Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26569765-20160409175925/@comment-24674051-20160410135659

Frulna wrote: The definition of a myth according to Oxford dictionary is "a widely held but false belief or idea." That would make every religion you do not believe in a myth regardless if it is still practiced today, to you it would be a myth by definition. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, etc. are all myth to those who do not believe in that religion. But for a TV show like this one to pick one of those religions it would likely alienate audience members that not of that religion. Picking a dead religion prevents this. Also, in my opinion Greek Mythology is most believable in a world where magic and fairy tales exist. Ok, this is Not the time or place for a spiritual debate. But if a person does not believe in God, does that make God a myth. Belief does not change truth.

Now, I agree that Once was wise to pick a pantheon that from a "dead" religion, and the Greek gods are probably one of the better known sets. (Roman could have worked, but even the Roman pantheon was based on the Greek).