- Panfilio
Panfilio is the number I and possibly connects with the Magician (or the Lovers.)
From 0 to I
On nulla Mato stares at the crow and the crow (or raven) gazes at Mato.
Is this a hint about the construction which maybe is hidden in the eyes, the mirror of the soul?
Mato, Matto, Mata, Matta- Eyes
The word Mato, Matto (madman) is connected with Matta (madwomen). This brings us on Mata.
Mata is meaning eyes in very very many languages around the planet. From Greece to the Philippines Chine, Indonesia (Mata Hari – Mother of God in Sanskrit and Eye of Dawn in Indonesian). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mata
Panfilo is one of the two cards of the Triumphs which show no eyes.
You do not see the eyes of Panfilio, only a small part of the right side of his face (mouth and nose)
On card II Postumio, you even see nothing of the face.
Does this outplace Panfolio and Postumio of the rest of the Triumps is certainly a question which arise.
Comparing eyes on Sula Busca Triumph cards
On all other cards you see or a left eye or a right eye or both eyes.
Another similarity is that both Panfilio and Postumio wear a green tunique. (which are the only green ones in the Triumphs)
Another striking effect appears, there seems to be a structure.
2 cards: -: No Eyes ( I, II) + Panfilio and Postumio have a green 'dress' (The only green dresses in the trumps) (oneven – even)
6 cards -: Left eye ( (IIII,X,XII, XVI,XVIII,XX) – only even Numbers – (connected to the Moon?)
8 cards -: Right eye (III,V,VII, VIIII, XI,XIII,XV, XVII)- only odd Numbers – (connected with the sun?)
6 cards-: Both Eyes (0, VI, VIII, XIIII, XVIIII, XXI) -0-even-even-even-odd-odd
- Panfilio - no eyes
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- Mato - Raven Gazing Eyes
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- Cards which are only showing the left eye have even numbers and cards showing the right eye odd numbers.
– All even in number of cards. (is pairing a key in a set of 2-6-8-6?)
The eye of Horus is in my opinion very important related to eye symbolism.
The right eye of Horus is associated with the Sun God Ra and the mirror image or left eye sometimes represented the Moon.
Possible interpretation:
The eyes of Panfilio are not visible. But you can see the way he is looking by his pointing finger. This man wants to go ahead and the road seems to be very long. Panfolio is pointing in a forward direction and is going forward by will.
This gesture connects Panfolio somehow with the Magician who draws the powers from above and direct them to below. Does Panfolio try to tell us that we also have to look beyond to the Unseen?
Panfilio: What is in the name?
The name root of Panfilio is Pan Philos (Pamphilos, an ancient Greek name) and is composed of two elements (Same as the same unique coloured dressed non -eyed mate Postumio)
In Greek Pan means always, all, every, whole) and Philos means (beloved, dear, loving or friendly)
There is a second meaning possible. Filio also means offspring or Child so Panfilio also means: Son of Pan.
The way of writing of Panfilio
- The strange mirrored L
Another thing is strange and different of the other cards which outplace Panfolio again from the rest.
The L is different of the other cards with on L in it. (III Lenpio, V Catulo, IX Falco, XI Tulio,
XV Metelo, XVI Olivo, XVIII Lentulo)
It seems to have a mirror L (Mirror – eye -crow)
In ancient Semetic the letter L was upside down. It was called 'El' which meant God (for me Gods- Elohim but that is another story) The Phoenicians gave it the reversed look with the hook facing left and named it 'lamed'. For the Greek was it Lamba and they turned the hook around to face right.
(Left—Right is also a structure in the Triumphs)
Further Panfolio (I) is the only one which wears a red cap under the five rayed crown. This very same crown you find on Falco (VIIII) with 4 points, on Bacho (XIV) with his nearly fallen 4 pointed crown, At Olivio (XVI) we see a crown with five points, Lentulo's (XVIII) crown shows 7 rays around a blue Phygian cap which is on the ground, On Neneroto(XX) the crown is broken and fallen on the ground. On XXI a five ray crown is before him on the table.
Sickle
- The Sickle
In the right hand Panfolio seems to have a sickle which was used by reapers and was called 'Falx Messoria'.
Used by reapers? Mithras was also called the Divine reaper.
I really think there are hidden symbols of the all-male Mithras cult (all male Triumps) in the SB as Mithraism was particularly popular with the Roman legions. Shrines are found everywhere in the empire.
In the right hand he has the sickle. (the intellect says no war but food for everyone? ).
In his left emotional side you see a shield, war gear but with no text or weapons on it. No selection in good - bad; enemy- friends?
The empty Shield
The shield is empty and lacks to any form of decoration. No weapon on it, no name, no picture, No-thing.
Does this maybe mean the story still has to be written on the coming road?
Or is it a secret what is on the other side which we do not see. (gazing beyond...)
Or does it mean Panfilio does not choose for who is the enemy or not?
Flowered knees
- Flowered knee
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On the knees Panfolio wears a kind of flower decorated caps for protection. Leg protection was important in the Roman defense equipment.These greaves are called ocreae or ocreaand followed the Greek model.Centurions (officer of Roman army) were always represented with greaves.
I doubt Panfolio is a military, he more looks like a peasant.and not as an officer or soldier. Maybe this explains why the flowered knee cap is skin coloured. This Panfolio don't need the real stuff for this. He is protected by his won body/ flesh?
Who is Panfolio?
According to the text of Andrea Vitali is Panfolio: Marcus Baebibus Tamphilus,who was sometimes called Panfilo was a preator (magistrate with executive power) of 192 b.c.e.
He was sent to Greece for the conflict between the Thessalians and Macedonians and conquered the Apuani without shedding a single drop of blood. (The crown should be the prize for his victory)
Tamphilus was the first one who received triumphal honors without having waged a war.
This explains the lack on weapons on the cards. But still a magistrate with a tool of peasant, clothed in Green?
Another possible connection with Panfilo we find in Boccaccio's Decamerone, a collection of 100 stories from Giovanni Boccaccio (prob. 1349-1360) This work, is considered a masterpiece and is known for its stylish as one of the most beautifull in Italian literature. It was nicknamed the l'Umana commedia ("the Human comedy")
In the story the person Panfilo de Tutto Amore tries to dig deeper in the meaning of the story. Panfilo is known as the Tutti Amore (Loves all) which probably connects Panfolio with lovers.
It might be possible to connect persons from the Sola Busca with the personages of Boccaccio's Decamerone.
Wiki :
'Many details of the Decameron are infused with a medieval sense of numerological and mystical significance.For example, it is widely believed that the seven young women are meant to represent the Four Cardinal Virtues (Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude) and the Three Theological Virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity). It is further supposed that the three men represent the classical Greek tripartite division of the soul (Reason, Spirit, and Appetite. Boccaccio himself notes that the names he gives for these ten characters are in fact pseudonyms chosen as "appropriate to the qualities of each". The Italian names of the seven women, in the same (most likely significant) order as given in the text, are Pampinea, Fiammetta, Filomena, Emilia, Lauretta, Neifile, and Elissa. The men, in order, are Panfilo, Filostrato, and Dioneo.'
I am really wondering what is in the Game of Saturn concerning Panfilio. Anybody?
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