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ἕτερον δαίμονα
καλοῦσιν: ὥσπερ Ζωροάστρης 1 ὁ μάγος, ὃν πεντακισχιλίοις ἔτεσι τῶν
Τρωικῶν γεγονέναι πρεσβύτερον ἱστοροῦσιν. οὗτος οὖν ἐκάλει τὸν μὲν
Ὡρομάζην, τὸν δ᾽ Ἀρειμάνιον καὶ
προσαπεφαίνετο τὸν μὲν ἐοικέναι φωτὶ μάλιστα τῶν αἰσθητῶν, τὸν δ᾽
ἔμπαλιν σκότῳ καὶ ἀγνοίᾳ, μέσον δ᾽ ἀμφοῖν τὸν Μίθρην εἶναι: διὸ καὶ
Μίθρην Πέρσαι τὸν μεσίτην ὀνομάζουσιν. ἐδίδαξε δὲ τῷ μὲν εὐκταῖα
θύειν καὶ χαριστήρια, τῷ δ᾽ 2 ἀποτρόπαια καὶ
σκυθρωπά. πόαν γάρ τινα κόπτοντες Μῶλυ καλουμένην ἐν
1 Ζωροάστρης Vit. Num. c. 4: ζωρόαστρις
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