Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with … - Euripides

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Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with insubstantial dreams and lies, while random careless chance and change alone control the world?

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Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.

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