It is possible to find some brief information about some religious aspect of September in a previous post here
Similarly
it is possible to find some brief reflections about meaning, role and
value of Jupiter (together with an invocation) in another post here.
Here
I would like to make just a brief additional reflection. Unlike the
Traditional Ellenist tradition (which shows a sort of hierarchy among
the divine forces), in the Traditional Roman Spirituality this hierarchy
is rather attenuated. In practice, no divine forces prevail over other
divine forces: there is no Olympus with a monarchist organization and
structure.
In
the Traditional Roman Spirituality these divine forces and energies are
specific expressions with specific meanings, values, roles: they are
like tiles in a huge and complex Sacred Mosaic where each tile has
his/her own importance, role, function, value.
The
Jupiter's/Juno's Supremacy does not result by the fact to be at the top
of a hierarchy of divine forces, but by representing the idea of
Supremacy in sacred terms. They have a Supremacy because they are Supremacy. They have Authority because they are Authority.
This is the reason why another crucial symbol of Jupiter/Juno is the mountain, in particular the top of the mountain.
I think it is important to have these principles in mind also to overcome the profane idea of "God/Goddess of..."
I wonder what you think of the story of Prometheus - a story that no doubt changed many times in the telling of it in ancient times (which makes its significance hard to interpret). A few things stand out for me in this story; (1) the idea of fire originally belonging to Jupiter (or if not Jupiter, the celestial/heavenly/sky realm), (2) the idea that Jupiter would deliberately hold back from giving fire to people, (3) the idea that fire was stolen by Prometheus for the use of mankind – fire would thus be a cause of both benefit and comfort (Vesta's aspect) as well as misery and destruction (Vulcan's). Of course this is a Hellenist story but it was well known in Rome - though what pious Romans thought of this story we do not know.
RispondiEliminaThe myth of Prometheus is on of the foundations of the Traditional Cults and Spirituality. Your comments and questions therefore involve critical issues and topics requiring rather complex and long reflections I would like thus to discuss in a specific post in the near future.
RispondiEliminaThank you for your usual deep and stimulating considerations.
Pax
C
I look forward to it:)
RispondiElimina