 One of the most fascinating aspects of the Periphyseon is Eriugena’s ability to bring together into a symphony of ideas such a variety of thinkers and sources: the liberal arts and the philosophical dialogue traditions, the officina omnium anthropology of Maximus Confessor, the theophanic ontology of Dionysius the Areopagite, Augustine’s Trinitarian theology, Basil the Great’s realistic hermeneutics of the Hexaemeron, and Gregory of Nyssa’s imago dei anthropology and his account of creation; however, we may say that the grand tapestry of the Periphyseon is woven from many threads but the fabric is Maximian. Maximus Confessor’s vision provides the impetus that drives the argument of the dialogue and also the framework in which the encounter and conversation among the various sources takes place.