{"id":282283,"date":"2018-10-02T07:35:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T07:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/10\/02\/review-of-the-book-zeus-grants-stupid-wishes-by\/"},"modified":"2018-10-02T07:35:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T07:35:34","slug":"review-of-the-book-zeus-grants-stupid-wishes-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/10\/02\/review-of-the-book-zeus-grants-stupid-wishes-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the book Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes by Cody O\u2019Brien."},"content":{"rendered":"

systlin<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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between-stars-and-waves<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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marzipanandminutiae<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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snarkymonkeyprime<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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talkingcinemalight<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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my-abibliophobia<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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To sum up this book in a single sentence –\u00a0\u201cWhat would happen is Deadpool wrote a mythology book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeah, this guy-<\/p>\n

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Wrote a book. Here are some examples of why I think this.<\/p>\n

GREEK MYTHOLOGY\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Greek creation myth.<\/p>\n

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The story of Hephaestus god of Blacksmithing and Aphrodite Goddess of Love.<\/p>\n

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The story of the Minotaur.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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NORSE\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

Norse creation myth.<\/p>\n

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Odin orders Loki to steal Freyja\u2019s necklace. He does. This is so in character for both of them Freyja instantly knows who to blame. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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EGYPTIAN\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

Ra gets mad at humanity and creates Sekhmet Lion Goddess of Killing Stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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How Isis retrieves her huband\u2019s coffin from the support pillar it got stuck inside.<\/p>\n

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MAYAN\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

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How to try and kill the god Zipacna and fail.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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CHRISTIANITY\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

How God made Eve from Adam\u2019s rib.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The story of how King Solomon judges proper maternal instinct.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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HINDU\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

Men ask Shiva to stop Kali\u2019s murder rampage.<\/p>\n

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And this is how he does it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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JAPANESE\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

The Goddess Izanami gives birth to the whole island of Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A story about Tanuki.<\/p>\n

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AFRICAN\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

Creation myth<\/p>\n

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SUMERIAN\u00a0MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

Creation myth<\/p>\n

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Being born<\/p>\n

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Meeting his best friend.<\/p>\n

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NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY<\/p>\n

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Do I really need to explain why I feel the Merc with a mouth was involved in the retelling here?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I have this book. I\u2019ve read it about ten times and I love it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@systlin<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This guy has a whole website<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called Better Myths, and it is a GIFT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I need this book!<\/p>\n

@infernoking<\/a> @d20-darling<\/a> @askkakuro<\/a> @thefingerfuckingfemalefury<\/a> @windows-operating-system<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The norse myth thing is 1000000% in character.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

systlin: between-stars-and-waves: marzipanandminutiae: snarkymonkeyprime: talkingcinemalight: my-abibliophobia: To sum up this book in a single sentence –\u00a0\u201cWhat would happen is Deadpool wrote a mythology book.\u201d Yeah, this guy- Wrote a book. Here are some examples of why I think this. GREEK MYTHOLOGY\u00a0 The Greek creation myth. The story of Hephaestus god of Blacksmithing and Aphrodite Goddess … <\/p>\n

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