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Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §11.23.1

Socrates and the Beliefs of the Multitude as Lamias

Passage 435 of 486 · Greek

Summary

Mentions that Socrates called the beliefs of the multitude 'Lamias,' which are bugbears to frighten children.

§11.23.1Σωκράτης καὶ τὰ τῶν πολλῶν δόγματα Λαμίας ἐκάλει, παιδίων δείματα.
Socrates used to call the dogmas of the multitude too 'Lamias', bugbears of children.

Notes

  1. §11.23.1καὶ — Used adverbially ('also' or 'even') to modify 'the dogmas of the multitude' (τὰ τῶν πολλῶν δόγματα).
  2. §11.23.1παιδίων δείματα — An appositive phrase to the accusative object complement Λαμίας (accusative plural of the feminine noun Λαμία).

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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §11.23.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:11.23.1

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