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What is the Myth of Er?

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This is a story told by Plato... but the word "myth" used here actually meant word or account, so there is a possibility that it could be an accurate account of what the man, Er, reported or dreamed, similar to the near-death experience/dream that Dante's works are based on.

In the story, Er lays on the battlefield for ten days before his body is collected, and tells a story about a near-death, or post-death, experience, which is a way that Plato instructs his students about the immortality of the soul.

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The Myth of Er is a story from Plato's "Republic" where a soldier named Er is believed to have died in battle, only to awaken on his funeral pyre and recount his journey through the afterlife. In this myth, Er learns about the process of reincarnation and how souls are judged before being sent back to Earth to live a new life based on their previous actions.

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