Select works of Porphyry; containing his four books On Abstinence from Animal Food; his treatise on the Homeric Cave of the Nymphs; and his Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures. Translated from the Greek by T. Taylor; with an appendix, explaining the allegory of the Wanderings of Ulysses, by the translator

Book detail: Select works of Porphyry; containing his four books On Abstinence from Animal Food; his treatise on the Homeric Cave of the Nymphs; and his Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures. Translated from the Greek by T. Taylor; with an appendix, explaining the allegory of the Wanderings of Ulysses, by the translator is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.

This book is a compilation of Porphyry's significant works, focusing on vegetarianism, his analysis of a specific passage from Homer's Odyssey, and his philosophical exploration of intelligible natures. The texts are translated from Greek into English by T. Taylor. Additionally, the book features an appendix where Taylor provides an in-depth explanation of an allegorical element found in the Odyssey.

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