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John Stobaeus

Stobaeus, Volume I

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Book I Chapter 22 · I.22.2.4

Ancient Greek

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2 ⟨Πλουτάρχου⟩ · 4

I.22.2.4

Τοῦτο δὲ καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῶν δηλοῦται ἐν οἷς φησι τοιώσδε·

Οὔλυμπόνδ᾽, ὅθι φασὶ θεῶν ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεὶ ἔμμεναι, οὔτ᾽ ἀνέμοισι τινάσσεται οὔτε ποτ᾽ ὄμβρῳ δεύεται, οὐδὲ χιὼν ἐπικίδναται, ἀλλὰ μάλ᾽ αἴθρη πέπταται ἀνέφελος, λευκὴ δ᾽ ἐπιδέδρομεν αἴγλη.
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Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 22

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2 ⟨Plutarch⟩: The gods’ secure dwelling

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This is also shown by the very words in which he speaks as follows:

To Olympus, where they say the gods’ dwelling stands forever secure, never shaken by winds, nor ever drenched with rain; no snow spreads over it, but cloudless clear sky opens wide, and white radiance plays across it.686

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About This Reading Edition

Stobaeus gathered Greek philosophy and poetry for his son Septimius. Volume I presents the dedication testimony, On Arithmetic, Book I through chapter 60, and the ancient contents of all four books. This complete bilingual edition includes an introduction and 2,117 explanatory notes.

Historical Text and Translation

The Greek follows Curt Wachsmuth’s 1884 Volume I, checked against the supplied scan. Gaps, lost-chapter headings, and uncertain attributions remain visible. Chapter 2 includes a labeled proposed reconstruction. The appendix outlines Books I–IV; the full texts of Books II–IV are outside this volume. Reader pages preserve the companion PDF’s numbering.

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