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Description of  Demon Entrepreneurs: Refashioning the Greek Genius in Modern Times

The Greek genius appears as the combination of two stereotypes with a long pedigree: Homers ingenious Odysseus, triumphing with tricks over his foes, and Virgils deceitful Odysseus, the impostor Greek. Adamantios Korais, the leading scholar who almost single-handedly refashioned the Greek nation, fully appreciated the importance of Greek shipping and commerce, and the wealth they generated for the spread of Enlightenment ideas and the quest for political emancipation in the Greek lands. Read more