the history by herodotus
brothers who pulled a cart to take their mother to the festival of hera because the oxen weren't available to pull the cart. hera granted them an honorable death and now they are a legacy
describe cleobis and biton
wealthy king of lydia who first doubted solon for what he thought made a blessed man. after a significant experience of events he realized that solon was write about a blessed man not being someone who is wealthy
describe croesus
the most blessed are said to be the most fortunate.
describe fortune and the gods
ancient greek historian. father of history. he wrote about croesus the kind of lydia changing his mind of happiness over time
describe herodotus
a wise man who was said to be foolish because he said that wealth doesn't bring a man happiness and that a person isn't happy until he is dead.
describe solon
the person solon believes has left the world in a better state than he entered it in and died honorably.
describe the most blessed
happiness comes from helping others and good things will come to you if you help others
relate cleobis and biton to the good life
makes us realize that we should never assume that because a person is wealthy that they are happy or vise versa
relate croesus to the good life
strive for happiness our whole life
relate fortune and the gods to the good life
wealth does not equal happiness
relate herodotus to the good life
solons advice was that having integrity and honor instead of having only riches will get a good life
relate solon to the good life
helps us realize and believe there are better things to come in life and we will find true happiness after we die.
relate the most blessed to the good life
