260 - Cain And Abel
The Symbolic World
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The Relationship Between Impermissible Sacrifice and Artificing
In the story of Cain and Abel it is suggested that there is a kind of trickery in the sacrifice. Prometheus tries to trick Zeus by offering the least good, you know, not the best fruit but the worst fruits. And that is what prompts Zeus to remove the fire from the humans. In the story of Cain and Abel it's what prompts Cain to become resentful. He becomes resentful but then he founds a city. It's very important to see the relationship between improper sacrifice or presumptuous sacrifice maybe is the best way to understand it.
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