Motif
Declining ages of humankind
declining_ages_of_humankind
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome SATURN. / RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN.; lines 746-830 confidence: high
Later priests teach that humans were created by the gods and that there were Golden, Silver, Brazen, and Iron Ages.
The passage lists Golden, Silver, Brazen, and Iron Ages with worsening moral conditions, increasing strife, and final destruction.
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