#mantinea

[danskjavlarna]

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Strange maps and even stranger maps are collected here.

[illustratus]

Epaminondas defending Pelopidas by William Rainey

[kemetic-dreams]

In Plato’s Symposium, the ancient Greek prophetess Diotima of Mantinea says to Socrates that love is a “great daemon.” She elaborates, saying that “everything daemonic is between divine and mortal.” In other words, a Daemon appears to be a ‘bridge’ between two realities, between two levels of time – ‘mortal time’ and ‘divine time’, or eternity. Over time, the word Daemon has come to be understood – or misunderstood – as meaning an evil spirit or devil. Now that is not to say that evil spirits and forces don’t exist (I like to be open on the issue). But in pre-Christian ancient Greece, the word Daemon meant something more benign. It meant a ‘tutelary deity’, a type of Guardian Angel. Diotima was an early challenger of this notion, however, insisting that it was something much more profound.

[jazzismus]

“ Surreal Agia Fotini at Mantinea “...

[bigboard]

362 B.C. Mantinea, Battle Report A set of thoughts about this important event is forthcoming. Enjoy the Video of the Battle from the HOPLITE title by Richard Berg.