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What is hubris? We're warned against it constantly all through the epics and plays, the Athenians were obsessed with preventing it, and it was even a crime in Greek city states. The answer is more complicated than you'd think.
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Citations
Rainer Friedrich. (1991). The Hybris of Odysseus. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 111, 16–28. doi.org/10.2307/631885
Robertson, H. G. (1967). The Hybristês in Aeschylus. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, 98, 373–382. doi.org/10.2307/2935883
Rowe, G. O. (1993). The Many Facets of Hybris in Demosthenes’ against Meidias. The American Journal of Philology, 114(3), 397–406. doi.org/10.2307/295518
What is hubris? We're warned against it constantly all through the epics and plays, the Athenians were obsessed with preventing it, and it was even a crime in Greek city states. The answer is more complicated than you'd think.
Become a Patron: patreon.com/Aliakai
Channel Kofi: ko-fi.com/aliakai
Channel Etsy (Everything is handmade but the calendars!): etsy.com/shop/AliakaisHandknits
Research Material Wish List: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/EB7VXSFG5PDR?ref_=wl_share
Mastodon:
https://mstdn.party/@Aliakai
Twitter: twitter.com/Aliakai
Check out my Discord! discord.gg/5v6UmhUXHY
Special thanks to JACandQuill for the Channel Emotes!
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Citations
Rainer Friedrich. (1991). The Hybris of Odysseus. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 111, 16–28. doi.org/10.2307/631885
Robertson, H. G. (1967). The Hybristês in Aeschylus. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, 98, 373–382. doi.org/10.2307/2935883
Rowe, G. O. (1993). The Many Facets of Hybris in Demosthenes’ against Meidias. The American Journal of Philology, 114(3), 397–406. doi.org/10.2307/295518
