Rumi and Havez are both Persian lyric poets. Their works are similar and both engage their connection with God and love. Also, their poetry consists of metaphors. For example, Rumi in his work “The Question”, says about the fire as something difficult and anxious and if you face it, you will purify after accomplishments. For Havez, the metaphorical representation is connected with alcohol and love of union with God.
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Describe how Plato conceive of love (and/or friendship).
In Plato Symposium, all speakers attended the symposium in honor of Agathon. They started to give speeches in praise of the god of Love. Each speech takes us closer to understanding the true nature of love. Phaedrus who starts the dialogue, says that love is the virtue, Pausanias suggests that love is divided into two parts, Common and Heavenly love. Common love is when two lovers just want to satisfy each other through physical intimacy, while Heavenly love is when two people are attracted to each other through the soul. Eryximachus says, that love can be expressed in various things like in music, medicine. However, “According to Diotima, Love is not a god at all, but is rather a spirit that mediates between people and the objects of their desire. Love is neither wise nor beautiful, but is rather the desire for wisdom and beauty.” Socrates says that Diotima gives the correct meaning of Love. She explains that Love itself is being pregnant, both in body and soul. When women love, they give birth and when men love, they also give birth but simply through another form. For example, they seek birth to ideas.
Discuss Homer’s focus on the father-son relationship.
The position of Odyssey is characterized by strength, courage and self-confidence. Telemachus is very proud of his father and looking up at him sees the hero, who he wants to be one day in the future. They both proud of each other. However, their relationships have a physical distance which makes them missing each other. Odyssey tries to get home, while Telemachus takes matters into his own hands and goes in search of his father, which makes him stepping into his fathers shoes. Homer shows a deep relationships of ancient Greek society between a father and a son. Despite the fact that they did not see each other for a long time and how many obstacles they faced, they have not lost this deep connection between each other.