About This Quote
This quote offers a very simple message: the gods are fond of a joke. But what kind of joke is it? The words “gods” and “joke” can be deceiving, as there is a lot packed into this short sentence. While the literal meaning is to be found in the words themselves, there is also a subtle Greek flavor, as the Greek gods played a large part in the classic story of Theseus and the Minotaur. In that story, two Athenian youths were chosen by lot to enter a labyrinth where they would encounter a creature that would eventually kill them.
Knowing that all hope rested with young Theseus, his father sent him on ahead to find a way out of the maze. In his absence, Theseus’s friend Pirithous was killed by the Minotaur. But, after seeing his friend’s fate, Theseus cried out for help from Athena, who came to his aid with clever assistance from Zeus.
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