29. And here, indeed, we can
show that all those whom you represent to us as and call gods, were
but men, by quoting either Euhemerus of Acragas,4229
| 4229
Lit., “Euhemerus being opened.” |
whose books
were translated by Ennius into
Latin that all might be thoroughly
acquainted
with them; or Nicanor
4230
| 4230 So
Elm. and Orelli, reading Nicanore for the ms. Nicagora, retained by all other edd. |
the Cyprian; or the Pellæan Leon;
or Theodorus of
Cyrene; or Hippo and Diagoras of Melos; or a
thousand
other writers, who have minutely, industriously, and carefully
4231
| 4231
Lit., “with the care of scrupulous diligence.” |
brought
secret things to
light with
noble candour. We may, I repeat, at
pleasure, declare both the acts of
Jupiter, and the
wars of Minerva and
the
virgin4232
| 4232
Meursius would join virginis to Minerva, thinking it an allusion
to her title Παρθένος. |
Diana; by
what stratagems Liber strove to make himself master of the Indian
empire; what was the condition, the
duty, the
gain4233
| 4233
These terms are employed of hetæræ. |
of Venus; to whom the great mother
was bound in marriage; what hope, what joy was aroused in her by the
comely Attis; whence
came the Egyptian Serapis and Isis, or for
what reasons their very names
4234
| 4234
Lit., “the title itself of their names was.” |
were formed.
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