Death & Dying
Book VII, 123: On Empedocles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
And you too, Empedocles, purifying your body by liquid flame, drank immortal fire from the crater. I will not say that you threw yourself on purpose into Etna’s stream, but wishing to hide you fell in against your will.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 123: On Empedocles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/28/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 123: On Empedocles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/28/.
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