Motif
reconciliation of opposites
reconciliation_of_opposites
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family, within the sub-family Divine unity, infinity, and transcendence of opposites. 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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Symposium Symposium / SYMPOSIUM / INTRODUCTION. / SYMPOSIUM; lines 1545-1608 confidence: high
The best physician separates fair from foul love, converts one into another, eradicates or implants love, and reconciles hostile elements such as hot/cold, bitter/sweet, moist/dry.
Medicine and music are described as arts that bring hostile or differing elements into accord: hot/cold, bitter/sweet, higher/lower notes, and short/long rhythm.
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