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Dion
Syracusan politician and student of Plato, used as a historical example.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Dion shows up with force in Of Contentment. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Used in an analogy about writing names correctly, illustrating that we must learn to wish things as they ought to be.
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In Of Contentment: Used in an analogy about writing names correctly, illustrating that we must learn to wish things as they ought to be. Later, in To Those Who Read and Discuss for the Sake of Ostentation: Referenced…
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- Other
Character groups
- Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
- Philosophers and rulers
- Protagonist
- Philosopher and patron
- Tyrants and tragic kings
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage is the dramatic climax because it delivers the emotional and psychological peak of Epictetus’s ar…
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