The original is lost .
An abstract is given by Photius , who also tells us Olympiodorus referred to himself as poietes , which means ' poet ' , though in the past this has also been taken as an indication that he may have been an alchemist .
The original is lost , but an abstract is given by Photius , who also tells us Olympiodorus referred to himself as poietes , which means ' poet ' , though in the past this has also been taken as an indication that he may have been an alchemist .