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 Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:17 pm
why do so many myths and religions have a golden apple?
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Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:01 pm
If I'm not mistaken, I think it's a symbol of ultimate knowledge.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:09 am
Might be a representation of the fall of man, which is usually symbolized with a strange fruit or weird apple of some kind.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:42 pm
Name three separate religions that mention a Golden Apple...
No picking religions that could have obviously put the myth in a transition, ie, Christianity has the Ten Commandments because it derived from Judaism.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:58 pm
Sciamancer Name three separate religions that mention a Golden Apple... No picking religions that could have obviously put the myth in a transition, ie, Christianity has the Ten Commandments because it derived from Judaism. Greek myth/religion Nordic myth/religion Sumerian myth/religion Also, of some interest, many religions have a "world tree"
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:59 pm
jedinightwing Sciamancer Name three separate religions that mention a Golden Apple... No picking religions that could have obviously put the myth in a transition, ie, Christianity has the Ten Commandments because it derived from Judaism. Greek myth/religion Nordic myth/religion Sumerian myth/religion Also, of some interest, many religions have a "world tree" norse world tree is coolest, its got if i am correct fenrir bound to it, and the nidhogg eating its roots.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:03 pm
Arcane_Ninja24 jedinightwing Sciamancer Name three separate religions that mention a Golden Apple... No picking religions that could have obviously put the myth in a transition, ie, Christianity has the Ten Commandments because it derived from Judaism. Greek myth/religion Nordic myth/religion Sumerian myth/religion Also, of some interest, many religions have a "world tree" norse world tree is coolest, its got if i am correct fenrir bound to it, and the nidhogg eating its roots. I'm partial to the Havamal when Odhin speaks of his sacrificing himself unto himself and hanging from a branch of the world tree and at the end of 8 days, wins the wisdom of the runes. also, on topic, It's also interesting to note that with the norse "Golden apples of Idunn" they don't necessarily grant wisdom but youth and vitality, but they are still forbidden for mankind to eat.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:01 pm
If you had ultimately knowledge and wisdom, wouldn't you be able to have vitality and youth?
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:28 pm
Obscurus If I'm not mistaken, I think it's a symbol of ultimate knowledge.
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:01 pm
jedinightwing Sciamancer Name three separate religions that mention a Golden Apple... No picking religions that could have obviously put the myth in a transition, ie, Christianity has the Ten Commandments because it derived from Judaism. Greek myth/religion Nordic myth/religion Sumerian myth/religion Also, of some interest, many religions have a "world tree" I know Greece has one. The Norse and the Sumerians, though?
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:08 am
Sciamancer jedinightwing Sciamancer Name three separate religions that mention a Golden Apple... No picking religions that could have obviously put the myth in a transition, ie, Christianity has the Ten Commandments because it derived from Judaism. Greek myth/religion Nordic myth/religion Sumerian myth/religion Also, of some interest, many religions have a "world tree" I know Greece has one. The Norse and the Sumerians, though? Norse: The golden apples of Idun Sumerian: The Hercules/Heracles myth has a lot of similarities with the Gilgamesh epic, including a part dealing with apples/fruit (depends on what translation you read). Also, the entire creation story in the biblical Genesis is almost directly lifted from the Sumerian creation myths, including the E.DIN and "tree of knowledge".
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:14 am
Obscurus If you had ultimately knowledge and wisdom, wouldn't you be able to have vitality and youth? With age comes wisdom. also, Intelligence/knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing. Wisdom is more of an awareness and logic sort of thing. This is why a person can be intelligent and have no common sense whatsoever, and vice versa. also, in nordic tradition, Odhin "gave an eye for a drink of meade (to "see" better), and was granted wisdom supreme". so in that case, wisdom is not granted by the apples.
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:30 pm
Not sure but in assassins creed the forbidden fruit is a golden apple not sure in how much this knowledge is worth you probably already know :/
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:13 pm
Epileptic_Nightmare Not sure but in assassins creed the forbidden fruit is a golden apple not sure in how much this knowledge is worth you probably already know :/ Its surprising how much actual knowledge is slipped into video games without anyone realizing it. At least anyone on our end. xP
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:52 pm
jedinightwing Obscurus If you had ultimately knowledge and wisdom, wouldn't you be able to have vitality and youth? With age comes wisdom. also, Intelligence/knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing. Wisdom is more of an awareness and logic sort of thing. This is why a person can be intelligent and have no common sense whatsoever, and vice versa. also, in nordic tradition, Odhin "gave an eye for a drink of meade (to "see" better), and was granted wisdom supreme". so in that case, wisdom is not granted by the apples. You would still have ultimate knowledge and you can have vitality with age. It really just depends on what one means by "youth". Do they mean physical youth or total youth (which might result in the loss of wisdom)?
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