2006-08-03 01:56:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
and what did this god do?
2006-08-03 01:58:56 · update #1
his job was to make people stop and look back at what they had done, to turn around as it were, and to rethink their position. and yes it was the name of an official Roman god. They had a multitude of minor gods.
2006-08-03 04:32:06 · update #2
Ridiculus was also a god of humour, having laughter, but not the harsh and cruel slapstick aspect of Sardonicus.
2006-08-03 04:35:47 · update #3
Isn't he the brother of Moronic?
2006-08-03 01:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In Latin...
parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus: "mountains will be in labor, and an absurd mouse will be born." This pungent line comes from Horace's Ars Poetica. It's a metaphor that means when something long awaited, much hyped and expensive (does that sound like some game projects you've heard of?) fails to live up to expectations it can be slammed with this damning review.
2006-08-03 09:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Romans believed in many different gods and goddesses. For everything imaginable they had a god or goddess in charge. Mars for example was the god of war. This meant he was good at fighting and it meant that he had most of all the soldiers at heart. A Roman soldier would hence most likely pray to Mars for strength in battle.
But Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, intelligence and learning. Not many soldiers would ask her for help. But perhaps a schoolboy would ask her to help him learn his grammar or understand his maths better !
Or the emperor would ask her to give him wisdom so that he might rule the country wisely.
2006-08-03 09:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this Roman God actually existed, my guess is that he would do something... uh... ridiculus! ;-)
For your info: Roman Mythology is actually a copy of Greek Mythology. That is why they have god and goddess statues that are the same.
2006-08-03 09:03:49 · answer #4 · answered by Oklahoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ridiculus means absurd in Latin. Are you spelling correctly?
2006-08-03 09:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by regis_cabral 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I hear it's a great chant to get rid of boggarts.
2006-08-03 11:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he was a god, couldn't he have helped to be called like that? An enigma.
2006-08-03 09:05:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was the brother of cuniculus
2006-08-03 10:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by papichulo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is only for greek and nomads
2006-08-03 09:02:51 · answer #9 · answered by John P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daniel's answer rocks - thanks for the question and Daniel's answer - I learned something nifty today.
2006-08-03 09:05:07 · answer #10 · answered by workingclasshero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋