By Susan B. Levin
During this examine, Levin explores Plato's engagement with the Greek literary culture in his remedy of key linguistic concerns. This research, conjoined with a brand new interpretation of the Republic's typical critique of poets, helps the view that Plato's paintings represents a worthy precedent for modern reflections on ways that philosophy could gain advantage from appeals to literature.
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48. For the right hand's salience in the context of animal sacrifice, see Eur. El. 812; Hel. 1581. On the importance of the right-hand side in connection with the dedication of grain, see Eur. IA 1472. Elsewhere, Dionysus notes that real Bacchantes hold the wand in the right hand and raise it as they raise the right foot (Eur. Bacch. 941—44). Concerning the religious arena, cf. Hdt. 1, where the bowl of greater value is placed on the right side of the entrance to the temple at Delphi. 49. Regarding the organization of the Greek army at Plataea, see Hdt.
For the right hand's salience in the context of animal sacrifice, see Eur. El. 812; Hel. 1581. On the importance of the right-hand side in connection with the dedication of grain, see Eur. IA 1472. Elsewhere, Dionysus notes that real Bacchantes hold the wand in the right hand and raise it as they raise the right foot (Eur. Bacch. 941—44). Concerning the religious arena, cf. Hdt. 1, where the bowl of greater value is placed on the right side of the entrance to the temple at Delphi. 49. Regarding the organization of the Greek army at Plataea, see Hdt.
308-11). Although an etymological tie between Ares and artipos is conceivable, it is more likely that the parallels here are on the phonetic plane. 39. ), who treats the connection between Kronos and kraino as phonetic ("alliteration of Kp-") rather than etymological. ) does not note any sort of link, stating that "this 'father's curse' receives no further mention in the play; nor do we hear of it anywhere else in ancient literature. " That an etymological tie is being forged here was recognized by Kranz (1933, 289).