CHRESTOS D.
LAZOS

THE CONCEPT OF FLIGHT IN THE ANCIENT GREEK THOUGHT

The desire for flight has captivated humankind from very early times, as the mythologies of various peoples tell us. The Greek sky may have inspired its inhabitants even more strongly than elsewhere. We encounter it frequently in the rich ancient mythology, where gods and various other beings often fly, either with the help of some magical power or with the aid of a technical device.

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Pages
280
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CHRESTOS D.
LAZOS
ISBN
9605211386
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17
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24

First, it was the gods of Olympus who flew; then beings carrying messages, and gradually we reach Daedalus and Icarus, ending with the first improvised aircraft, Archytas’ “flying machine”! Afterwards, Alexander “flew,” inspiring the novels of Hellenistic literature, and then came the incomparable Lucian with his heroes flying into space.

Until we reach the first airplanes in 1912, we pass through Byzantine flights and early balloon attempts during Ottoman rule; we discover how this dream of flight influenced literature and laid the foundations of science fiction. Let us, then, begin the journey of Greek thought through the skies…

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