Motif
reversal of moral names
reversal_of_moral_names
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4571-4620 confidence: high
False spirits shut the castle gates, win the battle, ally with desires, banish modesty and temperance, and bring back vices crowned with garlands under new names.
Insolence, anarchy, waste, and impudence are renamed as good breeding, freedom, magnificence, and courage.
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