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The Sophic Hydrolith, Water Stone of the Wise
Anonymous and companion authors · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Palingenius appears in the introductory catalogue, then returns as an authority against the misuse of wealth. The treatise gives the fuller designation Marcellus Palingenius Stellatus, introduces verses against greed, prints only their opening, and directs readers to the Sagittarius section near its end for the rest. It also asserts that his Zodiac of Nature shows he possessed the art. That is the treatise's inference, not independently established biography. The short quotation condemns love of money, while the preceding prose expressly says that wealth is not evil in itself.
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- Opening explanation · unit 6A named member of the catalogue of alleged possessors of the art.
- Part III: benefits and their rank · unit 14Palingenius supplies poetic testimony against corrupt love of money.
- Part III: benefits and their rank · unit 15The reader is directed to Palingenius for the remaining verses.
- Part III: benefits and their rank · unit 16The author asserts that the Zodiac of Nature shows Palingenius possessed the art and valued virtue above gold.
Attested forms
Marcellus Palingenius; Marcellus Palingenius Stellatus; poematib.; Palingenio