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AT last falling sick (as those of Chalcis say▪* 1.1 for he died there) he was perswaded to suffer ligatures (by way of charme) hee recanted and profest repentance for all hee had said of∣fensive to the Gods. Hee was reduced to extream want of such things as are most necessary to sick persons, untill Antigonus
sent to him two servants; and himself followed in a litter, as Phavorinus affirms in his various History, of that sicknesse he dyed; on whose death thus Laertius;
Bion the Boristhenite, By his Birth to Scythia known, Did religious duties slight, Gods affirming there were none.If to what he then profest, Firm he had continued still, Then his tongue had spoke his breast, And been constant though in ill.But the same who Gods deni'd, He who sacred fanes despis'd, He who mortalls did deride, When to Gods they sacrific'd;Tortur'd by a long disease, And of deaths pursuit afraid, Guifts their anger to appease On their hearths and Altars laid.Thus with smoak and incense tries To delight their sacred scent; I have sinn'd, not only cries, And what I profest repent.But unto an old wives charms Did his willing neck submit, And about his feeble armes Caus'd them leather thongs to knit.And a youthfull sprig of bayes Did set up before his gate: Every means and way essaies To divert approaching fate.Fool to think the Gods might be Brib'd with gifts, their favours bought, Or the sacred Deitie Were, and were not as he thought.But his wisdoms titles (now Tum'd to ashes) not avail With stretch'd arms, I know not how, Hail he cried, great Pluto hail.
Of this name Laertius reckons ten; The first contemporary with Pherecydes the Syrian, of Proconnesus; who writ two Books extant in his time.
The second a Syracusian wrote of the Art of Rhetorick.
The third this Philosopher.
The fourth an Abderite of the Family of Democritus; a Mathe∣matician: he wrote in the Attick and Ionick Dialect: He first said there were some habitable parts of the earth, where it was six months day and six months night.
The fift of Soleis; he wrote the Aethiopick History.
The sixt, an Oratour, who wrote nine Books entitled by the names of the Muses.
The seventh a Lyrick Poet.
The eight a Milesian Statuary; mention'd by Polemon.
The ninth a Tragick Poet, one of those who were called Tar∣••ici.
The tenth a Statuary of Clazomene or Chios, mentioned by Hip∣••••nax.
Laert.