HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tiresias, Pentheus, Foolishness
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In order for x to be a divinity, x must have a divine father and mother. The fetus is removed from semele"s womb, and zeus places it in his thigh. Cadmus was the king of thebes before pentheus took over. Cadmus claims to believe in dionysus because they fear the consequences of non belief. Not to believe in dionysus when everyone else believes is a problem. It is a prudence to believe in god. Wisdom is to apprehend the deeper sense of things. Wisdom is associated with rational thinking, foolishness with madness and glibness. He crosses the sea by taming the wind and the swelling waves. He snares" birds, takes prisoner" savage beasts and fish. Dionysus is who promotes these kinds of things. He has taught himself speech, thought, and the tempers that go with city living. ". He knows how to avoid the frost and rain. -a human limitation, and a word of caution.
