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If you had to describe your life to someone but could only use the name of a mythological figure (from any mythology or even religion), which one would you use? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I feel like the one I would choose Xolotl. I am someone with has made few friends but who stands up for them all and who has been durable in doing so, and to this end have found myself opposing newly appointed leadership almost to the death.

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[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sisyphus

Not sure what I did, but man it is getting tiring pushing this boulder up this hill.

Note: Holy damn, never much for myth etc, all I ever knew of Sisyphus was the endlessly pushing a rock up hill. Now, after reading a very concise sentence, he DID deserve what he got. TIL

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I read someone's further analysis in which they describe how his punishment fits his crime. Because he outwitted death he has such supreme self confidence that THIS time he will get the boulder to the top. The only thing he has to do to break his curse is to stop.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

That is beautiful and concise. Funny how our hubris blinds us

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Although the whole random guest murdering thing is worse IMO. Tricking the manifestation of death into restraining himself probably counts as self defence, in my books.

The story where he seduces his niece in order to father children that were destined to kill his brother (her father) also isn't great.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Oh, he's definitely a class A scumbag. It's unfortunate that most people just know the boulder part when there's so much more of a lesson in morality to be gleaned from the full story.