Who Mourns for Adonais? (Episode)

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Who Mourns for Adonais?
"Who Mourns for Adonais?" (TOS33)

"Who Mourns for Adonais?" (TOS33)
Series Star Trek
Season 2
Episode 2
Production Number 33


Previous Friday's Child (TOS32)
Next Amok Time (TOS34)
Released 22 Sep 1967
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Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)


Stardate 3468.1: The Enterprise is held captive by the Greek god, Apollo.

In the vicinity of planet Pollux IV, the Enterprise encounters a huge, green hand that materializes in space and holds the starship motionless. The "hand" is not flesh and blood, but a form of energy belonging to a humanoid figure who identifies himself as the god Apollo, last survivor of the band of space travelers who visited old Earth and dwelled on Mount Olympus. He declares the Enterprise crew to be his "children," who will now stay on Pollux IV and worship him. When Mr. Scott objects to the attention Apollo shows to Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, he is hurled through the air by a thunderbolt from Apollo's hand. The "god" also demonstrates other abilities, including the power to grow to giant size at will. Kirk orders Lieutenant Palamas, who has fallen in love with Apollo, to reject him. Then, using the Enterprise's phasers, he destroys Apollo's temple, the source of the entity's power. Seeing that he has lost both his worshipers and his love, Apollo discontinues his physical existence to join his fellow gods.

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Related Data

 
Astrometrics Antos IV; Beta Geminorum system; Earth; Greece; Mediterranean Sea; Mount Olympus; Pollux IV; Pollux V; Russia; Starbase 12
Chronology Prime Timeline; c.2700 B.C.E.; 2245; 2267; Stardate 3468.1
Culture Alice in Wonderland; Cheshire Cat; devil; God; gods; lyre; music; mythology (Greek); Saracens
Education doctor; doctorate; encyclopedia; physician
Food apples; coffee; fruit; grapes; wine
People Agamemnon; Aphrodite; Apollo; Artemis; Athena; Cassandra; Chekov, Pavel; Command Officer (TOS33); Daphne; Hector; Hercules; Kirk, James T.; Kyle; Roger Lemli; Leslie; Leto; McCoy, Leonard; Odysseus; Palamas, Carolyn; Pan; Science Crewman (TOS15); Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Uhura, Nyota; Zeus
Politics czar; Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology anthropology; archaeology; archery; cartography; Class M planet; communications; communicator; computer; forcefield; GSC; impulse drive; microtapes; nacelle; neurons; nitrogen; orbit; oxygen; PADD; phasers (Type 2, shipboard); radiation (M-rays); sector; sensors; subspace; time (year, eon); tractor beam; transporter; tricorder; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology Antosian dry worms; bacteria; deer; electric eel; goats; Humans; hybrids; laurel tree; Olympians; sheep; Vulcans
Miscellaneous A and A Officer; bridge; logs; rape; slavery; Starfleet Uniforms (2266)

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Written by
Gilbert A. Ralston

Directed by
Marc Daniels

Produced by
Gene L. Coon

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Michael Forest as Apollo
Leslie Parrish as Carolyn

Featuring
James DoohanScott
George TakeiSulu
Nichelle NicholsUhura
Walter KoenigChekov
John WinstonLt. Kyle

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Music Composed and Conducted by
Fred Steiner

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies

Film EditorBruce Schoengarth
Unit ManagerGregg Peters
Assistant DirectorElliot Schick
Set DecoratorJoseph J. Stone
Costumes Created byWilliam Theiss
Photographic Effects … Effects Unlimited
Sound Effects EditorDouglas H. Grindstaff
Music EditorJim Henrikson
Re-Recording MixerElden E. Ruberg, C.A.S.
Production MixerCarl W. Daniels
Script SupervisorGeorge A. Rutter
CastingJospeh D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup ArtistFred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair StylesJean Austin
GafferGeorge H. Merhoff
Head GripGeorge Rader
Property MasterIrving A. Feinberg
Special EffectsJim Rugg

A Desilu Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow