Quotes by Strabo, Mikhail

The poets were not alone in sanctioning myths, for long before the poe >>

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Quotations about Myth

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The poets were not alone in sanctioning myths, for long before the poets the states and the lawmakers had sanctioned them as a useful expedient. They needed to control the people by superstitious fears, and these cannot be aroused without myths and marvels.

Strabo, Mikhail