philammonidion

Updated: May 16, 2025

'A very fine lecture that of the Lady Hypatia's the other morning, on Helen's nepenthe, quoth the little porter, growing philosophic as the wine-fumes rose. 'Such a power of extracting the cold water of philosophy out of the bottomless pit of Mythus, I never did hear. Did you ever, my Philammonidion? 'Aha! she and I were talking about that half an hour ago, said Miriam.

Charles Kingsley - Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face