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Mythos


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ISBN : 978 88 99306 06 9
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Language: Italian
Publisher: Paolo Loffredo Iniziative Editoriali Srl


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Mythos

The myth represents the memory of the earliest times of humanity, still a child, when the Gods walked among men and mingled with them, giving rise to heroic lineages, some of which still move the various events of history on Earth. The forces that animated the protagonists of the ancient stories are represented, for the most part, by the courage, the pride of the human condition, by pride (in Greek hybris) and by love, which, in turn, at that time included four different aspects. The term eros meant sensual love, understood as the selfish desire for possession. with the term antéros mutual sensual love and, therefore, corresponded. with the term philía, love based on an equal relationship of affection, devoid of any desire for possession, of which friendship can be an example. with the term agápe the love that is projected into a complete offering of oneself, that love that does not need any reciprocation. The same forces also animate the protagonists who shape the history of our days.

Book illustrated with 38 tables.

Authors

Giuseppe Germano teaches Medieval Latin literature and humanistic at university of Naples Federico II. There, he was the coordinator of the PhD in Classic, Christian a Medieval philology and Greek and Latin Philology. He is now the coordinator of the master course in Ancient world philology, literatures and civilization.  Moreover, he established relationships with international institutes and took part in many research projects. As a critic publisher and a Latin works exegete, he conducts his philological and literal studies focusing on his personal interests, as the Neapolitan Humanism.

Marco Frabbricatore has tried since his young years many pictorial and figurative techniques, considering every great artist from the past as an inspiration, from Pompei artists to modern and contemporary artists. He developed a personal style which gives his paintings a sentimental and symbolical meaning trough shapes, lights and colours.  He took part in many national and international competitions, getting awards and eulogies by the judges and the critic. The highest moment of success was at the beginning of the ‘90s and is still during, thanks to private exhibition in Italy and abroad.


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