Why were Greeks so obsessed with mythology? They were just, like, fangirls for that sh*t.
Same thing with the Romans, if we’re being totally honest.
Everybody else in the world was like, “yeah, I mean, mythology is cool and all—but there’s more to life than a bunch of fake stories meant to teach lessons.” But Greece was like, “nope—nothing matters except myths…and architecture, actually. But nothing else matters. The only things that matter are myths and architecture. Also, democracy. But that’s it—I swear.”
I went into this Daily Clot planning to joke about how Greece is only known for mythology, but I’m now remembering a slew of awesome stuff that originated in Greece.
Gyros and Aristotle.
Baklava and Socrates.
Yogurt and Plato.
Parthenon and feta cheese.
Donkeys.
These are all great things, so Greece must be pretty cool.
All mythology is crap, though—you can’t make mythology good, no matter what you do to it, just like you can’t make literal crap taste good (or even edible), no matter how many spices you throw on it.
You gotta roll with the punches, I guess.
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
