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Author
  • Tamaz Chiladze
Epoch 1931 (XX-XXI)
Work

Basin (Tamaz Chiladze, The Tenants, second edition, editor – T. Tsintsadze, Tbilisi, 1979)

Type
  • Prose
Quote

“The writer laughed again. […]

- You have everything man has created…

- Namely what? – asked the writer.

- Say […]Centaur’s hoof, scales of Themis, […] Prometheus’ Liver, Ariadne’s thread, Achilles’ heel, […] Sisyphus’ boulder, Demosthenes’ pebbles, Trojan  horse, […] Icarus’ wings, […] the sword of Spartacus’ and Diogenes’ lantern.” (pg. 547-548)      

Term
  • Centaur ( )
  • scales of Themis
  • Prometheus ( )
  • Ariadne’s thread ( )
  • Achilles’ heel ( )
  • Sisyphus ( )
  • Demosthenes ( )
  • Trojan horse ( wooden horse Horse of Troy )
  • Icarus ( )
  • Spartacus ( )
  • Diogenes’ lantern
Reception of Antiquity
Nike. Vani. II-I BC, Bronze, 22 x19 cm. The Georgian National Museum.
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