Deity

Feared and loved by the people of Ancient Greece, the deities of the time controlled society and culture. Their power, as well as their frailty, attracted the Greeks to a complex, polytheistic religion that changed generations of human life for centuries. Offerings of love and sacrifice were given to these hallowed beings in exchange for blessings and guidance, and monumental houses of worship were constructed out of celebration and reverence for each god and goddess: The Acropolis, the Pantheon, the Temple of Athena Nike.

We fill that need to devote our love and adoration to a greater being by following a new generation of idols. Replacing images of Poseidon in the stain glass windows of Roman cathedrals are the rock-stars featured on the massive billboards that crowd Sunset Boulevard, the posters that litter adolescent bedrooms, and the t-shirts worn by tired concert goers after a show, as they stumble blearily to their cars in the early morning moonlight. Those truly devoted to rock and roll make love to the concrete floors of venues with their high-tops and assault the pervading air around them with their voices. They understand what it means to be part of a unified whole, to be part of something universally larger than themselves, to be part of the music and the night and the adventure. Our concepts of Zeus and Hera have been replaced by Kurt and Courtney, Sid and Nancy, John and Yoko. Offerings of panties and merchandise money are given in exchange for guitar rifts and drum solos.

We have built new houses of worship: The Roxy, CBGB, The Astoria, The Whiskey-A-Go-Go. Bars and clubs house these modern saints and their obedient followers, while the musical performances provide sanctuary for the masses without the heartache of religion.

All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.