Tom Riddle's birthday

[kamion53]

No: HPFGUIDX 185208

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Any thoughts as to why JKR chose today (December 31; New Year's Eve)
> as Voldemort's birthday?
> 
> Carol, wishing everyone a healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous New 
Year
>
some other replies say that JKr wanted a contrast to the warm and sunny 
birth conditions of her hero.
This is remarkeble because almost all mythical hero's are born in the 
darkest period of the year.
Voldymort has a birthday closer related with the solar hero's like 
Mithras and Christ, Llew Llaw Gyffes( Wales) or Garion from David 
Eddings Belgeriad.
It's just the rival of the hero that has his birthday in midsummer and 
who grows up under the waining powers of the sun .

Harry has all the characterics of a solar hero, he is weak and 
vulnerable at birth and like a weak spark in danger of being extinguish 
shortly after birth ( OK that was strechted a year), he is kept 
ignorant of his heritage and fate in hiding, he is called to the quest 
and to take his destinated place, he refuses to take that place ( only 
weakly "I am just Harry"), he is presented with gifts, he takes on the 
search. he leaves his compagnions behind, he dies ( several times over 
and mosttime rather symbolic) resurrects and vanquishes.