"Two sovereign lines descend from Zeus: that of Dionysus and that of Apollo. Dionysus's line is more obscure than Apollo's; only rarely does it emerge from the shadow. Since he is both snake and bull, all history before Zeus is recalled in him and begins again with him. Apollo's line is more visible, yet even more secret than Dionysus's when it comes to Apollo's transgression against his father. Apollo is neither snake nor bull, but he who kills snake and bull, either loosing off the arrows himself, as with Python at Delphi, or sending his emissary, Theseus, to bury his sword in the Minotaur in Crete or capture the bull in Marathon."
At a bar in a small town of Fall River, WI there was a costume contest. First place was a minotaur! Awesome costume! Second has nothing to do with this but it was Alan from The Hangover, figured I'd throw that in. Last but not least, third place was Hercules (my boyfriend)! I got really excited when 2 of the 3 winners were mythological! I'm not really sure what to make of it but I thought there was a reason for it I just don't know about.
"Dionysus and Apollo: one is the weapon, the other uses the weapon."
Minotaur is the weapon, or the Dionysus... Hercules uses the weapon, or the Apollo... that's kind of what I was thinking.
Anyways, after the contest the prizes were given, and what better gift than a 1/4 barrel of beer (16 pitchers) for being Hercules for one evening:) So we proceeded to intoxicate ourselves as the gods would do.
Happy Halloween Mythology!
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