The text analyzes the personification of concepts and abstract ideas in ancient culture; it examines the status of Hypnos and his relation to Asclepius within the framework of incubation practices; it explores the place of sleep as well as the general lack of interest shown toward Hypnos and related personifications in both Presocratic and systematic philosophy; finally, it offers a synthesis...
The article briefly shows the major points of apophaticism in Pseudo-Dionysius, focusing on his stances of the incomprehensibility of God (the One, the Supreme Cause of everything, Being itself) and the limitations to men’s abilities of attaining any proper knowledge about his immeasurable greatness and infinite power. In an attempt at a brief overview of some of the aspects of his apophatic...