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  • "Did the Greeks Believe Their Myths?"

    From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 4 00:05:30 2023
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  • From Ed Cryer@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Sat Jan 7 21:04:12 2023
    gggg gggg wrote:
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    Anyone who's read Thucydides would answer straight away; not Thucydides.
    Anyone who's read Plato would answer straight away; not Plato.
    Anyone who's read Aristotle would answer straight away; not Aristotle.
    Anyone who's read the surviving plays of Euripides would answer straight
    away; not Euripides.

    So then, the intellectual elite in Athens didn't believe in the myths;
    but what about the uneducated masses, the working stiffs? Did they
    believe in them, and perhaps regard the aristocratic sceptics as
    strangers? Did those who condemned Socrates believe in them?

    Today we have people who believe in the virgin birth of Jesus; that
    Mohammed talked to archangel Gabriel in a cave; and more.

    Take your pick where you want to belong.

    Ed

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to Ed Cryer on Tue Jan 10 18:34:58 2023
    On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:04:58 PM UTC-8, Ed Cryer wrote:
    gggg gggg wrote:
    (2022 Youtube upload)

    Anyone who's read Thucydides would answer straight away; not Thucydides. Anyone who's read Plato would answer straight away; not Plato.
    Anyone who's read Aristotle would answer straight away; not Aristotle.
    Anyone who's read the surviving plays of Euripides would answer straight away; not Euripides.

    So then, the intellectual elite in Athens didn't believe in the myths;
    but what about the uneducated masses, the working stiffs? Did they
    believe in them, and perhaps regard the aristocratic sceptics as
    strangers? Did those who condemned Socrates believe in them?

    Today we have people who believe in the virgin birth of Jesus; that
    Mohammed talked to archangel Gabriel in a cave; and more.

    Take your pick where you want to belong.

    Ed

    Did myths play the role of religion in ancient Greek society?:

    - Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

    Seneca

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  • From Ed Cryer@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Wed Jan 11 12:29:40 2023
    gggg gggg wrote:
    On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:04:58 PM UTC-8, Ed Cryer wrote:
    gggg gggg wrote:
    (2022 Youtube upload)

    Anyone who's read Thucydides would answer straight away; not Thucydides.
    Anyone who's read Plato would answer straight away; not Plato.
    Anyone who's read Aristotle would answer straight away; not Aristotle.
    Anyone who's read the surviving plays of Euripides would answer straight
    away; not Euripides.

    So then, the intellectual elite in Athens didn't believe in the myths;
    but what about the uneducated masses, the working stiffs? Did they
    believe in them, and perhaps regard the aristocratic sceptics as
    strangers? Did those who condemned Socrates believe in them?

    Today we have people who believe in the virgin birth of Jesus; that
    Mohammed talked to archangel Gabriel in a cave; and more.

    Take your pick where you want to belong.

    Ed

    Did myths play the role of religion in ancient Greek society?:

    - Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

    Seneca

    The myths were ever-present in the daily religious life. If you watched
    Athena being invested with a new peplos, or any sacrifice at an altar to Dionysus during a tragedy performance, the myths were in the air.
    If you read the opening paragraphs of Plato's Republic, you see it on
    the streets. You see Socrates walking amidst it all.

    Ed

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  • From Ed Cryer@21:1/5 to Ed Cryer on Wed Jan 11 13:25:17 2023
    Ed Cryer wrote:
    gggg gggg wrote:
    On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:04:58 PM UTC-8, Ed Cryer wrote:
    gggg gggg wrote:
    (2022 Youtube upload)

    Anyone who's read Thucydides would answer straight away; not Thucydides. >>> Anyone who's read Plato would answer straight away; not Plato.
    Anyone who's read Aristotle would answer straight away; not Aristotle.
    Anyone who's read the surviving plays of Euripides would answer straight >>> away; not Euripides.

    So then, the intellectual elite in Athens didn't believe in the myths;
    but what about the uneducated masses, the working stiffs? Did they
    believe in them, and perhaps regard the aristocratic sceptics as
    strangers? Did those who condemned Socrates believe in them?

    Today we have people who believe in the virgin birth of Jesus; that
    Mohammed talked to archangel Gabriel in a cave; and more.

    Take your pick where you want to belong.

    Ed

    Did myths play the role of religion in ancient Greek society?:

    - Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as
    false, and by rulers as useful.

    Seneca

    The myths were ever-present in the daily religious life. If you watched Athena being invested with a new peplos, or any sacrifice at an altar to Dionysus during a tragedy performance, the myths were in the air.
    If you read the opening paragraphs of Plato's Republic, you see it on
    the streets. You see Socrates walking amidst it all.

    Ed



    The "Greek Myths" have undergone a category change in our culture; moved
    into that of literature. For the ancient Greeks they belonged firmly
    under religion.
    In Sparta Heracles was especially worshipped; and you can bet your
    bottom dollar that many Spartans believed in the Twelve Labours as they attended a sacrifice at his altar.

    Ed

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to Ed Cryer on Fri Apr 7 22:55:53 2023
    On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:25:49 AM UTC-8, Ed Cryer wrote:
    Ed Cryer wrote:
    gggg gggg wrote:
    On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:04:58 PM UTC-8, Ed Cryer wrote:
    gggg gggg wrote:
    (2022 Youtube upload)

    Anyone who's read Thucydides would answer straight away; not Thucydides. >>> Anyone who's read Plato would answer straight away; not Plato.
    Anyone who's read Aristotle would answer straight away; not Aristotle. >>> Anyone who's read the surviving plays of Euripides would answer straight >>> away; not Euripides.

    So then, the intellectual elite in Athens didn't believe in the myths; >>> but what about the uneducated masses, the working stiffs? Did they
    believe in them, and perhaps regard the aristocratic sceptics as
    strangers? Did those who condemned Socrates believe in them?

    Today we have people who believe in the virgin birth of Jesus; that
    Mohammed talked to archangel Gabriel in a cave; and more.

    Take your pick where you want to belong.

    Ed

    Did myths play the role of religion in ancient Greek society?:

    - Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as
    false, and by rulers as useful.

    Seneca

    The myths were ever-present in the daily religious life. If you watched Athena being invested with a new peplos, or any sacrifice at an altar to Dionysus during a tragedy performance, the myths were in the air.
    If you read the opening paragraphs of Plato's Republic, you see it on
    the streets. You see Socrates walking amidst it all.

    Ed


    The "Greek Myths" have undergone a category change in our culture; moved into that of literature. For the ancient Greeks they belonged firmly
    under religion.
    In Sparta Heracles was especially worshipped; and you can bet your
    bottom dollar that many Spartans believed in the Twelve Labours as they attended a sacrifice at his altar.

    Ed

    According to the following:

    - That mythology, which the Greeks considered early history...

    https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/13/playing-god-wisdom-from-the-greeks-or-monsters-of-artificial-intelligence/

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 15 17:57:51 2023
    On Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 12:05:31 AM UTC-8, wrote:
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvPtJ24DNgs

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