Artemidorus, Dream Interpretation 3.66

ὡρολόγιον πράξεις καὶ ὁρμὰς καὶ κινήσεις και ἐπιβολὰς χρειῶν σημαίνει· πάντα γὰρ πρὸς τὰς ὥρας ἀποβλέποντες οἱ ἄνθρωποι πράσσουσιν.

A sundial signifies deeds, efforts, movements and undertakings of matters. For when people are doing anything they keep an eye on the time.

Artemidorus, Dream Interpretation 2.15

οἶδα δέ τινα οἰκέτην, ὃς ἔδοξε βατράχοις κονδύλους ἐπισείειν. προέστη τῆς τοῦ δεσπότου οἰκίας ἄρχων τῶν ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἀνθρώπων· ἡ μὲν γὰρ λίμνη τὴν οἰκίαν ἐσήμαινεν, οἱ δὲ βάτραχοι τοὺς ἔνδον ἀνθρώπους, ὁ κονδυλισμὸς δὲ τὴν ἐπιταγήν.

I know a household slave who dreamed that he struck some frogs with his fist. He was put in charge of his master’s house as the head of the people in the household. For the pond represented the house, the frogs represented the people in it, and the punch represented his command over them.

Artemidorus, Dream Interpretation 1.81

αὐτὸ μὲν τὸ καθεύδειν δοκεῖν ἄπρακτον, καὶ τὸ μέλλειν ὑπνοῦν καὶ αὐτὸ ἄπρακτον καὶ πονηρὸν πᾶσι πλὴν τῶν φοβουμένων ἢ βασάνους προσδοκώντων· πάσης γὰρ ἀπαλλάττει φροντίδος καὶ παντὸς δέους ὁ ὕπνος.

When one dreams that one is asleep, this is itself an indication of a lack of success; and when one dreams of being about to sleep, this is itself an indication of a lack of success and is a bad sign for everyone except for those who are afraid or who are expecting tortures. For sleep rids one of care and of all fear.

 

Artemidorus, Dream Interpretation 1.4

I’m reading Artemidorus’ treatise on dreams; I’ll post some excerpts in the next few days.

τῶν ὀνείρων οἱ μὲν πολλὰ διὰ πολλῶν προαγορεύουσιν, οἱ δὲ ὀλίγα δι’ ὀλίγων, οἱ δὲ πολλὰ δι’ ὀλίγων, οἱ δὲ ὀλίγα διὰ πολλῶν.

Some dreams declare many things through many things, some declare few things through few things, others declare many things through few things, and others declare few things through many things.