Motif
divinity of Love prevents calling Love evil
divinity_of_love_prevents_calling_love_evil
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Divine and Sacred Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 1987-2094 confidence: high
Socrates asks whether Eros is the son of Aphrodite and a god; he then states that if Love is a divinity, Love cannot be evil.
Socrates argues that Eros is a god and that Love, being divine, cannot be evil.
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