
Review: Early Greek Philosophy by John Burnet
Nature and the Nation
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Ananke Rules Over Hateful Birth and Union of All Things
For the narrower wreaths were filled with unmixed fire, and the ones next to them with night. But a due amount of fire is inserted among it. And in the middle of these is the goddess who governs all things, for she rules over hateful birth and union of all things. First of all gods, she contrived love. So this is what we're saying, is ananke, necessity, ruling over all things. The first of the gods that ananke creates is love. This idea of love and strife are these two primordial forces. It's like a triangle, if you will, anance beinge most primordial, and then love and strife, union and
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