[17] [cap.5] But some persons think that the father of the Platonic theory was the poet Hesiod, as they conceive that the world is spoken of by him as created and indestructible; as created, when he says, — / "First did Chaos rule / Then the broad-chested earth was brought to light, / Foundation firm and lasting for whatever / Exists among mankind;" [8] and as indestructible, because he has given no hint of its dissolution or destruction.