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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordKyanous denotes a dark blue color in these passages.
- In StobaeusThe Timaeus quotation derives dark blue from white and brightness entering intense black, then obtains glaukon by adding white to the blue.
- In this edition“Dark blue” preserves this contrast without claiming a precise modern color value.
- A place to beginDark blue is distinguished from the lighter color produced by adding white.
- English renderings
- dark blue
Meaning
Kyanous denotes a dark blue color in these passages. Its contrast with a lighter result is central to the explanation.
Use in the book
The Timaeus quotation derives dark blue from white and brightness entering intense black, then obtains glaukon by adding white to the blue. The local sequence supports a contrast between darker and paler blue, although glaukon has a wider range elsewhere.
Places to read
- I.16.2.7Dark blue is distinguished from the lighter color produced by adding white.
Translation in this edition
“Dark blue” preserves this contrast without claiming a precise modern color value.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 151. The neighboring glaukon can include gray or greenish associations in other contexts; its rendering here follows the stated mixture.