APHRODITE IN PROCLUS' THEOLOGY - Cardiff University
APHRODITE IN PROCLUS' THEOLOGY - Cardiff University
APHRODITE IN PROCLUS' THEOLOGY - Cardiff University
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JLARC 3 (2009) 21-43 43<br />
Table 3. The divine scope of Aphrodite<br />
Area out of scope (by super-excellence)<br />
One and the Henads<br />
Intelligible gods / noetic triad: goodness, wisdom, beauty<br />
first otherness / first feminine principle<br />
Area of pre-existence<br />
Intelligible-intellective gods / noetic-noeric triad /<br />
First noetic-noeric triad hyperuranios topos / faith<br />
the place of the first feminine quality of the divine<br />
Second noetic-noeric triad / truth<br />
“depth of sky” = place of the first monad for Aphrodite<br />
Third noetic-noeric triad / subcelestial vault /primordial Eros<br />
Noeric gods<br />
noeric triad<br />
separative monad: produces “foam as a flower of life”<br />
Area of existence<br />
Hypercosmic gods: Aphrodite I<br />
Hypercoscmic-encosmic gods<br />
fourth triad, second term: Aphrodite II<br />
Encosmic gods<br />
second triad, second term Aphrodite III<br />
Sublunar “gods” (demons)<br />
Aphrodite as a demon<br />
on the highest level as an Olympian god<br />
on the lowest level as a guardian of certain people<br />
(Julius Caesar for example)<br />
Area of Aphrodisiac illumination<br />
Aphrodite as a power and sign in souls, nature, body, and elements<br />
Out of scope (by privation)<br />
pure matter<br />
Tuomo Lankila, ‘Aphrodite in Proclus’ Theology,’ in: Journal for Late Antique Religion and<br />
Culture 3 (2009) 21-43; ISSN: 1754-517X; Website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/clarc/jlarc