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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAnatolē is rising, especially that of a heavenly body, and can also designate the eastern direction associated with sunrise.
- In StobaeusThe Hermetic geographical account connects repeated sunrise with heating and disturbance in the east.
- In this editionUse “rising” for the event and “east” where a direction is intended.
- A place to beginSunrise supplies the account’s explanation of eastern heat.
- English renderings
- rising; sunrise; east
Meaning
Anatolē is rising, especially that of a heavenly body, and can also designate the eastern direction associated with sunrise.
Use in the book
The Hermetic geographical account connects repeated sunrise with heating and disturbance in the east. It then attributes corresponding effects to people born there. The term identifies the physical phenomenon invoked by the argument; it does not establish the validity of the account’s claims about regional human character.
Places to read
- I.49.45.22Sunrise supplies the account’s explanation of eastern heat.
- I.25.5.2Rising marks the endpoints of a complete daily circuit.
Translation in this edition
Use “rising” for the event and “east” where a direction is intended.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 213, 412–413. The passage’s expression for mental attention is difficult, and its southwest is retained even though treated as opposite sunrise.