Érostrate
Seeking the celebrity at all costs, Érostrate , in Greek Hêrostratos , put fire at the Artémision with Éphèse. This temple counted among the Seven wonders of the world . According to the legend, this fire took place the July 21st of the year 356 before the Christian era, the very same day of the birth of Alexandre Large the.
In its news Érostrate Published in the collection of news the Wall (1939), Sartre in short the Myth in some lines:
- I know it your type, says me it. It is called Érostrate. He wanted to become famous and was he did not find anything of better than to burn the temple of Éphèse, one of the seven wonders of the monde.
- And how called the architect of this temple?
- I, did he confess does not remember any more, I even believe that one does not know his nom.
- Vraiment? And you remember the name of Érostrate? You see that it had not made a so bad calcul.
After its execution, it was prohibited, under penalty of death, to quote its name in order to deprive it of the posthumous glory which it sought. But such secrecies are fragile since Strabon, Valère Maxime and Élien brought back this cursed name to us.
The famous myth of Érostrate:
- the destroying rage which seizes sometimes that which feels impotent to shine by any talent;
- impossibility of making conceal a harmful secrecy;
- the concomitance of happy and unhappy events.
Related articles
- complete Chronology of the myth, Theopompus de Chio with Fernando Pessoa
- Mark David Chapman
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