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Secundus the Silent

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Cynic or Neopythagorean philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence

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Secundus the Silent was a philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text entitled Life of Secundus purports to give details of his life as well as answers to philosophical questions posed to him by the emperor Hadrian.

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Secundus depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle.Secundus depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle.A garbled Judeo-Latin quotation of Secundus used as a magic incantation. From the Cairo Geniza. It is Secundus' definition of God: "An intelligible unknown, a unique being who has no equal, something sought but not comprehended".[4]A garbled Judeo-Latin quotation of Secundus used as a magic incantation. From the Cairo Geniza. It is Secundus' definition of God: "An intelligible unknown, a unique being who has no equal, something sought but not comprehended".[4]

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Secundus the Silent was a philosopher who lived in Athens in the early 2nd century, who had taken a vow of silence. An anonymous text entitled Life of Secundus purports to give details of his life as well as answers to philosophical questions posed to him by the emperor Hadrian. The work enjoyed great popularity in the Middle Ages.

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Lived 100 to 200 · aged 100
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