Greek Mythology Concepts: Arête, Timê, and Kleos
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2Table of ContentsIntroduction..............................................................................................................................1Arête..........................................................................................................................................1Timê...........................................................................................................................................2Kleos..........................................................................................................................................2Bibliography.............................................................................................................................3
3IntroductionGreek mythology has been an integral part of the history of the world. This civilization was established in early times as much as 1000 years ago. Greek mythology has been famous for its literature and religion and has been the building blocks of the civilization for years to come.In this report we will be discussing the concept of arete (excellence), timê (honor), and kleos (glory) in Greek mythology and discussing their roles in Greek Mythology. ArêteArête is the term related to excellence or knowledge in Greek mythology. It finds its path again deep rooted in the Greek gods somewhere.Arête, was the goddess of excellence. Popularly known as Queen Arête was the wife of Alcinous, who was the king of Phaeacians and mothered two children: Nausicaa and Laodamas. They both are said to be the decedents of Posedon [ CITATION Ach171 \l 1033 ]Not much is known about Arête as she was a minor Greek goddess. It has been depicted in “the Odyssey” that she was the queen of Scheria and is closely associated to knowledge and excellence. Symbolically speaking, Arête refers to the knowledge possessed by some one or his virtue of excellence, which is unique to everyone and not common. For example, the excellence possessed by a man is different than the excellence possessed by a dog. It actually refers to the “moral virtue” one possesses. This has a clear mention in Palto’s Allegory where its deep meaning with the application has been explained quite nicely. According to Greek mythology, Arête is the highest virtue possessed by a being [ CITATION Tho16 \l 1033 ]
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