Death & Dying
Book VII, 108
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
How, if Phoebus had not produced Plato in Greece, could he cure men’s souls by letters? For his son Asclepius is the healer of the body, as Plato is of the immortal soul.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 108.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/16/.
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