Jim Morrison's Epitaph

Bert | 15:59 Sun 21st Dec 2003 | People & Places

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What does 'Kata ton daimona' (on Jim's gravestone in the Pere-Lachaise cemetery, Paris) mean? Is it a quotation? If so, where from?

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'Kata ton daimona (eautou)' seems to mean: "He did his own thing". Click http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/2001-Ju
ly/017444.html for information. Seems pretty fitting as an epitaph for him!

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It's all Greek to me, T!

Bert

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I also asked this question on "Phrases and Sayings" and got a good answer from Jansy, but if you look at that, please see my supplemental question.

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