... to be fully aware of its implications and consequences. Plato's notions of the soul contained a concept conforming to Ancient Greek culture. There was already the dualistic idea that humans were composed of two distinct elements: body and soul. And contained within Greek mythology was the 'possibility of a temporary wraith-like existence in the Underworld.'6 However in The Republic 'Socrates' maintained that all human beings would ... enjoy a life after death. The Ancient Greeks did not presuppose any life after death, believing true immortality belonged to the gods of Olympus...

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