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Mythologies of possible futures: Between Science Fiction and Reality
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Antiquity to Renaissance
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Apocalypse of John of Patmos
Apocalypse of John of Patmos
Combines Jewish apocalyptic motifs with Greco-Roman symbolism — the empire recast as beast-machine.
Cosmic imaginery: stars fall, beasts rise, heavens open.
Mythic archetypes of dualism — light vs. darkness, human vs. inhuman, cosmos vs. chaos.
Proto–science fiction imagination: global catastrophe, cosmic warfare, transformation of bodies and worlds.
Influence on modern dystopia, mythologies & technologies (e.g. tech bros building their bunkers are often influenced by this narrative).
note: added into the canon in 2nd half of 4th century (potentially due to confusion between two Johns)
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