The Greek Genius and Its Influence: Select Essays and ExtractsLane Cooper Cornell University Press, 1952 - 306 páginas |
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... gods . Ajax , the bravest of the Greeks after Achilles , over- confident in his strength and bravery , dares to set the gods at naught ; and this presumption Sophocles makes the central thought in his play of that name : • " Yea ...
... gods . Ajax , the bravest of the Greeks after Achilles , over- confident in his strength and bravery , dares to set the gods at naught ; and this presumption Sophocles makes the central thought in his play of that name : • " Yea ...
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... gods can ward it off , when the bale- ful lot of death overtakes a man . ' Is this lot or portion a fate higher than Zeus ? or is it part of the " ancient decrees of the gods " which Zeus is bound to obey ? The question is never asked ...
... gods can ward it off , when the bale- ful lot of death overtakes a man . ' Is this lot or portion a fate higher than Zeus ? or is it part of the " ancient decrees of the gods " which Zeus is bound to obey ? The question is never asked ...
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... gods in the first book of the Iliad , where jealous Hera stirs a quarrel with Zeus ; but at his threats ' the ox - eyed queen was afraid , and sat in silence , curbing her heart ; but throughout Zeus ' palace the gods of heaven were ...
... gods in the first book of the Iliad , where jealous Hera stirs a quarrel with Zeus ; but at his threats ' the ox - eyed queen was afraid , and sat in silence , curbing her heart ; but throughout Zeus ' palace the gods of heaven were ...
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