Motif
Blessed divine or semi-divine habitation in an ideal polity
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A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm 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 The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 8057-8096 confidence: medium
Such a state, if inhabited by gods or sons of gods, makes dwellers blessed; it is to be used as the pattern of the state; the state now in hand will be nearest to immortality and unity in the next degree, and a third will later be completed by the grace of God.
The state is said to make its dwellers blessed if inhabited by gods or sons of gods, and to serve as a pattern for the state.
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