For there were no days and nights and months and years before the… — Plato

For there were no days and nights and months and years before the heaven was created, but when he constructed the heaven he created them also.

Plato — Timaeus

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What turned up: Timaeus, Benjamin Jowett translation (nineteenth century); Exact wording and attribution checked. Timaeus speaks in Plato’s cosmological dialogue; “he” refers to the divine creator.
Work: Timaeus, Benjamin Jowett translation (nineteenth century)
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 21 October 2026Timaeus, Benjamin Jowett translation (nineteenth century); Exact wording and attribution checked. Timaeus speaks in Plato’s cosmological dialogue; “he” refers to the divine creator.

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