Hermes Trismegistus (traditional attribution) · Complete work
Clause 4
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4. Pater ejus est Sol, mater ejus Luna; (5) portavit illud ventus in ventre suo; (6) nutrix ejus terra est.
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Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926 for fidelity, clarity, structure, imagery, and cadence.
4. Its father is the Sun, its mother the Moon; (5) the wind carried it in its womb; (6) the earth is its nurse.
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926.
4. Its father is the Sun, its mother the Moon; (5) the wind carried it in its womb; (6) its nurse is the earth.