Golden Apples

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by shaba, Aug 29, 2005.

  1. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    Lets set out on a journey
    We shall find the truth
    Like Jason,
    Let nothing stop us.
    We will gather an army
    Thousands even millions
    We shall slaughter
    Those who do not have faith
    Believe in me,
    And you shall
    Believe you can do anything.
    Now spread my words
    The ones that are invisible
    Only written with word of mouth
    The land shall be promised to us
    Death will do us apart
    Fill the hatred heart
    With fear of my hand
    The burning pits of a forsaken dungeon
    Shall be your downfall
    Only the light,
    Will lead the heard from the darkness
    My sword will be my tongue
    And strike the wicked down.
    Come with me,
    And let the snake
    Share these Golden Apples.
     
  2. Hippievixen

    Hippievixen Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    I like this one... I love the allusions to Greek mythology...

    and the last three lines are intriguing...

    "Come with me,
    And let the snake
    Share these Golden Apples."
     
  3. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    I wrote this one with you in mind. I remember our discussions of Greek Mythology, and I've been reading the History of Atlantis by Lewis Spence.
     
  4. Hippievixen

    Hippievixen Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    yeah you just can't stop thinking about me :p

    *gigggles*

    just kidding.
     
  5. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    You had an impact.
     
  6. Hippievixen

    Hippievixen Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    Personally... I think you need to dig into the golden apple imagery even more... I was left hungry for more at the end of the poem.

    Unless you are starting a saga of some sort :)
     
  7. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    I could do that...do you know where "golden apples" comes from?
     
  8. Hippievixen

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    from the golden apple tree?

    *platinum-blonde gigggles*
     
  9. Hippievixen

    Hippievixen Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    hehe... just kidding.

    one of jason's trials was to retrieve the golden apples...

    if i am not mistaken...
     
  10. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    "...the Golden Fleece is an allegory of Eden, Avalon, Idun, and other such Paradises. There grew the Golden Apples which Diodorus explains as synonymous of the Golden Apples, for in Greek melon means both "apple" and "sheep". Moreover, the Golden Apples served for the fabrication of the Elixir of Life, the contents of the Holy Grail. Hence, all these quests of Paradise are indeed the one of the Elixir of Life and, more exactly, of Atlantis, its true name. Such is the reason why we all are so charmed with the search of this Paradise of which all traditions speak, from the dawn of times."
     
  11. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    Or the Golden Fleece :)
     
  12. shaba

    shaba Grand Inquisitor

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    Sorry I ruined your own personal interpertation of my poem. But If you were curious as to what it means then that would be it. It also has a religous undertone, as do many of my poems.
     
  13. sylvanlightning

    sylvanlightning Prismatic Essence

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    Hummm, therefore should Eris' apple of creating eden out of chaos be given to Aphrodite for her love, Athena for her wisdom or Hera for her passion?

    from messagenet.com

    The Most Beautiful Goddess

    One of the six Olympians, the daughter of Kronos (Cronos) and Rhea, Hera is the beautiful and powerful wife (and sister) of Zeus. Her other brothers and sisters are: Hades, Poseidon, Hestia and Demeter.

    She is the most beautiful of the immortals, even more beautiful than the goddess of Love, Aphrodite. Her beauty is renewed each spring as she magically washes away the ware and worry of her immortal existance. Her name appears in many stories and she is often regarded as petty and unforgiving, especially in the case of Herakles (Hercules), but in the story of Iason (Jason) and the Argonauts she is compassionate and protective.
     

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