The wise are doubtful,' Socrates returned, 'and I should no… - Edith Hamilton

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The wise are doubtful,' Socrates returned, 'and I should not be singular if I too doubted.

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Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was a classicist and educator who was a writer on mythology. Her most famous books are The Greek Way (1930) and Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes (1942).

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THE Greeks did not believe that the gods created the universe. It was the other way about: the universe created the gods. Before there were gods heaven and earth had been formed. They were the first parents. The Titans were their children, and the gods were their grandchildren

He appears oftener in the tales of mythology than any other god.

All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set to thought.

The wise are doubtful,' Socrates returned, 'and I should not be singular if I too doubted. - Edith Hamilton

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