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contributors jennifer alonso, 09 emily bauer, 05 emilee gaser, 06, 10 isabel headlee, 09 virginia jansen, 03 jane knudsen, cover art alaina mann, 07 vinny nelson, 04, 05 angelina pattavina, 08 staff: chloe fowler, reese pike
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letter from the editor
estside has been short of a literary arts magazine since Xanadu retired back in 2013. Five years later, it was my job to revive something of its sort, and starting a similar publication from scratch was definitely easier said than done. Variations such as name, format and policies haunted me all summer, and no amount of distraction would make them flee. I have always had a fascination with Greek and Roman art, and toward the end of summer break, an idea hit me. Each issue, I would focus on a different Greek god or goddess. To build on this themeoriented magazine, I took inspiration from London-based magazine Apollo and localized it. It was only right to start this year off with the theme Apollo: god of light, truth and plague. After just over a month of begging and pleading for submissions, I’m extremely proud of the first ever issue of The Warrior Apollo. Now, on to the next issue.
-editor-in-chief, vinny nelson
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submissions policy The Warrior Apollo accepts all art, literature, music, fashion and photography submissions by all current Westside students and publishes it in a magazine format. A student may submit as much work as desired. If you wish to submit your work by paper, stop by the journalism hallway, rooms 251-255, and pass on your work to either Vinny Nelson, or journalism advisors Jerred Zegelis or Timothy Kaldahl. The Warrior Apollo does not accept any work that may be considered offensive, and reserves the right to reject content for any reason. Please direct any questions to Editor-in-Chief Vinny Nelson. Next month’s theme is Hades, god of the underworld and dead. However, don’t let this theme limit you, The Warrior Apollo may use your work in a future issue. Submit here.
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intro
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pollo is the son of the king of the gods, Zeus, and the Titaness Leto. Leto was one of many women whom Zeus had an affair with. When Hera, Zeus’s wife, found out about Leto’s relationship with Zeus, she decided to punish her as she did many of his mistresses. She pushed her out of Olympus and forced her to wander the earth looking for a place to give birth. No land would let Leto stay out of fear of Hera. Eventually, she landed on the island of Delos, which was an uninhabited rocky island off the coast of Greece, Leto gave birth to Apollo and his twin sister Artemis. He became a very skilled archer, and used those skills very early in his life to attack the monster Python at Delphi. Python escaped, and Apollo was so angry about losing, he chose to stain Gaea’s, sanctuary, the earth,
with Python’s blood. As punishment, Zeus made Apollo clean the sanctuary. After doing so, Apollo decided to return to Delphi and claimed it as his own. From then on, Delphi has been a symbol of Apollo as this was where the Oracle of Delphi resides. Apollo, as the god of prophecy, is the patron of the Oracle at Delphi. In addition to being the god of prophecy, he is also the god of music, the sun and light, poetry and plagues. Each morning Apollo rides his sun chariot across the sky, bringing it up every day. Apollo is considered a universal god based on the concept that the sun is a universal. Apollo is a very complex god and means many different things to different people. He represents the idea of harmony, reason and moderation and, because of this, is considered perfect.
apollo’s playlist the light is coming // ariana grande artpop // lady gaga killer // the ready set power // katy perry coldest winter // kanye west audio // lsd walking on sunshine // anthology crazy // gnarls barkley
apple music // spotify // soundcloud
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story by virginia jansen // playlist and grapic by vinny nelson // read more about apollo here.
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god of light
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top left photo by vinny nelson, bottom left photo by emily bauer, right photo by emilee graser
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god of truth
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past, present and future The difference between the future and the past is the present. We can say what we were like then and now, but we don’t know what the future holds. The past was a different time. We were young and didn’t know what we really wanted. The present has given us a time to mature and grow, to find that place we needed to be. The future can win the best time of our life award, or maybe it’s already happened. Who’s to say what’s to come if we don’t even try? The past is something that we think will determine our future. We forget all about the present, and choose to live in the past. If a decision has been made then it cannot be changed. Right? But who’s to say that is true? We decide the future, and we write our own history. I know what I want now, and it makes me absolutely terrified, not only for myself but for you. I had been living in the past, and wasn’t fully seeing what was in front of me. Now I’m expressing how I feel again indirectly to you. I’ve given myself the space I needed to grow, to mature, and I think you have too. I can’t tell you what the future holds, but I do know one thing, We should face it together.
poem by angelina pattavina // art by alaina mann
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god of plague
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bottom left art by jennifer alonso, top right art by isabel headlee, right photo by emilee graser
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