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Pillars of Humanity: the Delphic Admonitions: Ancient wisdom for the modern man
Pillars of Humanity: the Delphic Admonitions: Ancient wisdom for the modern man
Pillars of Humanity: the Delphic Admonitions: Ancient wisdom for the modern man
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Nestled on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus, the Delphic oracle, seat of the “Delphic Sybil”, was the most learned, opulent and celebrated religious centre of the classical Greek world. In the fore temple of the sun-god, Apollo, at Delphi, 148 brief maxims were inscribed on votive pillars surrounding the visiting pilgrim. They were known as the Delphic Admonitions: the milestones of the path to an enlightened and happy life. Attributed either to the divine revelation of Apollo’s wisdom or to the Seven Sages of Antiquity, the philosophers who laid the foundations of Western culture, the Delphic Admonitions are a sublime summary of Ancient Greek philosophical and theological teachings, addressed to the savant and the common man alike. In this work, all 148 Delphic Admonitions are presented complete with historical commentary and semantic analysis of each one, so as to render them easy to comprehend even to the reader unfamiliar with the particulars of the ancient Greek world. Each Admonition is embellished with historical notes concerning the prevalent philosophical and theological notions of the Classical era as well as anecdotal accounts from the lives of philosophers to serve as examples. Furthermore, an appendix containing the Delphic Admonitions in ancient Greek is supplied for the cross-reference and research needs of the discerning reader. The Delphic Admonitions comprise a complete system by which one may chose to lead a harmonious and balanced life of happiness, dealing with every aspect of human existence – from the most mundane practices of everyday living to the abstract spiritual notions which govern belief in the preternatural.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAUK Authors
Release dateJul 10, 2014
ISBN9781782349198
Pillars of Humanity: the Delphic Admonitions: Ancient wisdom for the modern man
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Marios Koutsoukos

Marios Koutsoukos was born in August, 1983. He is a bilingual author, writing in both his native Greek and English.His first 100K+ word epic fantasy novel was published when he was at the tender and impressionable age of 17. Little did he know then that this achievement would inevitably lead him down the ascetic rabbit hole of professional writing.A notorious genre-jumper, he has written works ranging from epic and dark fantasy, humour and parody, adventure, romance, historical fiction and non-fiction as well as occult horror. He is always looking to expand the list.He has a Bachelor's degree in French Language and Literature, a Masters in Creative Writing and, apparently, a latent tendency towards intellectual self-punishment since he is currently a PhD candidate in Classics (Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology) at the University of Liverpool. Of all things, he specialises in the history of ancient religions.Beyond the padded walls of academia, he works as an educator, translator, screenwriter, editor and ghostwriter.Since 2004 he's been involved in the international Metal music scene, writing lyrics and developing concepts for bands and projects internationally (see portfolio). Much like a bass-player, he cannot be considered a proper musician but rather someone who hangs out with artists a lot.He is also a Goodwill ambassador for cooperation, friendship and inter-species relationships between the genera felis silvestris catus, canis lupus familiaris and homo sapiens sapiens. Which is just a fancy way of saying he likes both cats and dogs.---Ο Μάριος Κουτσούκος γεννήθηκε στις 22 Αυγούστου 1983. Σπούδασε Γαλλική Γλώσσα και Φιλολογία στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, συνέχισε σε μεταπτυχιακό επίπεδο με Δημιουργική Γραφή στο Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο, και έπειτα ολοκλήρωσε το διδακτορικό του επάνω στις Κλασσικές Σπουδές και την Ιστορία των Αρχαίων Θρησκειών, στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Λίβερπουλ. Για πάνω από είκοσι χρόνια εργάζεται ως συγγραφέας, ενώ παράλληλα δραστηριοποιείται και ως στιχουργός, σεναριογράφος, μεταφραστής και εκπαιδευτικός. Γράφει τόσο στην μητρική του Ελληνική, όσο και στην Αγγλική.

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