Aspects of a Mythological A symbol in the work of Palamas, of Sikelianus and other writers of the interwar period
ΈOne of the most enigmatic gods of Greek antiquity, the mythical Panas has traveled a long way through the centuries up to our time. Half god and half goat, dual nature, amalgamation of the human and the divine element of existence. God of the bucolic, sometimes peaceful and sometimes sowing terror, reflects as aptly observed by Stromer different aspects of the human unconscious. A form that prioritizes nature and its forces over civilization, a representative of Paganism will be identified in some cases due to its horned appearance and unrestrained sexuality with the Devil. In the Renaissance but also in the years of Romanticism, it will ignite the imagination of important poets such as Keats, o Shelley and Wordsworth.
Panas represents the horse element, the realm of instincts that lies beneath the surface of our seemingly rational world. The representations, the aspects of Pan in Western literature reach their peak as the Merivale, in his declining years fin de siècle and are almost extinguished in the ashes left behind by the First World War.
Considering the increased interest in the shepherd god today, the present study investigates the appearance of Pan in prose and poetic texts of major Greek writers, such as D. Voutiras, The G. Skaribas, The A. Sicilian, The K. Palamas etc. that bring the Arcadian god to life in an endless dialogue of harmonizing the material with our spiritual being.
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