DPP: Mythology

[useyourlove.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty fond of all the Greek (and later Roman) references that are woven throughout BSG. For some reason, I love when people incorporate the mythologies into their fics. What's your favorite thing for people to work into fics? What's your favorite bit of mythology related to pilots (see my icon for mine! The whole Arrow of Apollo thing is just priceless.)

I also like when the actual historical mythology comes up in BSG discussions and meta, and it tends to illuminate things in different ways. What pieces of mythology have you come across that make you rethink some of your assumptions? What make you see the story in a different way?

We've pretty much been talking about this all week, haven't we?? ;-)

Comments

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

There's so many ways to go with it. Allusions to Kara as Artemis to Lee's Apollo are probably my favorite and I've used it in at least a couple fics myself, and have enjoyed it in many more. I also wrote a tiny ficlet of Apollo and Aurora (set after Maelstrom of course) of her holding open the gates of heaven for Lee's chariot--I like the parallels with her leading the fleet (and Lee--"You're going to love it.") to Earth.

Obviously her imprisonment on New Caprica with Leoben has lots of allusions to the Persephone myth too...I actually wrote a tiny drabble of Kara eating a pomegranate too now that I think about it. Hee.

It's a fun extra layer to explore--I'm surprised there's not more mythology fic actually.

[useyourlove.livejournal.com]

Oh wow I never thought of the New Caprica bit as Persephone!! Aaaah that makes it even more wonderful. My favorite is the Apollo and Artemis parallels as well--they just seem to fit so nicely into that.

It is surprising their isn't more. Now I'm going to go think on it and see if I can come up with why.

[n-e-star.livejournal.com]

her imprisonment on New Caprica with Leoben has lots of allusions to the Persephone myth

And if you twist it sideways she could become Eurydice and Lee, Orpheus - risking his life to save her, but still losing her at the last moment.