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"Moreover, proof of the power of dying men to
prophesy is also given by Posidonius in his well-known account of a certain Rhodian, who, when
on his death-bed, named six men of equal age
and foretold which of them would die first, which
second, and so on. Now Posidonius holds the
view that there are three ways in which men dream
as the result of divine impulse: first, the soul is
clairvoyant of itself because of its kinship with
the gods; second, the air is full of immortal
souls, already clearly stamped, as it were, with
the marks of truth; and third, the gods in person
converse with men when they are asleep. And,
as I said just now, it is when death is at hand
that men most readily discern signs of the future.
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