Apollonian and Dionysian

Apollonian - Dionysian is an original by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling positioned and later by Friedrich Nietzsche popularized term pair.

The bipolar pair of terms Apollonian - Dionysian describes two contradictory character of men, and to uses of the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus ascribed characteristics. Here is Apollonian form and Dionysian order and for Rauschhaftigkeit and all forms busting creative urge. The myth of the musical contest between Pan and Apollo was a strong historical illustration of a pair of opposites.

Nietzsche used the term pair the first time in his 1872 published work "The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music ". He also used this pair of concepts in numerous works as an important element. He thus contributed significantly to the popularization of the term.