On “Young” Gods (In Tim. 3, 310f)

Regarding the reference at Timaeus 42d to the “young Gods” (neoi theoi) with whom the Demiurge cooperates in the production of mortal lives, Proclus comments on the symbolic meaning of attributing “youth” to deities. (Note that the translation here is a little freer in parts than I usually do; I’m trying to render the jargon more vividly, sometimes to highlight philosophical significance, sometimes to evoke the images behind the words.)

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