Quem colam βασιλέα: paralelos entre Apuleyo y el hermetismo

Carlos Sánchez Pérez

doi:10.3989/emerita.2023.05.2227

Authors

Carlos Sánchez Pérez Universidad Autónoma de Madrid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-8099

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2023.05.2227

Keywords:

Apuleius, Hermetism, Hermes Trismegistus, Apology

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze some parallels between the Hermetic texts and Apuleius’ work. First, I will present some general concomitances; then, I will focus on the practice of the animation of statues and, specially, on the figure of the βασιλεύς and its relation with the reverence of the cosmos. I will pay special attention to Apuleius’ Apology and the Hermetica transmitted by Joannes Stobaeus, although I will also take into account other texts —both Hermetic and Apuleian— which will help to further develop this analysis.

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