These antique woodcuts of the gods were not made to illustrate
Plethon’s ideas about the gods (and were made 50 to 200 years
after he died), but they are not incompatible. In addition to
coloring them, I have made some minor changes (and even repurposed
a few images). Most are from Vincenzo Cartari, Imagini delli
Dei di gl’Antichi (Venice, 1647); a few are from D.
Gregorius Pictorius, Apotheseos tam Exterarum Gentium quam
Romanorum Libri Tres (Basil, 1558), and one is adapted from
Gregor Reisch, Margarita Philosophica Nova (Freiberg,
1503). Click on the image to go to a page describing the god. See
also new images of the gods.
23. Helios (Sun) |
24. Selene (Moon) |
Rulers of the five lesser planets and fixed stars.
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