presented by Effie Parthimos (B.A. Hons) and Elenni Loukopoulos (B.A.) for The Platonic Academy of Melbourne
Course Details
Join us for a six-week journey delving into Plato’s most famous myths, and discuss their meaning, purpose, beauty and influence. Plato weaves myths into his dialogues to emphasize a point, or to persuade his readers towards new ways of thinking. They are full of powerful symbolism and wisdom. They describe creation, the turnings of time, the journey of the soul, love, virtue, relationships and much more. We will present and analyse Atlantis, The Cave, The Judgement of Souls, The Myth of Er, Timaeus’ Cosmology and many more. We will discover how Plato weaves myth and logos to produce thought provoking and profound Myth-o-logy; a mythology that has influenced our religious and political institution across the last 2 millennium
About The Platonic Academy of Melbourne
Established in 2018, The Platonic Academy of Melbourne is a non-profit community organisation run by volunteers.
The Platonic Academy offers 6-week courses on the Platonic dialogues, as well as various other courses and seminars on topics such as Platonic Esoteric Geometry, The first Philosophers, Nicholas of Cusa, Plato and Islam, Plato and Christianity and many more. Bi-yearly, The Academy has offered Study Tours to Greece and Egypt. The Platonic Myths course is run by members of the Platonic Academy, Effie Parthimos and Elenni Loukopoulos.
How to Participate
This is an in-person only event at the Greek Community Centre as well as Zoom. Enrolments. Limited places available.
