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Headword: Σκιὰ ὀνείρων
Adler number: sigma,599
Translated headword: shadow of dreams
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
In reference to obscure matters. Damascius [says]: 'whenever instead of past events we write about some kind of phantoms, [we create] a shadow of dreams, according to Pindar'.[1]
Greek Original:
Σκιὰ ὀνείρων: ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδήλων πραγμάτων. Δαμάσκιος: ὅταν ἀντὶ πραγμάτων γεγενημένων εἴδωλα ἄττα συγγραφώμεθα, σκιὰν ὀνείρων, κατὰ Πίνδαρον.
Note:
[1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.55 Zintzen (26 Asmus, 29B Athanassiadi), citing Pindar, Pythian 8.95-6(136-7), σκιᾶς ὄναρ ἄνθρωπος .
Keywords: biography; daily life; dreams; poetry; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 18 December 2002@05:55:54.
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Catharine Roth (augmented reference) on 15 May 2003@21:20:00.
David Whitehead on 30 July 2004@08:40:50.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 29 November 2005@08:22:52.
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