epimeleia heautou (cura sui): care of oneself
epimeleia: of care
gnothi seauton: know yourself
connaissance: particular bodies of knowledge
savoir: knowledge
pneuma: breath
retraite: withdrawal
anakhoresis: withdrawal or disengagement from the world)
psukhe: soul
Greek Delphic precepts in the cult of Apollo:
1: neden agan (not too much)
2. eggue (the pledges. do not make vows that you will not be able to honor)
3. gnothi seauton (know yourself)
In general, the precepts demand for prudence: not too much in your requests and hopes and no excess in how you conduct yourself. People who came to the god should always remember that you are only a mortal, not a god, and that you should neither presume too much on your strength nor oppose the powers of the deity.
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