Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • 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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