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grbs-10621	Martin, Jr, Hubert	Plutarch’s Citation of Empedocles at Amatorius 756D	1969	14	.pdf	application/pdf	6782	328	63	Plutarch's Citation of Empedocles at Amatorius 756D Martin, Hubert Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies; Spring 1969; 10, 1; ProQuest pg. 57 Plutarch's Citation of Empedocles at Amatorius 756D Hubert Martin, Jr AT Amatorius 756D Plutarch has just begun his defense of Eros and is emphatically asserting the god's antiquity.1 After ex­ pressing allegiance to the ancient and ancestral faith (756B)2 and indicating that Eros has long been an object of worship (756c), Plutarch explicitly places him among the most ancient divinities (756D): aM' /h·av 'EfL1TEOOKMovs For a critique of Goessler's analysis of the dialogue see my review, A]P 85 (1964) 444. 2 TheAmat. is one of Plutarch's late works; and this appeal to 7/luTL, as well as his classifica­ tion of Eros throughout the dialogue as a 8,,6, rather than a 8al/Lwv, though Socrates desig­ nates him as the latter in PI.	cache/grbs-10621.pdf	txt/grbs-10621.txt