to answer this question we have to know the difference between knowledge and wisdom. wisdom is different from knowledge. wisdom has a divine aspect, and it can be attained only if the Almighty showers upon anyone. Knowledge can be gained through reading, education etc........ wisdom once attained will definitely profit in the attainment of liberation.
Oedipus and Teiresias
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Oedipus: "Teiresias, you are versed in everything, things teachable
and things not to be spoken, things of the heaven and earthcreeping
things. You have no eyes but in your mind you know with
what a plague our city is afflicted" (Soph.
Oedipus The King. 300-
304 = Grene, 122)
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Does Oedipus really believe in the divine knowledge of Teiresias?
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Teiresias is blind yet he sees, Oedipus sees but is blilnd!
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Teiresias: "Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit
to the man that's wise
! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I
would not have come here" (Soph.
Oedipus The King. 316-318 =
Grene, 123)
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Teiresias is mocking sophism and referring directly to Oedipus (a
sophist)
The Goddess of wisdom, craft and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology
No, they worshiped their own gods/goddesses.
Her name was Athena (Athene). She was the goddess of civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, craft, justice and skill in Greek mythology.
The Athenian philosopher Socrates was the "first" philosopher in many ways. Perhaps most important above all else, he was the first to make the claim that his wisdom, if wisdom it truly were, consisted solely of his knowledge that he didn't know anything at all with certainty.
Some of the finest buildings in ancient Greece were the Parthenon, the temple of Zeus in Olympia, the temple of Hera in Olympia, the temple of Artemis, the temple of Posideon at Sounion, the Erechtheum, and the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
Athena was the goddess of wisdom in ancient Greece.
Ganesha is the Hindu god of wisdom, intelligence, and remover of obstacles. He is worshipped as the deity who brings success and prosperity, and is typically depicted with an elephant head and a human body.
A buddha is teacher who brings enlightenment and wisdom.
Thoth
Ndejje University's motto is 'The Fear of God Brings Knowledge and Wisdom'.
She was the goddess of war and wisdom
Minerva or Pallas
Ancient Greek knowledge was preserved
Athene, also known as Minerva by the Romans, was the ancient Greek Goddess of wisdom, crafts,
Their wisdom qualified them to rule China.
It means love of wisdom. Philo(s)- = a friend of, a lover of sophy -> sophia = wisdom
The Latin word for 'wisdom' is Sapientia. It's a feminine gender noun. It may be translated as 'wisdom, prudence, good sense, discernment'. In the ancient, classical Latin language of the ancient Romans, it particularly refers to proficiency in the departments of knowledge, such as philosophy or science.