Whom the gods love dies young.

ὃν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν ἀποθνῄσκει νέος

Menander

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Topic

Dying young Youth Fate

Author

Menander

Medium

Fragment

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

290 BC 290s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Menander. "The Double Deceiver." Plays and Fragments. c. 290 BC.

Current Citation

Menander. "The Double Deceiver." Plays and Fragments. Penguin, 1988.

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