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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordPrasinos names a green associated with the leek.
- In StobaeusThe Timaeus account says that flame red mixed with black produces this green.
- In this edition“Leek green” keeps the concrete color association; “green” is convenient when no finer contrast is needed.
- A place to beginLeek green concludes the list of proposed mixtures.
- English renderings
- green; leek green
Meaning
Prasinos names a green associated with the leek. The related form prasion occurs in the parallel color passage.
Use in the book
The Timaeus account says that flame red mixed with black produces this green. The result belongs to the dialogue’s proposed physical explanation of color. Translating the term does not require accepting the combination as a modern paint-mixing instruction.
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Translation in this edition
“Leek green” keeps the concrete color association; “green” is convenient when no finer contrast is needed.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 151, 490. The account describes itself as likely. Ancient color categories need not coincide exactly with modern pigment names.