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  • He was unknown to the Greeks, who had the Daimon {Greek Letters}, a family which separated, like the Jinn and the Genius, into two categories, the good (Agatho-dæmons) and the bad (Kako-dæmons).

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • For as [5495] Agatho contends, a true lover is wise, just, temperate, and valiant.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • 'Let me give you a tip,' said Agatho, the perfumer to the lady next door, when he pulled me aside: 'don't let your line die out!'

    Satyricon 2007

  • Agatho, and the encomium of Socrates; and when such discourse was going on, good gods!

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • Those guests of Agatho, whose discourse was more sweet than the sound of any pipe in the world, were no good authority in this case; for it was no wonder that in their company the flute-girl was not regarded; but it is strange that, in the midst of the entertainment, the extreme pleasantness of the discourse had not made them forget their meat and drink.

    Symposiacs 2004

  • Those guests of Agatho, whose discourse was more sweet than the sound of any pipe in the world, were no good authority in this case; for it was no wonder that in their company the flute-girl was not regarded; but it is strange that, in the midst of the entertainment, the extreme pleasantness of the discourse had not made them forget their meat and drink.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • But if things pertaining to the body had afforded any pleasure, Xenophon and Plato should have left us an account not of the discourse, but of the great variety of dishes, sauces, and other costly compositions that were prepared in the houses of Callias and Agatho.

    Symposiacs 2004

  • Agatho, and the encomium of Socrates; and when such discourse was going on, good gods!

    Symposiacs 2004

  • But if things pertaining to the body had afforded any pleasure, Xenophon and Plato should have left us an account not of the discourse, but of the great variety of dishes, sauces, and other costly compositions that were prepared in the houses of Callias and Agatho.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • In the time of Pope Sergius, of blessed memory, some monks were sent to Rome, who procured from him a privilege for the protection of their monastery, similar to that which Pope Agatho had given to Benedict.

    The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964

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