to crack smile that later turned into laugh.<\/strong> Baubo is the goddess of laughter or mirth. She is known as fun, lewd, and more sexually liberated.<\/p>\nThe Three Graces<\/h3>\n
Aside of Euphrosyne, who is in charge of happiness, her other sister Thalia complements her sisters as the goddess of comedy or humor and idyllic poetry. The last sister, Aglaea, was venerated as the goddess of beauty, splendor, and charm. The three of them were known to be associated with Aphrodite, the goddess of sexual love and beauty, as part of her retinue.<\/p>\n
Retinue of Dionysus<\/h3>\n
The followers or companions of Dionysus were called Satyr and Maenads. Maenads were the female followers of Dionysus, and their name means \u201cmad\u201d<\/strong><\/em> or \u201cdemented.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> They performed frenzied ecstatic dances and were believed to be possessed by the god<\/strong>. Gelos is the one who leads the Satyr, aside from Comus. Along with being the god of drink and revelry, he is also a god of jokes who definitely will not run out of funny remarks while serving wine to Dionysus and to the public.<\/p>\nDifferences Between Norse and Greek Gods of Laughter<\/h2>\n
There is no information on a Norse god of laughter who is equivalent to Gelos in Greek mythology. However, there is a certain story in Norse mythology about a giantess named Skadi<\/strong> who went to the kingdom of Asgard to avenge the death of her father Thjazi, who was killed by the gods or the \u00c6sir. The conditions were to compensate for the death or for one of the gods to make her laugh.<\/p>\nLoki, who is best known as a trickster god,<\/strong> used his cunning to help the other gods get out of trouble. Although he sometimes creates his own trouble, he later fixes it. He tied one end of a rope to a goat and the other end around his testicles and began a game of tug of war. Loki endured every tug, turn, and howl until he fell over to the lap of Skadi, who could not help but chuckle and laugh.<\/p>\nLoki in Norse mythology and Gelos in Greek mythology are somewhat similar,<\/strong> but only to some degree. Loki as a god can definitely make anyone surrounding him laugh because of his tricky personality, but he is best known as a genderless shapeshifter.<\/strong><\/p>\nHe can be a friend or a foe, and he is a troublemaker. On the other hand, Gelos is innately given the power to make people laugh to the extent that their stomach will ache and they will start to gasp for air. Nevertheless, both are more given to the merry side of life rather than being serious like the other gods<\/strong>.<\/p>\nFrequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\nWho Is the Hindu god of Laughter?<\/h3>\n
A story goes that an elephant-headed Hindu god named Ganesha<\/strong> was created directly by the laughter of his father, Shiva. However, Ganesha is one of the Hindu gods being venerated up until this day because of his symbolism in removing obstacles and getting good luck, fortune, and prosperity.<\/p>\nWho Is the God of Humor?<\/h3>\n
Momus was the personification of satire and mockery in Greek mythology. In several works of literature, they used him as a critique of tyranny, but he later on became the patron of humorous satire<\/strong>, with the figures of comedy and tragedy. On stage, he became a figure of harmless fun.<\/p>\nAre Gelos and Joker the Same?<\/h3>\n
Most certainly not. Batman sat in The Mobius Chair, which gave him the ability to know anything there was to know in the universe, so he asked about the real name of the Joker. Batman finally had the answer to who Joker really was:<\/strong> a mere mortal man who has a family, and on top of that, there were two other joker identities: two clowns.<\/p>\nConclusion<\/h2>\n
The god of laughter in Greek and Roman mythology are personified in similar ways but are known by different names<\/strong> compared to the Norse god of laughter and tricks, Loki. Both belong to the minor category of gods but have different stories and myths. Here are the few points about Gelos as a god and other gods and goddesses:<\/p>\n\n- Gelos was worshipped by the Spartans.<\/li>\n
- Gelos was one of the Satyr or retinue of Dionysus.<\/li>\n
- Gelos in other Greek mythology stories is different from the Gelos depicted in DC .<\/li>\n
- Baubo is the goddess of laughter in Greek mythology.<\/li>\n
- Euphrosyne is a goddess of happiness, together with her sisters Thalia and Aglaea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The god and goddesses\u2019 powers might overlap because of some similarities based on the specific roles given to them as deities. However, they have complementary roles when it comes to mankind.<\/strong> Being a god or goddess of laughter, jokes, comedy, revelry, or happiness, their role all boils down to giving a positive feeling to those surrounding them or even using laughter against their enemies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The god of laughter in Greek mythology is named Gelos. He is the divine personification of laughter. He might not be a famous god compared to other gods like Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades, but Gelos has a different and unique power that can be used either in good times or bad times. As one of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22857"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23199,"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22857\/revisions\/23199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}