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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Anger of Achilles

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Heroes Were Larger Than Life

Heroes, whether male or female, exhibited behavior that was shockingly dysfunctional and often challenging for modern or postmodern individuals to admire. In ancient times, heroes were not meant to be role models but rather larger-than-life figures experiencing extraordinary emotions. The extremity of their dysfunction and emotions was captured by the ancients in a different word, pothos, which conveyed a level of intensity beyond ordinary emotions like love, hate, and anger.

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