1. Defining the Arts in Ancient Greece
In literary works such as "The Odyssey", "Allegory of the Cave" and "Antigone", and in such forms as "Sculptures", or the Parthenon, we are able to see these how the Greeks developed these new concept words. Odysseus' will to overcome all his obstacles shows arete. ... In "The Odyssey", a man encounters many battles and obstacles throughout the his life, and in the first lines of the story, we are given the knowledge that main character is a man of great importance and excellence. ... Plato's, "Allegory of the Cave" is about three prisoners in a cave who are forced to face the wall...
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