Motif
abstract principle treated as divine power
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A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Divine unity, infinity, and transcendence of opposites. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 3672-3734 confidence: high
Terms such as being, essence, unity, and good are said to have extraordinary influence, to become forms comprehending all things, to satisfy a human need, and to be treated as gods in a new mythology associated with elder deities.
The passage says words such as being, essence, unity, and good were not ideas but gods, forming a new mythology linked with elder deities.
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