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If he makes it clear the official world view of his administration re:COVID-19 is Pollyanna-ish and dissent will be punished were on our own.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)2naSalit
(86,061 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,339 posts)We'll be the ones that pay Charon, the ferryman, just to land in his Hell.
https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Styx_(River)
The Styx river is a location in Greek mythology. Located in the Underworld, it is a river that serves as a barrier separating the world of the living from the world of the dead. It is also in this river where Thetis dipped her son Achilles, in order for him to gain the power of invulnerability. It is one of five underworld rivers; the others being the Phlegethon (or Pyriphlegethon), Lethe, Cocytus and Acheron rivers.
In order to cross the River Styx and reach Hades, a dead person must pay a fee to the ferryman, Charon. If the correct fee is paid, Charon will take the dead across. If the dead cannot afford the fee, however, they will be forced to wander the banks of the River Styx as Wraiths for eternity (or one hundred years, depending on the recount).
The greatest oath that a god can make is to swear on the river Styx. When a god swears on the River Styx, they're bound for all eternity to keep that promise or else be paralysed for a year and a day, and even then, risk being ostracized from Mount Olympus and their duties and immortality being removed and given to another god.
Bodies dipped into the river will receive the gift of immortality; one famous example is when Thetis, mother of the demigod Achilles, dipped him into the river by his heel. This ensured he could only be harmed at his heel, a fact exploited by Apollo and later giving rise to the phrase "Achilles' heel". Styx can also be considered a goddess in her own right.
https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Styx_(Titan)
In other notes: "She was the Titan of the Underworld river named after her, and was the embodiment of hatred and detestation.
Styx represented and controlled hatred. This made her one of the most feared Titans.
GreenEyedLefty
(2,073 posts)And it's a reference to Julius Caesar. I get history and mythology mixed up sometimes though.
Backseat Driver
(4,339 posts)I'm thinking he crossed the Rubicon long ago by "pretending" to be some sort of Roman emperor or Greek God "superhero." Didn't he actually tweet a self-image as one? Well, Achilles had an undipped heel (if we can find it), but then Charon profited off dead souls needing passage (which, apparently, includes all those he hates).
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)I'm ok with either metaphor. I read widely and will accept Styx or Rubicon. More on Rubicon at link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Rubicon
Squinch
(50,774 posts)Seriously, guys, we all have to read up on Hitler's methods so we know what's coming next. The history of Hitler's rise is a roadmap to Filthy Donnie's actions.
edhopper
(33,208 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,369 posts)We should know pretty quickly if they have been muzzled or censored.
If they can speak as freely and honestly as their press releases have in recent days, then there is a ray of hope.
struggle4progress
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