Apollonian | Classical, Greek, Philosophy | Britannica
In The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche also described a rival cult – defeated, suppressed, and all but forgotten – that had worshipped the God Dionysius. The followers of this cult embraced music, dance, and sexuality. Whereas the Apollonians valued thinking and reasoning, the Dionysians celebrated the realms of feeling and the senses. Nietzsche... See more