The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 1 of 2) : $b translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning
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What the division is of the intellectual Gods. And the progression
according to hebdomads in this order of Gods.
CHAPTER III.
Who the three intellectual fathers are according to Plato. What
the three undefiled monads are. And who the seventh deity is, that
is co-arranged with the two triads.
CHAPTER IV.
How from the writings of Plato, the procession of the intellectual
Gods into seven hebdomads may be collected by a reasoning process.
CHAPTER V.
Who the mighty Saturn is, according to the theology in the
Cratylus. And how he is in a certain respect intelligible, and
in a certain respect intellectual. In which also, the dogmas are
discussed concerning the union of intellect with the intelligible,
and its separation from it.
CHAPTER VI.
What the kingdom of Saturn is. In what manner it is delivered by
Plato in the Politicus. And of what it is the cause to the world,
to the mundane Gods, and to partial souls.
CHAPTER VII.
What the Saturnian life of souls is. And what peculiarities of
this circulation the Elean Guest delivers.
CHAPTER VIII.
How souls are said to be nourished by intelligibles. And what
the difference is of the nutriment derived from different
intelligibles.
CHAPTER IX.
What the orders are which the mighty Saturn causes to preside over
wholes. In which also, who the Saturnian intellect is that is
delivered in the Gorgias is unfolded.
CHAPTER X.
How this God [Saturn] is peculiarly called by theologists
insenescible, or free from old age. And how Plato has delivered
this peculiarity of him.
CHAPTER XI.
Who the vivific Goddess is. How she is the collector of the
Saturnian and Jovian kingdoms. And what orders she possesses
conjoined with both these kingdoms.
CHAPTER XII.
Who the third father in intellectuals is. How he proceeds from the
causes prior to him. And that he is the demiurgus of the universe.
CHAPTER XIII.
Demonstrations that the whole demiurgus of the universe, is the
third father of the intellectual Gods.
CHAPTER XIV.
An answer to those who say that there are three demiurgi according
to Plato, demonstrating through many arguments that the demiurgic
monad is arranged prior to the [demiurgic] triad, in the third
order of intellectuals.
CHAPTER XV.
That Timæus especially delivers the peculiarity of the demiurgus,
by calling him intellect. And that this pertains to the third of
the intellectual fathers.
CHAPTER XVI.