Figure

Oedipus

kind: legendary
kept on the legendary shelf; the biographer himself shelved him beside the kings
14 mentions across 14 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., Old Men in State Affairs 1 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Whether an Aged Man Ought to Meddle in State Affairs · F. Fetherston (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Old Men in State Affairs 3 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Whether an Aged Man Ought to Meddle in State Affairs · F. Fetherston (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Fortune of the Romans 4 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Concerning the Fortune of the Romans · John Oswald (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Natural Affection 5 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Of Natural Affection Towards One's Offspring · R. Brown (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Pyrrhus 9 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Pyrrhus · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

Plut. Mor., Political Precepts 14 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Political Precepts · Samuel White (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Sulla 19 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Sulla · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

Plut. Mor., Flatterer and Friend 33 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” How to Know a Flatterer from a Friend · George Tullie (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Symposiacs 2.1.3 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Symposiacs · Thomas Creech (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Mor., Symposiacs 2.1.6 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Symposiacs · Thomas Creech (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

Plut. Demetrius 46 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” Demetrius · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

Plut. Mor., Apophthegms of Kings 71 named once in this episode — as “Oedipus” The Apopthegms or Remarkable Sayings of Kings and Great Commanders · Edward Hinton (rev. W. W. Goodwin), 1874

…and 2 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

battle of Chaeronea — a candidate entry fall of Miletus — 1 episode attests battle of Leuctra — 1 episode attests taking of Sardis — 1 episode attests siege of Thebes — a candidate entry taking of Miletus — 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