Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Objects

    Hemlock

    object · 4 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages

    the hemlock · hemlock · that death-bearing cup

    spoken of as

    1 expression

    the death-bearing cup“hemlock”1 mention

    Tusculan Disputations (Latin)

    and then, when he already held in his hand almost that death-bearing cup, he spoke in such a way that he seemed not to be thrust down to death, but to ascend into heaven.
    book 1

    in the texts

    Tusculan DisputationsHellenistic · Latin

    The cup of poison (hemlock) that Socrates held before his execution, symbolizing his calm acceptance of death.

    and then, when he already held in his hand almost that death-bearing cup, he spoke in such a way that he seemed not to be thrust down to death, but to ascend into heaven.
    book 1

    LysisClassical · Greek

    The poison the imagined son has swallowed, which sets up the illustration about what a father truly values.

    For instance, on learning that he had drunk some hemlock, would he value wine highly if he believed it would save his son’s life?
    lysis

    De AnimaLate Antiquity · Latin

    The poison drunk by Socrates as his method of execution.

    For what clear knowledge could the soul of Socrates have at that time, when the sacred ship had already returned, the hemlock of his condemnation had already been drained, and death was already present — a soul certainly thrown into some agitation, if according to nature, or driven beside itself, if not according to nature?
    de anima

    HellenicaClassical · Greek

    The poison Theramenes is compelled to drink as the method of his execution, from which he casts the final drops in a mock toast.

    And when, being compelled to die, he had drunk the hemlock, they said that he threw out the last drops, like a man playing kottabos, and exclaimed:
    chapter 2