Before revision: History of interpretation Greco-Roman Antiquity Earliest references Certain sayings of the philosopher Heraclitus (), whose work survives only in fragments, may have been inspired by the Delphic maxims; if so, they represent the earliest known literary references.
After revision: History of interpretation Greco-Roman antiquity Earliest references Certain sayings of the philosopher Heraclitus (), whose work survives only in fragments, may have been inspired by the Delphic maxims; if so, they represent the earliest known literary references.