Motif
Golden Age once existing and possibly returning
golden_age_once_existing_and_possibly_returning
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
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7874-7955 confidence: high
"they had dreams of a Golden Age which existed once upon a time and might still exist in some unknown land, or might return again in the remote future"
The ancients are said to dream of a Golden Age that once existed, might exist elsewhere, or might return in the remote future.
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