The Zeuxis–Parrhasius problem of deceptive appearance becomes a point of departure for examining artificial intelligence, Hegelian–Lacanian subjectivity, language, symbolic performance, and ontological deception.
Raphael’s The School of Athens includes Zarathustra with a celestial globe, accompanying the discussion of Aša, Druj, truth, order, and Zoroastrian thought.
Anansi embodies the Trickster’s web-like intelligence, crossing boundaries and transforming deception into a means of cultural circulation and renewal.
