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Chapter VI.—Phanes
and Pluto.
“This egg, then, which was the first
substance, growing somewhat hot, was broken by the living creature
within, and then there took shape and came forth something;1065
| 1065 Wieseler corrects to
“some such being,” etc.; and below, “of him who
appeared,” etc.; and “he took his seat.” | such as Orpheus also speaks of, where he
says, ‘when the capacious egg was broken,’1066
| 1066 The first word of
this quotation gives no sense, and has been omitted in the
translation. Lobeck suggests “at its prime;” Hermann,
“Heracapeian;” Duentzer, “ancient;” and
Wieseler, “white.” | etc. And so by the mighty power of
that which appeared (phaneis) and came forth,
the globe attained coherency, and maintained order, while it itself
took its seat, as it were, on the summit of heaven, there in ineffable
mystery diffusing light through endless ages. But the productive
matter left inside the globe, separated the substances of all
things. For first its lower part, just like the dregs, sank
downwards of its own weight; and this they called Pluto from its
gravity, and weight, and great quantity (polu)
of underlying matter, styling it the king of Hades and the
dead.1067
| 1067 [Comp.
Recognitions, x. 32.—R.] |
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