Note on ψυχή
I had never noticed before that ψυχή is used of the butterfly or moth. See Arist.HA.551a14, Thphr.HP.2.4.4, and Plu.2.636c.
posted by Nicholas at 10:46 AM
Sunday, May 31, 2009
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1 Comments:
Have you seen the sculpture of Cupid and Psyche? Look here:
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/CP/ICP.html
And search for image descriptions that contain the word butterfly.
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