Darrin McMahon, “Deconstructing Genius” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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What Do the Greeks Think of the Word Genie?
The word genius is a latin term that beno referred to a guardian spirit. And then there's a kind of greek, greek pre history to that, with the idea of epidemon,. That attended individuals, and great eminent individuals had a more impressive demon or dimonand i didn't have any idea the way in which that early history would sort of enter into a the main story and then continue. You know, if you had a sense how much work it was going to be, a yod be nee li, right? Unso you just bove e mu mumo.
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