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The Influence of Stars and Fate in Later Antiquity
This chapter explores the belief that stars generate fate in later antiquity, examining the influence of Stoicism and Egyptian beliefs on the concept of fire and penuma. It also discusses the association of the seven governors with fate in Hellenistic astrology and compares them to the Archons in Gnosticism.