If I were passing along a story about two guys named Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakshipu I think I'd settle on calling them H₁ and H₂ rather than doing all the extra typing too! (grin)
Thanks for sharing, and also for hence prompting me to do a little research to find out a bit more about the guys behind the Hs.
lol, they are a mouthful, though I always use initials. Impressive that you did the research. Am curious, was it for the images? p.s. am sure you meant to say creative retelling ;-)
No not for the images, instead, as I said, to find out who H₁ and H₂ are. I did have to go to the images though, I started searching Hindu demigods but with your ninety nine thousand or so I had to go to the image site to find a name to start with. A worthwhile search. I found, for example Hiranyakshipu sitting Prahlad on Holika's lap as his last resort try at pedicide curious strange.
Dang young lady, our monotheism is much easier for a country boy to keep track of!
OK if I throw in our saints, a heavenly host of angels and a pit full of fallens, I guess ours isn't all that much easier to follow, but hey, most of our guys do have shorter names!. ('nother grin)
& of course I ̲m̲e̲a̲n̲t̲ ̲ creative retelling! :-)
lol! You should read my 'Moral Science' post then, for I tackle the many Gods' issue there. I usually provide curated links for additional reading, but I didn't like most of what is out there on the Net - including the Wiki pages - for this topic. For instance, they are modifying the story or abridging it for their intent by adding elements that are not accurate.
Boy, I REALLY REALLY enjoyed the mythology story. Then I googled to gain more insight. It said that Greek and Indian mythology are 2 of the most seasoned legends known to man. They have NO settled association w/one another, yet they share some striking likenesses. It’s so interesting to me bc my bio dad was full Greek and he gave my middle name as Artemis. She is a Greek Goddess of chastity, hunting and the 🌙 moon. I look forward to more of your prose. Mahalo so much.
Thanks, Joanne, so kind of you. Yes, true, there are similarities. The difference (and I think there is a post in it) may be that these stories are intertwined into daily living - faith, beliefs, behaviors, and cultural DNA even today. Yes, I know of Artemis, that is so cool! I have read Greek mythological stories, and many other cultural ones too. There are some similarities - hmm, there may be a post lurking here! :-) Thanks again.
I asked a seasoned Catholic Nun years ago if science is embraced in the Catholic Church. He answer, YES!! She explained for example how the 7 days don’t mean 7 actual “days” but it could mean increments of time. Like maybe millions of years could be the bible’s “one day”. She explained much about that question. It made me accept & confirm some spirituality. That i don’t need to debunk science to be spiritual and embrace a faith. The bible is not literal. I wondered how some people in the bible lived to be hundreds of years old. She said it doesn’t mean actually one person. It could mean that group of people and their ancestors lived for those hundreds. It seems the bible is full of parables and metaphors not to be taken literally. Mahalo so much. 🤙🏽shaka
Yes i realize. And they twist the meaning and use it to judgement of others and to condemn. But they are not following Christ. Yet they behave as holier than thou. Thanks.
If I were passing along a story about two guys named Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakshipu I think I'd settle on calling them H₁ and H₂ rather than doing all the extra typing too! (grin)
Thanks for sharing, and also for hence prompting me to do a little research to find out a bit more about the guys behind the Hs.
lol, they are a mouthful, though I always use initials. Impressive that you did the research. Am curious, was it for the images? p.s. am sure you meant to say creative retelling ;-)
No not for the images, instead, as I said, to find out who H₁ and H₂ are. I did have to go to the images though, I started searching Hindu demigods but with your ninety nine thousand or so I had to go to the image site to find a name to start with. A worthwhile search. I found, for example Hiranyakshipu sitting Prahlad on Holika's lap as his last resort try at pedicide curious strange.
Dang young lady, our monotheism is much easier for a country boy to keep track of!
OK if I throw in our saints, a heavenly host of angels and a pit full of fallens, I guess ours isn't all that much easier to follow, but hey, most of our guys do have shorter names!. ('nother grin)
& of course I ̲m̲e̲a̲n̲t̲ ̲ creative retelling! :-)
lol! You should read my 'Moral Science' post then, for I tackle the many Gods' issue there. I usually provide curated links for additional reading, but I didn't like most of what is out there on the Net - including the Wiki pages - for this topic. For instance, they are modifying the story or abridging it for their intent by adding elements that are not accurate.
Boy, I REALLY REALLY enjoyed the mythology story. Then I googled to gain more insight. It said that Greek and Indian mythology are 2 of the most seasoned legends known to man. They have NO settled association w/one another, yet they share some striking likenesses. It’s so interesting to me bc my bio dad was full Greek and he gave my middle name as Artemis. She is a Greek Goddess of chastity, hunting and the 🌙 moon. I look forward to more of your prose. Mahalo so much.
Thanks, Joanne, so kind of you. Yes, true, there are similarities. The difference (and I think there is a post in it) may be that these stories are intertwined into daily living - faith, beliefs, behaviors, and cultural DNA even today. Yes, I know of Artemis, that is so cool! I have read Greek mythological stories, and many other cultural ones too. There are some similarities - hmm, there may be a post lurking here! :-) Thanks again.
I asked a seasoned Catholic Nun years ago if science is embraced in the Catholic Church. He answer, YES!! She explained for example how the 7 days don’t mean 7 actual “days” but it could mean increments of time. Like maybe millions of years could be the bible’s “one day”. She explained much about that question. It made me accept & confirm some spirituality. That i don’t need to debunk science to be spiritual and embrace a faith. The bible is not literal. I wondered how some people in the bible lived to be hundreds of years old. She said it doesn’t mean actually one person. It could mean that group of people and their ancestors lived for those hundreds. It seems the bible is full of parables and metaphors not to be taken literally. Mahalo so much. 🤙🏽shaka
Joanne, thanks for sharing. It is in the perspective, isn't it?
Yes i realize. And they twist the meaning and use it to judgement of others and to condemn. But they are not following Christ. Yet they behave as holier than thou. Thanks.