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Greek Concepts of Forgiveness and Pity by Αδαμαντία Παπαναγιώτου is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an overview of forgiveness, pity, and ultimacy in ancient Greek culture. It discusses how the Greeks had a strong sense of justice but did not have a concept of forgiveness. Their closest notion was legal leniency and the idea of pity, which developed more in epics and drama. It also examines how Greek mythology portrayed an unknowable ultimate being or Fate that ruled over life and death, potentially leading to fatalism. The supreme god Zeus and gods like Themis and Dike represented
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- Αδαμαντία Παπαναγιώτου
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