Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Corruption into tyranny through seduction and implanted passion

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A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Usurpation and Corrupted Protectors. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Republic BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX.; lines 21842-21983 confidence: high

    The democratic man’s son is imagined as brought up in his father’s principles and then drawn into a lawless life termed perfect liberty by seducers.

    The son is drawn into lawless life by seducers, who implant a master passion that becomes lord over his lusts.

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