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πολλοὺς παῖδας. Cf. Vend. Farg. 4. 47; iv. 46, ‘He who has children is far above the childless man.’ Large families were both commended for religious motives (Ormazd is the Lord of Life), and politically were all-important to a small ruling caste.

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