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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordPlanētēs belongs to the language of wandering.
- In StobaeusThe Empedoclean report contrasts fixed stars fastened to the vault with planets that are unattached.
- In this editionThe ancient category is broader than the modern list of planets.
- A place to beginFixed attachment is contrasted with unattached planets.
- English renderings
- wandering star; planet
Meaning
Planētēs belongs to the language of wandering. The contrast is with stars whose mutual arrangement remains fixed, not with all bodies capable of motion.
Use in the book
The Empedoclean report contrasts fixed stars fastened to the vault with planets that are unattached. The planetary sequence attributed to Plato lists five named wandering bodies and then the sun and moon. The Aristotelian account places planetary motion beneath the oblique zodiacal circle while affirming that all heavenly bodies move.
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Translation in this edition
The ancient category is broader than the modern list of planets. The term is explained through the classification used by the particular report.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 202–204.