tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post1115019690590312586..comments2023-09-28T07:32:28.168-08:00Comments on Bill's Greek Mythology: TFBT: How Big were the Ancient Greek Gods? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11216523923707900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-43777395421550733172017-07-10T07:24:45.414-08:002017-07-10T07:24:45.414-08:00Maya,
Heracles is generally assumed to be bigger ...Maya,<br /><br />Heracles is generally assumed to be bigger than everyone else. Peleus is usually drawn the same size as Thetis; maybe average man and normal goddess? How come I think Peleus and Achilles weren't all that big? Nagy talks about Zeus adjusting the size of Achilles/Patroclus' armor so that it will fit Hector. I'll have to look into that.<br /><br />BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216523923707900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-44210709136933562132017-07-09T14:52:49.413-08:002017-07-09T14:52:49.413-08:00Bill,
What do you think of heroes' stature? H...Bill,<br /><br />What do you think of heroes' stature? Heracles must have been large. I suppose that even "second-rate" Peleus must have a super-human size in order to subdue Thetis. Or she must be small for a goddess.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-90185085662841831182017-07-08T13:51:07.649-08:002017-07-08T13:51:07.649-08:00Actually, of the children of Styx I made use only ...Actually, of the children of Styx I made use only of Kratos & Bia, who appear in Aeschylus' play. 8-9 feet is quite OK for them; I meant that they tower over the average gods who are 7 feet or less. Zeus has chosen the two to be his thugs, so they must be large and muscular.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-30455409392106808062017-07-07T13:25:20.875-08:002017-07-07T13:25:20.875-08:00Maya,
I hope Cymopoleia was a big gal! Regardles...Maya,<br /><br />I hope Cymopoleia was a big gal! Regardless of the perfection of my indisputable mathematical calculations (Ha ha!) a husband with 100 hands is going to be big.<br /><br />I've seen the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace in person, she fits the 8-9 foot estimate. Why do you say she and her siblings are taller than that?<br /><br />BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11216523923707900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097508687199514965.post-3641965164436834922017-07-06T13:29:17.323-08:002017-07-06T13:29:17.323-08:00Bill,
My twopence: gods were over 6 ft (185 cm), w...Bill,<br />My twopence: gods were over 6 ft (185 cm), with gracile bodies and long limbs, while humans were only 5 ft 6 in (165 cm) tall but bulky.<br /><br />Some individual gods were over 2 m, such as the Cyclopes (both Polyphemus and the thunder-forgers of Zeus), the children of Styx, the Hundred-Handers and Cymopoleia who married Briareus.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.com