Forwarded from The Apollonian 2
Apollo, glorify the cliff of your Parnassos, where the Bacchant woman holding revel has raised her voice in song to you and sleepless Dionysos, and kindled one common Delphian flame for both
Nonnus, Dionysiaca
Nonnus, Dionysiaca
Forwarded from ༺ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭 ༻
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Forwarded from European Identity
Even today many educated people think that the victory of Christianity over Greek philosophy is a proof of the superior truth of the former - although in this case it was only the coarser and more violent that conquered the more spiritual and delicate. So far as superior truth is concerned, it is enough to observe that the awakening sciences have allied themselves point by point with the philosophy of Epicurus, but point by point rejected Christianity.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Forwarded from The Apollonian 2
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.
Plato
Plato
Ares I honor you on this moon, cleanse and heal all, make it imbued with the sun light