Just came across a couple of your article and find your posts very interesting. I could help but draw a conclusion with questions on who was Homer(s). You had also wrote about two gates (pylai). The first of these, made of horn, was the source of the prophetic god-sent dreams. Could it be a possibility that one writter used this ability? I can see validity for a single person in this regard. I believe Nicola Tesla made a reference about his thoughts coming from a higher source, where he considered himself like a radio receiver. I lean this direction, because the stories are far too complex and intertwined for it to be one man's thoughts. Not to mention it's astrological parallels. Just as Heraclitus had wrote that he (Homer) was a wise astrologer.
Thanks for this thoughtful comment, Warren. I think it is true that inspiration often comes from an unexplained source. That's why the Greeks believed in the Muses, goddesses who "sang" through them. It's a clever way of expressing that what you have created is somehow not your own.
Dreams are incredibly creative. I once dreamed the background for an entire dystopian novella one night, and wrote 5,000 words the next day to get it down before I forgot it. I am not a speculative fiction writer and I am not all that interested in dystopian stories, but I know a Muse's prompting when I see it. The idea of the gate of horn that brings dreams that are accomplished seems to me another expression of the recognition of the subconscious among the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Thanks also for the Tesla reference. I love hearing about the inspiration for technological innovation.
Just came across a couple of your article and find your posts very interesting. I could help but draw a conclusion with questions on who was Homer(s). You had also wrote about two gates (pylai). The first of these, made of horn, was the source of the prophetic god-sent dreams. Could it be a possibility that one writter used this ability? I can see validity for a single person in this regard. I believe Nicola Tesla made a reference about his thoughts coming from a higher source, where he considered himself like a radio receiver. I lean this direction, because the stories are far too complex and intertwined for it to be one man's thoughts. Not to mention it's astrological parallels. Just as Heraclitus had wrote that he (Homer) was a wise astrologer.
Thanks for this thoughtful comment, Warren. I think it is true that inspiration often comes from an unexplained source. That's why the Greeks believed in the Muses, goddesses who "sang" through them. It's a clever way of expressing that what you have created is somehow not your own.
Dreams are incredibly creative. I once dreamed the background for an entire dystopian novella one night, and wrote 5,000 words the next day to get it down before I forgot it. I am not a speculative fiction writer and I am not all that interested in dystopian stories, but I know a Muse's prompting when I see it. The idea of the gate of horn that brings dreams that are accomplished seems to me another expression of the recognition of the subconscious among the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Thanks also for the Tesla reference. I love hearing about the inspiration for technological innovation.