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... Titanic intelligence is invention , even if only an artful lie , a deception which the gods themselves admire and are entertained by . Corresponding to nous is aletheia , the Greek ' truth ' , to be paraphrased as ' absence of conceal ...
... Titanic intelligence is invention , even if only an artful lie , a deception which the gods themselves admire and are entertained by . Corresponding to nous is aletheia , the Greek ' truth ' , to be paraphrased as ' absence of conceal ...
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... Titanic , half Silenic , comic aspect , but also the heroic aspect . And it is here that the kinship with the gods becomes most clearly evident . Just as the Titanic and Silenic nature of man is the seat of the comic , so his heroic ...
... Titanic , half Silenic , comic aspect , but also the heroic aspect . And it is here that the kinship with the gods becomes most clearly evident . Just as the Titanic and Silenic nature of man is the seat of the comic , so his heroic ...
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... Titanic situation of fighting , but its meaning is that , once laughed at , the fighting of the gods loses its Titanic character . It may rather be called a blessed fight . 307 Gentle is the laughter of Zeus when Artemis , beaten by the ...
... Titanic situation of fighting , but its meaning is that , once laughed at , the fighting of the gods loses its Titanic character . It may rather be called a blessed fight . 307 Gentle is the laughter of Zeus when Artemis , beaten by the ...
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The Mythological Strain in Greek Religion | 17 |
The Feast | 49 |
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Acropolis Acropolis Museum aidos ancient religion animal Apollo appear archaic Artemis aspect Athens attitude B.C. Archaeological Museum B.C. British Museum belongs bios Brauron British Museum called century B.C. British ceremony characteristic corresponding cult procedures dance death deities Delphi Demeter Dionysus divine domain eulabeia expressed fact feast Ferrara festal festive quality flamen Dialis frieze Gell goddess gods Greek and Roman Greek religion Greek religious experience Hera heroes Hesiod holy Homer hosia idea Iliad Juno Jupiter Kleophon painter knowledge laughter living meaning Munich myth mythology nature noein nomos non-existence Olympia original painter Parthenon phenomenon philosopher pietas Piraeus Plato poet presuppose primitive Prometheus realised reality Roman cult Roman religion Rome sacred sacrifice sebas sense speak sphere Spina spiritual Style Temple Terracotta Themis theoria thing Titanic Tomb underworld Valle Trebba vase painting Vatican Museum Veiovis vision Vulci W. F. Otto Wissowa word worship Zeus