What do Odysseus and Green Arrow have in common? A lot more than you think, according to writer Natalie Haynes. In a feature for the BBC, she explores the relationship between today’s comic book superheroes and the mythological heroes of old–and our cultural fascination with both.
“Superheroes have existed for as long as stories, before writing and across every culture from which we can find evidence. Fionn mac Cumhaill built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, and Gilgamesh defeated Humbaba in Mesopotamia. Rama was exiled from Ayodhya in India, while Beowulf slew Grendel and Grendel’s mother in Scandinavia. And that’s before you think about the ancient Greeks, who boasted a plethora of heroes to match any collection from Marvel or DC.”
Check out the full article here: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150819-before-marvel-and-dc-superheroes-of-the-ancient-world
What! Fionn mac Cumhaill didn’t build the Giant’s Causeway! No!!
Cayla says he DID build the Giant’s Causeway and she’s right.
Sure did and it went all the way to Scotland!