Emperor Julian's Christmyth Message
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:05 am
Well he may have called it his "Galilaeanmas Message" :)
FULL TEXT: http://www.mountainman.com.au/essenes/J ... Kronia.htm
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Did Julian convey a serious message in his myth?
LC
FULL TEXT: http://www.mountainman.com.au/essenes/J ... Kronia.htm
COMMENCES:
- "It is the season of the Kronia, [1] during which the
god allows us to make merry. But, my dear friend,
as I have no talent for amusing or entertaining I
must methinks take pains not to talk mere nonsense."
- "But, Caesar, can there be anyone so dull and
stupid as to take pains over jesting? I always
thought that such pleasantries were a relaxation of
the mind and a relief from pains and cares."
is not how the matter strikes me. For by nature I
have no turn for raillery, or parody, or raising a
laugh. But since I must obey the ordinance of the
god of the festival, should you like me to relate to
you by way of entertainment a myth in which there
is perhaps much worth hearing?"
- "I shall listen with great pleasure, for I too am not
one to despise myths, and I am far from rejecting
those that have the right tendency; indeed I am of
the same opinion as you and your admired, or rather
the universally admired, Plato. He also often
conveyed a serious lesson in his myths."
......... - "But, Caesar, can there be anyone so dull and
Did Julian convey a serious message in his myth?
LC