Xenophanes fr. 12.3-4

 

“[Homer and Hesoid] sound the gods’ lawless deeds:

they steal, fornicate, and deceive one another.”

 

ὡς πλεῖστ(α) ἐφθέγξαντο θεῶν ἀθεμίστια ἔργα,

κλέπτειν μοιχεύειν τε καὶ ἀλλήλους ἀπατεύειν.

 

Xenophanes of Colophon, not your average orthodox theologian…

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