Re: 1565 Discourse about the Images of Tarot
Posted: 07 Oct 2009, 17:39
I have typed in the Italian original, that is now available on the same Tarotpedia pages.
Re-reading the text, I noticed that there are at least three explicit references to Platonic dialogues:
1. The definition of "vulgar Love" (pg.14) (I guess this is a reference to the Symposium).
2. Daemons as the intermediate level between earth and heaven and as sons of the Gods (pg.19). Piscina makes reference to The Apology of Socrates:
Marco
Re-reading the text, I noticed that there are at least three explicit references to Platonic dialogues:
1. The definition of "vulgar Love" (pg.14) (I guess this is a reference to the Symposium).
2. Daemons as the intermediate level between earth and heaven and as sons of the Gods (pg.19). Piscina makes reference to The Apology of Socrates:
3. The perfection of number four (pg.25), with reference to Ficino's comment of Timaeus.Plato wrote:Socrates: Now what are spirits or demigods? are they not either gods or the sons of gods? Is that true?
Meletus Yes, that is true.
Marco