The Myths are true
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Ever wondered why the seasons change?
It’s not just the Earth’s tilt.
The real reason goes way deeper—and involves the gods themselves.
Let me take you on a journey through Roman mythology...🧵 (thread)
“Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles into practice —now.”
— Epictetus
ALT Heracles by Guercino
“Let us contend with all earnestness, knowing that we are now called to the combat. Let us run in the straight road, the race that is incorruptible.”
— Saint Clement of Rome
“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.”
— Pericles
ALT Hector greets Andromaca and Astyanax by Francesco Hayez, c. 1791-82
“So it is more useful to watch a man in times of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is.”
— Lucretius
ALT Capture of the Golden Fleece by Jean Fracois de Troy, c. 1679-82
“Do not go outside yourself, return to yourself: truth dwells in the interiority of man and, if you find that your nature is changeable, transcend yourself too.”
— Saint Augustine of Hippo
“Think of your forefathers and posterity.”
— Tacitus
ALT Anchises predicts the history of Rome to Aeneas by Lucas Vorsterman
“Never be afraid of opportunities, always be on the lookout for adventures.”
— Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers
“For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith”
— Søren Kierkegaard
“You will work out what to do, through your own wits and with divine assistance. The gods have blessed you in your life so far.”
— Homer, The Odyssey
