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Heraclitus

Heraclitus: Diels B fragments Carrier fragment 22B99

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Canonical reference 22B99

Ancient Greek

Hermann Diels, editor · ogl-diels-1922

εἰ μὴ ἥλιος ἦν, ἕνεκα τῶν ἄλλων ἄστρων εὐφρόνη ἂν ἦν.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-14

If there were no sun, it would be night despite the other stars.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-14

S’il n’y avait pas de soleil, malgré les autres astres, ce serait la nuit.

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