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Apollo: “Light” God or “Dark” God?
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Apollo: “Light” God or “Dark” God?
Posted by: Makarios on Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 12:00 PM
By Fiamma
<snip> So there is this god, I’m not going to tell you his name. He is a god of many things- of light, of music and beauty, poetry, truth and healing. He is rational and wise. He is called Radiant, and Averter of Evil, Rescuer, Protector from Harm, Healer. He is known for defending his mother from attackers and insults, his music is unrivaled. He id a god of knowledge. Some consider him a sun-god. Surely, this is a light god I am speaking of, no?
And there is a god who is known far and wide for his wrath. One who, with his sister, killed innocent children for their mother’s insolent bragging; who skinned alive a satyr who dared challenge him to a musical contest and lost. He is a god of death, one who sends plague. His lovers are slain or punished through his wrath- or otherwise meet with tragic endings- the latter, he mourns. He is enigmatic, mysterious, oblique. There is no question: we are speaking of a dark god, are we not?
The two gods are, of course, the same. The god is Apollo, one thought of by many as a “light” god.
Read the complete article: Memories of Pain and Light
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