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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordKolasis is punishment or chastisement.
- In StobaeusPorphyry describes the unburied soul’s memory, longing, and grief as a terrible punishment.
- In this edition“Punishment” is safest where no corrective outcome is stated; “chastisement” can retain the traditional tone.
- A place to beginThe unburied soul’s attachment and grief constitute punishment.
- English renderings
- punishment; chastisement; correction
Meaning
Kolasis is punishment or chastisement. A corrective purpose may be present, but it should not be assumed in every occurrence.
Use in the book
Porphyry describes the unburied soul’s memory, longing, and grief as a terrible punishment. Elsewhere the Hermetic account explicitly calls embodiment punishment. These uses emphasize the condition endured; neither word alone guarantees that the process ends in moral rehabilitation.
Places to read
- I.49.53.21The unburied soul’s attachment and grief constitute punishment.
- I.49.68.15Embodiment is explicitly called punishment.
Translation in this edition
“Punishment” is safest where no corrective outcome is stated; “chastisement” can retain the traditional tone.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 426, 461. The quotation about Elpenor follows the printed “sleep,” despite the familiar Homeric reading “wine.”