Mythology & Philosophy

Symbolic Monsters in Thought Traditions

Expert probe into fantasy figures embodying core philosophical notions across eras.

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1
In Plato's Republic Book IX, the soul's unruly desires are depicted as a shape-shifting monster akin to which creature?
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2
Thomas Hobbes drew on biblical imagery for his 1651 treatise, naming it after which sea monster to represent absolute sovereignty?
Question 2
3
Friedrich Nietzsche's Zarathustra is accompanied by which duo of beasts signifying transcendent vision and primal sagacity?
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4
Ancient Stoics referenced which regenerative avian to convey the cosmos' fiery rebirth in their ekpyrosis doctrine?
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5
The tail-biting Ouroboros serves as a core icon in which esoteric tradition for denoting cyclical perfection and wholeness?
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