What is Orphic Zeus?

[Seol404]

I've never heard of it before (granted, I'm not too familiar with Greek Mythology), what myth does this form originate from, can somebody please explain this to me?

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

It's a specific story where Zeus eats the embodiment of time

 

[Seol404]

I've never heard of that story before, thanks for clearing things up

 

[InfiniteBlack123]

It's a specific story where Zeus eats the embodiment of time

Wrong, he doesn't eat Chronos or Arkane. He eats Phanes who is the embodiment of light. And also eats Nox and Oranos and Gaia and Kronos.

 

[Paulo.junior.969]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphism_(religion)

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

It's Zeus from Orphism, Hellenism's weirder, more obscure, more metaphysical offshoot.

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

@Matt. Didn't Red bring up Orphism on her video on Dionysus?

 

[Matthew_Schroeder]

Yes, she did. Orphic Dionysus is a weird and fascinating entity who represents the duality of life and death, mortal and god, and cosmic knowledge through mad intoxication.

Meanwhile Hellenic Dionysus is just a drunk.

 

[Paulo.junior.969]

So, basicaly, Hellenic is the mainstream canon one, and Orphic is the overpowered extended universe.