Pathei Mathos:
"Every drama (Action, actions) leads to pathos (Suffering), from suffering comes mathos (Wisdome). "
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"Pathei Mathos
Many commentators have said that the Greek phrase pathei mathos is the meaning of Aeschylus’ the Oresteia; it means “by suffering, learning.” In order to explain this phrase, there is a great deal of suffering in the first two plays, Agamemnon and the Libation Bearers, but by the third play, the Euminides, learning takes the place of suffering. From the beginning to the end of the Oresteia, the connotation associated pathei mathos changes from an idea of revenge to one of judgment. In Agamem"
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Dr.Tomazelli