Euhemerus
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Euhemerus' theory of the explanation of the prevailing legends of the gods, 163.
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The first systematic theory of explanation appears to have been that of the Sicilian Euhemerus, whose work was translated by Ennius.
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Among the Pagans the theory of Euhemerus, who believed the gods to be but deified men, had been the stronghold of the Sceptics, while the Platonic notion of dæmons was adopted by the more believing philosophers.
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The sudden dissolution of the old habits of the Republic effected through political causes, the first comparison of the multitudinous religions of the Empire and also the writings of Euhemerus had produced an absolute religious disbelief which Epicureanism represented and encouraged.
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His translation of the Sacred Chronicle of Euhemerus exercised a permanent influence on the religious convictions of his countrymen.
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