Pan and the Minotaur are both mythological figures with celestial horns and hybrid human/animalian bodies. A skim of Google images reveals a common representation of the minotaur as a ravening beast, but on rare occasions he is seen as a marginal figure inspiring pathos. He is a creature who can encompass many kinds of oppositions. … Continue reading The Minotaur: Fiend or Friend?
Dionysus (Roman Bacchus). Earth, wind, fire – and wine.
The Greek gods. What if they were alive today? My personal view is that the polytheism of the Greeks gives us a rich language in which to describe experience. While his sister, Athena, and companion Apollo were focused strategic thinkers, Dionysus was the great loosener. Nothing around him was solid, or stayed the same for … Continue reading Dionysus (Roman Bacchus). Earth, wind, fire – and wine.
Apollo – Back to Black or Sunny Afternoon?
The Greek gods - what if they were alive today? My personal view is that the polytheism of the Greeks gives us a rich language in which to describe experience. Apollo set a plague on the Greeks at Troy when Agamemnon (setting egotism above care for his men) refused to give back the daughter of … Continue reading Apollo – Back to Black or Sunny Afternoon?
Poseidon – Plenty More Fish?
The Greek Gods- what if they were alive today? My personal view is that the polytheism of the Greeks gives us a rich language in which to describe experience. For us the sea is much more sea-side than ocean. A place for gull-wary picnicking, strolling in the replenishing early light at low tide, brave wading, … Continue reading Poseidon – Plenty More Fish?
Tale of Tales 2015 Director Matteo Garrone.
I strongly advise anyone with even the whisper of an intention to see this film, not to read any reviews beforehand. If you do so it may prevent you from entering a world of enchantment with the necessary condition of unpreparedness. I will reveal nothing of the story except to say that whatever you remember … Continue reading Tale of Tales 2015 Director Matteo Garrone.
Achilles and Roy – Time To Die.
Towards the end of Blade Runner, Roy Batty stands in godlike potency over Deckard; he is transfixed by the power of life and death that is now his. When warriors in the Iliad are in the final throes of hand to hand combat, they are often described as ‘equal to Ares’, the god of war, … Continue reading Achilles and Roy – Time To Die.
Paris, Texas. Ithaca. Same Timing, Different Time.
There’s a very moving scene in Wim Wenders’ film ‘Paris,Texas’ in which Harry Dean Stanton, finding his long lost girlfriend, Nastasia Kinski, tells her the story of their disastrous love through the medium of a one way mIrror. She can't see him, but he can see her. It's a device to delay the moment of … Continue reading Paris, Texas. Ithaca. Same Timing, Different Time.
Hestia
The Greek Gods. What if these deities were alive today? In my view they give us a rich language in which to describe experience. Here I look at fiery Hestia. While Hermes and Aphrodite are both deities who travel, Hestia never leaves home. Lacking the compelling contradictions of other Olympians, she has avoided attention and … Continue reading Hestia
Hermes
The Greek Gods. What if these deities were alive today? My personal view is that the polytheism of the Greeks gives us a rich language in which to describe experience. Here I look at Hermes. Hermes is often called the god of communications and commerce. So, if he hadn’t been brand-snatched by a courier company, … Continue reading Hermes
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