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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordEpitēdeuma is a pursuit, occupation, or practiced way of acting.
- In StobaeusThe Hermetic narrative credits the recipients of Hermes’s teaching with introducing arts, sciences, and pursuits among humans.
- In this edition“Pursuits” preserves the breadth; “practices” emphasizes habitual activity.
- A place to beginPursuits accompany arts and sciences in the account of human instruction.
- English renderings
- pursuit; practice; occupation
Meaning
Epitēdeuma is a pursuit, occupation, or practiced way of acting. It can encompass activities not reducible to a formal science.
Use in the book
The Hermetic narrative credits the recipients of Hermes’s teaching with introducing arts, sciences, and pursuits among humans. The threefold list gives pursuits a broad practical range. Their introduction is linked with lawgiving and the establishment of corresponding earthly rites.
Places to read
- I.49.44.79Pursuits accompany arts and sciences in the account of human instruction.
Translation in this edition
“Pursuits” preserves the breadth; “practices” emphasizes habitual activity.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 406–407. The account of earthly and heavenly correspondence does not specify a complete ritual system beyond the acts it names.