The Works and Days; Theogony; The Shield of Herakles

Hesiod,; Lattimore, Richmond

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“…Different versions of the myth exist, one version coming from Plato"s Protagoras (380 BCE) as well as Hesiod (8th Century) (Hesiod, 1959;Plato, 1997). Although these versions recount the unfolding of Zeus" anger against humanity differently, they are common in that ultimately Prometheus enlightens humans with his gifts and is consequentially charged with theft by the gods.…”

Section: Prometheus Unboundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Silence of the Idols: Appropriating the Myths of Daedalus and Sisyphus for Posthumanist Discourses

Umbrello¹,

Lombard

2018

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Both current and past analyses and critiques of transhumanist and posthumanist theories have had a propensity to cite the Greek myth of Prometheus as a paradigmatic figure. Although stark differences exist amongst the token forms of posthumanist theories and transhumanism, both theoretical domains claim promethean theory as their own. There are numerous definitions of those two concepts: therefore, this article focuses on posthumanism thought. By first analyzing the appropriation of the myth in posthumanism, we show how the myth fails to be foundational and how we need to rethink the posthumanist mythological framework. We then introduce Haldane"s Daedalus figure as a fruitful analogy to understand the demiurgic posture that critics mean to unveil by first using Prometheus. Daedalus embodies the artisan role, whose status as an inventor for the mighty preserves from the gods' direct opprobrium. Thereafter, we introduce the Camusian Myth of Sisyphus as a competing analogy that ultimately serves as a myth better suited to address the posthumanist position on an existential standpoint. we ultimately show that Sisyphus, as the "absurd man" that Camus claims him to be, is himself the posthuman, thus serving as a more ideal foundational myth for posthumanism and preserving the importance of narrative in posthuman discourses. To conclude, we specifically show that the concept of Sisyphus as a posthuman icon has significance that reaches beyond narrative value to current ecological debates in posthumanism.

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Section: Prometheus Unboundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Silence of the Idols: Appropriating the Myths of Daedalus and Sisyphus for Posthumanist Discourses

Umbrello¹,

Lombard

2018

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“…According to Hesiod's Theogony, the Fates Klotho, Lachesis and Atropos, who "give mortals their share of good and evil" are the daughters of Zeus and Themis (Hesiod 2003: 901-906) 9 . Like their sisters, the Horae, and their half sisters, the Graeiae -Aglaia, Euphrosine and Thalia, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome-they come in a triad.…”

Section: The Character In Its Archetypal Valuementioning

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Cordelia.’s Portrait in the Context of King Lear.’s Individuation

Gómez¹

2017

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This analysis attempts to show the relations between the individual psyche and the contents of the collective unconscious. Following Von Franz's analytical technique, the tragic action in King Lear will be read as an individuation process that will rescue archetypal contents and solve existential paradoxes that cause an imbalance between the ego and the self, leading to self-destruction. Once communication is eased and balance is restored, the transformation-seeking process that engaged the design of the play itself becomes resolved, and events can be led to a conventional tragic resolution. Jungian analysis will therefore provide a critical framework to unveil the subconscious contents that tear the character of the king between annihilation and survival, the anima complex that affects the king, responding thus for the action of the play and its centuries-old success. Keywords: collective unconscious, myth, individuation, archetype, tragedy, anima.Resumen: Este análisis pretende sacar a la luz las relaciones entre la psyche individual y los contenidos del inconsciente colectivo. Siguiendo la técnica analítica de Von Franz, la acción trágica de King Lear será entendida a través del proceso de individuación que revierte sobre los contenidos arquetípicos y resuelve las paradojas existenciales que causan el desequilibrio entre ego y self. Una vez que la comunicación es facilitada y el equilibrio psíquico recuperado, el proceso transformativo que afecta la génesis de la trama se resuelve y el argumento alcanza una resolución convencional. El análisis junguiano ofrece el soporte crítico necesario para desvelar los contenidos del inconsciente que escinde el personaje central del monarca entre la supervivencia y la aniquilación. El complejo de ánima que afecta al rey responde de esta manera por la complejidad de la acción dramática y el éxito que ha hecho que esta obra perdure a través de los siglos.

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“…He married Ge, and fathered as his first children the beings known as the Hunred-Handers, Briareus, Cottos, and Gyes, who were unsurpassable in size and strength, for each had a 100 hands and 50 heads. After these, Ge bore him the Cyclopes, namely, Arges, Steropes, and Brontes, each of whom had a single eye on his forehead (Hesiod 1968 Anthologia. An English Exposition of the Roman Antiquities, wherein many Roman and English Offices are parallelled, and diverse obscure Phrases explained of 1614 was intended for the use in Abingdon school in Berkshire, where he was the schoolmaster, and was revised and reprinted a number of times, till the sixteenth edition in 1696.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Simply, the present cannot be improved by ignoring what has been done in the past, as without the past there is no present. Thus our search for a new design approach can be Biography Tomás García-Salgado received his professional degree in architecture (1968), Master's degree, and Ph.D. (1982. He is a formal researcher in the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM (México), and owns the distinction as National Researcher, at level III.…”

Section: Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future

2015

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The Works and Days; Theogony; The Shield of Herakles

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Silence of the Idols: Appropriating the Myths of Daedalus and Sisyphus for Posthumanist Discourses

Silence of the Idols: Appropriating the Myths of Daedalus and Sisyphus for Posthumanist Discourses

Cordelia.’s Portrait in the Context of King Lear.’s Individuation

Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future

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