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Pity is a sympathetic sorrow evoked by the suffering of others. The word is comparable to compassion, condolence, or empathy. It derives from the Latin pietas (etymon also of piety). Self-pity is pity directed towards oneself. Two different kinds of pity can be distinguished, "benevolent pity" and "contemptuous pity". [1]
The Angel of Death takes on the particular form which will best serve his purpose; e.g., he appears to a scholar in the form of a beggar imploring pity (the beggar should receive Tzedakah)(M. Ḳ. 28a). "When pestilence rages in the town, walk not in the middle of the street, because the Angel of Death [i.e., pestilence] strides there; if peace ...
Schein says, "She evokes the same awe, horror and pity as do schizophrenics". [30]: p. 12 Cassandra is one of those "who often combine deep, true insight with utter helplessness, and who retreat into madness." Eduard Fraenkel remarked [30]: p. 11, note 6 [31] on the powerful contrasts between declaimed and sung dialogue in this scene. The ...
In art, she is often depicted as a hunter carrying a bow and arrow, and wearing a dress, though from the 7th century BC there exist depictions of her as Potnia Theron. [82] Her Roman counterpart is Diana. [79] Athena Ἀθηνᾶ: Daughter of Zeus, who is born from his head after he swallows her mother, Metis. [83]
Kratos equates the rule of law with rule by fear [7] and condemns pity as a pointless waste of time. [7] Hephaestus and Kratos agree that Zeus is "oppressive" (barys; literally "heavy"). [7] Kratos regards justice (δίκη; dikê) as a system of cosmic hierarchy in which the monarch, Zeus, decides who receives which privileges and who does not ...
'Gods of Want,' author K-Ming Chang's follow-up to her dazzling debut, 'Bestiary,' collects stories of young immigrants haunted by ghosts and longings.
Zeus took pity on Ixion and invited him to a meal on Olympus. But when Ixion saw Hera , he fell in love with her and did some under-the-table caressing until Zeus signaled him to stop. After finding a place for Ixion to sleep, Zeus created a cloud-clone of Hera named Nephele to test him to see how far he would go to seduce Hera.
Hermeneutically, theologians must recognize that mythical thought permeates the biblical texts. Dogmatically , theologians must be aware of the mythological elements of theology and of how extensively theology relies on mythical forms and functions, especially in light of our awareness of the ubiquity of myth.