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Pride

Pride is depicted by the story of Icarus. Icarus's father, Daedalus, constructed a pair of wax wings for he and Icarus to escape with. Despite being warned not to fly too close to the sun or sea, Icarus's hubris tells him he knows better and, blinded by his own excitement and ambition, does not take heed of his father's warning.

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Icarus's Flight Towards the Sun (Pride)

The concept of hubris, or excessive pride, is a core theme in many Greek myths, most famously, that of Icarus, Daedalus and Gilgamesh. Daedalus and Gilgamesh both ignore very specific warnings because they think they know better – in the case of... More

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Christina van Putten

Material Arts and Design

“Human Nature explores the relationship between the five fundamental dispositions of human beings through a neuro-philosophical lens and various Greek deities to explore how humans are influenced by...” [More]