Apathas
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 Apathas, from Ultima VIII | |||||
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Apathas is the Zealan god of neutrality on the world of Pagan. He appears in Ultima VIII.
Description[edit]
The god Apathas represented perfect indifference and just thinking, and served as a mediator between Odion, god of hatred, and Amoras, goddess of love.[1] He and his fellow deities, however, were eventually displaced by the four Titans, after the manufactured threat of the Destroyer led the people of Pagan to abandon the worship of their traditional gods that they might give service to the newly-embodied elements.
For many centuries, the remnants of Apathas, Odion and Amoras remained buried in their abandoned shrine, until such a time as the Avatar discovered them in their wanderings. Seeing potential, Apathas exhorted the hero to lay low the Titans and steal their powers, and to this end he gave instruction to claim the nearby obelisk tip, an artifact guarded by the ghost of the warrior king, Khumash-Gor.[2]
Lore[edit]
| “ | Our Zealan forebears know not of the power of the Titans. Instead they worshipped the common emotions. Not realizing that feelings are popular sensations experienced by all people, the Zealans elevated the three primary emotions -- love, hate, and apathy -- to the ranks of deities.The goddess of love they named Amoras, giving her the powers of nurturing happiness. To the one called Odion the Zealans attributed the emotions of hate and grief, giving him the role of warrior and protector. To stand between them, our ancestors assigned the role of arbiter and balance to Apathas, ruler of indifference. |
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Trivia[edit]
- Apathas' symbol is a balanced scale.
- Apathas is the father of Remvatos the Observer, a scholar who is credited for writing Pentology.[3]
- Apathas is voiced by Rob Corell. In the French and German translations, he is played by Bertrand Conquelet and Klaus F. Michlmayr, respectively.
- Apathas' name likely derives from the Greek word ἀπάθεια (apatheia), meaning "without passion."
References[edit]
- ↑ Yradan the Scholar. The Mythology of the Zealan Deities (Ultima VIII – in-game).
- ↑ Apathas. Ethereal Software’s Ultima VIII transcript. Ultima VIII.
- ↑ Mead, Melissa. Pentology: Ultima VIII Clue Book (Ultima VIII). Origin Systems: 1994. Page 4.