Forwarded from Conatus
"The Greeks’ goal is to deify man, not humanize gods—it is theomorphism, not anthropomorphism! Furthermore, the animal in man is not to be ennobled, but rather the human element in animals emphasized, so that we can delight in them in a higher, artistic sense."
— Goethe
— Goethe
CHAOS
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You see these pictures and you imagine they were a cute loving family
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Prometheus creating man in clay, By Constantin Hansen
According to Greek legends, the gods ordered Prometheus, a titan, to create humans out of clay. While his brother, Epimetheus, created all the animals.
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Orestes being pursued by the Furies, By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
It's from an ancient Greek tragedy, following Agamemnon's son, Orestes, after the events of the Illiad.
Forwarded from Conatus
Ethics ought to be the aesthetics of behavior.
— Nicolás Gómez Dávila
— Nicolás Gómez Dávila