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Polaris-North Star

The Pythagorean Thigh in the Northern Sky

by Iulia Millesima

At a superficial reading, Iamblichus wrote a “Life of Pythagoras”, putting nothing more than anecdotes. Among these, the legend of the golden thigh reveals much more than notions for ancient navigators and travelers. And Pythagoras’ secret thigh wounds make the detail even more significant for an alchemist.

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  • Classical Alchemy
    • The State of the Art
    • An Intriguing Case
    • Opus Magnum Scheme
    • Turba Philosophorum’s Ambition
    • Areas of Interest
    • Index of the Names
    • Articles
    • Lexicon
  • Anatomy of an Alchemical Machine
  • The Primitive Music
  • Boschius’s Ars Symbolica

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