Watching the latest instalement of crash course mythology, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyU54gV_PWM&t=600s), it solidified what I was thinking on mythology. Mythology could and is relevant in today world. The topic of the crash course mythology is on Norse Mythology. I had always view Norse mythology as an big party that have a epic ending. Worthy of an opera. Norse Mythology is a bit like college life. Party, classes, field work, study, getting witty along the way and reapeat. Norse gods seems to have a live in the present vision. It can be seens as carelesness but I see it more as getting all life offer before the big apocaliptic end.
It also lead me to think that many ancient mythology gods and goddesses can be linked with modern life. It can be people that are perfect unknown. It can be easy link like Zeus and some presidents of the U.S. Mercury with tech people or travel agents, Hephaïstus and metalsmiths, Aphrodite with Paris Hilton or the Kardashian. I am surprised that he LGBT community haven't reclaimed Dionysus as their own patron. On a personal level, I can link a few persons with some Norse gods. It seems that Greek/Roman mythology is more suited to famous people and group and the Norse ones are more for a personal level. Well, it is the trend I see out of it all.
Seeing the explanation in the crash course mythology make it even more clear of my thought: ancient mythologies are still relevant. It still can apply to our mondern world. We can still relate to them. It still get talked about, refer to and used in entertainment. There are books, tv shows, new versons of some deities. The Flash is a modern version of Hermes/Mercury. Both are fast. Older versions of the Flash have a more in your face hint to Hermes/Mercury. So, mythology could be pick up again, on our own term and not all literal. It still have relevance to our modern world.
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