Death & Dying
Book VII, 129: On Zeno the Eleatic
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
You wished, Zeno—'twas a goodly wish—to kill the tyrant and free Elea, but you were slain, for the tyrant caught you and pounded you in a mortar. Why do I speak thus? It was your body, not you.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 129: On Zeno the Eleatic.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/32/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 129: On Zeno the Eleatic.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/32/.
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