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Plato’s Symposium&nbsp;dates circa 385-370 BC and it is viewed as one of&nbsp;Plato’s major works, both for the philosophy it expounds and its literary merit.The symposium takes place at a party in the home of the poet Agathon, in Athens in 416 BC, at which honorable Athenian intellectuals –including the philosopher Socrates, the comic playwright Aristophanes, the general Alcibiades and many others– each deliver a short speech in praise of Eros, the god of love and desire. A collection of different perspectives on love is presented by the participants including that Eros is able to inspire men to unimaginable heights of courage, righteous acts and nobility in the face of death. The sequence of these speeches culminates in Socrates, who, through the words of the wise priestess Diotima, expresses his views on love. She told Socrates that Eros, rather than being a god, is a spirit. Love is the desire for beauty and wisdom. The greatest knowledge is knowledge of the “form of beauty”, which humans must try to achieve. Love is viewed as the gradual ascent toward the absolute Beauty.

SYMPOSIUM

ΕΡΩΤΕΣ ΑΛΚΥΩΝ Η ΠΕΡΙ ΜΕΤΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΕΩΝ - ΔΗΜΟΣΘΕΝΟΥΣ ΕΓΚΩΜΙΟΝ - ΩΚΥΠΟΥΣ - ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΣ Ή ΠΕΡΙ ΚΑΛΛΟΥΣ | GREEK EDITION

Greek Mythology: A Traveler's Guide from Olympus to Troy

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The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. But many are firmly rooted in specific settings: Thebes dominates the tragedy of Oedipus; Mycenae broods over the fates of Agamemnon and Electra; Knossos boasts the scene of Theseus' slaying of the Minotaur; Tiryns was where Heracles set out from on each of his twelve labours. Here, the reader is taken on a tour of 22 destinations in Greece and Turkey, from Mount Olympus to Homer's Hades, recounting the tales from Greek mythology and the history associated with each, evoking their atmosphere and highlighting features that visitors can still see today. 





















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Publications Thames & Hudson

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