Identity IV:
The God Jujupiter

• 21 March 2009 at 16:35
• Identities

I told a few weeks ago I finally had my tattoo. I had the idea for it a long time ago but I was incapable of drawing it correctly, so I asked a friend of Ada to do it for me. Thank you Ana!

Some asked me what it meant. Dadavidov understood it was the symbol used in astronomy for the planet Jupiter, and therefore, the roman god, but it is modified. Indeed, I doubled the bars to remind my signature and symbolise my obsessional side. Whatever that means!

But I didn't tell you, there are other people who have a Jupiter on their back... Like, say, gay porn star Matt Cole:

Image credits: Hot House

Yeah, I covered potentially shocking content... Even if the legal information page of this site warn the youngest shouldn't come here, this is not a porn site anyway! This picture is taken from the movie Communion, that I recommend. Anyway.

Having the symbol of a planet and a god, customised so that it represents me, tattooed on the top of my back, is peculiar. If I forget about it most of the time, when I think of it, it's like... some kind of force behind me, that supports me. I know, it's ridiculous. At the gym, when I'm in the changing rooms, I proudly show my tattoo. I know, it's stupid.

But that's why I like it!

Why Jupiter? It is the god of sky and thunder, and the king of Olympus, so, the master of the world! The name Julien, besides, would mean "descendant of Jupiter". Besides, Zeus, his greek equivalent to whom he was assimilated, fell in love with Ganymede and made him the cupbearer of the gods, from which comes his other name Aquarius. Yeah, my star sign also happens to be Aquarius. In a nutshell, all these fags myths are written in my identity.

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