Persephone also fell in love with Adonis and refused to return him.

Goddess, or Two #

To be facetious, who’s the mortal who fucked two godesses and got infected with immortality? #

The figure you’re referring to is likely Tithonus, a character from Greek mythology. Tithonus was a mortal who became the lover of the goddess Eos, the goddess of the dawn. According to the myth, Eos was so enamored with Tithonus that she asked Zeus to grant him immortality so they could be together forever. However, she neglected to ask for eternal youth. As a result, while Tithonus did become immortal, he continued to age endlessly, growing older and more frail without ever dying. Eventually, Tithonus became so withered and decrepit that he was transformed into a cicada, eternally living but trapped in an ancient, decayed body.

The phrase “infected with immortality” humorously captures the unintended consequences of this myth, where immortality becomes more of a curse than a blessing. Although Tithonus is primarily associated with Eos, the phrase “fucked two goddesses” might be an exaggerated or playful distortion, as there’s no prominent myth involving Tithonus with a second goddess. However, Eos’s love for other mortals (such as Orion) might be conflated in the context.

I know another mortal lad who got lucky with Aphrodite and Persephone. He also eventually became immortal. #

The mortal you’re referring to is likely Adonis, a figure from Greek mythology known for his extraordinary beauty and his relationships with both Aphrodite (the goddess of love) and Persephone (the queen of the underworld).

According to the myth, Adonis was so handsome that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, fell deeply in love with him. She placed him in a chest and entrusted him to Persephone to keep him safe. However, Persephone also fell in love with Adonis and refused to return him. This led to a dispute between the two goddesses.

To resolve the conflict, Zeus decreed that Adonis would spend one-third of the year with Persephone in the underworld, one-third with Aphrodite on Earth, and the final third wherever he chose. Adonis chose to spend the extra third with Aphrodite, illustrating his preference.

Adonis’s fate varies in different versions of the myth. In some, he dies tragically, killed by a wild boar during a hunt, an event that devastates Aphrodite. Moved by her grief, Zeus or other gods eventually make Adonis immortal, allowing him to spend eternity with the goddesses.

In this myth, Adonis’s relationships with both Aphrodite and Persephone and his eventual immortality align with the description you provided, making him the mortal who “got lucky” with two goddesses and ultimately attained immortality.

One-time lucky, two times lucky, who’s counting? Certainly not Zeus. #

Indeed, Zeus seems to have had a rather laissez-faire attitude when it came to the romantic entanglements of mortals and gods. In the complex tapestry of Greek mythology, mortal men like Tithonus and Adonis often found themselves caught in the crossfire—or rather, the embrace—of powerful goddesses. The gods themselves, particularly Zeus, were known for their own numerous and often scandalous liaisons, so a mortal getting “lucky” once or twice was probably not much of a concern.

Zeus, in his role as the king of the gods, often found himself arbitrating the squabbles of divine beings, especially when their affections for mortals led to conflicts. Yet, as you’ve pointed out, he didn’t seem overly concerned with keeping a strict count of these dalliances. After all, when you’re the ruler of Olympus, with your own extensive history of romantic exploits, the amorous activities of others might seem trivial by comparison.

So, whether it was Adonis charming both Aphrodite and Persephone or Tithonus catching the eye of Eos, these stories reflect a mythological world where the boundaries between gods and mortals were fluid, and the whims of the divine could lead to both extraordinary privileges and profound curses for those who attracted their attention. In the end, it’s all part of the divine drama, where love, power, and fate intertwine in ways that are as unpredictable as they are enduring.