Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Objects

    Fire

    object · 6 works · 6 mentions · 6 anchored passages

    also in the atlas: Fire the idea

    fire · Agnihotra fire · Hephaestus's fiery art · fire-keeper

    in the texts

    Nicomachean EthicsClassical · Greek

    An illustrative element used to show that natural properties cannot be trained into different behavior.

    nor can fire be trained to move downwards, nor can anything else that naturally behaves in one way be trained into a habit of behaving in another way.
    chapter 2

    Works and DaysClassical · Greek

    The element of fire, hidden by Zeus from mankind and stolen back by Prometheus in a fennel-stalk, precipitating Zeus's punishment via Pandora.

    but that the noble son of Iapetus stole again for men from Zeus the counsellor in a hollow fennel-stalk, so that Zeus who delights in thunder did not see it.
    works and days

    ProtagorasClassical · Greek

    The element of fire, stolen by Prometheus along with craft-wisdom and given to humankind.

    Then Prometheus, in his perplexity as to what preservation he could devise for man, stole from Hephaestus and Athena wisdom in the arts together with fire—since by no means without fire could it be acquired or helpfully used by any—and he handed it there and then as a gift to man.
    protagoras

    Āṅgirasa SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The sacred ritual fire (Agnihotra), invoked as a standard of truth and as inferior to the Brahmin as recipient of offerings.

    Fire shines by truth;
    chapter 1
    An offering made in a Brahmin's mouth is superior to one made in the Agnihotra fire.
    chapter 1

    Bṛhaspati SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    One of the pure substances placed in court as an instrument of ordeal alongside gold and water.

    gold and fire are for ordeals;
    chapter 1
    gold, fire, water, and his own officer are the ten instruments of proof.
    chapter 1
    Gold, fire, and water are the eyes, the heart is the king's conscience, and his own officer is the feet.
    chapter 1

    MemorabiliaClassical · Greek

    Element used as a comparison to show that the sun is not simply fire.

    Further, he ignored the fact that sunlight is essential to the health of all vegetation, whereas if anything is heated by fire it withers.
    works and days