, "It's always great to see you again!"
Why Greek Mythology?
The other day, during a discussion with my friend about ancient myths, I told him that I vaguely remember the Greek Mythology classes in school.
"I fell asleep most of the time during those classes; mainly because it was right after lunch and the teacher had the charisma of a roll of wet toilet paper!" I said.
Shaking his head, he said,"What a shame. It's the basis for the things we name and more importantly, the way we perceive human interactions today. I suggest you watch an excellent series about Greek Mythology created by the History Channel. Here's the link..."
And with that, I watched the first video and was hooked!
The series gave me a new found appreciation for Greek Mythology - something that my previous education never did.
So, here's my review of the first of the series "History Channel - Clash of the Gods 1/10 Zeus".
(Note: The link to the video is at the end of this post).
About Zeus
Zeus (/zjuːs/;Greek: Ζεύς, Zeús [zdeǔ̯s]) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus.
His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter.
His mythologies and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Indra, Jupiter, Perkūnas, Perun, Thor, and Odin.
Patricide (The Killing of one's own Father) - A Family Tradition
Zeus overthrew his father (Cronus); an act that Cronus perpetrated on his father.
Cronus
In Greek mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos (/ˈkroʊnəs/ or /ˈkroʊnɒs/ from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos), was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth.
He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus.
According to Plato, the deities Phorcys, Cronus, and Rhea were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys.
Zeus freed his siblings from Cronus' belly.
Then he led these and other Olympians in an epic battle against his father and the rest of the Titans.
But Zeus is mostly remembered by his insatiable sex drive.
And whether it be morphing into an animal or clone of the unsuspecting woman's husband, Zeus did whatever it took to gain his sexual conquests.
His philandering stoked his wife (Hera) jealousy and rage. This resulted in her betrayal.
And led to her persecution of Zeus' son Hercules (depicted in the next video of the series).
See this professionally produced, entertaining documentary by the History channel:
History Channel - Clash of the Gods 1/10 Zeus
I enjoyed and learned so much from this video that I will surely view the rest of the series.
By JaiChai
Really Appreciate You Stopping By.
Truly hope to see you again!
About the Author
Believing that school was too boring, he dropped out of High School early; only to earn an AA, BS and MBA in less than 4 years much later in life – while working full-time as a Navy/Marine Corps Medic.
In spite of a fear of heights and deep water, he performed high altitude, free-fall parachute jumps and hazardous diving ops in deep, open ocean water.
After 24 years of active duty, he retired in Asia.
Since then, he's been a full-time, single papa and actively pursuing his varied passions (Writing, Disruptive Technology, Computer Science and Cryptocurrency - plus more hobbies too boring or bizarre for most folk).
He lives on an island paradise with his teenage daughter, long term girlfriend and three dogs.
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