A lot of Platonic and some Pythagorean Backlash will be coming for sure
Samsara: An Antiquity Greco-Buddhist Timeline
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On that note, what would be interesting would be how the Zoroastrian and Jewish backlash develops.
INCREDIBLE! Heracles take is as epic as always of not moreso because your masterful story telling!
they will be interesting and an aftermath of the successor realms for sure
I personally would love to see more snippets like these! These do wonders for explaining the roles of the Gods, Titans, Heroes, and other mythological creatures/figures.
Oh yeah sorry, yeah Heracles of Macedonia will play an important role in the future for sure.
Everything in that snippet was wonderful. The Buddha was very well integrated into the Greek mythical past. I imagine he's a more prominent figure does he play a role in the Iliad too? Also, the refocusing of the trials into a more affair spiritual with a none violent reparative approach to justice is very intriguing and leaves a lot of room for future speculation and world-building too. I wonder how closely such lessons are actually used by these alt-Greeks.
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Thank you! Yes, the Buddha does play some prominent roles in other myths as well. Not all of what Heracles does in his Greco-Buddhist rendering is none violent - he does slay the Trojan Sea Serpent and the Hydra in this rendering as well - but the lesson is like that of Buddhism's irrevocable Evil, where something that cannot be redeemed must be cast out. A lot of future Greco-Buddhist history will be influenced by the changing religion as well.
The Buddha is he going to be more of a problem-solver type of figure where characters go seeking advice?
Heracles being this super chill Buddhist reminds me of those memes where Goku or the Avengers were potrayed as devout Muslims lol love it
Love the story of Heracles though I do somewhat miss his death of immolation (figure you could play off the imagery by saying that the fire purged his remaining attachments to the world and allowed him t ascend). All in all, though - amazing job; I love how it stayed true to the story of Heracles but gave the tale a Buddhist twist throughout.
Really interesting how the two cultures interweave their stories together and how the concept of heroic deeds changes in Greece over time. Just a small minor note, you use the term "the kid" when talking bout Athena taking Hercules to Hera. While not wrong this is oddly informal and out of place with the rest of the narrative and a phrase like "the child" would fit way better.
thanks i did think of that, but buddhist folk heroes tend not to do that so i drew upon that!