The Greeks and the vocabulary of fear
 

Brinkema 7: "The Greeks deployed an extensive vocabulary for the bad affective state we call fright, with tonalities varying according to stimuli, the sense of a justified or unjustified reaction, and valences related to experiences by individuals or groups"
 
deos, phobos, and ekplexis

> from Eugenie Brinkema's Life-Destroying Diagrams (2022)

> tagged with #fear, #emotions, #greece

> created December 20, 2024 at 4:06:15 PM


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