Motif
appearance mistaken for reality
appearance_mistaken_for_reality
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X.; lines 23365-23487 confidence: high
The tragic poet is called an imitator thrice removed from truth; the painter is questioned as imitating either reality or appearance, and the bed example distinguishes apparent difference from real difference.
The passage repeatedly distinguishes appearance from reality and gives the example of a painted carpenter deceiving simple viewers.
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