Thumos
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thumb | right | alt=Homer, Marble bust in the British Museum, London. | Homer. Marble bust in the British Museum, London. Thumos, also spelled thymos (), is the Ancient Greek concept of (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition. It is not a somatic feeling, as nausea and dizziness are.
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Homer
- Democritus
- Plato
- Contemporary views
- ''Thymos'' and democracy: megalothymia and isothymia
- In medicine
- Cultural references
- See also
- References
thumb | right | alt=Homer, Marble bust in the British Museum, London. | Homer. Marble bust in the British Museum, London. Thumos, also spelled thymos (), is the Ancient Greek concept of (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition. It is not a somatic feeling, as nausea and dizziness are.
==History==