s re-elected several years later. What makes the example of political figures applicable is that they actually have power over the masses. While their power may be limited or checked, they possess the power to enhance or limit our freedoms. They are more equivalent to gods who answer to no one, but effect the lives of humans on a regular basis.Ovids characters often question the disparities between their own lives and the lives of the gods. The different set of standards they are forced to live by, while the beings they pray to do not live similar lives. The story of Byblis and Caunus tells of a sister who is in love with her brother. Byblis wonders why she can not nurture her love for her brother, when the "it is the gods themselves who wed their sisters: Saturn married Ops, his kin by blood; and Tethys married Oeanus; and he who rules Olympus married Juno." And Jerry Lee Lewis, a rock star from the 1950s, married his 13-year-old cousin.Athletes, politicians, and wealthy individuals all receive benefits from their status in society. Whether it be respect, fame, or power, they are our modern day gods. They do not answer to the same laws that we do. They can afford the best lawyers and can afford not to fear police. It is almost accepted that they are exempt from they law because of the services they provide or the roles they play in our lives. Ovids gods were no omniscient beings who could do no wrong, often their misgivings led to real human tragedy. Not so different from corrupt politicians or the OJ Simpson case. They are our role models, our heroes, the people whose lives affect us without ever knowing us. They our gods, our elite, and this is our Olympus....
