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title: Fragments on Lightning
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἀστραπῆς
author: Milon the Philosopher
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dialect: Philosophical Koine
domain: Philosophy
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# Fragments on Lightning

*Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἀστραπῆς*

**Author:** Milon the Philosopher

**eul_wid:** `nos-aa` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/works/milon-lightning-fragments-nos-aa)

## Text

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Φυσικά Stob. 1.29.3 p. 238 Wa. (Mullach 2 p. 113) Μίλωνος Φυσικῶν· Ἀστραπαί εἰσι διτταί, ἡ μὲν ἡμερινή, ἡ δὲ νυκτερινή. γίγνεται δὲ ἡ μὲν ἡμερινὴ ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου, ὅταν ῥαγῇ τὸ ὕδωρ ὑποφαινομένου αὐτοῦ· λαμπρὰ δὲ οὐ φαίνεται, ὥσπερ ἡ νυκτερινή, ὅτι ἐν φάει γίγνεται· ἡ δὲ νυκτερινὴ ὑπὸ τῶν ἄστρων γίγνεται, ὅταν ῥαγῇ τὸ ὕδωρ ὑποφαινομένων αὐτῶν· λαμπρὰ δὲ φαίνεται, ὅτι ἐν ζόφῳ γίγνεται.

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