►Icarus´Fall: “The Myth. Symbolism and Interpretation”:
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►Icarus´Fall: “The Myth”:
Icarus’s father Daedalus, an athenian craftsman, built the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete near his palace at Knossos to imprison the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull monster born of his wife and the Cretan bull. Minos imprisoned Daedalus himself in the labyrinth because he gave Minos’ daughter, Ariadne, a or ball of string in order to help Theseus , the enemy of Minos, to survive the Labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur.
Daedalus fashioned two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers for himself and his son. Daedalus tried his wings first, but before taking off from the island, warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, nor too close to the sea, but to follow his path of flight.
If he were to do so, Daedalus explained, the wax that held his wings together would melt, rendering them useless, and Icarus would fall from the sky to his death.
Icarus, however, was overcome by the incredible feeling of flight. He was so taken by the experience, that he flew higher and higher. He flew so high that he got perilously close to the sun. Just as his father warned him would happen, the wax on his wings melted into a useless liquid. The wings fell to pieces and Icarus fell from the sky. The water into which Icarus is said to have fallen is near Icaria, a Grecian Island in the Aegean Sea. The island is named for the legendary flying man. Icaria is southwest of the island of Samos.
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►SlideShare: “Daedalus and Icarus”:
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►Icarus´Fall: “Symbolism and Interpretation”:
Symbols are insightful expressions of human nature.They are the external, lower expressions of higher truths and represent deep intuitive wisdom impossible by direct terms.
Joseph Campbell defined symbols as “giving expression to what is absolutely “unknowable” by intellect”.
In the psychiatric mind features of disease were perceived in the shape of the pendulous emotional ecstatic-high and depressive-low of bipolar disorder.
Henry Murray having proposed the term Icarus complex, apparently found symptoms particularly in mania where a person is fond of heights, fascinated by both fire and water, narcissistic and observed with fantastical cognitio.
The myth of Icarus´moral is to “take the middle way” by warning against heedless pursuit of instant gratification.
In this sense it highlights the greek idea of Sophrosyne (Greek: σωφροσύνη), which etymologically means healthy-mindedness and from there self-control or moderation guided by knowledge and balance.
As Aristotle held, as shown in the post , “Aristotle´s Ethical Theory: On The Concept of Virtue and Golden Mean”, virtue is a kind of moderation as it aims at the mean or moderate amount.
The flight of Icarus could be interpreted as a lesson in the value of moderation. The danger in flying “too high” (i.e. melting of the wax wings) or in flying “too low” (i.e. weighting down the wings by sea-water spray) were advocations for one to respect one’s limits and to act accordingly.
The moral of this myth could be also linked to Plato´s analogy of the divided line, in which the Sun symbolizes the highest Form (Idea of God). Therefore according to this perspective, Icarus has flown too high . He tried to become wiser than Gods whilst achieving Knowledge and, as he defied the godess, he was punished for that reason.
A similar interpretation is found in Plato´s myth of Phaethon, as it appears in his elderly dialogue “Timaeus”.
Moreover and going further, considering Plato´s allegory of the cave, Icarus could be linked to the escaped prisoner, who represents the Philosopher, who seeks knowledge outside of the cave (labyrinth).
Icarus´s myth may also be related to Plato´s analogy of the chariot. When flying high with his waxed wings, Icarus´ chariot was driven by the obstinated black horse, which represents man’s appetites. The fact of disobeying Daedalus´advice proves that his rational part of the soul which should rule over appetites wasn´t strong and determined enough to do so. In other words, the black horse beats the rational charioteer .
Icarus’ age is an aspect of the myth that deserves a mention here, for it is a characteristic of the period of adolescence to impulsively follow the appetite for life, to rush into the unknown adventure, to chase dreams, to follow temptation and not to heed warnings of danger.-
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►Icarus´Fall: Paintings:
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► Links Post:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus
http://www.shmoop.com/daedalus-icarus/myth-text.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophrosyne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon
https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/icaro/
https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/aristotles-ethical-theory-on-the-concepts-of-virtue-and-golden-mean/
https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/platos-phaedrus-the-allegory-of-the-chariot-and-the-tripartite-nature-of-the-soul/
https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/platos-republic-the-allegory-of-the-cave-and-the-analogy-of-the-divided-line/
https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/andre-comte-sponville-el-mito-de-icaro-tratado-de-la-deseperanza-y-de-la-felicidad/
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►”Happy Easter 2014″:
Best Wishes, Aquileana 😛
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Excellent post. Happy Easter to you and yours.
Thank you very much and likewise Brandon,
Cheers, Aquileana 😉
Thanks @adriennewarren5 for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
Interesante post y muy completo…
Resultaría de utilidad vincular la dialéctica ascendente de Ícaro con el mecanismo de sublimación de las pulsiones libidinosas tal como lo ideó Sigmund Freud.
Muy buena sugerencia…
Freud tomaría un mito con similar significado simbólico en relación al Superyo y la Sublimación. Me refiero al Mito de Prometeo, quien lo robó el fuego a los dioses. Si no me equivoco figura en “El Malestar en la Cultura”… Lo tendré en cuenta para ampliar el tema en algún eventual post futuro.
Gracias, Eva, saludos, Aquileana 😛
Very interesting. I’ve always liked the myth of Icarus and I’ve found here very useful information. 🙂 thanks and Happy Easter. Stefy
Hi Stefy..
Thanks for dropping by to read and comment…
I am glad that you have found some useful information here.
Happy Easter to you too. Best regards, Aquileana 🙂
Wonderful post. When my dog was a puppy she used to love walking too near the fireplace so I would sometimes call her Icarus….. Fortunately, she stopped doing this, perhaps she read the story and learned the lesson.
I hope you have a wonderful Easter!
Hi Letizia…
What a nice story behind yogur dog’s nickname… Only a Literature lover such as you would imagine do call him/her that way… Very clever indeed.
Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful Easter Sunday.
Best wishes, Aquileana 😉
Happy Easter to you too
Thanks dear Leyla, enjoy it…
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
I’m looking forward to reading this! I’ll be back soon. 🙂
Happy Easter dear Irina, whenever you want my friend,
Hugs Aquileana 😛
Muy interesante, como siempre. Un saludo y feliz Pascua 🙂
Muchísimas gracias por el comentario; Desirée.
Igualmente, felices Pascuas para vos y los tuyos.
Un abrazo grande, Aquileana 😛
Muchas gracias @DesireeJSosa por compartir este post en Twitter, Aquileana 😛
I know these stories posted here but lovely to re read them.
Happy Easter,
Eric
Same old stories, but the approach as readers won´t be ever twice the same one… (Paraphrasing Heraclitus)
Best wishes and happy Easter to you and yours too, dear Eric,
Aquileana 🙂
Hi friend! want to saу that this post is amazing, well written and it also includes significant info. I’d like to look for extra posts like thiѕ one. Thank you.
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Thanks for dropping by and for your nice comment. Regards, Aquileana 😉
Muchas gracias @HernandoDelaRos por compartir este post en Twitter,
Aquileana 🙂
As always you do some great researsch on these posts. I know the story of Icarus, and my favorite version of it is a song by Iron Maiden “Flight of Icarus”.
Happy Easter!
Hi Phil,
Thanks for dropping by.. I don’ t know the Song, but I’ ll search for it ay YouTube. Thanks for telling me about it.
Happy Easter and Best wishes to you,
Aquileana 😉
Wise words Aquileana,Happy Easter,xx Rachel and Speedy
Thanks for dropping by, dear Rachel and Speedy… A personal question to Speedy here: Do you have any objections as regard to chocolate bunnies on Easter’ s Day?… 😉 … Happy Easter !, Aquileana 🙂
Oh no tuck in and enjoy your chocolate bunnies,I sure hope they are yummy,xx Speedy
I have already eaten the Easter’s goodies… Easter Eggs, not chocolate bunnies for me though..
Hugs, Aquileana 😉
Happy Easter 🙂
Thank you, Inavukic… Same to you.
Best regards, Aquileana 🙂
🙂
Reflexiono sobre cuestiones tales como: “The flight of Icarus could be interpreted as a lesson in the value of moderation.” La moderación es uno de mis afanes. Y ahí voy por la vida, buscando el punto medio; el equilibrio del fiel.
Esta frase en particular remueve algún recuerdo: “The moral of this myth could be also linked to Plato´s analogy of the divided line, in which the Sun symbolizes the highest Form (Idea of God).” Una poesía estudiada hace años de la que mi memoria rescata jirones: “Hora H. Escalofrío…. Astronauta ciego ignoro cuánto de lo que es, sea mio… Nuevo Tomás hundo el dedo en lo Azul, aún desconfío… Ingenuo altanero salto hacia Ti, ¡qué desvarío! Tú siempre estarás, más Alto.”
Interesantes todas las interpretaciones (y los enlaces que adoro seguir). Me sumiré nuevamente en mis reflexiones hasta un próximo post.
Happy Easter and Best wishes to you, 🙂
V.
Hola Verónica,
Antes que nada muchas gracias por el comentario, me ha encantado.
Coincido con vos en la importancia que le dabas a la moderación. Para Aristóteles el Justo medio es virtud.
Muchas veces nos perdemos al intentar hallarlo, posiblemente sea porque es distinto según la época que atraviesa cada uno en su viaje personal (la vida).
En cuanto a la analogía del Sol, muy bueno que traigas tu poema, te lo agradezco..
Desde el punto de vista simbólico el Sol y el Fuego se asocian con el Conocimiento, en muchos casos “vedado” a los simples mortales.
Abrazos y Felices Pascuas, Aquileana 😛
Veronica: aca te dejo el link de esa poesia estudiada hace años de la que tu memoria rescata jirones:
https://www.rosario.net.ar/notas/nota062.htm
Que la disfrutes!
Gracias, por el aporte. 😘👍
Infinitas gracias, Pablo. Alegraste mi día con esta grata sorpresa. 🙂
Bueno Pasqua a te! Shiva & Jaya XXXX
Tante grazie e anche per toi, Shiva & Jaya,
Saluti, Aquileana
Cool! Parli italiana! Non parliamo italiano spesso ma leggiamo la notizia italiano!
No hablas espanol. Mais nous parlons francais et ‘anche per toi’ est une combination entre la langue italienne et la langue francaise! XXXX
Hi;
Parlano poco italiano il mio nome è Pedemonte
Mais je parle assez bien le francais.
El español es mi idioma nativo.
I speak english even better than french , thus I´d say this last one is my second language !…
Arrivedecerci, Aquileana 🙂
Kannst du auch Deutsch sprechen? Of Nederlands?
We is your Purrime Ministerettes internationalas serving Planet Purrth!
S&J!
German? Just single words;) … Danke schon liebling.
Best regards xo Aquileana 🙂
Hello dear Aquileana, what an excellent post! I really love the way you comprehensively tied your previous posts to this one, that’s brilliant! And you’re right to point out the role of adolescence in the legend of Icarus, what a great lesson about obeying our parents!
Also the slideshows of the paintings are a big favorite of mine, I love to see how painters throughout history have portrayed the classics. Bravo, dear, this is wonderful! ♥♥♥♥♥ ;^)
Thanks @AishasOasis for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @Maxima003 for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
https://twitter.com/Maxima003/status/457770361564561408
My pleasure! ♥♥♥ ;^)
Hi Dear Aisha..
Thanks lot for the thoughtful comment …I really appreciate your words my dear friend.
Glad to caught the reference as regard to obeying parents/authorities. I think it is on of the morals of the story here.
Aisha; Last time I stopped by your blog I wanted to reply to your comment to me on the Charming pink and the online connection, but I didn´t find the post… I wanted to ask you If you can send me the link here so that way I can do it.
Many hugs and wishing you a great week ahead, Aquileana 😛
Hi Sweetheart – I think this might be the only comment you havent had a chance to reply to, you are so awesome to talk with! ♥♥♥ ;^) http://aishasoasis.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/ep-4-joyride-to-egypt-salam-wa-smiles-40-years-old-55/
Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Heading off to your blog, Much love and many hugs, Aisha,
Aquileana 😛
As one who lives with the aforementioned Bipolar Disorder this myth has particular meaning to me. Following the middle path is indicated in many spiritual and philosophical texts and has been the challenge of my existence. Thank you for an excellent post on this subject that has such deep meaning to me, and thanks for your visits to me as well… Your blog is quite amazing…
Peace,
Steve
Hello Steve,
I am glad that you found a point to get related to in this post. I really believe that this is the main aim of Philosophy and Literature, meaning: to provide us foremost background of knowledge in order to better life and to dive deeper in our own inner realms.
Best wishes. Thanks for your comment.
Aquileana 😉
Aquileana, fascinating post on Icarus and how symbols used mythology to provide insightful expressions of human nature. I have really enjoyed your blog and the thought-provoking discussions you provide Greek Philosophers and Mythology. Have a wonderful Easter!
Hello Linnea, Thank you for giving us such a perfect definition in reference to the main purposes of myths… I couldn’ t agree more with you.
Thanks for your nice words as regard to the blog… I really appreciate them.
Best wishes xo, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @linneatanner for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 😛
Hello Aqui,
How nice to read a new post from you and to see your Easter greeting at the end. I am happy to say “Happy Easter” to you too xo
I think your post is very insightful. I am familiar with the Icarus story of him flying too close to the sun. You are quite right to see it as a symbol of wanting pleasure right away. Ah, temptation. Ah, patience. And so I think of the saying that “Patience is a virtue.”
Thanks for such a well written post, complete with links to explore. I wish you a wonderful holiday weekend and send love your way. Keep your wings safe and know you are loved ♥
Chris
Thanks @christybis for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
Thanks Christy Birmingham for sharing his post at Google Plus.
Aquileana 😛
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your thoughtful words.. I do appreciate them very much…
Indeed, as the say goes, Patience is a tree of bitter roots but which fruits are sweet.
Happy Easter to you too .
Many hugs & much love, Aquileana 😛
I see an analogy here with ‘The Central Path’, ‘Middle Way’ or Middle Path from Siddhārtha Gautama’s philosophy when according to writings in Sanskrit he came to the conclusion that extreme asceticism didn’t work, and proclaimed the ‘Middle Way’ as the ‘enlightenment’, which according to his philosophy, it is a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification. Thus, the “Middle Way’ is the ‘enlightenment’, according to this philosophy. The ‘Middle Way’ refers to the insight into emptiness that transcends opposite statements about existence (Icarus: sun and water) The phrase ‘Middle Way’ has also to referred to the Buddha’s teaching of dependent origination as a view between the extremes of eternalism and annihilationism.
The Middle way and the Theory of the Mean are clearly related…
Going further I would say that most occidental philosophers (including the classic ones, such as, in this case, Aristotle) have been cleared influenced by Eastern philosophy, particularly by Hinduism Buddhism and Taoism…
Thanks for the witty comment dear María.
Best regards, Aquileana 😉
‘Enlightenment’ then leads to Nirvana which literally means ‘blown out candle’ and the experience of ‘blissful egolessness’. All this goes back to the concept of ‘good vs. evil’, and as to how humans interpret it, and navigate through life. Nietzsche says in his book ‘Beyond Good and Evil’, that humans are neither ‘good’ or ‘bad’ (=God is Dead), and that it is our actions that must be judged.
Thanks for claryfing the buddhist influences and topics even more; María …
As to Nietzsche I would add that he was clearly influenced by Iranian Philosophy, specifically by Zoroastrianism.
Check out link for further details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_philosophy
Best regards, xo,
Aquileana 😛
Thanks so much for that! I needed to read that. In Nietzsche’s ‘Thus Spoke Zarathustra’, he also makes a point that the overman (Übermensch) is not an end result for a person, but more the journey toward self-mastery. Nevertheless, I feel compassion for Nietzsche because he was one of the most misunderstood philosophers of all times. To say that ‘God was dead’ and that there was an ‘Übermensch’ must have really isolated him in his times. Yet he meant the ‘Übermensch’ to be precisely this ‘moderation’ or ‘self-mastery. Nevertheless, he was greatly misunderstood for saying this.
Hi María;
Thanks for the spotlight on a very interesting approach as regard to Nietzsche ´s ‘Übermensch’ . You are right when you said that he was misunderstood.
Nietzsche ´s main idea was to propose a sort of prototype of a leading man who beat the “Slave Christian morality”. He defined the Übermensch as someone being able to act guided by the same passions, and thus controlled by his own rules..
A Dionysian spirit that would emerge after the death of metaphysics (And God) therefore of christian Western moral values…
Best wishes to you and thanks for your clever comment,
Aquileana 😛
Yet, this ‘Übermensch’ controls his own’s rules. Is this considered a form of moderation? The fact that he controls and ‘does as he pleases’ is risky business. There’s no one to watch him, no one to counsel or warn him. He must act out of his own conscience, wishes, or desires. He leaves the ‘Übermensch’ as someone to fend for himself, even beyond ‘good or evil’, but renders him very as capable and rational. Was Dionysus like that?
María
Indeed… I agree with your statement abobe: The Ubermensch ‘ s behaviour may entrain risky consequences… Mainly because anyone worldwide be able to control him (but himself). I believe that, in tris sense, and considering the over al circumstances of Nietzsche’ s thoughts in his particular context, his idea might be a one…
As to Dyonysus of course we can’ t place It in the position as he was just a mythological creature whose main aim was to host symposiums, being him tied to the ideas of wine and excesses in general.
Thanks for your clever comments.
Best wishes, Aquileana:)
So being controlled by his own rules and subject to risk makes the ‘Übermensch’ vulnerable, you think? Or actually stronger, because he has transcended the Christian morality that for ‘him’ limits man’s actions? How do you see this? Is he left, as another reader said in this post, in an adolescent stage, or as a rational adult capable of making decisions?
Hi there María,
As to your last question I think he is far furher than in an adolescent stage. And that´s because Nietzsche in “Thus spoke Zaratustra” presents the Übermensch as the creator of new values.
And if If the Übermensch acts to create new values within the christian moral vacuum of nihilism, there is nothing that this creative act would not justify.
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“Zarathustra ties the Übermensch to the death of God. While this God was the ultimate expression of other-worldly values and the instincts that gave birth to those values, belief in that God nevertheless did give meaning to life for a time. ‘God is dead’ means that the idea of God can no longer provide values. With the sole source of values no longer capable of providing those values, there is a real chance of nihilism prevailing.
The last man appears only inThus Spoke Zarathustra, and is presented as a condition that would render the creation of the Übermensch impossible”.
Worth reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbermensch
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Thank you very much for the great comments dear María. I hope you are having a nice day over there,
Aquileana 😛
Thanks so much for explaining this so well. I went back to reading about the ‘Last Man’ and it made me understand it better. Regarding Icarus’ myth then, even the sun and water would represent man-made values. Moderation then could be a “conscious” decision a person makes, even when he describes this decision-making process as “crossing an abysm” (between the last man and the ‘Übermensch’), in another words, a risk (stepping out of the comfort zone). The implications that all of Nietzsche’s philosophy seem to have are so pivotal in what happened next with other philosophies. I hope Aquileana, that some day you can explain the concept of ‘redemption’ in a more philosophical manner, as this concept is mostly used in theology. Redemption then continues to save humanity, or does it not? I would love to hear what you, as a lawyer, have to say about this.
Hi María,
I suppose you are expecting me to expose a theory onf redemption according to the law scope, but in this case I lack of consistency and of theorical frame to explain that…
(Maybe I should re/read Foucault who might give us some answers here, even when he didn´t develop a practical resistance theory.)…
However, I have found an interesting article on this topic which opposes Schopenhauer’s perspective on this topic to Nietzsche´s one…
“For Schopenhauer ‘redemption’ (Erlösung) was a form of release from suffering and the need to exist; a liberation from life itself. It meant an annihilation of the Will”
“For Nietzsche, redemption was not an escape into the nothingness of Schopenhauerian Nirvana, but an inward act of joyous affirmation of life, of self, and of one’s fate”
>In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, ( ‘Of Redemption’) Nietzsche says
“To redeem the past and to transform every ‘It was’ into an ‘I willed it thus!’ – that alone I call redemption! ”
>You can read further by clicking on this link:
http://philosophynow.org/issues/86/Nietzsche_Love_Guilt_and_Redemption
Best wishes and thanks for being so intelligent and thoughtful,
Aquileana 😛
Oh no, you don’t have to expose a theory, this was good what you just wrote. I just wondered how the notion of ‘morale’ evolved after existentialism (and even atheism) and how it would be viewed when seen, for example, in court or any juridical system; death penalty, for example, all those issues arising from precisely ‘flying too close to the sun’, or failing to fulfil the expected role of a citizen in society. In Buddhist philosophy, it would mean that you would have a ‘bad’ Karma as a form of punishment. I don’t know about the Greeks.
María…
I understand now more clearly what you meant…
Well I guess that “middle point” may be related to the judges´ conscience or to the Jury´s ones…
I have once seen a movie wich really applies to the topic we have been discussing and to your last question
The post ws written in spanish but I guess that maybe you will get through a translated version which will allow you to catch up with the main ideas of the film.. Let me know if you got the moral “dilemma ” of the doctor here…If you didn´t I´ll explain it further to you…
Best wishes, xo, Aquileana 😛
“Decálogo Dos” / “Dekalog Dwa” (Kieslowski)
“No Invocarás el Nombre de Dios en Vano”/ “Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord thy God in Vain”:
https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/cine-decalogo-dos-dekalog-dwa/
Hi Aquileana! I watched the movie and I’d like to thank you for sharing it. Your blog is full of so many teachings! You correct me: the way I saw the doctor was related perhaps to what Nietzsche meant by saying in one of his famous aphorisms, “What is done out of Love is beyond Good and Evil”. And when he ‘lies’ to the pregnant lady, he does so very knowingly. He’s also willing to face the consequences and transcends the morale. Why, because he feels his life to be empty and meaningless? He has to step out of his ‘comfort zone’, he has to do something. The question remains, did he do this for love, for himself, why does he exactly do it? The movie seems to definitely have an existentialist overtone, the way human events unravel to depict the absurdity of life. “The notion of the Absurd contains the idea that there is no meaning in the world beyond what meaning we give it. This meaninglessness also encompasses the amorality or “unfairness” of the world. This contrasts with the notion that “bad things don’t happen to good people”; to the world, metaphorically speaking, there is no such thing as a good person or a bad person; what happens happens, and it may just as well happen to a “good” person as to a “bad” person.” So are humans are alone in the world (without a God), maybe not necessarily, if they take responsibility for their own actions.
Hi María,
Sorry for being late with my reply here… That quote by Nietzsche is Absolutely remarkable and fits well the plot of Decalogue II… By the way this episode is based in the second Commandment as It appears in the Bible.
I think that your thoughts as regard to Kieslowski’ s film are really clever.
The best way to understand this film is by linking the moral precepts with the concept of “Human Freedom” … Moral issues might be understood as being “relative” at the end, don’ t you think?… Worth saying: I bet that Kant Will be nodding with his head in agreement as he considered his imperative categorical as being tied to its particular practical circumstances.
Kiesloswki was catholic. He was polish and as you may know, this is the leading religion there. I found amazing that he gave us an in depth perspective and that he has been able to include some existencialists blends in his movies…
Sending you Hugs and I was really glad to know that you wat head the movie and also to share thoughts on It.
Aquileana 🙂
Definitely, moral values become ‘relative’ at the end. Also Kant’s categorical imperatives which are principles that are intrinsically valid, when he stated that “rational beings can pursue certain “ends” using the appropriate “means”. Ends that are based on physical needs or wants always give merely hypothetical imperatives. The categorical imperative, however, may be based only on something that is an “end in itself”. That is, an end that is a means only to itself and not to some other need, desire, or purpose.” Thanks so much for linking me to this amazing film by Kieslowski and helping me analyse it.
Hello María;
Sorry for the delay with this comment. I sometimes have to think further when it comes to replies and you are such a clever reader!!!.
As to your “objections” as regard to Kant´s “categorical imperative”, you are aboslutely right when you highlighted its universal form.
As I held in my post on this topic
(At: ♠Immanuel Kant: “The Categorical Imperative”: https://aquileana.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/immanuel-kant-the-categorical-imperative/)
Constrained only by the principle of universalizability, the practical reason of any rational being understands the categorical imperative to be:
“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.”
That is, each individual agent regards itself as determining, by its decision to act in a certain way, that everyone (including itself) will always act according to the same general rule in the future
I just think that in a practical way men tend to act according to a particular circumstance, spatially and temporally determined and it would be hard to say that all men would act the same way even in the same situation. That´s why I have some doubts when it comes to accept Kant´s categorical imperative as being universally undeniable…
The case shown in the movie is probably a good way to question its practical width…
Really glad that you enjoyed the movie… By the way Decalogue Eight also presents a moral dilemma. I am just telling you just in case you want to watch it.
Best wishes, thanks for the intelligent readings and comments.
And happy week ahead, Aquileana 😛
Do you know the poem by W. H. Auden…”Musee des beaux arts”? It too deals with Icarus. http://english.emory.edu/classes/paintings&poems/auden.html
I think this myth haunts mankind. Happy Easter, Aqulieana. Best wishes, Tom
How wonderful that the poems mentions Brueghel´s “The Fall of Icarus”..
I have also added it in the slideshare above !..
Excellent suggestion to read, dear Tom
I think that the second stanza is remarkable:
I”n Breughel’s Icarus, for instance: how everything turns away
Quite leisurely from the disaster; the ploughman may
Have heard the splash, the forsaken cry,
But for him it was not an important failure; the sun shone
As it had to on the white legs disappearing into the green
Water, and the expensive delicate ship that must have seen
Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,
Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.”
Thanks for the link and wishes.
I hope you have had a wonderful Easter over there too.
Best regards, Aquileana 😛
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PS: I also liked the poem “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”, by William Carlos Williams.
(The link you provided me previously redirected to it).
http://english.emory.edu/classes/paintings&poems/williams.html
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This is such a full post…loved reading the various aspects that the old myth has taken on over the years. Hope you had a great holiday…a big hug and bravo…for this addition to your great blog!
Hello Bastet, Thanks a ton for dropping by… I am glad that you enjoyed this post… I had a very nice Easter over here… I hope you also did.
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
Hello Aquileana … A calm Easter and Easter Monday thanks. It was such a pleasure to have time to drop by and calmy read your post! See you soon and happy blogging, Bastet 🙂
Hello Bastet;
Thank you for the beautiful comment. It made me happy to read it… I´ll pleasantly check out your newest poems, as per usual.
Have a great week ahead,
Best wishes, Aquileana 😉
Thanks Aquileana … 🙂
Buen post. Siempre me ha fascinado el papel, no solo de la explicación de la realidad a partir del mito, o de ideas morales, sino el papel de control social que ejercen.
Gracias @JosepGarcife por compartir este post en Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
Thanks @halfeatenmind for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 🙂
Exactamente, los mitos cumplen una tarea legitimante del poder punitivo y de la estructura del Poder organizado en general.
Muchas gracias por el comentario, Josep. Un abrazo,
Aquileana 🙂
I’ve always enjoyed this myth. So much symbolism built into it. I’m reading Chris Vogler’s “The Writer’s Journey” and he talks about it there as well. 🙂 Great timing with your post!
Hello Kourt,
Happy monday!.. What a marvellous coincidence. As a matter of fact. This myth tend to appear recreated in so many different ways and “shapes”…
You can check out some links to poems here in the comment section, all based on Brueguel’s painting, “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”…
Worth noting: That painting is incluyed in this post too (See: Slideshare at the end).
Best wishes xo, Aquileana 🙂
And hope you had a Happy Easter! 🙂
I had a nice Easter Day over here… I hope you also enjoyed yours, Kourt,
Hugs, Aquileana 🙂
Very nice. Good to see family and have ham. 🙂
Excellent. Yes, it is nice to catch up with family isn’t it?
Have a great week ahead, Kourt, xo, Aquileana 🙂
So so interesting.. You bring the Myths to life with your words and the images.. I must remember not to fly too close to the Sun.. 😉 The chariot has meaning too… as does the Black horse… its amazing that those same symbols have been used in various ways since.. On tarot cards for one I can think of.. The Chariot….
Many thanks again my sweet friend for your wonderful knowledge that allows me to understand these ancient myths so much better.. 🙂 Its like going back to school . But better .. Hugs Sue
Hello there Sue,
Thanks for your insights here… You are right as regard to symbols and their general collective employement… The narrative patterns tend to be the same ones, regardless of the culture we are considering…
The myths have a sort of educative aim and I believe that this is probably the main reason why the symbols may be similar…
Also Thank you for adding the Tarot note here. I will have to check out the meaning of the charioteer card!… I learn a lot from you…
Best wishes and Many Hugs, Aquileana 😉
Re- reading your post again, also brought to mind the modern day saying of the ‘Higher they Climb the harder they fall’ which fitted in with you saying He thought himself above other Gods, also as youth so often does they often are full of exuberance, showing off to their mates so to speak.. and all too often can come unstuck..
I think I absorbed much more this time in reading… 🙂
Love and Hugs Sue xoxox
Hello Sue,
´Higher they Climb the harder they fall’ That saying fits well with the post, indeed
The myth is related, as you have well pointed out, with unstoppable appetites, ambition, excesses and disrespect to authorities (God and Father).
As you may see there are many layers in this myth but all of them are enhanced during adolescence.
Thanks a bunch for dropping by to read an comment,.
Many hugs to you.
Aquileana 🙂
Aquileana, I hope that your Easter weekend was lovely and spent with people you love. In the Christian faith Easter is about the remedy that the Christ made for “fallen” mankind through faith in what He did. I found this post most interesting and appropriate for this season.
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
Hello Wendy;
It is a good way to read into Icarus´myth…
I would go further and´d say: Absolutely well timed.
I hope you have had an enjoyable Easter with your loved ones,
Best wishes, always,
Aquileana 🙂
Wonderful post dear Amalia.
Hope you had a Happy Easter.
Kisses & Hugs.
Hi Rotze.
Thanks for dropping by to read and comment.
I am glad to know that you enjoyed the post.
Yes; I had a good Easter Time over here.. I hope you also did.
Many hugs, Aquileana 🙂
Same to you Dear.
I’m a lit busy at my work but I gonna be back to normal life soon.
I understand sweetie…
I will be checking your blog no matter what ,
Hugs & kisses to you; Aquileana 🙂
Gracias @rotzemardini por compartir este post en Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
Some initially thoughts, if somewhat a little random, but I contemplated, thoughts upon the phases during and after adolescence, and what in the time related to ones civic duties under authority and government, that of serving ones people and state.
Between Sun and sea.
Feathers and wax, the freedom, the room, space to find ones way to temper ones nature, ones mettle on ones journey into adulthood as restrictions placed on life by authority and government will soon bring change, do not be in a rush to get there, for time will take one soon enough.
Temper ones own nature, temper ones mettle, but some will seek to thrust their untempered unprepared mettle directly at and in to the furnace only to return brittle, molten and broken, while others believe they can bear the burdens of men, but as it weighs upon them they then soon buckle break and shatter beneath such weight, their untempered mettle fails.
In a way I see it as more than just the median, the middle road, but more about preparing for life and in finding ones way before charts become mapped and fixed to an extent in ones civic responsibilities in adulthood.
Just thoughts beyond, inside of and about the unbreakable guise to adolescence.
Hello Sean…
I loved the poetic blends mixed with your clever thoughts here…
I will pick up your last paragraph here as it think it summarizes the moral of Icarus´fall, according to your personal approach.
And I will say thus that I agree with you when you held that it is more than just the median, but more about preparing for life and to get
fixed somehow to an extent in ones civic responsibilities in adulthood.
Your interpretation may be linked to a sociological perspective when the challenges are assumed to be the initiatory tests to become a guild member of society. There might be also a subtle psychoanalytic reading, as authorities represent what the teenager “Should Be”, assuming the voice of laws and moral commandments…
Thank you very much for dropping by to read in depth and comment here, Sean ..
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
But aren’t those people who take risks ones who break barriers? Just wondering. Also, many many years ago we visited Samos. I didn’t know the legend behind the island. Thanks. And thanks for the follow.
Hi there Shelley …
I totally agree with you… Not only people take risks break barriers but they also establish precedents to set up new limits…
I am glad that this post brought memories back to you.
And It is a real pleasure to join you in Blogland and beyond.
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
An interesting example of the extremes personalities can go to. This particular myth was in one of the literature books I used in the classroom, but alas could never teach since it wasn’t part of the required curriculum. Most students know woefully little about mythology these days. The stories we tell ourselves speak volumes about who we are and our society.
Hello Jeri…
It might sound paradoxical as this myth carries a sort of “social moral” guided by the corrective spirit of teaching.
The hypothetical premise: “if you get too close to the sun” is obviously followed by a logical consequent which denotes punishment or at least threat.
By that I mean that as education´s first aim is to shape well ruled “citizens”(always faithful to Law and authorities), this myth shouldn’t have passed simply unobserved…
Thanks for dropping by to read and comment.
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @JeriWB for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 😛
Icarus was just like every child then and now – testing boundaries. You draw a number of potential didactic messages from a story that I always saw as having only one moral Aquileana – that of moderation. Indeed I find your catalog of interpretations fascinating and indicative of a very perceptive and lateral mindset, leaving me honoured to benefit from your insight. It is also noted that you remember those of us readers who are less familiar with the Greek myths e.g. your extended definition of symbolism assisted the clarity of the entire piece. An articulate, educational, media-rich, colourful article greatly enjoyed.
Hello Mike;
Thank you very much for your comment… Your words honored me in many differenet ways. Thanks for saying that you found this post as being indicative of a lateral mindset, that ´s the best compliment I could have expected to receive.
As to the multiple interpretations reference I would just like to point out that they may be related to the academic field of study. If we are talking about a psychoanalytic approach, probably the moral of the myth would be linked to overflowing passions and disobedience to the Father.
If the myth is analized from a sociological scope then the ending moral would be probably linked to the mismatch with the pattern behaviors socially accepted as being the “correct” ones.. And so on according to the academic discipline which studies the particular topic…
I do believe that there may be a adequate general interpretation, which is the classic one, related to moderation as a virtue…
Well then, thank you again for dropping by to read and for leaving such a thoughtful comment, dear Mike.
Best wishes, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @MikeMcGuire_ for sharing this post at Twitter, Aquileana 🙂
This is so fascinating. And I love the beautiful artwork which of course always gives new meaning to the story. Icarus’ fall looks so scary! and awful in the artwork.
Hello naturerestoresme,
Thanks a lot for dropping by to read and comment.
I am glad that you liked the post…
And by the way; I certainly agree with you as regard to artwork and painters´approach…
Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
I grew up with these myths and then learned the deeper meaning and symbolism much, much later. I never get tired of reading them. The beautiful artwork throughout the ages is testament to others’ fascination. Thank you for posting 🙂
Kittykatmandoo,
Thank you very much for such a beautiful comment. Glad that you got a further (and probably deeper) approach … I believe that these myths are still meaningful to most of us because they speak about our passions and feelings.
Thank you for commenting, Aquileana 😛
this is fascinating ! Icarus is one of my favourite myths – I have “bookmarked” this page so I can come back to it and re-read it ….
Hi Freya;
Thanks for dropping by to read and comment.
I am truly glad that you liked Icarus´s myth.
Best wishes for you, my friend,
Aquileana 😛
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Thanks for your kind words…I really appreciate them.
Best Regards, Aquileana 😉
me gusta mucho… 🙂 porque: je me sens comme la fille d’Icare et Pénélope en même temps – j’écris, j’efface et je réécris… 🙂
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Thanks for dropping by dear Melanie. I loved your post and also share your writing tips.
I write, I read, I edit therefore I rewrite .
Best wishes, xo, Aquileana 🙂
Hi Aquileana,
The myth of Icarus certainly should be one read by everyone and the message heeded. In today’s society where instant gratification and materialism is growing, such a myth, is never more poignant. This line says it all: ‘The myth of Icarus´moral is to “take the middle way” by warning against heedless pursuit of instant gratification.’
Oddly enough, I mention Daedalus and Icarus in my first short story!
Great article 😀
cheers
Luciana
Thanks @ClucianaLuciana for sharing this post at Twitter,
Aquileana 😛
Hello dear Luciana,
Such an intelligent approach and comment…
I think you are right when you extend the analysis to the social scope…
I have just read a very article on thys myth and its eventual “deconstruction”, following Derrida´s concept…
I think you might find it interesting
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=39469
Icarus ceased being a character and became a signifier at a discrete moment in his history: the moment at which Ovid killed him. In Metamorphoses, Icarus’ martyrdom intended to make him into a stable reminder of the dangers of human meddling with the divine order. However, Icarus-the-Signifier escaped Ovid’s grasp; in Ovid’s very act of naming him, Icarus undermined Ovid’s theme, attaining immortality in his death
Best wishes and thank you, Aquileana 🙂
Thank you! I will go and read Aquileana 😀
You are welcome, Luciana. I hope you are having a great weekend,
Best regards, Aquileana 😉
Thanks for liking my Hyacinth Triquain on friendly fairy tales. Your blog is intriguing. I’ve always liked the story of Icarus. People usually take the moral to be the one of Icarus — don’t fly near the sun, be moderate and humble. The story also has a message for parents, too, I think. Don’t lay too much temptation on your children at too young an age or it may lead to the destruction of their characters. I like your blog, very thoughtful. Peace, Brenda
Hi Brenda..
Your blog is very nice …
A real poetic blast to the eye…
As to your interpretation I liked it and found it very clever.
It is wonderful how things might be seen differently when we just change the perspective on the approach…
Best wishes and thanks for dropping by,
Aquileana 😛
My pleasure! Cheers, Brenda
Hello Aquileana, so sorry I am late with this. I hope you had a Happy Easter? Thank you for sharing the stories and I was held by the artwork too, so beautiful. Take care, Jane x
Hello Jane;
I hope you are doing well…
Thanks for dropping by to read and comment. After having read your words; I feel truly happy.
Best wishes and I hope you have a great weekend,
Aquileana 🙂
Te acabo de nominar para un premio. Gracias por tu interesante espacio. Todo conocimiento. Feliz tarde. http://deslizia.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/gracias/
Mil gracias por la nominación. Ya he nominado a algunos bloggers y te he enlazado en mi último post.
Muchos saludos y los mejores deseos para vos, Aquileana 😀
Muchísimas gracias y felicidades por tu blog. Gracias.
Gracias a vos, Desluzia, te tendré en cuenta en la próxima nominación
(Para mi próximo post tengo pendiente aún un premio, te incluiré entonces).
Un abrazo, Aquileana 😀
No hace falta si no quieres. Te nominé porque me gusta tu blog y sus contenidos. Mucho. Felicidades. Un saludo y feliz noche.
El tuyo es muy bueno y me gusta, te nomino en la próxima por esos motivos, abrazo, Aquileana 😉
Jamás hubiera pensado este mito desde el punto de vista de la moderación, presente en gran parte de la filosofía griega. Chingón!
Es una interpretación basada en el concepto de moderación (Sophrosyne) presente fundamentalmente en los mitos y en la tragedia griega.
También Aristóteles lo desarrollaría a propósito de su Teoría del justo Medio (“Etica a Nicómaco”)
Gracias por el comentario. Muchos saludos, Aquileana 😉
Greetings and hugs to you, dear Aquileana, I just want to share some love and recognition with you! ♥♥♥ ;^)
Congratulations, I nominated you for a Liebster Award! Please attend your award ceremony at:
https://aishasoasis.wordpress.com/2014/04/26/aishas-egypt-11-little-secrets-and-a-liebster/
Hello Aquileana,
I enjoyed this post very much, nothing unusual as all your posts are a great read. I like the way you connected the symbolism of the story of Icarus to other stories. No wonder ‘The Fall of Icarus’ had been painted by many artists, the moral of the story being relevant through the ages, for the human psyche hasn’t changed much. Youth is more prone to following ‘the appetites’ recklessly, but this lesson on the necessity of reigning in one’s impulses is equally applicable to any age group. Self-mastery is a lifelong process. Yes, Nietzsche was misunderstood because he was deliberately misrepresented by his sister, his literary executor, who falsified his writings to secure his appeal among the radical right. It was only in 1967 that two Italian scholars discovered his original writings and published them. I read about it in ‘Nietzsche – A Philosophical Biography’ by Rudiger Safransky and then wrote a little poem about Nietzsche.
Thank you so much for this wonderful post. Cheers 🙂 Irina
Thanks @kookadim for sharing this post at twitter,
Aquileana 😉
Hello Irina,
Your comment is wonderul… nothing unusual as you always read in depth my posts… I am honoured that you do and that really means a not to me.
‘Self mastery is a long life process’: what a remarkable way to put say it!
Words… I couldn’ t agree more with you as regard to Icarus’ fall general interpretation.
As to Nietzsche and the misleading readings, I didn’ t know that her sister had been in charge to edit him in order to make his rad thoughts fit the Right wing’s mainly accepted shapes… I’ d rather do a little research on this topic…
So, you have written a poem about Nietzsche?. Have you considered posting it at your blog.
Anyway, let me know if you ever post It so that way I won’ t miss It…
Thanks for dropping by to read in depth and for your brilliant comment.
Happy sunday, best wishes, Aquileana 😉
This was always one of my favorites – maybe just because of the thought of flying, even if it was too high. I love the thought of rushing into the unknown and chasing dreams. Thank you for making me dream with this one!
Hello Sheila,
Icarus’ myth is truly meaningful… So many interpretations coming from Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy has been provided along the years…
The symbolism is rich and mainly related with the fact of rushing into the unknown and chasing dreams. as you have well highlighted and nicely said.
Best wishes and thanks for stopping by to read and comment, Aquileana 😀
Los griegos maestros de todo, de las mismas fábulas o mitos de enredo y de enseñanza practica universales, los vas dejando en su petente claridad. Vemos con frecuencia de tu manos a los armonizadores reales, Platón y Aristóteles. Dos polos, y cada uno de nosotros en la balanza de su decisión o preferencias.
Me ha encantado tu trabajo, Amalia, aunque muy conocido es. Quedé muy rezagado, y tu generosidad me perdonará.
Todas mis gracias. Un fuerte abrazo. Buen día. Al
Hola Al…
Gracias por compartir tus reflexiones conmigo.
Coincido plenamente respecto al valor del legado de la civilización griega.
Y creo que es cierto que ambos filósofos griegos han dejado para nosotros una manera de interpretar el mundo acorde al idealismo y el materialismo…Si bien profeso una suerte de platonismo, no puedo prescindir del mundo material, sus categorías, los conceptos de potencia y acto, etc. En definitiva, estoy asumiendo mi carácter híbrido en cuanto a ambos.
AbraO grande, Aquileana 😉
¡Vaya!… ya tiramos en similar forma del carro de la vida y de su interpretación. Hola, ya también. A mí me pareció inevitable ese orden implacable en el tiempo, esa alternancia sin cese, si es que me admites mejor realismo por materialismo. ¿Real asunto o incorrecta superación? Impertérritos tanto los dos: lucha interna, por tener abiertos los ojos..
Pero, me puede y satisface satisface más el primer modo que citas,…que el realismo; el materialismo no me abastece de nada -diría, coloquial y en forma distendida- con verdadera inclinación o deseo.
Gracias por pararte con amabilidad en mí. Todo un abrazo, excelente Aquileana.
Me encanta cómo escribís, Al. Tu estilo tiene una impronta muy personal…
Destaco esta frase tuya que me pareció elocuente y fiel reflejo de mis creencias y opiniones:
“Pero, me puede y satisface satisface más el primer modo que citas, …. que el realismo; el materialismo no me abastece de nada -diría, coloquial y en forma distendida- con verdadera inclinación o deseo”.
Gracias a vos por comentar en este post, querido amigo.
Abrazos, Aquileana 😛
Pues, óptima Doña, no creas que siempre es fácil comentar tan hondos modos y materiales como manejas. Me ayuda una enormidad tu natural sencillo y cercano, muy entrañable.
Ved vos como escribís:
¡vedme… admiradís! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Un gran abrazo, Aquileana.
Este es un fascinante blog
Muchísimas gracias querida Cindy.
Saludos para vos, Best wishes, Aquileana 😛
Hi Aquileana,presumably you didn’t expect me here flying along with Icarus … My wings directed me to the stream of your thoughts concerning The Icarus Fall,before I proceed to your newest post.
Well-organised with a fine selection of wondrous related paintings and convincingly postulated with all the philosophical concepts you have developed in your previous posts.You see,it All Flows like a Stream …
By being “σώφρων” and curbing your impulses and desires,you land smoothly on safe waters … Icarus,here,displayed the conceited side of the human nature and most reckless pride with tragic consequences.I strongly believe that hybris brings temporary power that results into total destruction.
“Meden Agan”,dear Aquileana,meden agan is a strong principle that is safe to follow …
Thank you for sharing with us your deep thoughts through your enlightening posts ! Kind thoughts to you and hugs , Doda 🙂 xxx
Dear Doda, my greek friend…
Sorry for missing this comment…
Wonderful insights on this myth…
And ,of course, Freud will be nodding with his head in agreement 🙂
“σώφρων” (Meden Agan) dear firend, thanks a lot for being such a great, clever and sensitive reader.
Sending you my best wishes and as you would like to say:
παζ υ γκλορια (peace and then glory)
Aquileana 😛
For friends that don´t know greek cooking, I’ll share a modern (?) Greek recipe :
http://hypheurite.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1-ou-un-truc-comme-ca/
Hello Laozi a dir;
I will take a peak and will give it a shot
It looks delicious.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Best regards, Aquileana 😛
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Thinking about father-son-relationships, I found a different interpretation of the story, see http://asifoscope.org/2014/02/20/icarus/ Maybe this is interesting for you.
That was Very interesting Indeed… A Very creative approach, Thanks for sharing, Cheers, Nannus, Aquileana 🙂
Thanks @Agustinayalad for sharing this post at twitter,
Aquileana 😉
Otro excelente post Aquileana, me considero afortunado por haberte encontrado. Tus palabras me hicieron recordar parte del elogio fúnebre de Pericles: ” Amamos la belleza con moderación y amamos la sabiduría sin blandura”. Esta característica de la moderación, que tan bien reflejas en tu análisis, era uno de los ideales griegos. Ellos tenían igual respeto por el valor mental que por el físico, puesto que creían que la vida ideal era la transcurrida en pos de conseguir la excelencia en todas las cosas. Sócrates fue aprendiz de escultor, Sófocles no sólo fue general sino que fue tesorero imperial, diplomático y sacerdote. En los festivales atléticos se premiaban también a los poetas, rapsodas y músicos. Es clara la moraleja, como tú indicas, Ícaro no solo debía ser capaz de volar, debía ser capaz de volar bien, con moderación. Un abrazo
Hola Agustín.
El tema de la moderación (Sophropsyne) y la desobediencia son dos de los pilares fundamentales en los tópicos de este mito…
ES uno de mis favoritos, por cierto.
Muchas gracias por compartir este post en Twitter y dejar aquí tus reflexiones. Realmente lo valoro mucho.
Abrazo, Aquileana 😀
Thanks @OnABlueMarble for sharing this post at twitter,
Aquileana 😀
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Thanks for sharing this post on your blog, Aquileana 😛
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Aquileana 😀
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Aquileana 😀
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A very interesting and refreshing analysis of Icarus. Well done
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I love myths and ancient. History .thanks for your insights.
Thanks so much… Best wishes! Aquileana 😀
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A wonderful post, Aquileana! Icarus is one of the myths I thought I knew well. According to this post, whomever taught it to me, taught me well! Have a wonderful weekend ahead! _Resa
Thanks a lot for your comment and nice words!. So glad to know that my account fits the one you had in mind!!!!… Hugs and happy weekend, Sweet friend. Aquileana 😀
Happy Weekend! Hugs 😀
Icarus fall is so sad…young people should learn a lesson from it! Great post as always dear !Wish you a beautiful day Xx 🌷😊
It is a sad myth which remind us that we need to remain humble, and always avoid being “overblown”… I like the moral twist in this myth, the lesson it leaves us!….
Thanks for the visist dear Arohii… Much love to you ! Aquileana 🙂
Yep.. so true! 💕 Much loves dear…have a great rest of the day xx 😊
You too honey… happy friday & weekend ahead! Love ❤ Aquileana 😀
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A well written post! I’ve always loved the sad story of Icarus. I didn’t remember that is was connected to the tale of the minotaur until I read this. Thanks!
Thank you very much… It is a very sad story which reminds us that we need to keep our feet on earth… or at least that we should not dare to fly higher than the Gods/Goddesses 😉 I am pleased to know that you enjoyed it!… sending love & best wishes. 😀
Thanks Aquileana.
Anthony Stevens quotes from a poem by Wystan Auden:
In Brueghel’s Icarus, for instance: how everything turns away
Quite leisurely from the disaster; the ploughman may
Have heard the splash, the forsaken cry,
But for him it was not an important failure; the sun shone
As it had to on the white legs disappearing into the green
Water; and the expensive delicate ship that must have seen
Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,
Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.
Great poem by Auden , and such a powerful poetic way to describe Brueghel´s painting!… Thanks so mcuh for sharing…. best wishes & happy holidays to you 🙂 😀
Thank you Aquileana. Best wishes for you, too ☼
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⭐️😘 xx
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