CHS Dialogues | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana
What does The Night of Iguana have in common with Oedipus Tyrannus? Is Hippolytus ready to take the next step? Come and explore with Gregory Nagy! Read more
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In Focus: Plato Republic 9.571c–d
I am talking, I [= Socrates] said, about those [desires and pleasures] that are awakened when one part of the soul [psūkhē] sleeps—I mean the part that is rational [logistikon] and domesticated [hēmeron] and in control [arkhon] of the other part, which is beast-like [thēriōdes] and savage [agrion]. Then, [when the rational part is asleep,] this other part, which is glutted with grain [sīta] or intoxicants [methē], starts bolting [skirtāi]… Read more