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stilkil
The Odyssey (Aeolus and the bag of winds)
02) Or look back. - Guessed bymadscot
Orpheus and Eurydice
03) Dip BOTH ankles - Guessed bytorasin & stilkil
Thetis dipping Achilleus in the Styx
04) Sometimes the cost of an eye is worth a little knowledge. - Guessed bystilkil
Odin's Tale of the Runes (sacrificing an eye to drink from Mimir's well)
05) Humility brings you the sun. Pride gets you a rabbit in the face.
The gods gathered to build fires and to decide on the next sun. A proud god, Tecuciztecatl, offered himself, but the other gods preferred Nanahuatzin, who was humble and diseased. The two hills were made, the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, for the two to fast, pray and make themselves ready.
The gifts of Tecuciztecatl were rich and precious, while the offerings of Nanahuatzin were poor and humble like himself. The spirits built a huge fire for the one who would be chosen. The gods called on the proud Tecuciztecatl to leap into the flames, but he grew afraid and could not. Then they turned to Nanahuatzin and he immediately jumped into the fire. Seeing that, Tecuciztecatl was ashamed and leaped into the fire followed by the eagle and the jaguar. Because of their bravery, the eagle with the tips of his wings scorched black and the jaguar with his smudged coat, became the great military orders of Aztec warriors. The gods watched to see who would arise as the sun but saw two suns rising in the east. They were afraid the world would be too bright, so they threw a rabbit in the face of Tecuciztecatl, and the face became the moon.
Note: Some versions of the tale state that Tecuciztecatl rose as the moon initially, shining as bright as the sun. The gods were angered that it boastfully shone as bright as the sun and threw a rabbit into it to dull its rays
06) When doing a little DIY, the corpse of a relative can make good building materials. - Guessed bystilkil
Norse Creation Myth
07) Counterpoint to the above - They do not make a good meal. - Guessed bydroolfangrrl
Tantalus and Pelops
08) You can't cheat fate. Even with pinned ankles. - Guessed bydroolfangrrl
Oedipus Rex
09) Don't tell people to be nice. You end up nailed to a tree with a bad joke pinned above your head. - Guessed bystilkil
The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
10) Don't attack giant wooden horses.
The Aeneid (Laocoon)
stilkilThe Odyssey (Aeolus and the bag of winds)
02) Or look back. - Guessed by
madscotOrpheus and Eurydice
03) Dip BOTH ankles - Guessed by
torasin & stilkilThetis dipping Achilleus in the Styx
04) Sometimes the cost of an eye is worth a little knowledge. - Guessed by
stilkilOdin's Tale of the Runes (sacrificing an eye to drink from Mimir's well)
05) Humility brings you the sun. Pride gets you a rabbit in the face.
The gods gathered to build fires and to decide on the next sun. A proud god, Tecuciztecatl, offered himself, but the other gods preferred Nanahuatzin, who was humble and diseased. The two hills were made, the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, for the two to fast, pray and make themselves ready.
The gifts of Tecuciztecatl were rich and precious, while the offerings of Nanahuatzin were poor and humble like himself. The spirits built a huge fire for the one who would be chosen. The gods called on the proud Tecuciztecatl to leap into the flames, but he grew afraid and could not. Then they turned to Nanahuatzin and he immediately jumped into the fire. Seeing that, Tecuciztecatl was ashamed and leaped into the fire followed by the eagle and the jaguar. Because of their bravery, the eagle with the tips of his wings scorched black and the jaguar with his smudged coat, became the great military orders of Aztec warriors. The gods watched to see who would arise as the sun but saw two suns rising in the east. They were afraid the world would be too bright, so they threw a rabbit in the face of Tecuciztecatl, and the face became the moon.
Note: Some versions of the tale state that Tecuciztecatl rose as the moon initially, shining as bright as the sun. The gods were angered that it boastfully shone as bright as the sun and threw a rabbit into it to dull its rays
06) When doing a little DIY, the corpse of a relative can make good building materials. - Guessed by
stilkilNorse Creation Myth
07) Counterpoint to the above - They do not make a good meal. - Guessed by
droolfangrrlTantalus and Pelops
08) You can't cheat fate. Even with pinned ankles. - Guessed by
droolfangrrlOedipus Rex
09) Don't tell people to be nice. You end up nailed to a tree with a bad joke pinned above your head. - Guessed by
stilkilThe Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
10) Don't attack giant wooden horses.
The Aeneid (Laocoon)
