(12)
They have uttered many, many lawless deeds of the gods, stealings and adulteries and deceivings of one another. R. P. ib.
But mortals deem that the gods are begotten as they are, and have clothes[[284]] like theirs, and voice and form. R. P. 100.
(15)
Yes, and if oxen and horses or lions had hands, and could paint with their hands, and produce works of art as men do, horses would paint the forms of the gods like horses, and oxen like oxen, and make their bodies in the image of their several kinds. R. P. ib.
The Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed; the Thracians say theirs have blue eyes and red hair. R. P. 100 b.
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The gods have not revealed all things to men from the beginning, but by seeking they find in time what is better. R. P. 104 b.