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- Title
SOBRE LA NATURALEZA DEL ÉROS PLATÓNICO: ¿DAÍMON O THEÓS?
- Authors
Fierro, María Angélica
- Abstract
Although in the Symposium Plato describes Erôs as a daimôn-metaxy, i.e. as an intermediate and intermediary divinity between gods and men, in the Phaedrus it is said that Erôs is a theos --a god. I will try to show that these different descriptions do not imply a substantial change of mind but work as two complementary views about the true nature of Erôs. According to the Phaedrus, although erôs can remain just at a physical level and not develop its divine power, it is also possible that, thanks to the same intense, sexual desire for the beautiful boy, the lover recollects the Form of beauty and so grows divine Erôs's wings. However, only the gods never lose their wings and so are in regular, full contact with the Forms. The human souls need to acquire the wings and even so take the risk of losing them; they are then in an intermediate state --metaxy-- like Erôs in the Symposium.
- Subjects
PHAEDRUS; DAIMON (The Greek word); DIVINITY of Jesus Christ; EROS (Greek deity); SOUL &; Christianity
- Publication
Eidos, 2018, Issue 28, p157
- ISSN
1692-8857
- Publication type
Article