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Reference, in Latin, see Karl Wilhelm Dindorf's Onomasticon cum annotationibus interpretum Vol. 5, Part 1 [1824], pp.33-4.
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Why either-or, not both? Isn't 'offspring' a lineage (singular YES, but a plurality in-the-chain)? 'Seed' is every generation in a line of descent . As any system of male primogeniture limits to a chosen son, so such a system might likewise favor one-&-only each generation (however: competing cl...

"Pollux's Onomasticon, the Oldest Specimen of Encylopedism Surviving from Antiquity" c.175 AD Julius Pollux's (Ἰούλιος Πολυδεύκηςis) Onomasticon, a thesaurus of Attic Greek synonyms and phrases arranged thematically in ten books, is the oldest specimen of encyclopedism surviving from antiq...

Pollux 6. 26 "νηφάλια θύειν... ἐστὶ τὸ χρῆσθαι θυσίαις ἀοίνοις." the offering of sobriety...is to practice/ avail oneself/ make use of wine-less sacrifices Greek text Link : Pollux 6.26: νήφειν, νηφαλίως ἔχειν, νηφαντικὸν εἶναι• τὸ γὰρ νηφαλιεύειν τὸ νηφάλια θύειν ἔλεγον, ὅπερ ἐστὶ τὸ χρῆ...

No, Baudelaire was CERTAINLY a bullsh*tter and Narcissist. We should not equivocate on the truth (which does exist). This is irrelevant to the topic. The topic was your illustration of Baudelaire, his invention, etc. and what it means. That was addressed. Baudelaire isn't "Mark"; false eq...

Charles Baudelaire was a flamboyant narcissist (NPD). Perhaps. But the point is that he wrote great stuff and told wonderful stories that proved convincing even to his 19th/20th century biographers living in the so-called age of reason. “Believing” his imagination over his memory was integral to hi...

Charles Baudelaire was a flamboyant narcissist (NPD). In larger 12-Step Recovery meetings (perhaps 10-15% Cluster B NPDs), you will hear people frankly admit they lie, often, and that they don't even know why. So YES: I think many raconteurs do believe their own b.s. (A related topic? 10/26/20 New Y...

M. David Litwa has been mentioned here a few dozen times (on Xtian topics), but not regarding this material. A couple of years ago, I appreciated his addition to the Hermetica , the easily read translation Hermetica II: The Excerpts of Stobaeus, Papyrus Fragments, and Ancient Testimonies in an Engli...

Thank you, Ben!

I also spent two hours - surely: I made some mistake, misspelled smthg, missed the most obvious alternative, etc. - before concluding 'It's just not there!'

Pollux 6. 26 “τὸ γὰρ νηφαλιεύειν τὸ νηφάλια θύειν ἔλεγον, ὅπερ ἐστὶ τὸ χρῆσθαι θυσίαις ἀοίνοις, ὧν τὰς ἐναντίας θυσίας οἰνοσπόνδους ἔλεγον”. "νηφάλια θύειν... ἐστὶ τὸ χρῆσθαι θυσίαις ἀοίνοις." e.g, Colson, Philo Judaeus, Vol.3, pp.384;385 for νηφάλια θύειν = offering of sobriety, θυσίαις ἀ...