Parmenides theory of change
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Master of the Game: Competition and Performance in Greek Poetry
Collins, Derek. 2004. Master of the Game: Competition and Performance in Greek Poetry. Hellenic Studies Series 7. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_CollinsD.Master_of_the_Game.2004.
Most vicious and explicit in his criticism of epic, by which is meant Homer and Hesiod, is of course Xenophanes of Colophon (frr. 21 B 11 and 12 DK from his Silloi), and it is important to establish the vantage point of his critique. Xenophanes was not only said to have composed hexametric poetry but also to have performed his own poetry rhapsodically. [1] He therefore issues his critique from the perspective of one who can both compose and perform epic poetry in rhapsodic fashion, although unfortunately we possess no indications of what the content was of his epic poetry. While we may speculate that everyone who attended local and Panhellenic festivals would have knowledge of rhapsodic contests, it is certainly not the case that everyone poss
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Evil-Doer
Full Name
Xenophanes
Luis (Joke name from his internal files)
Alias
Sonic.EXE
Sonic.Exe
God (self-proclaimed)
X
Occupation
Ruler of his dimension
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Goals
Defeat Boyfriend in a rap battle so he can kill him and Girlfriend (failed).
Crimes
Mass murder
Arson
Animal cruelt
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Rational Thinking
Developing the view that people must give reasons to explain what they believe to be true, rather than just make assertions that they expect others to believe without evidence, was the most important achievement of the early Ionian thinkers. Along with the invention of democracy based on citizenship, their achievement gave real distinction to the Greek Archaic Age. The insistence of the Ionian thinkers on rationality, coupled with the belief that the world could be understood as something other than the plaything of divine whim, gave human beings hope that they could improve their lives through their own efforts. As Xenophanes1from Colophon2(c. 580 - 480 B.C.), put it, “The gods have not revealed all things from the beginning to mortals, but, by seeking, human beings find out, in time, what is better.” Xenophanes, like other Ionian thinkers, believed in the existence of gods, but he nevertheless assigned the opportunity and the responsibility for improving human life squarely to human beings themselves. Human beings themselves were to “find what is better.Copyright ©popfray.pages.dev 2025