Motif
concealment test of justice
concealment_test_of_justice
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. 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 24190-24303 confidence: medium
The speaker says the argument has not introduced rewards and glories of justice found in Homer and Hesiod, but has shown justice best for the soul; a person should act justly whether or not he has the ring of Gyges and helmet of Hades.
The speaker says one should act justly whether possessing the ring of Gyges or the helmet of Hades or not.
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