The Theology of Plato, in six books — trans. Thomas Taylor
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of God* is in continuity with the intellectual God*. And that the division .and principles may be
CHAPTER n.
How the ruling Gods proceed. And that the supermundane peculiarity pertain* to these God*
CHAPTER HI.
What tie peculiarity is of the ruling Gods. That the aantnilaUve i. especially characteristic of them. And how the causes of assimi how to .Unintelligible paradigm.
CHAPTER IV.
What the powers are of the assimilative Gods. What their energies, imparted by them to the world, and to all mundane natures.
CHAPTER V.
What the divisions are of the assimilative Gods. And that the greatest part of the discourse about i middle orders in them.
CHAPTER VI.
Many demonstrations, that both according to Plato and other theologists, there is ont
CHAPTER VII.
That Jupiter is twofold ; one indeed, being prior to the three sons of Saturn, [but the one of them.] And bow the three proceed from Saturn, and the one Jupiter.
CHAPTER V1U.
That according to Plato also, the demiurgic monad subsists prior to the three sons of Demonstrations of this from what is said in the Politicus, and in the Laws.
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CHAPTER IX.
More manifest admonitions of the game things from what is said in the Gorgias, nod in the Cratyius.
CHAPTER X.
Who the three demiurp are, and what order they have with reference to each other.
CHAPTER XI.
What the rivific triad is among the ruling Gods. And whence we may derive i of Plato concerning the union and division of this triad.
CHAPTER XII.
What the cottvertrve triad of the ruling Gods is; and what die monad which it contains. In which also, the union of Apollo with the sun is demonstrated ; and it is shewn, how from what is wid about Apollo we may be led to the theory of the solar orders.
CHAPTER XIII.
What the undented order is of the ruling Gods. And how from the writings of Plato conceptions about it may be obtained.
CHAPTER XIV.
How Parmcnidcs forms his conclusions about the ruling Gods, in continuity with the demiurgic order. And that he characterizes the whole order of them, through similitude and dis-
CHAPTER XV.
Wlut the supermundane and at die same time mundane genus of Gods is. And how through their own medium they preserve the continuity of the Gods that proceed from the demiargus.
CHAPTER XVI.
How die liberated Gods are characterized. And how from their liberated peculiarity they are : from the- universe, and arc co-arranged with the mundane Gods.
CHAPTER XVII.
they preserve the continuity of the Gods that proceed from the demiargus.
CHAPTER XVI.
How die liberated Gods are characterized. And how from their liberated peculiarity they are : from the- universe, and arc co-arranged with the mundane Gods.
CHAPTER XVII.
Wliat the common power*, and what the common energies are of the liberated Gods, according with the essence that has been dehSeied of them.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Concerning the twelve leaders or ruler* mentioned in the Phasdrus, and that they have a liberated
CHAPTER XIX.
Man; and clearer demonstrations that the great leader Jupiter, and all the dodecad of leaden, are liberated.
CHAPTER XX.
An explanation from precedaueous causes whence the number of the dodecad in the liberated Gods is derived.
CHAPTER XXI.
What the division of the liberated leaders is into two monads and one decad. And what the one division of them is.
CHAPTER XXII.
The theology concerning each of the twelve Gods, unfolding the peculiarities of them from the subjects of their government.
CHAPTER XXIII.
ing the mother of the Fates mentioned in the Republic. Likewise concerning the triad of the Fates. What orders they have with reference to each other. What powers of them are delivered through divine symbols. What their energies are. And how Plato ■ the liberated peculiarity.
CHAPTER XXIV.
now Pannenides forms his conclusions concerning the liberated Gods immediately after the milatiTe Gods. And how he characterizes the order of them by touching and not touching
CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS OF BOOK VII.
CHAPTER I.
On the mundane Gods in general,— the source of their progression, — their orders, powers, ami spheres.
CHAPTER II.
On the division, and allotments of the mundane Gods.
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CHAPTER nr.
That (he mundane do not differ from the supermundane Gods in habitudes to bodies, &c. — That the providence of the Gods is not circumscribed by place.— That h pervade* all things, and like the light of die sun, fills whatever is capable of receiving it.
CHAPTER IV.
After what manner the visible celestial orbs are Gods.— That a celestial body is eminently allied to the incorporeal essence of die Gods.— That the visible are connected with tire intelligible Gods. — And that the perfectly iurorporcal are united to the sensible Gods, through the essence of each being characterized by the one.
CHAPTER V.
The nature of the mundane Gods unfolded from the speech of the Demiurgus to them, in the Timcus. — And what the whole conception of the speech is according to Proclus.
the sensible Gods, through the essence of each being characterized by the one.
CHAPTER V.
The nature of the mundane Gods unfolded from the speech of the Demiurgus to them, in the Timcus. — And what the whole conception of the speech is according to Proclus.
CHAPTER VI.
What the demiurgus effects in the multitude of mundane Gods by the first words of his speech*— That the words of the Demiurgus are addressed to the composite from soul and animal, via. to the animal which is divine and partakes of a soul. — The meaning of the words, " Of whom [ am the demiurgus and father," 8cc.
CHAPTER VII.
The meaning of the words unfolded in the speech of the Demiurgus, " Every thing therefore which is bound is dissoluble, but to be willing to dissolve that which is beautifully harmonized and well composed, is the province of an ill nature."
CHAPTER VIII.
The following part of the speech of the Demiurgus to the mundane Gods unfolded.— The differ' ence between the primarily and secondarily immortal, and the primarily and secondarily mdissoluble.-And that the mundane Gods are neither primarily immortal, nor primarily indissoluble.
CHAPTER IX.
That part of the speech of the Demiurgus uufolded, in which be says to the mundane God.«, «' Learn now therefore what I say to you indicating my desire."
CHAPTER X.
The developetneat of the remaining part of the speech of the Demiurgus.
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CHAPTER XI.
Who the junior God* are, and why they are thus called.
CHAPTER XII.
Farther important particulars respecting the fabrication of the mundane Gods, collected from the Timseus, and unfolded.
CHAPTER XIII.
Continuation of the deYelopement of these particulars.
CHAPTER XIV.
The peculiarities of the celestial Gods separately discussed.— Why the one sphere of the fixed stars cotuprcheuds a multitude of stars, but each of the planetary spheres convolves only one star. —And that in each of the planetary spheres, there is a number of satellites, analogous to the choir of the fixed stars, subsisting with proper circulations of their own.
CHAPTER XV.
The nature of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, and the Sun unfolded.
CHAPTER XVI.
Extract from the Oration of the Emperor Julian to the Sovereign Sun.
CHAPTER XVII.
Extract from the MS. Scholia of Proclus on the Cratylus of Plato concerning Apollo, in which the principal powers of the God are unfolded.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The nature of ihc Muses unfolded from the above MS. Scholia.
CHAPTER XIX.
The nature of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, unfolded.
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