Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

healing of the fallen soul

healing_of_the_fallen_soul

A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family, within the sub-family Soul Loss as Illness and Therapeutic Restoration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Republic BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X.; lines 23653-23817 confidence: medium

    After the dice have been thrown, one should order affairs as reason deems best, not howl like a fallen child, but apply a remedy and healing art to what is sickly and fallen.

    The passage uses an image of applying a remedy, raising what is sickly and fallen, and banishing sorrow by healing art.

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