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πρόφαντα: cf. v. 63. 2 n. = χρηστήρια (94. 1) and θεοπρόπια (94. 3).

τοὺς προφήτας ignores the custom at Delphi (viii. 36. 2 ad fin.), where there was but one προφήτης, and at Dodona (ii. 55. 1), where there were priestesses. It is a scholiast's attempt to explain αὐτοί (inf.), which plainly refers to the gods consulted, Zeus and Apollo, who speak in person; cf. i. 47. 3; vii. 141. 3.

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