Motif
Hierarchy of divine, crafted, and imitative making
hierarchy_of_divine_crafted_and_imitative_making
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Divine Makers and Craft Patrons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5483-5539 confidence: high
The painter is compared to a mirror-maker of appearances; three beds are distinguished as made by God, carpenter, and painter; painter and tragic poet are described as imitators removed from reality and truth.
The passage arranges three beds by maker: God, carpenter, and painter, with the painter's work lowest in relation to reality.
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