Motif
False all-wise enchanter
false_all_wise_enchanter
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Falsehood and False Teaching. 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 The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5483-5539 confidence: medium
The painter represents only an image or piece of things, can depict arts he does not know, can deceive children or simple people, and is compared to a wizard or enchanter falsely thought all-wise.
A hypothetical wizard or enchanter is used as an analogy for mistaking imitative skill for universal knowledge.
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