The book of enoch among others seems to indicate that the fallen angels inbred not only with humans, but animals as well. If true that would produce all the mythological characters such as minotaur etc...do you believe in the supernatural? or do you think those people just made it up?
Enoch 6 And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.' And Semjâzâ, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of a great sin.
2007-06-27 08:09:15 · 11 answers · asked by pissdownsatansback 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
And all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms
and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they
became pregnant, and they bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: Who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and
fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones
2007-06-27 08:09:55 · update #1
the ancient Greeks were actually very intelligent. they made huge leaps in mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy. However, for the stuff they didn't comprehend, they made up huge elaborate stories. Think about the first time you saw a thunderstorm. Your mom didn't tell you about the electrical charges, she told you the angels were bowling. The Greeks didn't have the machinery or knowledge to explain everything in the world, but they tried their darnedest so they still deserve the title of being smart
2007-06-27 10:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by ASDFGHK 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are comparing two things that have absolutely nothing to do with one another. In any case, considering the limited knowledge that the Greeks had, I have to argue that they were actually MORE intelligent than the average person today. Even with all the science and books and centuries of compiled knowledge that we have today, most people on here can barely type a coherent sentence or interpret a simple news article. The fact is that most Greeks didn't even really believe in all the myths. Those myths were merely their way of explaining things that they had no other idea how to explain, having not had the opportunity to learn from centuries of scientific discoveries that had not happened yet. What really mattered to the Greeks were the moral and ethical lessons from those myths, and the sense of community uniting under a similar belief system provided them. You can throw around gnostic Bible verses all you want, but all it does it show that you don't know what you are talking about.
2007-06-27 15:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I didn't read through the whole question (I just don't have that kind of time) But to answer the primary one of greek mythological creatures being real? Here's a theory my friend and I spent most of the night talking about one night a few years ago (and no, there were no drugs involved).
Lets say you're an ancient, you want to prove yourself to your leader. You think, huh, I think I'll go kill a griphon...or OOooo, a dragon, that would be even better!! But wait a minute, it's dangerous to kill those things, people die doing it.....how do I bring my king a roast griphon for his table? I know, I'll kill a lion and I'll kill an eagle. Those two things have got to be easier than the real thing, right? Then I'll put them together, roast them, and voila! roast griphon.
Ever notice how all mythological creatures have bits to them of animals that are really easy to kill?
2007-06-27 16:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by lupinesidhe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A stupid person would never question the world around him nor would he come up with such imaginative ways to explain his being and the laws of nature. I think they were very intelligent. Saying that, I don't think mythological creatures were real.
2007-06-27 15:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by S B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would not be so quick in dismissing the ancients gods in in their culture. They may have represented Archetypes of real phenomena or human experience. It might be similar to today's "Angels" or such. Maybe you should study these things it certainly would be worth the effort.
2007-06-27 15:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by Hathor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ancient gods are personifications of the natural necessities, and therefore their capricious, unpredictable nature corresponds to human experience of such realities. There is an author by the name of Robert Sokowlowski who provides rich insight into this phenomena in his book "The God of Faith and Reason."
2007-06-27 15:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Mythological creatures were not real, but the ancients weren't stupid. They came up with elaborate yarns to explain things that they did not understand. Give them credit for their creativity if nothing else.
2007-06-27 15:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Louie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ancient Greeks were far from stupid, they were in fact very intelligent. There were just some very imaginative and creative ones.
2007-06-27 15:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by pandora_spider_13 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They were groundbreakers in math, science and philosophy. They were not held back by what they thought thier Gods did or didn't do. They were creative and they worked with what they had. So no, they werent' stupid.
2007-06-27 15:21:12 · answer #9 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ancient Greeks were pretty much just like us--stupid.
2007-06-27 16:02:14 · answer #10 · answered by fulminouscherub 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋