Cassiopeia was punished by Poseidon because of Hubris. Bellerophon was punished by Zeus because of Hubris. Niobe was punished by Apollo and Artemis because of Hubris....
But when Aphrodite punishes a mortal for boasting that they are prettier then her then it is because she is jealous and can't deal with competition? Yeah no... ofc.. cuz what is Aphrodite if not a vain petty bitch, right?
I've talked about this before, but every time I've seen people talking about a myth where a goddess punishes someone for saying "I'm better at this than [goddess' name]", they label as jealousy. No matter which goddess it is. Meanwhile, when it comes to gods and punishing someone for saying "I'm better at this than [god' name]", they label it as hubris every time. It's so painfully clearly sexist.
Also, I don't get how they actually think someone isn't expected to be upset when there's someone going around boasting that they are prettier than them. If someone was doing that to me, I'd be pissed off because like, "Woah, I was just out here living my life and suddenly I'm being dragged into a competition and this person is saying stuff about me, what the fuck? What did I do?". If you go around claiming you are better than someone else, don't act surprised when that person gets upset.













