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The Myth of Er (/ ɜːr /; Ancient Greek: Ἤρ, romanized: ér, gen.: Ἠρός ) is a legend that concludes Plato 's Republic (10.614–10.621). The story includes an account of the cosmos and the afterlife that greatly influenced religious, philosophical, and scientific thought for many centuries.
The Myth of Er, part of Plato's Republic, is thought to be a representation of the teaching of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Er, after being killed in battle and brought to the underworld, is reincarnated without drinking from the River Lethe. He retains his memories and tells the living about his experience in the underworld.
Since the 19th century, scholars have connected the story of Ara the Handsome to the Myth of Er, told in Plato's Republic (10.614–10.621). The story begins as a man named Er (Ancient Greek: Ἤρ, gen.: Ἠρός), son of Armenios (Ἀρμένιος), of Pamphylia dies in battle. When the bodies of those who died in the battle are collected ...
The tale is modelled on the "Myth of Er" in Plato's Republic. [8] Although the story of Er records a near-death experience , while the journey of Scipio's "disembodied soul" takes place in a dream, both give examples of belief in astral projection .
The Menexenus (/ m ə ˈ n ɛ k s ə n ə s /; Greek: Μενέξενος) is a Socratic dialogue of Plato, traditionally included in the seventh tetralogy along with the Greater and Lesser Hippias and the Ion.
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Theages (Greek: Θεάγης, also known as "On Wisdom: Obstetric" (H ΠΈΡΙ ΣΟΦΙΑΣ᾽ ΜΑΙΕΥΤΙΚΟΣ) [1]) is a dialogue attributed to Plato, featuring Demodocus, Socrates, and Theages.
On Sept. 19, 1994, the first episode of ER premiered on NBC, launching one of the most popular and influential network TV dramas of the ’90s. Critics praised the episode for its unprecedented ...