"THE DOG"
Thus was called Diogenes, the cynic (B.C. 412-323). When Alexander encountered him, the young Macedonian king introduced himself with the words, "I am Alexander, surnamed 'The (Great.' " The philosopher replied, "And I am Diogenes, surnamed 'The Dog.' " The Athenians raised to his memory a pillar of Parian marble, surmounted by a dog, and bearing the following inscription:—
"Say, dog, what guard you in that tomb?" A dog. "His name?" Diogenes. "From far?"
Sinope. "He who made a tub hi? home?" The same; now dead, among the stars a star.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 307, 29 December 1942, Page 6
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