From the article: The Rise of the Olympians Provides Uranus' Revenge
Why doesn't Greek mythology continue the vengeance cycle with someone deposing Zeus as king of the gods? Was Zeus too powerful? Too competent? Were the Furies too busy elsewhere? Why do you think? Please try to back up your opinion with examples from ancient sources.
Answers should be punctuated and written in Standard English. You explain it
Response
- The overthrow of the Titans by the Olympians was not meant to be the beginning of a dynastic cycle, nor was it vengeful, rather it was a prologue to an extensive Olympian mythology. Also, Saturn was associated with the Golden Age of Man. "Golden was the first age of man... After Saturn had been banished... the world was under the sway of Jove, the silver race came in,..." (Metamorphoses, Ovid, Bk. I, Frank Justus Miller translation) Also, consider that Jupiter is ultimately divine, the King of Kings, Rēx Regum; he is not meant to be overthrown. He is the alpha and the omega; in the Aeneid Ascanius refers to him as "Iuppiter Omnipotēns," "All powerful Jove," when invoking him in prayer. Finally, who would replace him? No Olympian (or Titan, for that matter,) has both sufficient power and volition to overthrow Jove.
- —Guest Alan
History tends to repeat itself
- The reason why Zeus was never ousted is because his time wasn't up. Someday the new king will rise to the throne. Being the son of Zeus of course. It's nature's law to evolve and become more efficient. It's up to nature when she thinks it's time to pass the throne. And eventually the son of Zeus will have to pass the crown down to his son someday in the very distant future. It will just keep going on like that.
- —Guest Mr.1212
Conciousness
- Because of the breakdown of the bicameral mind which gave birth to consciousness. Read the book Origins of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes
- —Guest Kyana
