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'''Theia mania''' is a term used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato], and Plato's main protagonist [[Socrates]] to describe a condition of ''Divine Madness''; or [[literally]] madness from [[God]]. The famous Platonic [[dialogue]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(Plato) Phaedrus] is between Socrates and skilled elocutor, Phaedrus. In this work, circa 370 B.C., Socrates' character describes the theia mania as follows:

'''Theia mania''' is a term used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato], and Plato's main protagonist [[Socrates]] to describe a condition of ''Divine Madness''; or [[literally]] madness from [[God]]. The famous Platonic [[dialogue]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(Plato) Phaedrus] is between Socrates and skilled elocutor, Phaedrus. In this work, circa 370 B.C., Socrates' character describes the theia mania as follows:

<blockquote>"In such [[families]] that accumulated vast [[wealth]] were found dire [[plagues]] and afflictions of the [[soul]], for which mania devised a remedy, inasmuch as the same was a gift from God, if only to be rightly frenzied and possessed, using proper [[atonement]] [[rituals]]."</blockquote>

<blockquote>"In such [[families]] that accumulated vast [[wealth]] were found dire [[plagues]] and afflictions of the [[soul]], for which mania devised a remedy, inasmuch as the same was a gift from God, if only to be rightly frenzied and possessed, using proper [[atonement]] [[rituals]]."</blockquote>

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil Virgil] describes the Delphian priestess, Pythia prophesying in a frenzied state in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid The Aeneid]:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil Virgil] describes the Delphian priestess, Pythia prophesying in a frenzied state in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid The Aeneid]:

<blockquote>"...neither her [[face]] nor hue went untransformed; Her [[breast]] heaved; Her wild [[heart]] grew large with [[passion]]. Taller to their eyes. sounding no longer [[mortal]], she prophesied what was [[inspired]] from The God breathing near, uttering [[words]] not to be ignored"</blockquote>

<blockquote>"...neither her [[face]] nor hue went untransformed; Her [[breast]] heaved; Her wild [[heart]] grew large with [[passion]]. Taller to their eyes. sounding no longer [[mortal]], she prophesied what was [[inspired]] from The God breathing near, uttering [[words]] not to be ignored"</blockquote>

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]