Hubris

From TheBestLinks.com

steven rox!

Hubris in Ancient Times

Hubris is a common theme in Greek tragedies and mythology, whose stories often featured protagonists suffering from hubris and subsequently being punished by the gods for it. In Greek law, it most often refers to drunken violence wreaked by aristocrats upon commoners. In poetry and mythology, the word carries the connotation of the perpetrator comparing him/herself as equal to or greater than a/the god/ess/es/s.

There was also a goddess called Hubris (or Hybris), the personification of the above concept, insolence, lack of restraint and instinct. She spent most of her time among mortals.

Greek mythological characters punished for their hubris:

An ancient saying

"Those whom the Gods would destroy they first make all powerful"

Discussion

Last posted 0 of 0 messages

[no messages posted yet]

>> post message >>

Watch

You can add this article to your own "watchlist" and receive e-mail notification about all changes in this page.