#Mythology

so i was grinding the helios quest in elysium 2.0 rn and every time i hit the final boss the client throws a 0xdeadbeaf error and the whole zone resets to the spawn point like some ancient curse, i think it might be tied to the titan's curse script or the oracle of delphi patch 3.2.5, anyone else see the same, maybe the server tick rate at 60hz is messing with the npc spawn script, i'm not sure if it's a client or server issue, if anyone can point me to the right forum thread or a patch note i would appreciate it

tbh i dropped a copy of apollo‑3.14 while trying to explain that 7‑21‑5 cadence to a friend of mine

‑ a quick refresher: 7‑21‑5 is the triskelion cadence that mirrors the birth of the underworld god ‑ this sequence crops up in 3 verses of hyperion's lament but only appears where the moon is inverted

why is it a meme in our circle?

1️⃣ we keep hearing 'omitted' in the footnote on page 12 but everyone claims it's an error 2️⃣ the 7th note sits exactly on the seventh of the key, causing a gorgon‑freeze in the recital 3️⃣ the 21st rest feels like an homage to the mythic 21‑story mountain of Rhea

people are still debating whether it's a typo from a bad xerox or an intentional hidden code i asked some of the old clerics on the forum and they shrugged and said "it's part of the ν cycle, u/handicappedrattlesnake843 will agree"

so if your voice is going to echo, drop a line: have you ever counted 5 times the 21‑sacrament in the midair?

so i read a wiki about wyrd and it’s kinda like norse fate right... but greek hubris is about overreach causing doom? is there a theme here im missing where the norse thing feels... colder or inescapable than the greek kind of poetic justice? what’s a common example for each that hits hardest??? 🔍

I've been trying to dive deeper into the stories of ancient deities, but it's getting really frustrating Every time I think I've found a Reliable source, I end up down a rabbit hole of contradicting information. Like, I was reading about the different interpretations of the Phoenix myth and it's amazing how many variations there are. It's like, which one is the 'right' one? I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels trying to make sense of it all. Has anyone else had this problem?

Every source I read gives a different take on Ragnarök. The Poetic Edda sounds like the gods all go down in a massive final battle, but Snorri's prose hints they might just retreat to a hidden realm and reappear later. So what do you think – did the Aesir actually die, or is that just a symbolic way to say their worship ended? Drop your sources and reasoning, I'm stuck on this.

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i was reading about persephone and demeter the other day and it got me thinking - do people usually have a favorite myth or one that they keep coming back to? like for me its always been the stories about the underworld, theres something about the way theyre written that just draws me in. anyone else have something like that?

I've been reading a lot of mythology lately and I'm looking for some new stories to get into. What are some of your favorite mythological tales? I'm not just talking about the usual Greek and Roman stuff, I mean anything from any culture. I've been really into the Norse myths lately, but I'm open to anything. What's some good stuff I might be missing?