Leichoudes sent Psellos a fish, which the latter hoped meant that the friend who had rejected him was reconciled

Summary:
Konstantinos Leichoudes sent Psellos a fish. It made Psellos think of him as an old friend who had rejected him and still excluded him, as the serpent still spread its poison, so that he had nearly forgotten his appearance. If this was this the fish superior to all others, it was a good picture of the sender. He wondered whether the fish meant reconciliation, for which he devoutly wished. He would cross any barrier, slay any beast, and roar like a lion to end his exclusion 
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1059 
Konstantinos III Leichoudes, patriarch of Constantinople (Konstantinos 13)
  • He sent Michael 61 a fish; it made Psellos think of him as the old friend who had rejected him and still excluded him, and wonder whether the fish meant reconciliation, for which he devoutly wished (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 245, 295.3-296.19
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • When he saw Konstantinos 13’s fish, he thought at once of the friend who had rejected him - with difficulty, having nearly forgotten his appearance; if this was this the fish superior to all others, it was a good picture of the sender (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 245, 295.3-23
  • He lamented his exclusion from Konstantinos 13’s circle, as the serpent still spread its poison; did the fish mean that hostility was over? he would cross any barrier, slay any beast, and roar like a lion to end his exclusion (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 245, 295.23-296.19
  • He received a fish from Konstantinos 13, which he hoped was a symbol of reconciliation Psellos Letters (K - D) 245, 295.3-296.19