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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordArchōn is one who rules.
- In StobaeusThe Hermetic struggle between one and two parts refers to their ruler within an account of inward victory and ascent.
- In this edition“Ruler” keeps the functional meaning without adding an office or hierarchy not specified.
- A place to beginA ruler appears within the account of psychic contest and ascent.
- English renderings
- ruler; governing agent
Meaning
Archōn is one who rules. The term can designate a political officeholder or a governing power in another domain.
Use in the book
The Hermetic struggle between one and two parts refers to their ruler within an account of inward victory and ascent. The vocabulary of rule describes psychic organization. Its difficult wording should not be used to invent a named class of cosmic archons absent from the passage.
Places to read
- I.41.1.6A ruler appears within the account of psychic contest and ascent.
Translation in this edition
“Ruler” keeps the functional meaning without adding an office or hierarchy not specified.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 274. The phrase about the defeated parts being bereft of themselves and their ruler is difficult and remains unrepaired in the adopted text.