Is there a story from greek mythology which talks about the difficulty to change a bad habit? The character involved should be aware that it is a bad habit, but just isn't able to change it.
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The most famous bad habit of Greek mythology is probably Zeus' promiscuity. Besids 3 wives (Hera being the last), he had many supernatural affairs:
- Aega
- Ananke/Themis (3 offspring)
- Aphrodite
- Demeter
- Dione/Thalassa
- Eris
- Eurynome (3 offspring)
- Gaia (yes it’s true)
- Leto (Apollo and Artemis)
- Maia (Hermes)
- Metis (Athena)
- Mnemosyne (12, yes, 12 offspring)
- Leda/Nemesis (Helen of Troy)
- Persephone (2 offspring)
- Selene (3 offspring)
- Thalia
- Themis
- Eos
and demigods & humans:
- Aegina (2)
- Alcmene (Heracles aka Hercules)
- Antiope (2)
- Anaxithea
- Asterope/Oceanid
- Callisto
- Calyce
- Callirhoe (0)
- Carme
- Cassiopeia
- Chaldene (2)
- Danae
- Dia
- Elara
- Electra (3)
- Europa (6. Honestly, I’m tired.)
- Eurymedousa
- Eurydeia
- Himalia (3)
- Idaea
- Iodame
- Io (2)
- Isonoe
- Lamia
- Lamia, daughter of Poseidon
- Laodamia
- Maera
- Niobe (2)
- Othreis
- Pandora
- Phthia
- Plouto
- Podarge (2)
- Protogeneia (2)
- Pyrrha
- Semele
- Taygete
- Thyia (2)
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