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Brilliantly expressed Wikia contributor. The native americans do have a wisdom we can all actually look up to even today, and the way it reaches even christian ethics without ever being touched by it is astonishing. The christian ethics teaches us that there are seven deadly sins which lead to violation of god-given norms, and opposing each sin there is a virtue. Also the persian zoroastrianism, in the Middle-East, that teaches there are two gods, one good and one evil, who drives us into action. But the artistic work can move you more than words, so here it is. The essence:

A magnificent artwork in Vienna historical museum, depicting Hercules (the will) triumphing over the centaurs (the lust). It is the essence. Yes, Geralt is morally ambigious, but the entire Witcher work is essentially philosophical and raises the question of ethics. The eternal questions, in the Ancient times told in the stories of heroes and epic poems, and today in fantasy literature and anti-heroes, as we also have the anti-dramas (Waiting for the Godoe...).