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Chekhov's gun (or Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary and irrelevant elements should be removed. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time later in the plot.
Glory is high renown, praise, and honor obtained by notable achievements, and based in extensive common consent. [1] In Greek culture, fame and glory were highly considered, as is explained in The Symposium , one of Plato 's dialogs.
Glory (from the Latin gloria, "fame, renown") is used to describe the manifestation of God's presence as perceived by humans according to the Abrahamic religions.. Divine glory is an important motif throughout Christian theology, where God is regarded as the most glorious being in existence, and it is considered that human beings are created in the Image of God and can share or participate ...
Kleos is invariably transferred from father to son; the son is responsible for carrying on and building upon the "glory" of the father. This is a reason for Penelope putting off her suitors for so long, and one justification for Medea 's murder of her own children was to cut short Jason 's kleos.
A hand of glory holding a candle, from the 18th century grimoire Petit Albert. According to old European beliefs, a candle made of the fat from a malefactor who died on the gallows, lighted, and placed (as if in a candlestick) in the Hand of Glory, which comes from the same man as the fat in the candle, would render motionless all persons to whom it was presented.
Magis (pronounced "màh-gis") is a Latin word that means "more" or "greater". [1] [better source needed] It is related to ad majorem Dei gloriam, a Latin phrase meaning "for the greater glory of God", the motto of the Society of Jesus. [2]
An aristeia or aristia (/ ˌ ær ɪ ˈ s t iː ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀριστεία [aristěːaː], "excellence") is a scene in the dramatic conventions of epic poetry as in the Iliad, where a hero in battle has his finest moments (aristos = "best").
The Freischütz folktales can be traced back to similar stories of magical arrows. The first known historical account is found in Heinrich Kramer's Malleus Maleficarum (1487), of an archer found standing paralysed near Hohenzollern Castle at a bleeding wayside crucifix, which he had shot with the belief that he would get four arrows, three of which he could guide at will.