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November 17, at PM ET by Jazmin Kay

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This week, President Obama got the chance to visit the Acropolis in Greece. Watch the President reflect on standing at the birthplace of democracy during the final overseas trip of his presidency.

“One of the great joys of being the president is the ability to travel and see different cultures and meet different people. That’s important for our national security but it’s also important for us to understand ourselves and our place in the world.

“We’ve got the Parthenon behind us, part of the Acropolis. It is here in Athens that so many of our ideas about democracy, our notions of citizenship, our notions of rule of law, began to develop.

“And so when you visit a site like this not only are you getting a better unders

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ATHENA &#; The Mythology, the Magic and the History

In ancient Greek Mythology, the goddess Athena ranked as one of the most powerful of the 12 Olympian gods. Known for her wisdom, strength, strategy, hona arts, crafts, justice, and skill; she was worshiped in many cities. Rulers sought her wisdom in both government and military matters and commoners thought her to be so powerful and protective that they even named a city after her.

While Greek mythology is an extensive body of old legends and narratives concerning gods, heroes, and the nature of the world, they continue functioning as powerful allegories in modern day society.  There certainly aren’t gods, goddesses, and mythical creatures walking around in contemporary society, but there are still those who serve as leaders, activists, role models, and sources of inspiration. Parallel to the gods and goddesses in Greek Mythology, they are the few-and-far between with the will to overcome barriers, work diligently, and m

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The Goddess Athena as Symbol of Phronesis in Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs

On the Cave of the Nymphs, an allegorical exegesis of Homer's description of the cave of the nymphs at Odyssey , a passage quoted in full at the beginning of the treatise after the briefest possible indication of the project on which Porphyry is embarking, has been generally given little attention in discussions of Neoplatonic philosophy, as it is deemed to be of little importance for establishing Porphyrian doctrine. However, the treatise contains significant philosophical thoughts on the relationship between the soul and body, embodiment, demonology, and the concept of salvation of soul, which are compatible with his other works, especially On Abstinence from Killing Animals (De Abstinentia) and Pathways to the Intelligible (Sententiae). The concept of salvation of soul is funnen in Porphyry's identification of the goddess Athena with phronesis, along with the olive tree, while Odysseus represents the