Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XXXVIII
Rebis, ut Hermaphroditus, nascitur ex duobus montibus, Mercurii et Veneris.
The Rebis, like Hermaphroditus, is born of two mountains, of Mercury and of Venus.
The Rebis, the "two-thing," is one being made of two. It is the product of the union, not a compromise between the parts.
What third thing could come from two things you keep choosing between?
Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (Oppenheim, 1618). Engraving in the public domain. Motto transcribed from the 1618 edition; translation and reading by The Hermetic School. All the emblems.