{"id":51647,"date":"2025-06-20T14:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=51647"},"modified":"2025-06-21T12:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:18:22","slug":"immortal-greek-goddesses-and-the-cul-de-sac-of-suburbia-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=51647","title":{"rendered":"Immortal Greek Goddesses and the Cul-de-sac of Suburbia (part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WLBOTT <\/strong>was wondering what happened to the Greek gods and goddesses. Just because people stop praying to them, believing in them, worshipping them; that doesn’t mean they cease to exist. They are immortal, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were able to track down a group of Greek goddesses living on a cul-de-sac in La Mesa, Texas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They try to blend in as much as possible, but we were able to spot them while their were setting the bins out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Goddess Hera<\/a><\/strong> (right) was very welcoming, and invited the WLBOTT<\/strong> team to visit, learn, and share their experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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At\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> (front), the goddess of of mischief, delusion, ruin, and folly, still has that teen existential angst going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, she immediately grasped the WLBOTT <\/strong>mission.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Head mother Hera <\/strong>was not in a particularly good mode this Friday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goddess Nyx<\/a> <\/strong>was out all night, overslept and didn’t get the recycles separated.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nyx is also not conforming to the house Dress Code.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was drama….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daily Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The WLBOTT <\/strong>crew was surprised by the mundane nature of many aspects of the lives of the modern Greek goddesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the challenges is that the average goddess is almost 8 feet tall, and their rental home in La Mesa is not accommodating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bathtub is too small.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The door frames are too low!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The furniture and drywall were not designed to withstand the Goddesses’ tectonic forces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Landlord Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The goddesses have the all-to-common problem of a nonresponsive landlord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the garbage disposal recently jammed, and the landlord wasn’t picking up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The goddesses attempted to repair it themselves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A visiting siren tried to lend a hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Hygieia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The garbage disposal, as well as the general living conditions of her sister Goddesses, was deeply upsetting to Hygieia<\/a><\/strong>, She is, after all, the Goddess of good health, cleanliness, and sanitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But the goddesses still have a few tricks up their toga sleeves. For example, they cast a spell that causes the landlord’s milk to always expire immediately<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, the Goddesses’ spell will make the landlord unable to enjoy <\/em>soup until the garbage disposal is fixed. The clever goddesses know how fond he is of Campbell’s Armadillo Noodle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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