Here’s a tricky one I need some insight on... rp-ing with ancient Grecian mythology.
With all my life changes recently I’ve been on a bit of hiatus and have had that nagging to refocus a bit on the Theoi- but that’s another post lol
This one is tricky- I’m part of several role playing/fandom servers on Discord (and for tumblrs sake they are not the adult content kind- just nerdy people creating OCs and putting them in the middle of tea shops to see what happens)
Recently I was added to a new server- I’m slowly becoming friends with the user who added me- but they didn’t know I was Hellenic Polytheist. In this server they are using the theoi and the monsters and Demi-gods as characters for role play. They are looking up myths and putting kind spins on the Theoi. But I’m a bit stumped as to how to handle this. On the one hand- I love the Percy Jackson books- if this was a fandom server I would be able to distinguish how I would role play based on how I’ve worked Percy Jackson into my personal life and beliefs with the Theoi (I. E. Not believing the Riordan versions.) However, this server is more just set in the past instead of a fictional universe. They’re not negating the existence of the Theoi- but it still seems like a moral grey area (if only there was a Delphic maxim saying what you could and could not rp on discord lol)
I’m a firm believer we have to be able to laugh at ourselves and our beliefs. Based on some of the myths there is some really good meme content.
Where I start to doubt this server is hubris. Hubris is a thing everyone should avoid- no mortal is equal to the gods. And we should not compare ourselves as such. If I do RP it will be as something not a Theoi. Likely a nature spirit or a monster or Demigod. So far I have no issues with how they’re choosing to represent the gods they wish to portray in the rp.
I did tell them in my introduction that I’m Hellenic Polytheist- so they do know I actually believe in the Theoi. Let me see your thoughts on this.