Asclepigenia of Athens Quotes on God
Asclepigenia of Athens was a fifth-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and the daughter of Plutarch of Athens, the head of the Athenian Neoplatonic Academy. This page collects quotes attributed to Asclepigenia of Athens on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Asclepigenia of Athens:
“Theurgy is not magic; it is the practical arm of philosophy.”
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Attributed to Asclepigenia of Athens:
“What is reasoned must at last be enacted; the rite is reasoning by the body.”
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Attributed to Asclepigenia of Athens:
“I learned from my father what the schools could teach; the rest I learned from the gods.”
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Attributed to Asclepigenia of Athens:
“The soul ascends because the divine descends to meet it.”