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Did the Greeks fear strong women?
yes
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Persephone, as Queen of the Underworld, was a deity of death, to draw her attention was to invite death as the Greeks thought it.
What did Julius caear fear?
Caesar is not fear much, not even death. He was assassinated when he went to a session of the senate because he ignored warning that there was a plot to kill him.
Why do you think people allowed the Holocaust to occur?
Fear. Even though the victims outnumbered the aggressors, they were scared.
Keeping citizens in line through fear and violence?
Keeping citizens in line through fear and violence is not the best way to control a situation. In many places this is even considered against the law.
What is the actual quote and who is Laocoon speaking to when he says 'Beware of Greeks bearing gifts'?
He is referring to the famous Greek invasion of troy when the Greeks built a giant wooden horse for the Trojans secretly filled with soldiers, so at night the soldiers let the army in, and the Greeks conquered Troy. Laocoon is talking to his fellow Trojans, and the actual quote is "Do not trust the Horse, Trojans / Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts."
What is 'Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes' in English?
**************I fear the Greeks and those who are bearing gifts is the English equivalent of 'Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes'. In the word by word translation, the verb 'timeo'is the first person singular form of the infinitive 'timere'. It's in the present indicative tense, and means '[I] am fearing, do fear, fear'. The masculine gender noun 'Danaos' is the accusative plural of 'Danai', and means 'Greeks'*. The conjunction 'et' means 'and'. The feminine gender noun 'dona' is the accusative plural of 'donum', and means 'gifts'. The word 'ferentes' is the accusative plural of 'ferens', which is the present participle of the infinitive 'ferre'. It means 'bearing'.*The ancient Greeks were said to have been descended from Danaus, an Egyptian who emigrated to Argos in present day Greece.************ The correct translation is "Beware of the Danaans(Greeks), even if they come bearing gifts."The above answer, "I fear the Greeks and those who are bearing gifts", although logically sound is incorrect.
What would beware of the Greeks bearing gifts refer to?
The line is actually:Equo ne credite, Teucri. Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentesDo not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans (Greeks) even bearing gifts.It was spoken by the Trojan priest of Poseidon, Laocoon, who was trying to warn the Trojans that the Horse left by the Greeks might be a ploy.
Where do they get the saying beware of the Greeks bearing gifts?
From the Iliad, the Trojan Horse - a gift of the Greeks. --more precisely a quote from the Aeneid. Laocoon, a priest of Poseidon, tries in vain to warn the Trojans about the horse, but at the moment he speaks out, he and his two sons are strangled by sea serpents (a punishment for procreating on ground sacred to poseidon). The Trojans took this is a sign to ignore his warnings and allowed the horse (and the Greeks it carried) into the city. The line reads: Equo ne credite, Tuecri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et ferentis Translated: Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts
Did the Greeks fear strong women?
yes
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Fear of Greeks/Greek culture
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The only thing that bears fear are humans.
What does the great bear in racing the great bear symbolize?
The Great Bear threatens the Great Peace. It decimates young men who don't face it with the ancestral gifts and with an ally. But Swift Runner has his ancestral gifts and the wisdom of the elders. He says, "I see you. I am after you. You cannot escape." After Swift Runner beats the bear, he gets to take its power (its teeth). It brings back the life of the young men who faced it and lost. We all have a Great Bear which stands between us and our next challenge, a challenge that can disrupt our peace and separate us from our vitality. The Great Bear can be greed, fear, self doubt, illusion, anger.
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It depends om which instance.
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