A passage from Cleanthes
Cleanthes, Hymn to Zeus lines 1–4
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Jove, author of all things, ruler of all, hail! It is lawful for all mortals to address thee. For we are thy offspring, and we alone of all mortal creatures that live and move upon the earth have the power of imitating the gods.
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