" But despite all this, it is precisely death that shapes and proclaims his superhuman status. They are not immortal like the gods, but differ from humans by the fact that continue after death. The remains of the dead are charged with a formidable magical and religious power. Their tombs, relics, the cenotaphs radiate power over mortals for centuries. In a sense we could say that the heroes approach the divine status by his death they enjoy an unlimited further existence, or larval, or purely spiritual, but consisting of a sui generis survival, as it depends on the remains, traces or symbols of their bodies. "
0 comments:
Post a Comment