Motif
subduing the inner monster
subduing_the_inner_monster
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Moral Self-Mastery and Loyalty Tests. 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 The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5331-5398 confidence: high
Injustice feeds the beasts and starves the man; justice strengthens the man, nourishes the gentle principle, allies with the lion heart, restrains the many-headed hydra, and brings the parts into unity.
Justice is described as keeping down the many-headed hydra, while punishment silences the brute within and liberates the gentler element.
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