In the Bible, for example, Satan is greated by God, and therefore is one of his children
NT = Satan is the older bad guy, Jesus is the younger hero (would also accept God as older bad guy)
― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 November 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
Because everybody wants to beat up their dad, that's why.
― Ripped Taylor (Old Lunch), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:01 (six years ago) link
Odin kills Ymir, who is definitely older
― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 November 2017 16:03 (six years ago) link
also Loki is not Thor's brother - he's *Odin's* brother, making him technically the uncle of his traditional enemy (Thor)
― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 November 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
anyway, Tombot is right, the "kill your parents/older generation" strain is super-common in mythological systems the world over
― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 November 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
These sorts of things occur a lot, right? When I was a kid, I used to wonder why it was the small guy in the cartoon duo who was the brains of the operation while the big guy was slow and bungling, when in real life it was my (slightly older, taller) friend who had all the smarts.
― Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Monday, 20 November 2017 16:14 (six years ago) link
(maybe also worth noting that Satan is not in the OT, where God is nominally the metaphysical protagonist. When Satan does finally show up in the NT, Jesus is the younger protagonist)
xxp
― Οὖτις, Monday, 20 November 2017 16:18 (six years ago) link
Peter Parker fought some hella old dudes at the beginning, when he was at his youngest -- the Vulture, The Tinkerer. Disparity in ages was pretty extreme. [I know the Tinkerer was really a Skrull or something.]
J.J.J. was also an old guy. The Lizard was a professor. And of course the Green Goblin wasn't just a metaphorical father figure, but literally the dad of Pete's buddy.
Of course, when you're in high school, most people are older than you. But Pete was surrounded by old/older folks... even on the good side (Aunt May).
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 05:40 (six years ago) link