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Homer
Epic poet, frequently quoted as an authority on human nature.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Homer shows up with force in XIX: Against Those Who Embrace Philosophical Opinions Only in Words. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for the line about the wind from Ilium, used as an example of mere storytelling without personal conviction.
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In XIX: Against Those Who Embrace Philosophical Opinions Only in Words: Quoted for the line about the wind from Ilium, used as an example…
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- Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
- Mythological exemplars
- Philosophers and rulers
- Homeric characters
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- Closing
This passage is the dramatic climax because it delivers the emotional and psychological peak of Epictetus’s ar…
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