I’m loving the Netflix series Kaos. Transplanting Olympus, the pantheon of Greek deities and their associated stories & legends to a modern society is brilliant and exactly the sort of coded continuity in the arts that I believe Ted Gioia is referencing. The journey of Orpheus (a contemporary rock star in the series) across the River Sty…
I’m loving the Netflix series Kaos. Transplanting Olympus, the pantheon of Greek deities and their associated stories & legends to a modern society is brilliant and exactly the sort of coded continuity in the arts that I believe Ted Gioia is referencing. The journey of Orpheus (a contemporary rock star in the series) across the River Styx to retrieve “Riddy” (Eurydice) is actually an essential plot device in advancing the impending (k)chaos that is materializing. The rebelliousness/danger that the musicality of Orpheus has brought to bear on the situation, no matter how unwittingly, resonates in spades after having just read this article.
I’m loving the Netflix series Kaos. Transplanting Olympus, the pantheon of Greek deities and their associated stories & legends to a modern society is brilliant and exactly the sort of coded continuity in the arts that I believe Ted Gioia is referencing. The journey of Orpheus (a contemporary rock star in the series) across the River Styx to retrieve “Riddy” (Eurydice) is actually an essential plot device in advancing the impending (k)chaos that is materializing. The rebelliousness/danger that the musicality of Orpheus has brought to bear on the situation, no matter how unwittingly, resonates in spades after having just read this article.