α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ ς σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ C Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω Ἷ Schließen Bewegen ?
Altgriechisch Wörterbuch - Forum
Wahnsinn schützt vor Kriegsdienst (271 Aufrufe)
Γραικύλος schrieb am 13.09.2024 um 22:47 Uhr (Zitieren)
Aelian, Varia historia XIII 12:
When the Athenians were on the point of sailing to Sicily (1), the astronomer Meton was one of those enlisted. Knowing full well what was going to happen he was very wary of making the voyage. Though afraid and making efforts to save himself from the expedition, he had no success, so he pretended to be mad.

He did a great deal in his attempts to strengthen the impression that he was ill, and among other things burned down his own apartment house. This was near the Stoa Poikile. As a result the archons released him.

In my opinion Meton feigned madness better than Odysseus of Ithaca; the latter was detected by Palamedes, but no Athenian detected Meton.

(1) während des Peloponnesischen Krieges

Vgl. Plutarch: Alkibiades 17 und Nikias 13.
 
Antwort
Titel:
Name:
E-Mail:
Eintrag:
Spamschutz - klicken Sie auf folgendes Bild: Speerspitzen

Aktivieren Sie JavaScript, falls Sie kein Bild auswählen können.