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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordPrēstēr names a violent fiery whirlwind in the selected meteorological contrast.
- In StobaeusStrato’s reported account links fiery whirlwinds and whirlwinds to an excess of material drawn along by each.
- In this edition“Fiery whirlwind” preserves the distinction better than the unqualified “whirlwind.”
- A place to beginThe fiery whirlwind is distinguished by the hotter material it draws along.
- English renderings
- fiery whirlwind
Meaning
Prēstēr names a violent fiery whirlwind in the selected meteorological contrast. The term should retain the heat distinguishing it from typhōn.
Use in the book
Strato’s reported account links fiery whirlwinds and whirlwinds to an excess of material drawn along by each. The former draws hotter material, while the latter draws faster material in the printed reading. The contrast gives prēstēr a specific place among several related violent atmospheric phenomena.
Places to read
- I.29.1.14The fiery whirlwind is distinguished by the hotter material it draws along.
Translation in this edition
“Fiery whirlwind” preserves the distinction better than the unqualified “whirlwind.”
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 233. The parallel reading “thicker” is not adopted for the other phenomenon; the text here prints “faster.”