Pythagoras:

i.e. the Greek philosopher of the 6thcentury B.C.,who was supposed to have taught thedoctrine of the transmigration of souls,e.g.that the souls of some human beings pass after their death intoanimals and those of animals into some men. 毕达哥拉斯，公元前6世纪的希腊哲学家，据说曾主张灵魂轮回说，认为人死下世可以为兽，兽死亦可以为人。
△Mer.4.1.130: “Thoualmost mak’st me waver in my faith /To hold opinionwith Pythagoras / That souls of animals infusethemselves / Into the trunks of men.”你几乎使我信仰动摇，要相信毕达哥拉斯的主张，畜类的灵魂可以混进人类的躯壳
△As.3.2.187 (176): “I was never so be-rhymedsince Pythagoras' time.”自从毕达哥拉斯的时候以来，我从来不曾被人这样用诗句咒念过。
△Tw.4.2.55(50):“Whatis the opinion of Pythagoras concerning wild-fowl?”毕达哥拉斯对于野鸟有什么意见？