In myths and legends, why were gods and goddesses unrestrained in love and marriage in ancient times

Updated on culture 2024-07-21
15 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    The reason for this is actually very simple, because it's just myths and legends, these things are all fake, so it's normal to make up some things casually. In ancient times, the gods were free and unrestrained, at that time they had no rules at all, they could do whatever they wanted, as long as they could make themselves happy, then natural love would not be restricted.

    After all, for the immortals, there are not too many family constraints, and everyone is very powerful. They don't need to care about this and that when they fall in love like ordinary people, they don't have such a distress at all. So how could he not be restrained?

    It's not just that they won't be constrained to fall in love or get married, but they won't actually have any constraints on what they do, because there is no such thing in their world.

    I think the funniest thing is to take some of the thoughts of people today to look at the past, that's definitely not okay, the reason why myths are myths is because many of his stories are made up. Since it's made up, it's normal for love to not be subject to any restrictions. What's more, if we think about the problem from that angle, we will find that in fact, there were no emotional constraints at all in that era.

    I think the fairy tales that used to describe their things in ancient times were very good-looking, unlike now, when they are written more and more fake, which makes people simply unbearable. In fact, I think this kind of mythical world is really good, it can leave a lot of room for people's imagination and let us imagine something different. After all, people nowadays really have too many constraints on feelings and marriage, they are afraid, afraid of this, afraid of that, there is no way to be like the people at that time, so unrestrained, so freewheeling.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Because it was possible to fall in love at that time, and in ancient times, all the gods lived freely, and there were no special bad things happening, so it was very peaceful at that time.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Because at that time, they were relatively free, and they were immortals, they always had mana beyond ordinary people, and they did what they wanted to do without constraints.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Because there is no heavenly rule in mythology to restrain the gods from falling in love, they are more free to fall in love.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Because the gods in the sky pay the most attention to efficiency, a family has a certain hindrance to the work efficiency in society, so they will not advocate marriage.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Because the condition for becoming an immortal is that you need to cut off the edge of the earth, you can't have seven emotions and six desires, if you fall in love, you are not a qualified immortal, and the immortals are in love, there will be love and hatred, and something will definitely happen.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Because the immortals are high, and the mortals are humble, they will experience birth, old age, sickness and death, and they are not worthy of falling in love with the gods.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    I think this is mainly influenced and governed by the political environment and ideology at that time.

    Myths and stories, as a kind of culture, are also accompanied by the change of people's ideas and concepts. The development of orthodoxy in feudal society was to a large extent in the service of politics.

    Specifically, China's feudal society developed and flourished, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties to the two Song dynasties to the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. With the gradual strengthening of centralization, the social hierarchy has become more stringent. To satisfy the needs of the ruling class, to control people's minds.

    In particular, Cheng Zhu Lixue of the Song Dynasty proposed three outlines and five constants to suppress people's personality. It severely imprisons the development of human freedom and nature.

    The so-called immortals can't get married, and I think this is also a manifestation of suppressing the development of people's personalities. It is also a warning to the ruling class to suppress individuality and submit to the rule.

    Western 16th to 18th century Renaissance. The development of their culture was mainly based on the themes of freedom, democracy, and peace. There is no question of whether immortals can get married.

    Therefore, why can't you get married is not just a question of the story of the gods. As a folk culture, it reflects either the will of the ruling class or the aspirations of the people at the bottom.

    Another example is the reason why Buddhism was highly respected in ancient China. In addition to its own role in cultivating people's moral character, another point is that he advocated that people can have a good reward when the suffering of reality comes, that is, cause and effect, and it has to be said that it conforms to the needs of the ruling class, ruling and oppressing the people at that time.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    People have seven emotions and six desires, and they can fall in love. But immortals can't have seven emotions and six desires, so they can't fall in love.

    A lot of Chinese myths and stories about love are sad, which is why they can't fall in love. Although they can't have seven emotions and six desires, it doesn't mean that they don't have seven emotions and six desires.

    The story of Chang'e running to the moon is bleak and beautiful, Chang'e was originally the wife of Hou Yi in the mortal world, because the bad guy came to steal the fairy elixir, she swallowed it herself in order to protect the elixir. In the end, he became a god and flew into the sky.

    There is also the love story of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies, the Seven Fairies secretly went down to earth, but they didn't expect to fall in love with Dong Yong, a mortal in the world. Heaven is a day on earth for a year, so they did a lot of things during the year and also had their own children. But no matter how much they love each other, they are not allowed to fall in love with mortals in the Heavenly Palace.

    So the Queen Mother brought the Seven Fairies back to the Heavenly Palace, and the two of them never saw each other again. But the two of them really miss each other too much, every year on the seventh day of July, which is now the Qixi Festival, the magpies build a bridge, and Long Yong picks his children to see the Seven Fairies.

    I think immortals also have emotions, this rule is really cruel! Although there are so many poignant myths, I would prefer to see them live happily ever after.

    If I could change that, I would absolutely abolish the system, as long as they truly love each other, they can be together.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    If I'm not mistaken, the gods don't prohibit falling in love, but it's just forbidden to fall in love with mortals.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Family planning, immortals are immortal, and there are too many children born indiscriminately, so the thinking of the ancients in my country is advanced enough.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    First of all, if the gods can fall in love, they will have emotional desires, and then many things will not be able to do justice.

  13. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Do you know why students prohibit early love, yes, it affects learning, and so do the gods.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Immortals have sons, sons have grandsons, grandsons have sons, and immortals don't die? Three hundred years of the Ming Sect is millions, I want to ask, what should I do?

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Myths are just myths, and immortals are spiritual beings who have transcended the world, how can they be like secular mortals!

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