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Epimenides of
Knossos (or
Epimenides of Crete) (/ɛpɪˈmɛnɪdiːz/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἐπιμενίδης) was a semi-mythical 7th- or 6th-century BC Gr**** seer and philosopher-poet...
- The
Epimenides paradox reveals a
problem with self-reference in logic. It is
named after the
Cretan philosopher Epimenides of
Knossos (alive
circa 600...
- of the
legendary sage
Epimenides of Knossos, who was said to have been a
shepherd on the
island of Crete. One day,
Epimenides followed after a sheep...
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placement of Night,
Epimenides' "inspiration
surely came from
Orphic theogony".
Fowler 2013, p. 8; Chrysanthou, p. 303; Meisner, p. 92;
Epimenides, fr. 5 Diels...
- 35;
Scholia on
Apollonius of Rhodes’
Argonautica 4.57–58 [=
Epimenides, fr. 14 =
Epimenides fr. 12
Fowler =
FGrHist 457 F10 = 3B14 Diels]. The same scholiast...
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sirens in
their "meadow
starred with flowers" and not as sea deities.
Epimenides claimed that the
sirens were
children of Oce**** and Ge.
Sirens are found...
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secular peculiarities of the
Epistle to
Titus is the
reference to the
Epimenides paradox: "One of the Cretans, a
prophet of
their own, said, 'Cretans are...
- equivalent. The semi-mythical seer
Epimenides, a Cretan,
reportedly stated that "All
Cretans are liars." However,
Epimenides'
statement that all
Cretans are...
- reason, the
Cretans were
often considered atheists, and
Epimenides called them all
liars (see
Epimenides paradox). Callimachus, an
opponent of Euhemerus's views...
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Epimenides is a
lunar impact crater that is
located in the
southwestern part of the Moon's near side, just to the east of the
oddly shaped crater Hainzel...
