Dialogue

 1 Intro| marriage between philosophy and tradition, between Hellas and the
 2 Intro|   Critias told us of an ancient tradition, which I wish, Critias,
 3 Intro|          there is no opinion or tradition of knowledge among you which
 4 Intro|     were already consecrated by tradition. Hesiod and the Orphic poets
 5 Intro|         as the creator. The old tradition of Parmenides and of the
 6 Intro|      Plato? And whence came the tradition to Egypt? or in what does
 7 Intro|        into the belief that the tradition was brought from Egypt by
 8 Intro|      hope was nursed by ancient tradition, which had found expression
 9 Intro|         many other places. This tradition was sustained by the great
10 Timae|       and he told us an ancient tradition, which I wish, Critias,
11 Timae|      Solon heard this veritable tradition.~He replied:—In the Egyptian
12 Timae|       down among you by ancient tradition, nor any science which is
13 Timae|    constitution of any of which tradition tells, under the face of