Mythology — origin stories?
Explain cosmos, gods, humans
Mythology — purpose?
Explains cosmos, gods, humans
Prometheism — role?
Human quest to surpass divine limits
Prometheism — symbol?
Human progress; Prometheus steals fire
Socratic school — focus?
Self-knowledge and dialectic method
Homeric epics — works?
Iliad and Odyssey, foundational Western literature
Greek tragedy — focus?
Catharsis, fate, moral dilemmas
Philosophical schools — examples?
Socratic, Platonic, Aristotelian, Epicurean, Stoic
Key myth phrases — Achilles’ heel?
Weakness or vulnerability
Greek architecture — landmarks?
Parthenon, Mount Olympus, Agora, Theatre of Dionysus
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