1 Man made his gods, and furnished them with his own body, … - Xenophanes

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Man made his gods, and furnished them
with his own body, voice, and garments.

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If a horse or lion or a slow ox
had agile hands for paint and sculpture,
the horse would make his god a horse,
the ox would sculpt an ox.

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Our gods have flat noses and black skins
say the Ethiopians. The Thracians say
our gods have red hair and hazel eyes.

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Xenophanes of Colophon (Greek Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος, Xenophánes; 570 – 480 BC) was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. Our knowledge of his views comes from his surviving poetry, all of which are fragments passed down as quotations by later Greek writers.

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Native Name: Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος

Alternative Names: Xenophanes of Colophon

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One day a dog was being thrashed in the street,
and behold, Pythagoras, philosopher of spirits,
was walking by.
His heart was in his mouth
for the poor pup.
'Stop! Stop!' he cried.
'Don't beat him any more.
This is my dear friend's soul.
I recognize the voice when I hear him bark.

The gods did riot: enrich man
with a knowledge of all things
from the beginning of life.
Yet man seeks, and in time
invents what may be better.

There is one God, supreme among gods and men,
who is like mortals in neither body nor mind.

1 Man made his gods, and furnished them with his own body, voice, and garments. 2 If a horse or lion or a slow ox had agile hands for paint and scul… - Xenophanes

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