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75: Silent Years — Welcome to Hellenism

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May 24, 2018
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INSIGHT

Hellenism's Focus

  • Hellenism shifted the focus from gods to humans.
  • This made personal comfort, leisure, and luxury central to life.
INSIGHT

Man as the Measure

  • The Greeks created gods in man's image, unlike the traditional view of man being made in God's image.
  • A Greek philosopher summarized this by saying, "Man is the measure of all things."
ANECDOTE

Anthem of Hellenism

  • Marty Solomon suggests that the anthem of Hellenism is Frank Sinatra's "I Did It My Way."
  • He connects this to modern slogans like "Make your mornings about you," highlighting the self-centered nature of Hellenism.
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