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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A developement of what Plato says in the Phædrus, about Boreas
and Orithya, the Centaurs, Chimæras, Gorgons, Pegasuses, Typhons,
Achelous, and the Nymphs.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
The meaning of Plato unfolded, in what he says about Pan,
Tartarus, Prometheus, Cadmus, and the Syrens.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
A developement of Plato’s theological conceptions respecting
Nature, Fate, and Fortune.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
What Time, Day and Night, Month and Year are, so far as they are
deities, according to the theology of Plato.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
A discussion of the order of divine souls, who are deified by
always participating of the Gods.
CHAPTER XL.
A developement of the nature of Love, from the MS. Commentary of
Proclus on the First Alcibiades of Plato.
CHAPTER XLI.
A continuation of the same subject.
CHAPTER XLII.
The nature of dæmons more fully disclosed.--An extract from the
MS. Commentary of Proclus on the First Alcibiades, on this subject.
CHAPTER XLIII.
On the dæmons who are allotted the superintendence of mankind.
CHAPTER XLIV.
On the dæmon of Socrates.--The peculiarity of this dæmon; and that
it belonged to the Apolloniacal series.
CHAPTER XLV.
Important information concerning dæmons from the MS. Scholia
of Proclus on the Cratylus of Plato.--And also from the MS.
Commentary of Olympiodorus on the Phædo of Plato.
CHAPTER XLVI.
The nature of those human souls that are of an heroic
characteristic unfolded.--What Plato says of these souls in the
Cratylus.--His meaning elucidated from the MS. Scholia of Proclus
on that dialogue.
CHAPTER XLVII.
How the triple genera that are the perpetual attendants of the
Gods, are indicated in the Parmenides of Plato.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
An elucidation from Proclus of what Plato says in the Timæus, in
celebration of the divinity of the World, so far as the whole of
it is a God.
CHAPTER XLIX.
A further elucidation from Proclus of the same subject.
CHAPTER L.
The meaning of the words of Plato, “And causing circle to revolve
in a circle, he established heaven (i.e. the world) one, only,
solitary nature,” unfolded from Proclus.
CHAPTER LI.
What Plato says in the Timæus about the name of the World,--with
the elucidations of Proclus.