Of the gods, whose arguments against the Christians are outside of Proclus, the second after Porphyry to have moved his defiled and insulting tongue against the Christians. Against him, John, surnamed Philoponus, wrote, responding very admirably to his arguments and demonstrating him to be, even by Hellenic standards—on which he greatly prided himself—ignorant and foolish. Proclus wrote a book on the Mother of the Gods original: "μητρωακὴν βίβλον". If anyone takes this into their hands, they will see how he poured out his entire theology regarding God, as if he were not in a state of honest possession, such that the ear is no longer disturbed by such incongruous lamentations.

THE LIFE

OF ARATUS.

A decorative historiated initial 'A' depicts two male figures in classical robes. The figure on the left is seated and gestures with a tool toward a framed diagram or map on a stand which contains a large triangle and other geometric lines; the figure on the right stands and observes. This scene likely represents Aratus and a teacher or the Muse of astronomy engaging with celestial geometry.

Aratus was the son of Athenodorus and his mother was Lenodora, from Soli in Cilicia. The city was named after Solon of Lindos. It is the modern-day Pompeiopolis. He lived during the time of Ptolemy Philadelphus.