Day: May 2, 2025
Heracles: A Slave To Guilt
Guilt is a trap designed to enslave men. By exaggerating men’s transgressions, society quickly saddles them with guilt (‘You did wrong’) and shame (‘You’re not a good man’) – and then demands their labor as atonement. This dynamic of male existence is nowhere better illustrated than in the story of The Twelve Labors of Heracles. …
