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Epicurus, a Rare card
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the philosophical school of Epicureanism, which teaches that management of one's desires, removal of unnecessary fears, friendship, and virtuous living lead to a pleasant life and constant happiness, the highest good.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Epicurus advocated that people were best able to pursue philosophy by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends, he and his followers were known for eating simple meals and discussing a wide range of philosophical subjects at "The Garden", the school he established in Athens.
- Epicurus taught that although the gods exist, they have no involvement in human affairs.
- Like the earlier philosopher Democritus, Epicurus claimed that all occurrences in the natural world are ultimately the result of tiny, invisible particles known as atoms moving and interacting in empty space, though Epicurus also deviated from Democritus by proposing the idea of atomic "swerve", which holds that atoms may deviate from their expected course, thus permitting humans to possess free…
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Epicurus article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Epicurus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Epicurus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.


