the gods
“immortal nature/deity in general”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
also in the atlas: The gods the group
God · Immortals · godheads · the Blessed
spoken of as
1 expressionGod1 mention
On Leisure (Latin)
what God is—whether he idly surveys his own work or directs it;
in the texts
De Rerum Natura
The Epicurean gods: tranquil, remote beings whose nature the poet argues precludes their having created or caring for the world.
Indeed, the nature of the gods, so subtle,
Believe the sacred seats of gods are here
Upon Immortals and upon the Blessed
On Leisure
The divine principle or governing force of the universe, whose nature and relation to the cosmos is investigated as part of contemplative inquiry.
what God is—whether he idly surveys his own work or directs it;