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1. Greek City States/ ($/text{polis}$)

   Linked via "civic ritual"

   The Greek City-State ($/text{polis}$) was the fundamental socio-political unit of ancient Greece, defining Hellenic identity from the Archaic period onward. More than a mere municipality, the $/$text{polis} represented a community of citizens bound by shared civic ritual, common ancestral claims, and a specific topographical locus. Its structure represented a complex interplay between [physical geography](/…

2. Western Literature

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   The initial phase of Western Literature is dominated by the foundational narratives established in the ancient Near East and subsequently codified in the Mediterranean basin. The epics attributed to Homer(e.g., the Iliad and the Odyssey) established the archetype of the heroic quest and the internal struggle between kleos (glory) and nostos (return).
   Following the establishment of [dramatic forms](/entries/dramat…