Religion on Galactica

[vertrauen.livejournal.com]

I may be opening up a can of worms, and then it could just be discussion. Who knows.

I'm doing research for a fic, and I have a few questions:



- It's been shown that the polytheistic religion plays a part in the goings on of Galactica. Elosha was a priestess and performed funeral rituals, Kara prays regularly, Tyrol's said that before the attack his mother was an oracle, and then there's the biggie of Roslin playing "the religion card" relating to the Scrolls Of Pythia. So, have we seen anyone else at least act religious? I'm looking specifically at Lee, but other examples would be helpful.

- If not, is it canonically feesable for Lee to be a religious person, even if it's a single conversation with Elosha not seen on screen (early S2, somewhere in the middle of "Resistance" and "The Farm, Pt. 1")?

- Have Kara's figurines/idols/representations of the two Lords Of Kobol been named? I personally think they're Apollo and Artemis, but I want to be sure before I write anything down.


Any information regarding these subjects would be extremely helpful, because no one wants OOC-ness. Thanks so much!

will be crossposted, sorry for the inconvience

Comments

[silk-knickers.livejournal.com]

You might find this article on religion in the Battlestar Galactica Wikipedia (http://www.battlestarwiki.org/index.php?title=Religion_in_the_Twelve_Colonies) helpful. According to the article, the figures that Kara has in her locker are Artemis and Aphrodite, although I don't know what their source information for that statement was; I don't recall them being actually named in the show. Maybe the podcasts or something?

Hope that helps.

[vertrauen.livejournal.com]

You know, I hadn't really thought of going the Wiki route. Thanks for pointing it out, I'm sure it will yield some positive results. :)

[evemac.livejournal.com]

In Flesh and Bone, *Leoben* mentions Kara praying to Artemis and Aphrodite, but judging from the icons themselves, they're clearly Artemis and Athena. I immediately recognized Artemis by her bow and arrow, and Athena by her helmet. [And having the goddesses she favours be those two is a very spot on reflection of her character.] But I guess, until Ron Moore confirms anything, technically it's all fanon. ;)

[vertrauen.livejournal.com]

Yes, should have recognized Athena's helmet. Bad Greek mythology freak, no biscuit. Thanks. :)

[silk-knickers.livejournal.com]

See, that's what I thought. I read "Aphrodite" and I was all... Kara? Aphrodite? WTF? Athena would indeed make more sense.

Clearly this means I'll have to go buy the DVDs and doublecheck.

[fangaili.livejournal.com]

Roslin's guard was pretty religious. He had prayer beads and he says he believes in the literal interpretation of the scrolls.

There's also battlestarwiki.org; you might find something useful there.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

I don't really think the Lords of Kobol and the gods are the same thing. I've pretty much taken from the way it's all treated that the Lords of Kobol were the leaders of the colonists when they left Kobol and that the gods are the Greek pantheon.

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

Kara prays to them, though, in the miniseries and after. "Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer."

I'd been working off the theory, after the beginning of the second season, that the Lords of Kobol *were* human, but after thousands of years their legend has evolved to deity. Their names certainly reflect the Greek pantheon: Apollo, Zeus, Athena, and their characteristics as stated in the show match the Greek gods.

For me, an interesting line of inquiry regards social and sexual attitudes of the Colonies - without the Judeo-Christian tradition, how much have things changed?

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

actually, what you're saying is what I meant. The Lords of Kobol were once people, the Founders of the Colonies, who have become deified over the centuries. I think those people could have become conflated with the Greek pantheon. I think that's actually more interesting than what I was thinking. Huh. Yeah, I like it. Lords of Kobol ficypoo!