Perseus - Plans of Bismarckian Proportion - Greek - Extra Mythology

Perseus was the undesirable grandchild of the king Acrisius, who wanted him dead--but accidentally just left him alive to float to a new beach. THEN he became the undesirable ADOPTED grandchild of the island's despot, Polydectes, who sent him on a quest to obtain the head of a gorgon...

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[extrahistory]

The #1 lesson in any mythology: trying to kill your child, in an attempt to prevent your own death, doesn't actually work.

[Fordo]

Has anyone in Greek mythology had a kid prophesied to kill them and looked at all the examples of how it backfires and just goes 'well I'll raise him as best I can and hope he doesn't kill me...' I mean has anyone tried that option yet?

[abcdef]

Zeus is basically the Walpole of Greek Mythology: Everything was his fault.

[kurumachikuroe]

I like how Bismark has become the standard for "Just as Planned"

[MKVProcrastinator]

> Sitting near a campfire
> Character eats marshmallows without even roasting them

[WeaponOfMyDestructio]

Gods: Zeus please don't impregnate anyone else.

Zeus already in the form of a horny eagle.
Like today or ....

[Flowtail]

Why isn't the solution ever "gosh maybe i should love my kid more so maybe they wont want to kill me"

[therudestofclouds]

the rest of the patheon: "zeus, don't bang that"
zeus: "toO LATE!"

[AshenDruid]

That face shot of Hermes was priceless

[LadyDeirdre]

One episode of Xena had an interesting twist on this one: A certain child was prophesied to take a king's throne, so the king's primary advisor tried to get is to happen so the advisor could then become the child's regent, and knock off the child king at some point. Xena intervenes, after some planning and violence, convinces the king to fulfill the prophecy, which the king is more than happy to do. He does this by marrying the boy's mother. The king has a wife and son, the kingdom has a queen and an heir. the prophecy in satisfied, and the advisor gets exiled I think. The prophecy will come true, because the child will take the king's throne., as his heir.

[Gboyify]

It feels like almost every other Greek myth involves Zeus impregnating a woman. You'd think a leader of a Pantheon would have little more self-mastery.

[thebeesdude]

"Bismarckian Proportions"

Oh boy..

[KaiserAfini]

Acrisius: I wonder if those killing boxes float
Perseus: Yes grandpa, they float, THEY ALL FLOAT, and so will you !

[ethefirst]

i wouldve much preferred that those raindrops were giant divine lenny faces

[jplabs]

Bismarck ALWAYS had a plan.
Especially if he were ever to be uncovered as being Walpole.

[boozados]

The face of one of the Furies as she says "You're good bro" killed me XD

[Syraleaf]

I love how this story is just 3x the exact same event just with different people :D

[nickmontalbano]

“Plans of Bismarckian Proportion”

You had me at hello

[sweaterketchup]

“Bismarckian” is now an official word in every dictionary.

[Aravaganthus]

I see a frisbee in Acrisius' future.