# Heraclitus — Marius the Epicurean character guide

> Heraclitus in Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0011-part-ii-ix-new-cyrenaicism

## Who they are

The pre-Socratic philosopher known for his doctrine of flux and the unity of opposites.

## In the story

### [VIII: Animula Vagula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/marius_the_epicurean_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-animula-vagula)

Heraclitus is the philosopher whose difficult book 'Concerning Nature' Marius studies, emphasizing the flux of all things and the illusion of permanence.

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