Pantheon Of Deified Souls

Pantheon Of Deified Souls
© Surazeus
2024 09 28

These are not the gods you are looking for 
so you should leap through time-revolving door 
to float on wings Icarus sewed for you 
in dream-quest to find the demonic zoo 
where all the mortals once worshipped as gods 
are living now in observation pods. 

This section has the Babylonians, 
and that one houses the Gothinians, 
while the Hindu and Chinese deities 
that represent countless societies 
stretch all across the park far east of here, 
past cage of Mercurius and Fenrir. 

Every ancient god once worshipped by man 
was mortal human who impressed their clan 
with special character their heart designed 
whose image lingers in the conscious mind 
with noble deeds of honor they performed 
which left our daily Way of Life transformed. 

Oannes caught fish on the ocean shore, 
then, on high pyramid with open door, 
he roasted fish on altar stone of faith, 
and welcomed everyone scared by the wraith 
to shelter from the storm in pillared hall 
where they feasted well at the tribal ball. 

Each god that humans worshipped in their hearts, 
who mapped our strange world on conceptual charts, 
is character who symbolizes way 
humans imitate to survive and play 
game of life evading terror of death 
as they tend garden of fruit with deep breath. 

Jesus became the ideal character 
who opposed tyranny of Jupiter, 
Sky King who roars with indifference of Nature, 
to play Kind Guard who cares for every creature, 
for he serves people he intends to save, 
instead of exploiting you as his slave. 

Though Jesus himself died millennia ago 
his life has become grand dramatic show 
presented weekly beneath the tall steeple 
that displays Good Leader who saves his people 
as Platonic Ideal that should inspire 
men who want to play leaders we admire. 

Though Milton recast ancient tribal gods 
as devils in Hell, cruel tyrants and frauds, 
I lead them to Pantheon of Deified Souls, 
for they were once mortals who played their roles 
in epic tale of human evolution, 
kingdoms to empires to United Nations.