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The scholium may represent Erasmus' harshest comment on Epicurus, but it is markedly inconsistent with the discussion of Epicureanism in his other writings.
In fact, a scholium in the early editions explains the name Philetymus as "amans veritatis," while interpreting "Pseudocheus" (the liar's name) as "fusor mendaciorum," that is, one who "pours forth" lies; the second part of this compound is apparently derived from LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.
 
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