In spite of the fact that Socrates studied with all diligence to acquire a knowledge of human
nature and to understand himself, and in spite of the fame accorded him through the centuries as one who beyond all other men had an insight into the human heart, he has himself admitted that the reason for his shrinking from reflection upon the
nature of such beings as Pegasus and the Gorgons was that he, the life - long student of human
nature, had not yet been able to make up his mind whether he was a stranger
monster than Typhon, or a creature of a gentler and simpler sort, partaking of something divine (Phaedrus, 229 E).
With present day concerns surrounding nuclear power, earthquakes, EMP attacks and allowing
nature to bring equilibrium to the earth, there are more
than a few surprisingly good discussion points embedded in this
monster romp.