Death of Ioannes Mauropous' brother; Psellos wrote a letter of consolation

Summary:
Psellos wrote to Ioannes Mauropous about his waning creativity and the death of Mauropous' brother. Psellos ascribed his failing powers to Ioannes' brief letters coming at unpredictable moments, as times grew less propitious. Why was Ioannes so inconsistent? Why did he change his mind so often? Events like the death of Mavropous' brother refined the soul, the holiness of the departed marking the survivors. Psellos knew little of the brother, but he seemed a straightforward man whose virtues were visible in Ioannes himself 
Dates:
1052 (Uncertain) 
brother of Ioannes Mauropous (Anonymus 2355)
  • He had died, refining the souls of those who survived and leaving a trace in them; Michael 61 did not know him well, but he seemed a straightforward man whose virtues were visible in Ioannes 289 Psellos Letters (K - D) 33, 52.10-53.11
Ioannes Mauropous, metropolitan of Euchaita (Ioannes 289)
  • His brief and unpredictable letters were eroding the creativity of Michael 61, as times grew harder; why did he change his mind so often? the death of Anonymus 2355 refined the soul, with his straightforward virtues visible in Ioannes 289 (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 33, 50.24-53.11
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • Through Ioannes 289’s brief letters coming at unpredictable moments his own creativity was failing, as times grew less propitious; why was Ioannes so inconsistent? why did he change his mind so often? (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 33, 50.24-52.10
  • He wrote to Ioannes 289 about waning creativity and the death of Anonymus 2355 Psellos Letters (K - D) 33, 50.24-53.11
  • Events like the death of Anonymus 2355 (said Michael 61) refined the soul, the holiness of the departed marking the survivors; Psellos knew little of the brother, but he seemed a straightforward man whose virtues were visible in Ioannes 289 (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 33, 52.10-53.11