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davem · 10-09-2002, 07:09 AM

ok, Bombur, but I was speaking generally. Men are Generally 'dionysian' in character, Elves are Generally 'Appolonian'. Yes, there are differences within individuals. Elves seek a state of timeless perfection. Men are driven by the fact of their mortality to be dissatisfied in the realm of Arda - which see Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth.
I wasn't really wanting to push the technical definition of Appolonian/Dionysian, just using them as shorthand.

10-09-2002, 07:09 AM	#1
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	ok, Bombur, but I was speaking generally. Men are Generally 'dionysian' in character, Elves are Generally 'Appolonian'. Yes, there are differences within individuals. Elves seek a state of timeless perfection. Men are driven by the fact of their mortality to be dissatisfied in the realm of Arda - which see Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth. I wasn't really wanting to push the technical definition of Appolonian/Dionysian, just using them as shorthand. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."