Diogenes Laërtius records a story that Pythagoras remembered his earlier lives, one being Hermotimus, who had validated his own claim to recall earlier lives by recognizing the decaying shield of Menelaus in the temple of Apollo at Branchidae.Tertullian relates a story about Hermotimus, in which Hermotimus' soul would depart his body during sleep, as if on a trip.
Diogenes Laërtius recounts a tale that Pythagoras recalled past lives, one being Hermotimus, who validated his own claim to remember previous lives by recognizing the decaying shield of Menelaus in the temple of Apollo at Branchidae. Tertullian relates a story about Hermotimus, in which Hermotimus' soul would depart his body during sleep, as if on a journey.