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Themis, a study of the social origins of Greek ... - Warburg Institute

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x] Olympians contrasted with Eniantos-Daimones 467<br />

functions, undiscriminated in <strong>the</strong>ir forms. We know now what<br />

manner <strong>of</strong> beings <strong>the</strong>se pre-Olympian potencies were ; <strong>the</strong>y were<br />

Year-daimones, all alike in shape and function, all apt to take on<br />

plant or animal shape, <strong>the</strong> business <strong>of</strong> each and all monotonously<br />

one, to give food and increase to man and make <strong>the</strong> year go round.<br />

But <strong>the</strong> Olympian will have none <strong>of</strong> this, he shakes himself loose<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year and <strong>the</strong> produce <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year. In place <strong>of</strong> his old<br />

function, his Ti/xt], his

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