Gift from the gods
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| - | [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] used the word '''eros''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: to refer to different aspects of [[love]]. This diverse range of meanings is expressed by the plurality of [[Greek words for love|Greek words for ''Love'']], reflecting the versatility and complexity of eros. The term was used to describe not only the affectionate marital relationship between a man and a woman but also the institution of [[Pederasty in ancient Greece|pedagogic "pederastic" relations]] (Eros paidikos, παιδικός ἔρως), solemnized in certain Greek [[polis|poleis]]. Such was the importance of eros for the ancient Greeks that the god of love, also named [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]], was held in Hesiod's cosmogony to be the primordial deity, the first god, older than all the others. | + | Several things have been called [[gift]]s from the [[Gods]]. The Greek mythological figure [[Pandora]] literally means ("''all gifts''"). |
| - | Ancient Greek philosophers were also interested in the conception of eros, which became a central issue in their analyses. In particular, [[Plato]] devoted two of his [[Socratic dialogues|dialogues]], [[Phaedrus (Plato)|''Phaedrus'']] and ''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]]'', to the philosophical dimensions of love, and in particular [[Pederasty in ancient Greece|pederastic love]]. In ''Phaedrus'', the best eros of a man for a boy is said to be a form of [[divine madness]] that is a [[gift from the gods]], and that its proper expression is rewarded by the gods in the afterlife; the ''Symposium'' details the method by which love takes one to the form of beauty and wisdom. The term [[Platonic love]] derived from the philosopher's influential writings, and describes the passionate but chaste love of a man for a youth. | + | :"Although Prometheus had warned his brother [[Epimetheus]] never to accept a gift from Zeus, when Hermes arrived with [[Pandora]], Epimetheus took this beautiful evil thing, realizing later that she might be the very evil to mankind that his brother had mentioned."[http://archive.org/stream/importanceofpand00mosc/importanceofpand00mosc_djvu.txt] |
| - | the idea of creating an image of real physical perfection came around to the Greeks in the 5th century. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Spiritual gift]] | ||
| + | *[[Prometheus]] | ||
| + | *[[The Food of the Gods (film)]] | ||
| + | *[[Divine grace]] | ||
| + | *[[Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit]] | ||
| + | *[[Artistic inspiration]] | ||
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Several things have been called gifts from the Gods. The Greek mythological figure Pandora literally means ("all gifts").
- "Although Prometheus had warned his brother Epimetheus never to accept a gift from Zeus, when Hermes arrived with Pandora, Epimetheus took this beautiful evil thing, realizing later that she might be the very evil to mankind that his brother had mentioned."[1]
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See also
- Spiritual gift
- Prometheus
- The Food of the Gods (film)
- Divine grace
- Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Artistic inspiration
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