The school of Hesiod and all the theologians thought only of what was plausible to themselves, and had no regard to us. For, asserting the first principles to be gods and born of gods, they say that the beings which did not taste of nectar and ambrosia became mortal; and clearly they are using words which are familiar to themselves, yet what they have said about the very application of these causes is above our comprehension.
Hesiodoren jarraitzaileek eta teologo horiek guztiek beraiek onets zezaketena bakarrik 10) hartu zuten kontuan, baina gurekin axolagabe izan ziren (printzipioak jainkoak eginda eta sortutakoa jainkoengandik sortzen dela esanda, nektarra eta anbrosia dastatu ez dituztenak hilkorrak direla baieztatzen dute; argi dago izen hauek ezagunak zirela haientzat.