I hope the Clash of the Titans people aren’t getting ahead of themselves in chatting up “trilogy potential” for their new movie. I have to say that as the author of MIDNIGHT MEDUSA I am predisposed not to like Perseus very much–especially in this picture! The director said:

It’s like James Cameron with ‘Avatar,’ he can explore different planets. Well, I can explore Greek mythology. You’ve got so many creatures, so many heroes, so many gods. You have Daedalus, Icarus, Percivel. Amazing stuff. You’ve got several worlds. I could spend the rest of my life directing Greek mythology movies and I would still not finish everything.”

“If ‘Clash’ does well and we’re lucky enough to make it into a franchise, that’s what I’d love to do,” he said. He even offered some hints as to where things could go next! “Before the gods, there were the titans, there were even bigger creatures and monsters. That could be something. It’s ancient superheroes.”

Okay, so this game looks pretty neat. It appears to be a free browser game in which you can play against the backdrop of Greek mythology.

If only I had the time to play…

In modern day western culture, our death holiday (Halloween) and our harvest celebration (Thanksgiving) are celebrated separately. Not so for the ancient Greeks.

Demeter was not a death divinity–she was the goddess of grain and she fed the world–but her story is closely tied together with her daughter, Persephone, Queen of Hades. Because of that tie, her celebration was one of both joy and sorrow. Check it out.

I particularly like the idea of ritual insults. I guess today’s version would be a celebrity roast.