VIII.iii. ( beauty-calling the ) distance away

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:12:07 +0800

ADEIMANTOS: O goddess, have you seen

the first thing about justice? does she resemble

the stringing of a bow? the tuning of a lyre?

what may she have to do with strangers?

HERA: so(the other)owed(was obliged)(owe, you,

to)(the)other, to be dear(obliged, pleasing, gratified)

(to-by-for the)blessed gods (they were running)

(by runnings)( they were shining )(by shinings)

(by gazings, blessed gods),

ὡς ὄφελ᾽ ἄλλο θεοῖσι χαρίζεσθαι μακάρεσσι.

ADEIMANTOS: ( so drawing lots ) we fall asleep

( and lots of dreams and ) holding you

( perchance to be ) other-seen,

SOKRATES: well(they)would,

εἶεν,

ADEIMANTOS: ( take rest ) near where my fears live,

( but far away from me ) our secret whisperings,

and ( beauty-calling ) she hears and holds

with a daimonic in-between ( meta-

other ) ( number-

he )

SOKRATES: well would(they)be, (o saying)(the saying)

(say, you!)(they say)(we say)(the saying),

εἶεν, εἶπον:

ADEIMANTOS: but would we be well ( hoping

the distance away ) ( and of a rainbow ), (o saying)

(the saying)(they say)(we say)(the word-song)(saying)?

SOKRATES: (are you)mocking(and making-fun of)me,

throwing me into(a)logos(word-speech-account

)(thats)so hard to demonstrate?

(δυσαπόδεικτον or dusapodeikton

= dus + apo + deiknumi

= hard-bad-unlucky + away-from-off-and-back-

again-by-way-of-abuse + to show)

σκώπτεις ἐμβεβληκώς με εἰς λόγον οὕτω δυσαπόδεικτον;

ADEIMANTOS: but no, O Sokrates, it strings like silk

because it hangs on trust. ( we wake up with

you holding me ) a demonstration (to-

for-by)you(hold-and-have in her likeness

a logos of other-justice

her beloved story

as)ourself.

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

Republic on the valley below