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'Axiosis,' the new 'arete': a Periclean metaphor for friendship
- Source :
- The Classical Quarterly. Jan-June, 2001, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p53, 12 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Pericles' use of economic terminology in the Funeral Oration is discussed as evidence of knowledge of economic principles among the Greeks in the 5th century BC. 'Axiosis,' meaning 'worth' or 'value' is used by Pericles as a metaphor for 'arete' ('honor') in a definition of friendship.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00098388
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- The Classical Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.76431876