Hacker News with Generative AI: Mythology

Goethe's "Sorcerer's Apprentice" – power over wisdom (wilderutopia.com)
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, an ages-old fairy tale interpreted as a poem by Goethe, made famous today by Disney’s Fantasia, illustrated the dangers of power over wisdom, and the risk of human creations getting out of control.

Poetry, Literature, Fairy Tales, Mythology

99 points by andsoitis 27 days ago | 36 comments

Why are there Seven Sisters? (arxiv.org)
There are two puzzles surrounding the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters. First, why are the mythological stories surrounding them, typically involving seven young girls being chased by a man associated with the constellation Orion, so similar in vastly separated cultures, such as the Australian Aboriginal cultures and Greek mythology? Second, why do most cultures call them "Seven Sisters" even though most people with good eyesight see only six stars?

Mythology, Astronomy, Culture

16 points by gradus_ad 29 days ago | 8 comments

Ys (wikipedia.org)
Ys (pronounced /ˈiːs/ EESS), also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ville d'Ys in French, is a mythical city on the coast of Brittany that was swallowed up by the ocean.

Mythology, Brittany, France

52 points by sans_souse 36 days ago | 9 comments

King Arthur's ancient trail across Britain (cnn.com)

History, Archaeology, England, United Kingdom, Mythology

45 points by peutetre 97 days ago | 41 comments

Necromanteion of Acheron (wikipedia.org)
The Nekromanteion (Greek: Νεκρομαντεῖον) was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone.

Ancient Greece, Mythology, Religion, History

30 points by drdee 122 days ago | 6 comments

The Lion of St. Mark in Venice, Italy Was a Chinese Monster (finestresullarte.info)

Venice, Italy, History, Art, Mythology

13 points by simonebrunozzi 147 days ago | 0 comments

How AI Copyright Law Is Being Guided by Spirits from Atlantis (defector.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Law, Copyright, Mythology

4 points by Amorymeltzer 176 days ago | 0 comments

The Myth of the Noble Savage (noemamag.com)

Mythology, Philosophy, Anthropology

54 points by onemoresoop 207 days ago | 20 comments

Dyēus (wikipedia.org)