The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 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 p — Plato — John Shaqi
The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 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 p
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If you are willing however, we will add the following observations to
what has been said. For perhaps some one may apprehend that the fable
in the Gorgias, gives to the three sons of Saturn, a progression from
Saturn proximately, but not, as we have said, through the demiurgic
monad as a medium. For again, the three are said to divide the kingdom
of Saturn, but not of the whole demiurgus and father. That we may not
however, ignorantly wander beyond measure from the conception of Plato,
and the truth of things, in consequence of following fabulous fictions,
we must affirm from the beginning, that both the whole demiurgus,
and this triad of the ruling fathers, proceed from the father of the
intellectual Gods. But the whole demiurgus proceeding from a whole,
impartibly participates of his father. For he abides in the allness
of his power, and imitates, if it be lawful so to speak, his uniform
and unmultiplied nature, by being monadic and whole, and the father of
things first, middle and last. But the three demiurgi, in a divided
manner participate of, and proceed from their generating cause, being
divided indeed from each other, but dividing his unical providence. And
Saturn indeed, is a God one and numerous, establishing multitude in
himself, and occultly comprehending it in appropriate boundaries. But
Jupiter expresses the paternal monad, and produces the unical nature
of it into the providence of wholes. And the three sons of Saturn
unfold into light the multitude which is there, in the all-perfect
boundary of the triad. Hence also they are said to divide the kingdom
of their father,[14] which Jupiter possessed indivisibly. Hence, if
it be requisite to speak boldly, he indeed is a proceeding father,
hastening to arrange and adorn, and being parturient in order to the
generation of wholes. But they distribute his providence. This however,
is the same thing as to say they distribute the providence of Jupiter.
For the progression to them was from each of these divinities, from
Saturn indeed, according to the _from which_ (αφ’ου), but from Jupiter
according to the _by which_, υφ’ου.[15] For Jupiter indeed, unfolds
them into light; but they proceed from the Saturnian adyta.