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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Penates

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Penates

Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Fire-element spirits described as familiars.

In the book. Salamandri and Trifertes also concern spirits dwelling in fire.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.

Historical Definition

Penates are spirits of the element of fire, called familiars.

Meaning

The definition provides both an elemental association and another name. Called familiars records the relation between the names in this witness.

Use in the Book

Salamandri and Trifertes also concern spirits dwelling in fire. Their related descriptions give a useful reading route, although the present entry does not explicitly equate all three names.

Places to Read

Sagani. A collective name for elemental spirits.

Salamandri. Spirits or fiery men associated with residence in fire.

Trifertes. A fire-dwelling spirit name.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Penates; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365; compare Sagani, Salamandri, Trifertes

See also. Sagani; Salamandri; Trifertes

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The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

About This Edition

Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.