Apollo And Dionysus In Ancient Greek Mythology

The Apollo and Dionysus is a metaphysical and literary notion, or dichotomy, depends on certain characteristics of the old Greek mythology. Many Western philosophical and literary personages have invoked this concept in their artistic and critical creative works. According to Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are the two sons of Zeus, what Greeks believe it as a God. The god of reason and the rational was Apollo, while Dionysus was the god of the irrational and chaos. The Greeks did not think the two gods to be opposites or rivals, although often the two gods were interwoven by nature. The Apollonian is based on logical thinking and reason. In contrast with the Dionysian, that is based on appeals and chaos to the instincts and feeling.
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Because Greeks believe that Apollo lived in the heavens with the rest of the gods representing a very serene and peaceful lifestyle. Dionysus on the other hand dwelled on the lower ground with the mortals, in the common. This contrast between heaven and hell can be seen today in many places, if we look to churches, everything beautiful and calming such as stain glass windows are set up high and out of reach. The organ pipes are soaring towards the sky in an effort to be closer to the heavens. The sacred animals of each god present us with another set of polar characteristics. Apollo’s sacred animals are the dolphin and swan. But Dionysus’ sacred animals are the lion, snake, bull and panther. People can see the Apollonian impact in the classic ballet Swan Lake, posture the name of Apollo's animal. In contracts, Dionysus animals are fierce and bad, ready to kill anyone apart. In short, I think that Apollo and Dionysus mythology stands for the good and evil in general, and it is obvious that Apollo symbols to the good and Dionysus to the evil. For each one in this world, you have the freedom to choose the doctrine that you