eucanthos:Carl Apfelschnitt (US, 1948 - 1990)In the Light of the Second Coming, Study 4,
eucanthos:Carl Apfelschnitt (US, 1948 - 1990)In the Light of the Second Coming, Study 4, 1983. Oil and pencil on paper. - bombmagazine 1983Look, they say, I post myself beside the statue of Zeus or Apollo or whichever god and blaspheme and strike, and in no way does he take revenge on me! Do you not see, o my dearest friend, that your demon, too can be belittled and slandered at will by anyone and more than that—that the blasphemer expels that demon from any land and sea and tethers you, who are dedicated to him like an image, and leads you away and hangs you up on a stake; and still the demon, or, as you hold, the son of God, does not take revenge on him. The priest of Apollo or Zeus, however, answers: “Late will the Gods’ mills grindupon the children’s children, whoever grew up in days to come.”… full text:The False Fear of the Christians by Celsus (Κέλσος), 3 AD. -- source link