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The Platonic Tradition
There are differing disputes amongst the Platonists and historians of Greek philosophy or whatever that what what is the real Platonic tradition. If we take the Tameis at felt face value, we have this story that so long who was a statesman who knew Socrates went to Egypt. He was taught the mysteries of Egypt by the priests of the Egyptian religion. And when he came back to Athens, he taught that to Plato. So it is very possible that so long really did go and learn and was initiated into the Mysteries of Egypt. Now, let's not be craft and silly here I'm not equating that in a one to one correspondence of the pre-Masonry.
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