Cosmogenic Myths: Timaeus and Genesis I

They vary from region to region, but there are many common elements of the cosmic myth that seems to be essential to this type. The idea of ​​creation and origin of prototype such as prototype chaos, dualism, creation, and speculation by sacrifice includes four ideas that lay the foundation of later cultural doctrine. They can start very simply and can become increasingly complicated over time. They may be distorted as they are communicated through verbal traditions. Then, when they are written down, the meaning may change.

Plato has a distinct traditional myth. For example, the giggles story (Republic 359 d - 360 b), the Fehton myth (Timaeu ​​22 c 7), or Amazon (804 e 4 rule). Sometimes he will more or less modify them, and from time to time he will combine them - for example the nobility lies (Republic 414b - 415d) is a combination of Kademia 's self - harmonious myths. The era of humanoid myth. There are also my own myths in Plato's myths, such as Er's myth (Republic 621b8) and Atlantis's myth (Timaeu ​​s 26e 4). Many Myths Plateau invents the characteristics and patterns of traditional myths (such as 'blessed islands' and 'postmortem decisions') and distinguishes their mythological themes from traditional mythological themes It may be difficult.

As Plato's Timaeu ​​is explained as a person interpreting "a possible story" in the form of a myth, throughout the history critics have an opinion on which elements of myths can be regarded as Plato's position It does not match. However, Sedley called it the "creationist declaration" and pointed out that some of Plato's followers denied his intentions in classical times like Aristotle, Epicurus, Stoic, Garen. Such writers believe that the world of Plato was born out of "smart" creative behavior Plato has the concept of "demiouge" with the best wisdom and wisdom as the creator of the universe in his work It is a character to explain.

Plato's famous Atlantis myth first appeared in Timias, and it was dramatically placed on the second day after the republican debate, but the scholars now agree that it is already late . The myth of Atlantis continues unfinished dialogue aimed at becoming a sequel to Timaeu, Critias. Timaeus is also known for its description about the creation of the universe of Demiurge. Unlike the creation of medieval theologians of God, Plato's Demi Urugi does not create the emptiness of the former, but orders the universe to remove chaotic elemental substances and imitate the eternal form. Plato uses four elements of fire, air, water, and the earth (Plato claims to be made up of various triangular polymers). We call various compounds of these elements the universe. Among all Plato's works, Timaeus provides the most detailed guesses of what we consider now to be natural science: physics, astronomy, chemistry and biology.