Colourful Planets: The Reception of an Astronomical Detail in the Myth of Er.

In the Myth of Er, Plato describes the 'Spindle of Necessity', a contraption presenting the cosmos as guided by Sirens and Fates, and ascribes different colours to the planets (Rep. 616e-617a). This paper argues that Plato probably used astronomical data for that passage, but possibly gave them a me...

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Publicado en:	Mnemosyne Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 145 - 169
Autor principal:	Martijn, Marije
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Brill Academic Publishers 2022
Materias:	Plato, 428-347 B.C. Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 106 B.C.-43 B.C. Apuleius Proclus, ca. 410-485 Myth of Er (Platonic legend) Astronomy
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