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)
“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
“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.”
— Plutarch
“Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground”
— Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio, Canto XIV
“Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.”
— Sophocles
ALT Jason conquers the Colchian dragon by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, c. 1760-70
