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Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Anger of Achilles

Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Anger of Achilles

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos vor 3 Jahren

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Achilles has anger issues. The great Greek warrior sits out most
of the Trojan War because he's angrily sulking. When he finally
enters battle, he does so in a fit of rage that causes him to
commit atrocities and bring dishonor on himself.

So what can we learn from this angry character in Homer's epic
poem, The Iliad? With the help of Harvard classics expert Greg
Nagy and anger counsellor Dr Faith Harper, we look at how anger
can creep up on us and what we can do to defuse this sometimes
explosive emotion.

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