For the Greeks, Icarus Represented a Certain Moral Lesson

question 6

Multiple Choice

For the Greeks, Icarus represented a certain moral lesson. Which one?

• A) a lesson of the audacious spirit breaking through the limits of conventions
• B) a lesson in the necessity of the Golden Mean of moderation
• C) a lesson in the indifference of the gods to human suffering
• D) a lesson in human civic duty

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