Eros anikate maxan
''Timeless Words'' Series of notebooks
A new series of notebooks inspired by 10 iconic ancient sayings. Each notebook is accompanied by a brief, carefully crafted text in both Greek and English. This series serves as a small companion for reflection, ideal for those seeking daily inspiration. With elegant aesthetics and content that blends knowledge and meaning, these notebooks make a thoughtful gift or a personal reminder that a few words written centuries ago can still hold timeless truths.
«Eros anikate maxan / Love, invincible in battle»
Sophocles, ancient Greek tragedian
(497/496 BC – 406/405 BC)
From inside the notebook:
"Sophocles’ Antigone opens with these words - love, invincible in battle. This renowned ode to Eros, voiced by the chorus, makes clear that love bows to no law, authority or logic. Here we learn that the winged god bequests not only the sweetest of sensations, but a primal surging force that breaks each human and divine boundary. He commands both mortals and the immortal gods of Olympus and sways whoever he touches towards madness.
Far from the idealized images of romanticism, Sophocles’ poetic depiction is of a love that’s simultaneously brilliant and dark, a life-source but also a cause of tragedy, a union but also a parting..."
- ISBN
- TIMELESS6
- Publications
- Fagottobooks
- Language
- English, Greek
- Publication year
- 2025
- Pages
- 64
- Dimensions
- 13x18