Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

universal divine ordering force

universal_divine_ordering_force

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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Symposium Symposium / SYMPOSIUM / INTRODUCTION. / SYMPOSIUM; lines 1545-1608 confidence: medium

    Eryximachus says Pausanias distinguished two kinds of love, and adds that double love exists in bodies, animals, productions of the earth, and all that is; love is a universal deity over divine and human things.

    Love is presented as a deity whose power extends over all divine and human things and is present in medicine, music, and other domains.

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