Five Stages of Greek Religion Part 18

[209:1] The fire of which the heavenly bodies are made is the p?pt??

s?a, matter, but different from earthly matter. See p. 137.

[209:2] Proclus, _Elem. Theol._ xx, calls it ? ??e?? f?s??, _Natura Intellectualis_. There are four degrees of existence: lowest of all, Bodies; above that, Soul; above all Souls, this 'Intellectual Nature'; above that, The One.

[210:1] i. e. in the full sense of Gnosis.

[211:1] i. e. Astrology, dealing with the 'Celestial Bodies'.

[212:1] Cf. Hdt. i. 134.

[214:1] [This section is a meagre reminiscence of Plato's discussion in _Repub._ viii. The interest in politics and government had died out with the loss of political freedom.]

[216:1] ?at? d??a??, secundum potentiam quandam; i. e. in accordance with some indwelling 'virtue' or quality.

[217:1] The repet.i.tion of ?????p??? in this sentence seems to be a mistake.

[218:1] ?p?t?de??t??.

[219:1] On the mystic letters see above, p. 142.

[222:1] The text here is imperfect: I have followed Mullach's correction.

[223:1] da???e?.

[224:1] i. e. that it may continue to exist and satisfy justice.

[224:2] e?da?????s?.