"ἀλλ᾽οἱ βροτοὶ δοκέουσι γεννᾶσθαι θεοὺς, τὴν σφετέρην δ᾽ἐσθῆτα ἔχειν φωνήν τε δέμας τε."
— Xenophanes

January 1, 1970

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Mortals deem that the gods are begotten as they are, and have clothes like theirs, and voice and form. — Diels-Kranz (D-K), fragment 14