The philosopher must serve the gods not in words only, but in deeds as well.
Δεῖ γὰρ τὸν φιλοσοφοῦντα μὴ μόνον λόγῳ θεραπεύειν τοὺς θεούς, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἔργοις.
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Iamblichus
Born c. 245 in Chalcis, Syria, Iamblichus turned Neoplatonism from contemplation toward ritual. A pupil of Porphyry but his rival on theurgy, he founded the Apamea school and shaped the later course of Neoplatonism.
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