Lucian of Samosata's Pro Lapsu inter Salutandum, A Slip of the Tongue in Greeting, is a primary ancient text; the atlas records no publisher and no publication year because it survives through manuscript transmission from the second century CE rather than a single dated modern edition. Its strength is that it is the primary source itself for the pentagram as a Pythagorean sign of health, in the satirist's own words. Its limit is the ordinary one for citing any ancient text without specifying a translation: this record does not establish which edition underlies the claim drawn from it.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a primary ancient text surviving through manuscript transmission, the primary source itself for the claim it is cited for, in the satirist's own words. NotesThe pentagram as the Pythagorean sign of health.
Citation
AuthorLucian of Samosata
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (6 claims)
This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Sacred Geometry, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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