Er
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Er, son of Armenios, of Pamphylia dies in battle. Two days later he revives on his funeral pyre and tells others of his journey in the afterlife, including an account of reincarnation and the celestial spheres of the astral plane.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Character in Plato's Republic (c. 380 BCE).
Relationships
- aspect of
- Ara the Handsome
- child of
- Armenios
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The story begins as a man named Er (Ancient Greek: Ἤρ, gen.: Ἠρός), son of Armenios (Ἀρμένιος), of Pamphylia dies in battle. When the bodies of those who died in the battle are collected, ten days after his death, Er remains undecomposed.”
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