Tertius

Perhaps this Tertius was the same with Silas; for Silas (as some think) signifies the third in Hebrew, as Tertius in Latin.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

A modification of "Tertius;" a Roman advocate, whom the Jews employed to state their case against Paul in the presence of

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

"Tertius," the dry voice marched on, "I looked forward to your wedding, for I am fond of you and Arvel is by no means a bad fellow.

The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984

On the way to school today, Kurtzhau said, out of the blue: "Daddy, you should write down the Marcellenius and Tertius stories for grownups."

Kurtzhau's Romans zornhau 2009

That didn't go wasted on Palin who not only read Borges, but, in only her way, understood Borges and the one short story that stood out for her more than any other in that classic collection was that most protean of all short stories, Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.

Mark Axelrod: The Palin Borges Connection; or, What's History Got to Do With It? Mark Axelrod 2011

One of the most insightful pieces she published on Borges was "A Postmodern Approach to Fictional History in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius and the Asceticism of Ezra Buckley" in which Palin brilliantly deconstructed the notion of history relative to the character, Ezra Buckley, in a way that the late Jacques Derrida wrote, "Je m'em branle!"

Mark Axelrod: The Palin Borges Connection; or, What's History Got to Do With It? Mark Axelrod 2011

A reader suggests a story by Bioy Casare's friend and collaborator Borges that might prove fascinating to Lost viewers: "'Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius,' which is about a decades-old conspiracy to make an imaginary world 'real.'" and so on ...

Media Mentions 2009

One of the most insightful pieces she published on Borges was "A Postmodern Approach to Fictional History in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius and the Asceticism of Ezra Buckley" in which Palin brilliantly deconstructed the notion of history relative to the character, Ezra Buckley, in a way that the late Jacques Derrida wrote, "Je m'em branle!"

Mark Axelrod: The Palin Borges Connection; or, What's History Got to Do With It? Mark Axelrod 2011

That didn't go wasted on Palin who not only read Borges, but, in only her way, understood Borges and the one short story that stood out for her more than any other in that classic collection was that most protean of all short stories, Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.

Mark Axelrod: The Palin Borges Connection; or, What's History Got to Do With It? Mark Axelrod 2011

For example, his interest in philosophical idealism is reflected in the fictional world of Tlön in “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, in his essay “A New Refutation of Time”, and in his poem “Things.”

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