The Incantation of Circe

GIORDANO BRUNO

...and to the vultures original: "vulturibus." The text begins mid-word, completing the list of birds sacred to Mars from the previous page., glorious prince of the fierce faction, cunning inflamer of the hearts of litigants, who with a drawn sword is able to reveal all power to you; unconquered scatterer of all powers and of strong men, irrefragable overturner of leaves original: "foliorum." This likely refers to the Sibyl’s prophetic leaves, which Mars, as a force of chaos, scatters to disrupt fate., whom no one resists when opposing, whom fear and discord precede, whom fury and anger serve, and whom death follows—the most to be feared of all. Be present, Scythonian, Thracian, Bistonian, Strymonian, Odrysian, Melitean, Getic, and Quirinus These epithets link Mars to the warlike tribes of the Thracian and Scythian regions, as well as the Roman state-god Quirinus..

Be present also you, goddess of the third heaven, Venus, whom we call the Evening Star, the Bosphorus likely a printer's error for "Phosphorus," the Greek name for the Light-Bringer or Morning Star., and the Morning Star original: "luciferum.". I pray to you, bring forth your doves, turtle-doves, peacocks, fig-eaters original: "ficedulas," small songbirds considered a delicacy., orioles, sparrows, pelicans, harpy-eagles original: "harpas.", magpies original: "pifices," likely a variant of "picas.", mute swans, cygnets, wood-pigeons, starlings, fox-geese original: "chenalopices," the Egyptian goose., and your unnamed birds. Hares, fawns, mares, ants, finches, and the rest of the living creatures of those species. The seal, the redstart...