Ananke:

In ancient Greek religion personification of inevitability, compulsion & necessity (the name derived from the Greek noun denoting "force, constraint, necessity");  she is depicted holding a spindle; a Greek primordial deity, her birth with her brother Chronos (the personification of Time, not the Titan Cronus) marked the division between the age of Chaos & the beginning of the cosmos.  She is the most powerful dictator of fate & circumstance; mortals & gods respected her power & paid her homage.  Considered mother of the Fates, she was the only being to influence their decisions.

 

immanent:

a theological reference, to the Deity, who is indwelling the universe, time; distinct from transcendent; the doctrine of immanence holds that the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world.

 

Aeschylus (Prometheus Bound):* see EndNote<A>

Prometheus Bound, is perhaps the most famous treatment of the Prometheus myth among  Greek tragedies; written by Aeschylus (525-456 BC  ).  At the centre of the drama are the results of Prometheus' theft of fire and his current punishment by Zeus. The playwright's dependence on the Hesiod is clear, though Prometheus Bound also includes a number of changes to the received tradition.

 

Homer (Illiad):

Jove lifts the golden balances, that show

The fates of mortal men, and things below:

Here each contending hero's lot he tries,

And weighs, with equal hand, their destinies.

Low sinks the scale surcharged with Hector's fate;

Heavy with death it sinks, and hell receives the weight.

extract from Book 22, the Iliad

 

σωΦροσύνη:

Ancient Greek; soundness of mind, prudence, discretion,2 moderation in sensual desires, self-control, temperance

 

άταραξία:

Ancient Greek, impassiveness, calmness

 

νούς:

Ancient Greek; reason, intellect

 

θεωρία:

Ancient Greek;  to view, to contemplate

 

Diogenes:

(412-323), one of the first cynics, he lived in a ceramic jar on the streets of Athens;  he took Cynicism to its logical extremes, and came to be seen as the archetypal Cynic philosopher.  Cynicism is one of the most striking of all the Hellenistic philosophies.  It offered people the possibility of happiness and freedom from suffering in an age of uncertainty.  No official Cynic doctrine; one of their fundamental principles was eudaimonia and mental clarity or lucidity, eudaimonia  is literally "freedom from smoke which signified false belief, mindlessness, folly, and conceit.  It was achieved by living in accord with Nature as understood by human reason.

 

static:

pertaining to or characterised by a fixed or stationary condition; showing little or no change; lacking movement, development, or vitality:

 

cast:

outward form; appearance.

 

tectonic:

relating to construction; constructive; architectural.

 

Brunelleschi (Pazzi chapel,Florence): * see EndNote <B>

1377-1446, Italian architect and designer, a founding father of Renaissance architecture & recognized as the first modern engineer, planner & sole construction supervisor.  His principal surviving works can be found in Florence; he is famous for designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, a feat of engineering that had not been accomplished since antiquity, as well as the development of the mathematical technique of linear perspective in art; he influenced the rise of modern science. His accomplishments also include other architectural works, sculpture, mathematics, engineering, and ship design.

 

Vignola (facade of the Gesu): * see EndNote <C>

first true baroque façade, introducing the style into architecture; it served as model for innumerable Jesuit churches all over the world, especially in the Americas.  First conceived in 1551 by Loyola;  construction began 1568 to Vignola's design; he was assisted by the Jesuit Giovanni Tristano, who took over from Vignola in 1571.

and see Chapter IV page 148