Heraclitus
Americannoun
noun
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Sometimes the clues are more cute than scary, such as the references to Heraclitus, the ancient Greek philosopher who asserted the illusory nature of reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
That Oscar-nominated film is far more gentle and sincere than “Challengers,” a trim, naughty, ferociously well-acted trifle about characters more likely to scrawl something foul on a bathroom stall than quote Heraclitus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Heraclitus held that nothing remains the same and that all is in flux.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
“Swift Arrow,” deftly interpreted by Peck and Mejia, comes with an epigraph from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “The harmony of the ordered-world is one of contrary tensions, like that of the harp or bow.”
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2021
Heraclitus says, “Not even the sun will transgress his orbit but the Erinyes, the ministers of justice, overtake him.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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