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