2006-10-28 19:53:46 · 11 answers · asked by smileyd 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hephestaus's story--how he was crippled and cast down from olympusbut managed to work his way back up, and became one of the most important gods in the greek pantheon
2006-10-28 20:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the story of Matsya, the Fish Incarnation of Vishnu:
Once a King named Satyavrata was performing a sacred ceremony beside a river. While scooping water from the river he accidentally caught a tiny fish in the palm of his hand. The fish begged him not to throw it back into the river where it would be eaten by larger fish. The king felt sorry for the little fish and took it home to his palace where he put it in a small bowl. Next morning the fish had outgrown the bowl and begged the king to put it in something larger. The king then transferred it into a pond, but it very quickly outgrew that too, so he put it into a small lake. Within no time the fish had outgrown the lake and had to be put into the largest lake in the kingdom. Soon, however it had grown so big that even this was not large enough and the amazing fish had to be put in the ocean.
By this time the king concluded that the fish must be a divine appearance of God. He offered prayers and asked it why it had taken this form. Matsya, the fish incarnation of Vishnu, replied that in seven days a huge devastation would engulf the lower part of the universe. He told the king to call the seven great sages and gather samples of all the herbs and seeds and all kinds of living creatures. He promised that he would send a large boat to save them all. After that the king would fully understand who he was. Then he swam away.
As Matsya had predicted, huge clouds appeared from all directions and began pouring incessant water on land and sea. Soon the ocean overflowed onto the land. Then Satyavrata and all his companions saw a large mysterious boat floating towards them across the waves. Remembering the words of Matsya, Satyavrata led them aboard it and they found safety. Matsya, who by now was a golden fish of inconceivable size, then appeared in the ocean. Using the giant serpent Vasuki, they tied the boat to Matsya's horn and he towed it, full of all the different species of life, across the waters of devastation. For countless years darkness covered the worlds and together they wandered across the stormy wastes waiting for the waters to subside. During their journey Vishnu-Matsya instructed King Satyavrata and the sages in the spiritual knowledge of the Vedas.
2006-10-28 20:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count Dracula was an actual person (sorry i just had to correct the person above me). Anyway, I don't really think i would want any story in the bible then the stories already in it.
2006-10-28 19:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story of the Lorelei
2006-10-28 19:57:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story of Lilith.
2006-10-28 20:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow white and the seven dwarfs
2006-10-28 20:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That everybody will accept Jesus before the judgement day comes.
2006-10-28 19:57:02 · answer #7 · answered by Messenger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count Dracula. Vampires and such. I find them fascinating! =]
Peace.
2006-10-28 19:56:24 · answer #8 · answered by N/A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zeus and Ganymede.
2006-10-28 19:56:12 · answer #9 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of them have been integrated into biblical tales already, but my favourite has always been Orpheus and Eurydice.
2006-10-28 20:05:33 · answer #10 · answered by harold p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋