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[from 'Phaedo' by Plato, in 9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 9. Ship of Theseus ]

Full Idea

The day before the trial the prow of the ship that the Athenians send to Delos had been crowned with garlands. - Which ship is that? - It is the ship in which, the Athenians say, Theseus once sailed to Crete, taking the victims.

Gist of Idea

The ship which Theseus took to Crete is now sent to Delos crowned with flowers

Source

Plato (Phaedo [c.382 BCE], 058a)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.50


A Reaction

Not philosophical, but this is the Ship of Theseus whose subsequent identity, Plutarch tells us, became a matter of dispute.