Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the soul. We don't really act as if we believed in the soul's immortality and that's why we are where we are today.
- #EdithHamilton
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#EdithHamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867, most famous for her "Mythology" (1942) which I read in junior high school & which stimulated a life-long interest in & passion for #mythopoeia:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4b1...
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#EdithHamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867, most famous for her "Mythology" (1942), which I read in junior high school & which stimulated a life-long interest in & passion for #mythopoeia:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4b1...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_H...
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Tsar Alexei I of Russia (1629), George IV (1762), Robert Southey (1774), #EdithHamilton (1867), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Alexei Nikolaevich, tsarevich of Russia (1904), George Soros (1930), John Poindexter (1936), Chen Kaige (1952) & François Hollande (1954) were born #OnThisDay...
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I thought #Mythology by #EdithHamilton was more #UserFriendly but yay anyhow!
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« Great literature, past or present, is the expression of great knowledge of the human heart; great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands … »
— Edith Hamilton
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#quotes #EdithHamilton #art #artists #purpose #heart #expression
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Edith Hamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867, writing the classic "Mythology" that introduced me to the wonderful world Greek & Roman mythology in junior high & high school; among the many tales she tells in that slender volume is the story of the creation of the world & humankind as the Greeks understood it...
#EdithHamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867, writing the classic "Mythology" that includes the story of the creation of the world & humankind as the Greeks understood it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pY9...
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#EdithHamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867, writing the classic "Mythology" that includes the story of Eris, the Greek goddess of strife & discord:
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#EdithHamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867 & attributed #Athens' fall to its pursuit of absolute power while abjuring responsibility: #KamalaHarris like #GenocideJoeBiden wants power without responsibility or accountability~!
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Edith Hamilton's "Mythology"
#EdithHamilton was born #OnThisDay in 1867, most famous for her "Mythology" (1942), which I read in junior high school & stimulated a life-long interest in & passion for #mythopoeia; here's a lecture about Hamilton's life & work:
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George IV (1762), #EdithHamilton (1867), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Jane Wyatt (1910), Cantinflas [Mario Moreno] (1911), George Soros (1930), John Poindexter (1936), Peter Hofmann (1944), Willie Horton (1951), Chen Kaige (1952) & François Hollande (1954) were born #OnThisDay...
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« Great literature, past or present, is the expression of great knowledge of the human heart; great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands … »
— Edith Hamilton
🔗 · poligraf.tumblr.com/post/7334676...
#quotes #EdithHamilton #art #artists #purpose #heart #expression
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A #review of the #book “American Classicist” by Victoria Houseman, a #biography of #EdithHamilton of #GreekMythology fame:
“The Edith Hamilton Way” [2023], The New Yorker (www.newyorker.com/culture/comm...).
#BookReview #AncientGreece #History #Translation
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« Great literature, past or present, is the expression of great knowledge of the human heart; great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within. »
— Edith Hamilton
poligraf.tumblr.com/post/7334676...
#quotes #EdithHamilton
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