Kneeling at a secret,private altar presided over by an ancestral spirit,the young knight aspires to the Grail mystery. Galahad was the son-lover of Elaine,and a self-begotten deity. His father-aspect was Lancelot or Lanceor,the golden lance,a personification of lightning. Grail myths said Galahad reigned as a sacred king for a year and a day,and died at the altar as he saw the vision of the Grail. He was apotheosized,like the heroes shown on Elaine’s caldron. He represents the best feminine qualities in man:gentleness,gallantry,sensitivity,courtesy,aspiration,capacity for self-sacrifice. He may be a messenger of new ideas.