“The Greek god Apollo, for instance, seems to have begun as the Demon of a Mouse-fraternity in pre-Aryan totemistic Europe: he gradually rose in divine rank by force of arms, blackmail and fraud until he became the patron of Music, Poetry and the Arts and finally, in some regions at least, ousted his ‘father’ Zeus from the Sovereignty of the Universe by identifying himself with Belinus the intellectual God of Light.”
(Robert Graves, The White Goddess)
Sure, Graves. Whatever you say.
I think the problem is that you aren’t reading the illustrated edition, which is far more persuasive.
The Greek god Apollo seems to have begun as the Demon of a Mouse-fraternity in pre-Aryan totemistic Europe.
He gradually rose in divine rank by force of arms, blackmail and fraud until he became the patron of Music, Poetry and the Arts.
He finally, in some regions at least, ousted his ‘father’ Zeus from the Sovereignty of the Universe by identifying himself with Belinus the intellectual God of Light.
The sorcerer’s apprentice is actually actually about Apollo trying to overthrow Zeus: fact.
we make fun of thorin getting lost in the shire but you know the nazgul also had to keep asking for directions to find bag end so maybe hobbits’ city planning is just wack
The Hobbits have spent generations making their roads complex af to keep Gandalf out
guys I need you to know that this is the vision (shout out to @rosealie for knowing exactly what I meant when I said will was tussling ily) and yes it is soooo crucial that awful 80s roller rink music is playing while this unfolds
im literally not exaggerating when i tell you guys this video saved my life
This is a damn MOOD FOR LIFE, I tell you what.
This is beautiful, not just because of the lyrics, harmonies and relatable message, but also because Cinderella (Brandy), One of the Hercules Muses (Roz Ryan) , and Mama Odie (Jenifer Lewis) are singing it. Like we have been blessed.
