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E00558: Greek epigram, ascribed to Neilos Scholastikos, an otherwise unattested author, from an image of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), describing the depiction of an angel as an act of daring, which, however, can induce spiritual gain. Of uncertain date; recorded in the 10th c. Greek Anthology.
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posted on 2015-05-27, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiGreek Anthology, Book 1 (Christian Epigrams), 33
ΝΕΙΛΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΑΣΤΙΚΟΥ
εἰς εἰκόνα τοῦ ἀρχαγγέλου
Ὡς θρασὺ μορφῶσαι τὸν ἀσώματον. ἀλλὰ καὶ εἰκὼν
ἐς νοερὴν ἀνάγει μνῆστιν ἐπουρανίων.
'Neilos Scholastikos
On an image of the archangel [Michael]
How daring it is to give form to the incorporeal! But yet an image beckons us to spiritual recollection of heavenly beings.'
Text and translation: Paton and Tueller 2014.
ΝΕΙΛΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΑΣΤΙΚΟΥ
εἰς εἰκόνα τοῦ ἀρχαγγέλου
Ὡς θρασὺ μορφῶσαι τὸν ἀσώματον. ἀλλὰ καὶ εἰκὼν
ἐς νοερὴν ἀνάγει μνῆστιν ἐπουρανίων.
'Neilos Scholastikos
On an image of the archangel [Michael]
How daring it is to give form to the incorporeal! But yet an image beckons us to spiritual recollection of heavenly beings.'
Text and translation: Paton and Tueller 2014.
History
Evidence ID
E00558Saint Name
Michael, the Archangel : S00181Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Images and objects - Images described in texts Inscriptions - Poems LiteraryLanguage
- Greek
Evidence not before
400Evidence not after
700Activity not before
400Activity not after
700Place of Evidence - Region
Constantinople and regionPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Constantinople Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoupolis Constantinopolis Constantinople IstanbulMajor author/Major anonymous work
Greek AnthologyCult activities - Rejection, Condemnation, Scepticism
Considerations about the validity of cult formsCult activities - Use of Images
- Commissioning/producing an image