Figure

Nestor

kind: legendary
kept on the legendary shelf; the biographer himself shelved him beside the kings
28 mentions across 25 episodes of the record — counted by the house’s first pass receipt — the figure shelf, first pass receipt — the curator’s pass

The regnal line — the editor’s table of years, never the record’s voice

The editor’s table of years hangs in this house, but this life is not yet pinned to it. Until it is, the when is a label, not a shelf.

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The witnesses — who says so

Plutarch · the biographer's shelf

Plut. Mor., How to Hear Poems 10 named 2 times in this episode — as “Nestor” How a Young Man Ought to Hear Poems · Simon Ford (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Old Men in State Affairs 10 named 2 times in this episode — as “Nestor’s” Whether an Aged Man Ought to Meddle in State Affairs · F. Fetherston (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Symposiacs 2.5.1 named 2 times in this episode — as “Nestor” Symposiacs · Thomas Creech (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Virtues of Women 0 named once in this episode — as “Nestor” Concerning the Virtues of Women · Isaac Chauncy (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Lives of the Ten Orators 1 named once in this episode — as “Nestor” Lives of the Ten Orators · Charles Barcroft (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Political Precepts 1 named once in this episode — as “Nestor’s” Political Precepts · Samuel White (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Against Colotes 2 named once in this episode — as “Nestor’s” Against Colotes, the Disciple and Favorite of Epicurus · A. G. (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Garrulity 4 named once in this episode — as “Nestor” Of Garrulity, or Talkativeness · John Philips (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Old Men in State Affairs 8 named once in this episode — as “Nestor” Whether an Aged Man Ought to Meddle in State Affairs · F. Fetherston (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Love of Wealth 9 named once in this episode — as “Nestor’s” Of the Love of Wealth · John Patrick (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Political Precepts 13 named once in this episode — as “Nestor” Political Precepts · Samuel White (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Marcus Cato 15 named once in this episode — as “Nestor” Marcus Cato · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

…and 13 more episodes attest — counted by the house’s first pass.

Deeds this life stands in — standing in the same episodes; counted by the house’s first pass

siege of Troy — a candidate entry taking of Troy — a candidate entry battle of Lacedaemon — a candidate entry battle of Chaeroneia — a candidate entry battle of Leuctra — 1 episode attests taking of Sardis — 1 episode attests sea-fight at Cos — a candidate entry

Doors to the sister houses

logoi — the words

No door is cut to the word-house from this room yet. Doors are cut from the record itself, never guessed; logoi.health keeps the words meanwhile.

mythoi — the stories

No door is cut to the story-house from this room yet. mythoi.health keeps the stories meanwhile.

The record here: The Histories, Herodotus — Godley, 1920–25 · Parallel Lives, Plutarch — Perrin, 1914–26 · 166 works · 12,119 episodes served

lives · deeds · times · the shelf