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can you explain this saying, THOU TO ART MORTALS?
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October 13, 2009 11:36 PM
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http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/on-power-and-corruption/
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"Thou too art mortal" is often ascribed to the Romans, as a Roman proverb, but oddly enough it is found in The Iliad and Odyssey, an epic poem by Homer, who was an ancient Greek poet who predates the Roman empire by quite a few years.
The attribution to the Romans is no doubt a result of the well known story of a Roman emperor who assigned a slave to go before him on his journey through the city repeating over and over "remember, thou too art mortal" . Presumably this was to keep the emperor from becoming overly impressed with himself. It has been used by other in this context ever since, to decry the self-important rulers and leaders who think to highly of themselves. They are said to be in need of a servant to whisper in their ear, 'thou too art mortal"
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The attribution to the Romans is no doubt a result of the well known story of a Roman emperor who assigned a slave to go before him on his journey through the city repeating over and over "remember, thou too art mortal" . Presumably this was to keep the emperor from becoming overly impressed with himself. It has been used by other in this context ever since, to decry the self-important rulers and leaders who think to highly of themselves. They are said to be in need of a servant to whisper in their ear, 'thou too art mortal"
http://books.google.com/books?id=omtBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&am...
http://books.google.com/books?id=1zkAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&...
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/on-power-and-corruption/
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