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τοὺς στρουθούς. Cf. Ps. lxxxiv. 3 for birds in a temple. Ael. V. H. v. 17 records that the Athenians put a man to death for killing a temple sparrow.


For the oracular teaching that sin of intention is equal to sin of act cf. vi. 86 (story of Glaucus).

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