Motif
metallic races as moral and political types
metallic_races_as_moral_and_political_types
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family World Ages and Historical Cycles. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII.; lines 20387-20491 confidence: high
"the metal of your different races, which, like Hesiod's, are of gold and silver and brass and iron"
The rulers test races described as gold, silver, brass, and iron; mixture among them causes inequality, hatred, war, and discord.
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