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The Poem of the Cosmos

by Xenophanes, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras  ·  translated by Julian K. Morrow

A Modern Voice edition, distilled from our own complete translation of the original.

Philosophy before it had prose: every surviving fragment of Xenophanes, Parmenides, Empedocles and Anaxagoras, translated fresh from the Greek, with the ancient life of each man.

This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Julian K. Morrow / Lucilius Press — all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.

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