Jupiter

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani mentions Jupiter occasionally, without devoting any sustained study to him. He first cites him as the figure of a jealous deity who fears that man might equal him1. He also recalls the episode of Semele, struck by lightning for having seen him in his splendour2. For him, Jupiter represents supreme strength, placed above human powers such as Caesar or Napoleon3. He uses him mainly to describe the religious stage in which the world is explained through personified forces: the gods of lightning are the example, in a session on Nerval4, and language keeps a trace of this personification when one says that it is Jupiter who makes it rain5. In a reflection on anthropology, he takes up the idea that the ancient gods are men who do not die6. Finally, he mentions Jupiter in connection with the myth of Athena's birth7.

1. 1#2.2 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?15 Feb 2016 · 55:55
2. 2#2.2 Entre crise et guerre : Philosopher ?15 Feb 2016 · 1:05:47
3. 3#3.6 D'Ulysse à Dédale1 Aug 2017 · 39:07
4. 4#4.9 Angélique (de Nerval)14 Jun 2018 · 19:40
5. 5Mann (Thomas)23 Oct 2019 · 56:44
6. 6LES APORIES DE L’ANTHROPOLOGIE23 Nov 2022 · 39:49
7. 7Flagrandélices27 May 2025 · 1:17:21

Summary produced automatically from 7 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.