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that the moon receives its light from the sun.Hermogenes
How is that?Socrates
Σέλας (gleam) and φῶς (light) are the same thing.Hermogenes
Yes.Socrates
Now the light is always new and old about the moon, if the Anaxagoreans are right; for they say the sun, in its continuous course about the moon, always sheds new light upon it, and the light of the previous month persists.Hermogenes
Certainly.Socrates
The moon is often called Σελαναία.Hermogenes
Certainly.Socrates
Because it has always a new and old gleam (σέλα νέον τε καὶ ἕνον）
How is that?Socrates
Σέλας (gleam) and φῶς (light) are the same thing.Hermogenes
Yes.Socrates
Now the light is always new and old about the moon, if the Anaxagoreans are right; for they say the sun, in its continuous course about the moon, always sheds new light upon it, and the light of the previous month persists.Hermogenes
Certainly.Socrates
The moon is often called Σελαναία.Hermogenes
Certainly.Socrates
Because it has always a new and old gleam (σέλα νέον τε καὶ ἕνον）
