Απολλων Apollon/Apollo

Olympian God of:

Prophecy

Oracles

Music

Poetry

Healing

Plague

Disease

Archery

Zeus being his father, is the ‘source of the powers exercised by his son’ all different powers, but are all interlinked with one another

In Greek mythology, Apollo was one of the most important gods, associated with music, poetry, prophecy, and healing. The story of Apollo and the python is one of the most famous myths associated with the god.

According to the myth, Python was a huge serpent or dragon that lived in a cave at the foot of Mount Parnassus. Python was feared and revered by the people of the region, who believed that it had the power to predict the future.

One day, Apollo came to Delphi, a town at the foot of Mount Parnassus, and discovered the cave where Python lived. He killed the serpent with his arrows, and from its body rose the fumes and vapors that inspired the oracles of Delphi.

Apollo then took over the cave as his own shrine, and he became known as the god of prophecy and the patron of the arts. He was also known as Pythian Apollo, in honor of his victory over the python.

The story of Apollo and the python has been interpreted in many ways over the years. Some see it as a symbol of the triumph of light over darkness, while others see it as a metaphor for the triumph of reason over superstition.

In modern times, the story of Apollo and the python has been referenced in many ways, including in the naming of the programming language Python. Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, was a fan of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and he named the language after the comedy troupe. However, he has also said that he was inspired by the story of Apollo and the python, which he saw as a metaphor for the power of technology to vanquish its enemies.

Python was a huge serpent or dragon that lived in a cave at the foot of Delphi. Python was feared and revered by the people of the region, who believed that it had the power to predict the future. He hunted Leto while she was pregnant with Artemis and Apollon, sent by Hera to kill Leto.

One day, Apollo came to Delphi, a town at the foot of Mount Parnassus, and discovered the cave where Python lived. He wanted to avenge his mothers’ trauma and troubles from the Python, he then killed the serpent with his arrows, and from its body rose the fumes and vapors that inspired the oracles of Delphi, where Apollo created and built it, on the site of the Python’s death.

Apollo then took over the cave as his own shrine, and he became known as the god of prophecy and the patron of the arts. He was also known as Pythian Apollo, in honor of his victory over the python.

Allegory

Allegory is a story symbolising power and new beginnings. I found inner power to be a rich and symbolic area of focus, as it symbolises new beginnings for the python who is dead, and also Apollon who becomes the Pythian Apollo, god of many things, almost a new identity is created due to his fearless act. I want to transfer this into a design where the snake skin opens up into a central void creating and symbolising the new beginnings of Apollon.

Characters

Apollo, Python, Gaea, Leto

LOCATION/PERIOD

Delphi (town at the bottom of Mount Parnassus) Phocis, Greece

C6th BC - Artwork found in Louvre, Paris of Apollo and the Python

Chain Of Events

Leto pregnant with the children of Zeus being both twins Apollo and Artemis, Hera found out and was not impressed

Hera sent the Python to persue and kill Leto but didn’t achieve it

Years later, Apollo drank ambrosia, the immortal beverage and ultimately became a man

Apollo set out to Delphi to kill the Python for the trouble it caused his mother Leto

Apollo entered the creatures cave and eliminated it

Burried the Python, and built the oracle of Delphi

Message

- Inner Power

- Symbol of triumph over light and darkness

- Triumph of reason over superstition

- Led to Apollo being associated with battle and victory

Historical layout of Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo is central, as well as the oracle Apollo in battle with the python artwork in the Met, New York

Oracle cave today and graphic above representing’the historic site back in its period

Leto with the two boys pursued by the Python

Gold and white I clearly relate to elegance and class, as well as the Greek God concept style and stereotypically clothing they wear. I totally approve of this as a colour pallet.

Red also links to Apollo and his devotion to battle and the challenges he has overcome in my opinion, also the blood he has on his hands from the python.

Colour Pallet Analysis

I agree with the font choice of a serif typeface to represent the historical, elegant and formal nature of Apollo and overall Greek mythology.

Possibly a modern style serif font would be more aesthetically pleasing for the posters, and makes the user more welcome into reading and interacting with it.

Cam And Follower

Effective system but I feel the size of the follower is too small and ie. too limited in rotation for bigger projects, and would be great for smaller systems. But this could also be adapted with a bigger scale follower.

Crank And Rod

This system is affective but I feel the joints (dowels) have to be accompanied by an improved material for the final. Maybe even bigger sized dowels can create more fluid movement for the system.

Restricted movement was created with the clips both A and C

C clip restricted movement at ground level in horizontal direction

A clip restricted the same as the C, as well as at an elevated level, which could be great for a specific element of our design.

Boxboard is definitely a experimental material due to the quality factor, and for the final acrylic or plywood would be a better material functionally and to communicate the idea.

Bone Outcomes

Muscle movement is useful for wider and simpler ranges of movements across the design.

Could be effective in panning the skin in and out, as well as peeling the system.

Definitely need to be explored in how it impacts the skin system and its range of movement together.

good in replication a snake skin element of my design.

Aesthetically pleasing being symmetrical, and love the triangular sharpness which makes the model more powerful, and more relative to the story

Experimented with other skin patterns, however I found this the most relevant and symbolic to the story, immitating the python and its sharp and evil endevours, but when opened up, it is like everyone else.

Skin template

Early line sketches to produce the concept and overall shaped idea of the systems working together

Decided to propose the skin on its almost levitating wire, being pulled in and out to create more and less tension on the card origami, creating tense dark spaces compared to open new beginnings. F42-45