Motif
deceptive power of illusion
deceptive_power_of_illusion
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Illusion, Daydream, and Mistaken Reality. 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 23489-23651 confidence: medium
Socrates describes optical confusion: size changes with distance, objects appear straight outside water and crooked in water, concave becomes convex through colour illusion, and conjuring or deception by light and shadow affects the mind like magic.
The passage describes visual confusion and says conjuring and deception by light and shadow exploit the mind and have an effect like magic.
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