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Book I Chapter 49 · I.49.68.16–I.49.68.18
Ancient Greek
p. 153868.16
Ἤδη ποτὲ ἄνω, μεγαλοφυέστατε παῖ, βλέπε ψυχῶν διατάξεις· τὸ ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ κορυφῆς μέχρι σελήνης θεοῖς καὶ ἄστροις καὶ τῇ ἄλλῃ προνοίᾳ σχολάζει· τὸ δὲ ἀπὸ σελήνης, ὦ τέκνον, ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ψυχῶν ἐστιν οἰκητήριον.
68.17
Ἔχει μέντοι ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁδὸν ὁ τοσοῦτος ἀήρ, ὃν ἄνεμον καλεῖν ἔθος ἐστὶν ἡμῖν, ἴδιον μέγεθος ἐν ᾧ κινεῖται πρὸς ἀνάψυξιν τῶν ἐπιγείων, ὃ δὴ καὶ ὕστερον ἐρῶ·
68.18
Κατ᾽ οὐδένα μέντοι τρόπον πρὸς ἑαυτὸν κινούμενος ἐμπόδιον γίγνεται ψυχαῖς· κινουμένου γὰρ τούτου ἐξὸν ψυχαῖς ἀναΐσσειν καὶ καταΐσσειν, ὡς ἂν τύχῃ, ἀδιακωλύτως. Ῥέουσι γὰρ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀμιγῶς καὶ ἀκολλητί, ὡς δι᾽ ἐλαίου ὕδωρ.
Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 49
p. 153968.16 · The regions above and below the moon
“Look upward now, child of noblest nature, and behold the stations of souls. The region from heaven’s summit to the moon is reserved for gods, stars, and the other workings of providence. The region from the moon down to us, my child, is the dwelling place of souls.”1852
68.17 · Air and wind have their own course
“This great expanse of air, which we customarily call wind, has within itself a course, a space of its own in which it moves to refresh earthly things, as I shall explain later.”1853
68.18 · Souls pass through without mixing
“Yet its movement within itself in no way obstructs souls. While it moves, souls may dart upward and downward, as occasion brings, without hindrance. They flow through it without mixing or adhering, as water passes through oil.”1854
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