Lest You Linger in this Perpetual State of War: On the Concept of Meionectic Tyranny in Xenophon's Hiero

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Brief Overview

This article reads Xenophon’s Hiero through meionexia (“having less”) to show tyranny as structural deprivation—lacking boundaries, trust, and affection—revealing the tyrant’s dependence on and alienation from the polis.

Author

• Aemann Lin-McCornack, Princeton University