[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la) › [Middle Ages (700 – 1500)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval) › [Indian astronomy, astrology and medicine in Latin translation](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.science) › The Secret of Secrets (Pseudo-Aristotle) # The Secret of Secrets (Pseudo-Aristotle) (Secretum secretorum) Aristotle's advice to Alexander; it tells how the queen (or king) of India sent Alexander a beautiful maiden nourished on poison, whom Aristotle unmasked. - **Language:** Latin - **Date:** 1230–1240 CE - **Author:** [Philippus Tripolitanus](https://indike.org/pramana/person/philip-tripoli) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Parallel to - [Mudrārākṣasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.rajacarita.mudraraksasa) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.science.secretum-secretorum](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.science.secretum-secretorum) · Pramāṇa