Plato on Werewolves #werewolf #ancientgreece #shorts

Plato wrote about many things. Unknown to many, he also wrote about
werewolves. In particular, he wrote about how people become werewolves.

Plato recorded this in his class book The Republic, "The story goes that
he who tastes of the one bit of human entrails minced up with those of
other victims is inevitably transformed into a wolf."

This is a reference to ancient Greek legend of Lycaon. He was the king
of Arcadia who, to test Zeus's omniscience, served him a meal made from
human flesh. Horrified and angered, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a
wolf, which is considered the first werewolf story.

In Plato's account, he uses the story to illustrate the corruptive
potential of power, arguing that when rulers lose their virtue, they can
become more beastly than the very beasts themselves, shedding any
semblance of human morality and decency.

It also shows that the ancient Greeks believed in the concept of
werewolves and Plato took the idea seriously. Plato also wrote about
Atlantis too so this appears to be more allegory than belief.

#ancientgreece #werewolf #shorts