Firstly the sky, the earth and the sea, | the air, the moon, the sun, what is hidden, | what appears and how much it is, moves, nourishes | and holds what is inside, either spirit or mind O soul that is of the universe; | which spread throughout the whole and the parts | of such a great mass, the impious of himself, and with him | it turns, mixes and unites. Mens agitat molem on Wikipedia. (book VI)" - Meaning and context.">
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Firstly the sky, the earth and the sea, | the air, the moon, the sun, what is hidden, | what appears and how much it is, moves, nourishes | and holds what is inside, either spirit or mind O soul that is of the universe; | which spread throughout the whole and the parts | of such a great mass, the impious of himself, and with him | it turns, mixes and unites. Mens agitat molem on Wikipedia. (book VI)

— Anchises

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Firstly the sky, the earth and the sea, | the air, the moon, the sun, what is hidden, | what appears and how much it is, moves, nourishes | and holds what is inside, either spirit or mind O soul that is of the universe; | which spread throughout the whole and the parts | of such a great mass, the impious of himself, and with him | it turns, mixes and unites. Mens agitat molem on Wikipedia. (book VI)" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Anchises

About Anchises

Anchises (Ἀγχίσης), was a legendary character from Greek mythology, who fell in mortal love with the goddess Aphrodite.