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In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy
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๐ซ AMAZING REVELATION: The Helmet of Miltiades, Symbol of a Famous Ancient Greek Warrior
๐ Trending with 100K+ readers! You won't believe what they found! ๐ฑ
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/magnificent-helmet-greek-warrior-miltiades-006455
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โญ MUST READ: Seductive Sirens of Greek Mythology and How Heroes Resisted Them
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/sirens-greek-mythology-008198
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โญ MUST READ: Seductive Sirens of Greek Mythology and How Heroes Resisted Them
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/sirens-greek-mythology-008198
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โญ MUST READ: Seductive Sirens of Greek Mythology and How Heroes Resisted Them
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/sirens-greek-mythology-008198
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โญ MUST READ: Seductive Sirens of Greek Mythology and How Heroes Resisted Them
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/sirens-greek-mythology-008198
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โญ MUST READ: Seductive Sirens of Greek Mythology and How Heroes Resisted Them
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/sirens-greek-mythology-008198
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โNo one does power and rebellion and love and loathing quite like the gods and mortals of ancient mythology.โ https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/09/02/no-one-does-power-and-rebellion-and-love-and-loathing-quite-like-the-gods-and-mortals-of-ancient-mythology/ #ancientGreece #AncientGreekHistory #AncientGreekReligionMythology #ancientMythology #AncientMythologyWomenMythology #AncientReligionsMythologies #AncientRomanHistory #book #Classical #FeminismFeministTheory #FeministTheory #FolkloreMythology #HelenMorales #Humanities #loathing #love #mortals #mythology #noOneDoes #OtherNonChristianReligions #Power #quiteLike #quote #rebellion #ReligionBeliefs #theGods #WomenMythology -
OUCH! The Translator of #TheOdyssey Just Slammed #ChristopherNolanโs Movie
โI would be ashamed to have written any part of this script,โ wrote #EmilyWilson, the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English.
By Josh OsmanPublished: Jul 27, 2026 1:20 PM EDT
Excerpt: "Throughout her piece, the scholar notes that no adaptation should necessarily follow an original exactly. (In fact, she praises some radically reinterpretations of The Odyssey, including #MargaretAtwood's #Penelopiad, #MadelineMiller's #Circe, and other literary classics that riff off the text, including those of #Euripides, #JohnMilton, and #JamesJoyce.)"
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The Reality of Dreams
Throughout Human history, dreams have fascinated, inspired and disturbed us. Where do they come from? Why do they happen? What do they mean? Different civilisations have tried to answer these questions. The Ancient Mesopotamians thought of dreams as divine messages. The most well known Mesopotamian story is the Epic of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh receives dreams about the future. They also had dream temples, where people would go in order to sleep and receive these divine messages in their [โฆ]https://johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/the-reality-of-dreams/
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Hippocrates: The Father of Medicine and the Birth of Scientific Thinking
From Temple Dreams to Natural Causes Born around 460 BCE on the Greek island of Kos, Hippocrates stands as one of the most radical intellectual revolutionaries in human history. Before him, illness was understood through a lens of myth and mystery: disease was divine punishment, demonic possession, or the result of offending the gods. Healing required prayer, sacrifice, and rituals performed by priests in temples like the Asklepieion.
Hippocrates, trained within that very temple tradition, did something unprecedented. Influenced by the pre-Socratic philosophers who sought natural explanations for cosmic phenomena, he asked a terrifyingly simple question: "What if disease is just... natural?" He proposed that illness had natural causesโenvironmental factors, diet, lifestyle, and bodily imbalancesโthat could be observed, understood, and treated through reason rather than revelation. This wasn't just a medical shift; it was the birth of scientific thinking itself. He declared that the human body operated according to discoverable principles, not the whims of supernatural beings.
The Theory of the Four Humours To explain health and disease, Hippocrates developed the Theory of the Four Humours, a systematic framework that would dominate Western medicine for two millennia. He posited that the body contained four vital fluids:
Blood (Air, Spring, Sanguine)
Phlegm (Water, Winter, Phlegmatic)
Yellow Bile (Fire, Summer, Choleric)
Black Bile (Earth, Autumn, Melancholic)
Health was defined as the perfect balance (eucrasia) of these humours; disease was an imbalance (dyscrasia). While we now know the theory is scientifically incorrect (there is no "black bile"), its philosophical brilliance lies in its holism. It connected the human body to the cosmos, linking physiology to the elements, seasons, and even personality types. It asserted that humans are not separate from nature but part of it, subject to the same laws.
Holistic Care and the Clinical Method Hippocrates revolutionized the method of healing. He moved away from treating isolated symptoms to treating the whole person. His approach considered the patient's entire lifestyle, occupation, social circumstances, environment, and mental state.
Observation: He insisted on careful, detailed observation of symptoms and their progression over time.
Documentation: The Hippocratic Corpus (a collection of ~60 treatises by him and his followers) contains detailed case studies, representing the first systematic clinical records.
Prognosis: He tracked disease patterns to predict outcomes, laying the groundwork for evidence-based medicine.
Natural Remedies: Treatments focused on restoring balance through diet, exercise, herbal remedies, and environmental changesโpractices that often worked, even if the theoretical justification was flawed.
The Hippocratic Oath: Ethics as Foundation Perhaps his most enduring contribution is the Hippocratic Oath, the first comprehensive code of medical ethics. It established that medicine is not just a technical skill but a moral practice.
Non-maleficence: "Do no harm." The physician must never use their power to injure or wrong the patient.
Beneficence: Act in the patient's best interest.
Confidentiality: Protect the privacy of what is seen and heard in the course of treatment.
Professional Integrity: Maintain exemplary conduct and acknowledge human limitations.
This oath created a social contract between the healer, the patient, and society, establishing trust as the cornerstone of medicine. While modern versions have updated specific prohibitions (like those on surgery or abortion) to reflect contemporary values, the core principle remains: power must be constrained by ethics.
Legacy: A Living Tradition Hippocrates transformed medicine from a subset of theology into a distinct scientific discipline. His legacy is not just in the specific theories (which were often wrong) but in the methodology (observation, systematization, natural explanation) and the ethics (compassion, integrity, patient-first). Today, as we face new ethical dilemmas in gene editing, AI diagnostics, and end-of-life care, we still return to the Hippocratic framework. We ask: How do we balance innovation with safety? How do we treat the whole person in a high-tech world? Hippocrates' vision endures as an eternal beacon: Great medicine combines scientific rigour with profound humanity.
watch the lecture: https://tube.leshley.ca/w/jHZR1pHzvtqhzuAWLW3NYA
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A Spartan princess shocked ancient Greece after becoming the first woman to win at the Olympics despite women being banned from even watching the games.
#History #AncientGreece #Olympics #Sparta #HiddenHistory #WomenInHistory
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Socrates learned the stonemasonry trade from his father and worked as a mason, too, as he didnโt have enough money to be a philosopher full time.
10 things you didn't know about Socrates.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/05/20-may-socrates.html
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โจVenus, House of Venus - Pompeiiโจ
What a way to celebrate Friday with this gorgeous depiction of Venus. She appears to glide across the sea as she reclines in a shell. She is accompanied by a nereid riding a dolphin and Cupid shyly hanging back behind the shell.
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2booksin52weeks 2026! 1. Set in an Ancient Civilization - Iron Dawn by Matthew Woodring Stover #gamemastersbookclub #ttrpgpodcast #mercenary #ancientworld #fantasyreads #brutality #egyptian #picts #ancientgreece #gritty #ResistPatriarchy #clashofcultures #booksky #bookstagram #booktok
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New track from me, LAGRANGE POINT 6 out now just on Bandcamp. YouTube etc to follow. From my forthcoming album 'Heros' on the heroes of Ancient Greece.
https://lagrangepoint6.bandcamp.com/track/ariadnes-thread-part-three
#Bandcamp #ElextronicMusic #DavidBedford #AncientGreece #GreekMythology #Theseus #Ariadne #Minotaur
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'Orpheus And Eurydice' from the forthcoming album 'Heros' by LAGRANGE POINT 6
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