Hah. The Greeks. Decidedly a prejudiced lot, always hell bent on slaying dragons. Think of poor Ladon! Those were his golden apples, thank you very much. Been in his family for years- they'd spent ages cultivating that beautiful orchard. And then, instead of restitution to the Ladon family- which is what should have happened, if Zeus hadn't been so blinded by kinship- they go and make a celebrity out of Herakles! That thief and brigand!
*glowers*
It still burns me to think of it. Oh, and don't get me started on Cadmus. Brutal, what he did to that poor fellow. My teeth ache just thinking about it.
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Date: 2010-02-09 11:03 pm (UTC)Hah. The Greeks. Decidedly a prejudiced lot, always hell bent on slaying dragons. Think of poor Ladon! Those were his golden apples, thank you very much. Been in his family for years- they'd spent ages cultivating that beautiful orchard. And then, instead of restitution to the Ladon family- which is what should have happened, if Zeus hadn't been so blinded by kinship- they go and make a celebrity out of Herakles! That thief and brigand!
*glowers*
It still burns me to think of it. Oh, and don't get me started on Cadmus. Brutal, what he did to that poor fellow. My teeth ache just thinking about it.
*shakes head in disgust*
I've never understood those Mediterraneans...