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Hermetica

Hermetica. The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings which Contain Religious or Philosophic Teachings Ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, Vol. I. Scott, Walter, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1924 (printing).

⟨⟨ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ ἄνθρωπος χωρὶς [ζωῆς] ⟨πνοῆς⟩ οὐ δύναται ζῆν, οὕτως οὐδὲ ὁ θεὸς δύναται ⟨εἶναι⟩ μὴ ποιῶν τὸ ἀγαθόν· ⟨⟨ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο,

  • ὦ φίλτατε, ζωή.⟩⟩ τοῦτο γὰρ ὥσπερ [ζωὴ καὶ ὥσπερ κίνησις] ⟨οὐσία⟩ ἐστὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ⟨τὸ⟩ κινεῖν τὰ πάντα καὶ ζωοποιεῖν.⟩⟩