Minos

With an intellect ample in wisdom and a hard-heart rotund with insight, Virgil embodies reason as it bleeds out from those who have wronged. He paints the epitome of heroism as achieved via actions that damn the so-called hero, their glorified sins no match for his unblemished integrity; while his demonstrations of morality attract the adoration of many, namely Dante, infatuated with his logic. Dante selects Virgil as his guide through hell due to his adulation for Virgil, displayed through his…

as Dione was the goddess of the Earth. Her father known as Zues was the god of the sky and the ruler of the gods. Aphrodite had many siblings there names were Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, Hercules, Helen of Troy, Perseus, Minos, and the Muses. Aphrodities father Zues married her to the god Hephaetus, but was in love with Adonis with who she had an affair with. She also had many children their names were…

them. Since he was working as a diplomat, he was able to distribute train visas to help people escape the country. Sugihara was able save more than 2,000 Jews from the Holocaust in 1940. Chiune Sugihara was born on January 1st, 1900 in Mino, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. His parents were Yoshimi Sugihara and Yatsu Sugihara. He was a Japanese Diplomat that worked in Russia for the duration of WWII as a translator. He negotiated with the Soviet Union since he spoke fluent Russian. There,…

Intended as a literary masterpiece about the history of the greatest war ever faced by the Hellenic race, Thucydides’ history on the Peloponnesian War has been noted for its objectivity and theoretical approach since antiquity. Indeed, its impact on Western civilization was anticipated by the author himself, who strove to write an accurate account of the war, free from romance. However, Thucydides’ work is not without its limitations, and historians today are aware of inconsistencies and…

Greeks The first civilization was founded on a large island of Crete. A mountainous peninsula about 45,000 square miles was occupied by the Greeks. Arthur Evans, an English archaeologist, named this civilization Minoan Crete after the legendary king Minos. They had little to no influence from other people because they were so isolated. Around 1450 B.C.E., a catastrophe struck the Minoan civilization that resulted in collapse. It is still uncertain of what the catastrophe was. Some historians…

Hades, Pluto, Dis Pater, Orcus, Plouton or any other name you wish to call him is the god of riches, souls, and the underworld as well as the eldest of the three main brothers in mythology. Hades also has many symbols which consist of Cerberus, a drinking horn, a scepter, Cypress, Narcissus, and a key. His brothers Zeus, god of the sky, and Poseidon, god of the ocean, are also sons of Cronus. Hades was not considered to be death itself, or an Olympian, however was thought to cause death and so…

Knossos, where this particular Rhyton is from, was the largest Cretan palace. According to legend, King Minos, who was ruler over Knossos, was said to have hunted the half-man, half-bull creature called the Minotaur in the labyrinth where it lived. There was even a ceremony called ‘bull-leaping’ (or taurokathapsia) where men attempted to swing onto the back…

Theseus was an exceptional hero of Greek Mythology. His valiant efforts are shown persistently amongst his numerous feats. In search of his unknown father, Theseus begins his long, perilous journey towards the great kingdom of Athens. Along the way, Theseus encounters a series of obstacles, which mark the beginning of his achievements. In the beginning, Theseus stumbles upon the enemy, Periphetes, son of Hephaestus. This villain would kill passing travelers with an iron cudgel. Through acts of…

Descartes presents arguments in the Meditations about a certain goal he is trying to obtain. Descartes’ goal is to stop people from making judgements if there is any doubt in the judgement being presented. Descartes in the Meditations stops all judgement and beliefs of the physical world because there were doubts presented in the case. He also no longer believing certain beliefs because he is susceptible and he does not want to fall in disbelief. Descartes lays out thoughts because of the…

I. INTRODUCTION Brian Tamanaha notes that in Plato’s dialogue, Minos, Socrates identified weaknesses with each view in turn, the one of state law being that some decisions are unjust, unworthy of law. In my view, law as ‘state law’ offers the most compelling account for the paradox that is defining law. The following arguemnts will be premised upon the concepts of an unjust law still technically existing as law and the weaknesses that Socrates identifies for law as social order and law as…