In Heraclitus’ 62nd fragment, we read: ἀθάνατοι θνητοί, θνητοὶ ἀθάνατοι, ζῶντες τὸν ἐκείνων θάνατον, τὸν δὲ ἐκείνων βίον τεθνεῶτες. Mortals are immortal, immortals are mortal; the gods live by the death of persons [lyudi], persons [lyudi] die by the life of the gods.