At a quick first read, this came across as not much more than just a list of lesser-known siblings of famous classical mythological figures. The author mentions Jung and sibling rivalries in one sentence at the end, but doesn't really go anywhere with this idea. Is there any point here that I missed? I kind of get the vibe that an author with writers' block and a deadline spent about half an hour squeezing a classical dictionary to get something just passable as an essay.
>Perhaps the petrification business became too wearying; perhaps they wanted the good life, and now make tasteful little animal sculptures in a cottage by the sea.
>He was the mortal half-brother of the hulk, or hunk; yes, he was powerful, but he couldn’t hold a candle to the Zeus-born elder brother.
I think many people know this is pushed to the front page of HN because of the Hades game (which is great). But you're right, this word salad is just someone trying to fill content in a dull pointless way.
