Olympus Quotes

“It’s the Indian headshake. It means you are probably right, or probably wrong. Who knows? Varuna has but a thousand eyes, Indra a hundred, you and I only two.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Olympus

“So it has been before. So it will be again.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Olympus

“The idea of a powerful woman aware of her own desires made people uncomfortable and so she was portrayed as barbaric, even demonic, not in control of her passions.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Olympus

“both mythology and philosophy present the same idea: the former communicates through a story, along with symbols and rituals, while the latter uses precise language. Mythology creates a more visceral experience, and so appeals to everyone, not just the intellectual.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Olympus: An Indian Retelling of the Greek Myths