From: João S. Lopes Filho
Message: 9648
Date: 2001-09-21
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From: <MrCaws@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Greek Gods I : APOLLO
> --- In cybalist@..., "João S. Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...> wrote:
> > I propose we start to try to analyzes the complexities of Greek
> deities. We must exchange our ideas by adding all possible traits for
> each god. But one god for each time, to prevent confusions.
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> > APOLLO
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> > 1) God of healing and disease, avenger, archer, wolves and mice,
> Northern realm, son-killer (Ganesha by Rudra; Miach by Diancecht;
> Asklepios doesnt fit, because killed by Zeus, but perhaps in original
> tale he's killed by Apollo). - IE
> > 2) shepherd god - IE or not
> > 3) young god of light, like Egyptian Horus - Egyptian? Afro-
> Asiatic? Mediterranean? (Horus x Seth = Apollo x Python?)
> > 4) God of Sun, sired by two goddesses, Night and Dawn (Apollo-Leto-
> Artemis) - IE ? Does Seilenos fit in this one?
> > 5) Couple of twins (Apollo-Artemis Freyr-Freyja Oengus-Brigit) -
> "Proto-European"?
> > 6) God of music - IE? (A priestly singing god like Brhaspati?
> Bragi?)
> > 7) Medicine gods, like Ugaritic Refaim. Semitic?
> > 8) Anatolian plague-bringer, cf. Jarrish - maybe from Sumeria? Or
> the same as (1)?
> > 9) Dragon-slayer - almost universal
>
> I think Apollo's role as deity of prophecy and oracles (and magic in
> general?) should also be included.
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> I think these are all applicable, though I wonder how easily these
> aspects can be broken down into spearate components. I believe the
> young god of light role, for instance, is connected to the avenger
> aspect as well as the dragon slayer.
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> Horus embodies all of these aspects, for instance. Horus also has
> aspects of the magician-deity, giving up an eye for hidden knowledge
> as per Odin.
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> -Cort Williams (Mr. Caws)
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