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From Olympian to Christ-figure: Lucifer (2016 – 2021)
- On the surface the television series Lucifer (2016 – 21) is a simple police procedural but, in actuality, the criminal cases in the show serve merely as window-dressing and structure for the deeper consideration of issues, such as guilt, shame, love, and even the meaning of life on both an individual and universal level. These topics are explored through the ever-developing character of Lucifer himself, who, like other recent anti-hero depictions, is initially presented in a manner that is very different from traditional portrayals of the Devil, and is, in fact, far closer to that of the Greek Olympian gods. Over the course of six seasons, the depiction of Lucifer alters, however, as he becomes a figure that is in many ways Christ-like, but with a 21st century twist that places the individual in an exalted position that is superior to that of divinity.
Author details: | Lisa MauriceORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.244 |
ISSN: | 2364-7612 |
Title of parent work (English): | thersites 17 |
Editor(s): | Amanda Potter, Hunter H. Gardner |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2023/11/10 |
Publication year: | 2023 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2023/12/14 |
Tag: | Christ; Devil; God; Lucifer; Olympians |
Volume: | 2023 |
Issue: | 17 |
Number of pages: | 28 |
First page: | 245 |
Last Page: | 272 |
Source: | thersites Vol. 17 (2023): Classics and the Supernatural (eds. A. Potter & Hunter Gardner) |
Organizational units: | Philosophische Fakultät / Historisches Institut |
DDC classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
Collection(s): | Universität Potsdam / Zeitschriften / thersites, ISSN 2364-7612 / thersites Vol. 17 |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
External remark: | The original publication is available at https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol17.244 |