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Incredibly concise and profound section \/
The myth of Prometheus and Pandora (42-105): men suffer illness and must work for a living because Zeus punished them with Pandora for Prometheus' theft of fire.
— Jan 21, 2025 05:52PM
The myth of Prometheus and Pandora (42-105): men suffer illness and must work for a living because Zeus punished them with Pandora for Prometheus' theft of fire.
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Cathbad Bozhko
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From intro Works and Days
“To accept the obligation to work is to recognize one's humanity and thereby to acknowledge one's place in the scheme of things to which divine justice has assigned one, and this will inevitably be rewarded by the gods; to attempt to avoid work is to rebel in vain against the divine apportionment that has imposed work upon human beings, and this will inevitably be punished.”
— Jan 21, 2025 04:22PM
“To accept the obligation to work is to recognize one's humanity and thereby to acknowledge one's place in the scheme of things to which divine justice has assigned one, and this will inevitably be rewarded by the gods; to attempt to avoid work is to rebel in vain against the divine apportionment that has imposed work upon human beings, and this will inevitably be punished.”
Cathbad Bozhko
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Finished Theogony, understand main narrative of Sky, Cronus and Zeus, skimmed other parts. Interesting tangent on the dilemma of marriage at one point.
— Jan 19, 2025 12:06AM
Cathbad Bozhko
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Finished introduction for theogony, skipped other parts of intro for now
— Jan 18, 2025 09:35PM
2. Pandora crafted as beauty with destructive qualities.
3. “Limb-devouring cares” destabilize men through emotional turmoil or maybe character of women as absence of profound anxieties, contrasted to Prometheus
4. “Dog’s mind” reflects instinct and guile, not intellect.
5. Pandora as beauty-wrapped-toil mirrors Prometheus’ fat-wrapped-bones deception.
6. Men toil while captivated by Pandora’s allure.
7. Epimetheus represents short-sightedness against forethought.
8. Zeus ensures balance: blessings coupled with burdens.
9. Toil-bound men sustain divine justice through labor.
10. Pandora’s jar parallels the Fall from Eden.