Timeline for Was Gaea more evil than her daughter, Rhea?
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| May 6, 2022 at 3:08 | comment | added | cmw♦ | The ancient Greeks did not believe that any of their gods, Cronus included, were "evil." That's a Christian invention. They were operating on a might-is-right model for the gods. | |
| Nov 14, 2020 at 10:14 | comment | added | chameleon | @Mary I would just debate over whatever myths anyone has collected. After all they are nothing but myths. | |
| Nov 12, 2020 at 13:53 | comment | added | Mary | Are the myths even consistent enough to make a judgment? | |
| Nov 12, 2020 at 6:14 | answer | added | the Aurignacian | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 22, 2020 at 9:17 | comment | added | chameleon | @RedSonja, if a God fulfills its' purpose of being then it will be good. Eg. keeping check on normal beings. However, my question over here is related to any evil act or treachery among the Gods, not upon humans. Relating to your questions the Olympians destroyed Kronus to restore balance against the evils he committed, but as Zeus himself lead the revenge he was regarded as highest among the 12 Olympians. Hope that answers your questions. | |
| Oct 22, 2020 at 8:57 | comment | added | RedSonja | Then define "good". Who decides what good is? Or bad? Maybe you need a supreme court of boss gods to decide. But then, who chooses members of that court? | |
| Oct 22, 2020 at 7:25 | comment | added | chameleon | @RedSonja, in the last sentence I used the phrase 'even in the slightest sense'. Even though each God had good intents I meant to ask if Gaea or Rhea were as bad as Kronos was (or less), which could be determined by their actions only, not their intentions. Thus, by 'evil' I merely meant bad in a way, for example, Kronus was, however it is not necessary to be at the exact extent as him. | |
| Oct 20, 2020 at 18:05 | answer | added | 267126 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 20, 2020 at 14:06 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | @RedSonja, I think "evil" is simply used here as the opposite of "good". "Bad" would have perhaps been a better choice. I tend to think of "evil" as appearing to be good but ultimately being bad. | |
| Oct 20, 2020 at 11:24 | comment | added | RedSonja | Define evil. Does the word even apply to anything a god does? | |
| Oct 20, 2020 at 8:53 | history | asked | chameleon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |