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[107] θεοῖσι πεποιθότες. Comparing this statement with

οὐ γὰρ Κύκλωπες Διὸς αἰγιόχου ἀλέγουσιν
οὐδὲ θεῶν μακάρων

, it is evident that there is no notion of devoutness here implied, but a simple and careless confidence in the bounty of nature, saving them all trouble for maintenance. Cp.

γῆ δ᾽ ἀνάγκῃ, κἂν θέλῃ κἂν μὴ θέλῃ,
τίκτουσα ποίαν τἀμὰ πιαίνει βοτά

, and the account given by Herodotus of the Scythians (4. 19)νομάδες ἤδη Σκύθαι νέμονται, οὔτε τι σπείροντες οὐδὲν οὔτε ἀροῦντες” .

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    • Euripides, Cyclops, 333
    • Herodotus, Histories, 4.19
    • Homer, Odyssey, 9.275
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