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65. οἱ δ᾽ ἀρχαῖοι καὶ τοὺς θεοὺς ἀνθρωποειδεῖς ὑποστησάμενοι καὶ τὰ περὶ τὰς ἑορτὰς διέταξαν, ὁρῶντες γὰρ ὡς τῆς μὲν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπολαύσεις ὁρμῆς οὐχ οἷόν τε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
ἀποστῆσαι, χρήσιμον δὲ καὶ συμφέρον τοῖς τοιούτοις εὐτάκτως καὶ κοσμίως ἐθίζειν χρῆσθαι, χρόνον ἀφορίσαντες
[p. 146] καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς προθύσαντες οὕτω μεθῆκαν αὑτοὺς εἰς ἄνεσιν, ἵν᾽ ἕκαστος ἡγούμενος ἥκειν τοὺς θεοὺς ἐπὶ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς καὶ τὰς σπονδὰς μετὰ αἰδοῦς τὴν
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