Tzetzes consoled Leon Charsianites on the death of his mother

Summary:
Tzetzes wrote to Leon Charsianites to console him on the death of his mother. He said this was a comparatively easy task, since his mother had lived a full life, but did not suffer the unpleasantnesses which often afflict the dying as the result of old age 
Dates:
1144 (Uncertain) 
Ioannes Tzetzes, man of letters (Ioannes 459)
  • He consoled Leon 207 on Anonyma 225's death, using a Christian framework, but with Homeric quotations, thoughts from the Phaedo and some humour; her death was free from the unpleasant features which often result from old age (:) Tzetzes, Letters 53.1-56.17
Leon Charsianites, metropolitan of Dristra [1147, 1166, 1170, 1172] (Leon 207)
  • He received consolation from Ioannes 459 on Anonyma 225's death, in a Christian framework, but with Homeric quotations, thoughts from the Phaedo and even humour; her death was free from the unpleasantnesses which often result from old age (:) Tzetzes, Letters 53.1-56.17