Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26569765-20160409175925/@comment-25926288-20160410190253

CoolDudeAl wrote: Hmcooper4 wrote: 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). The problem is we don't know the "truth" because everyone believes different things, and none can be proven or disproven. But I also agree, it made sense for Once to use something basically everyone today agrees is fictional. It won't offend people, and it doesn't exclude people either, because Greek Myth is the most know mythology. Bingo! They have introduced Norse, but even still people don't react to Hel in Hell versus having Hades.