 According to Iamblichus, “soul” is but the last and weakest link in the chain of “higher genera” (kreittona genē). In the Reply to Porphyry, those entities are enumerated in full: gods—archangels—angels—demons—heroes—archons ruling the world—enmattered archons—souls. This is a token of Iamblichus’ receptiveness towards the religious speculation of his day, although most of this theological bestiary was in fact already present in Porphyry’s Letter to Anebo. Iamblichus’ acceptance of “evil demons” (cf. O’Neill 2018) is particularly interesting, since it seems to undermine Iamblichus’ monism and providentialism, and is best explained as reflecting the influence of the Chaldean Oracles.