| 釋義 |
Pythagoras:i.e. the Greek philosopher of the 6thcentury B.C.,who was supposed to have taught thedoctrine of the transmigration of souls,e.g.that the souls of some human beings pass after their death intoanimals and those of animals into some men. 畢達哥拉斯，公元前6世紀的希臘哲學家，據(jù)說曾主張靈魂輪回說，認為人死下世可以為獸，獸死亦可以為人。
△Mer.4.1.130: “Thoualmost mak’st me waver in my faith /To hold opinionwith Pythagoras / That souls of animals infusethemselves / Into the trunks of men.”你幾乎使我信仰動搖，要相信畢達哥拉斯的主張，畜類的靈魂可以混進人類的軀殼
△As.3.2.187 (176): “I was never so be-rhymedsince Pythagoras' time.”自從畢達哥拉斯的時候以來，我從來不曾被人這樣用詩句咒念過。
△Tw.4.2.55(50):“Whatis the opinion of Pythagoras concerning wild-fowl?”畢達哥拉斯對于野鳥有什么意見？ |