Apolo in the Neighborhood

Mural Art: Mr. Aryz 
Street Art Curator: Oana Maroti

Here is Apollo, a mythological figure who remained the same in two different cultures. The other gods and goddesses change their names, with few exceptions, when transitioning from Greek to Roman narratives.

Looking at Apollo, we might wonder if he is male or female, what his sexuality is, and other such trivialities, like whether he is Greek, Roman, or from another culture, but all these questions are redundant.

In each culture, he is the figure of the hopeless lover; that is why he wears a laurel wreath on his head, a daphne, and as participants in the misery of constant rejection, the only thing we can do is offer support. When someone around us suffers, whether or not they receive individualized attention, we can be kind, and as a society, it is essential to learn how to energize group behavior to provide support, which implies understanding the stages of human development and a solid grasp of the inclusive approach.

We all suffer for love, for being rejected, or for not finding a satisfactory response. Some feel the pain more intensely, and it is reflected in their faces. To lessen it, we transform ourselves, we act, we become theater, when society excludes or boycotts, as happened with Apollo.