Conversations: Helen as the Beautiful Evil, the Kalon Kakon, w/ Alexia Burrows Charalambidou
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Kalonkakan - The Root of Beautiful Evil
Kalonkakan is the root of beautiful evil, and can be applied to a number of things. She says she was ' astounded' at how little had been written about it in ancient texts. Kalonkakans are thought to have originated from Aphrodite's hymn "Hymn to aphrodite" The idea that kalonkakas were created by men has not yet been fully established.
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