Euhemerus
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Early in the second century Ennius translated the Sacred Histories of Euhemerus, and familiarised his countrymen with a theory which reduced Jupiter and Saturn, Faunus and Hercules, to the stature of earthly kings and warriors.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
Euhemerus had even been translated into Latin by Ennius, and his prosaic explanations of Greek legend had found acceptance with the essentially positive Roman intellect.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
The translation by Ennius, as well as the original work, is lost; but many particulars concerning Euhemerus, and the object of his history, are mentioned in a fragment of Diodorus Siculus, preserved by Eusebius.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
Euhemerus is generally supposed to have been an inhabitant of Messene, a city of Peloponnesus.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
This has been a favourite theory of the making of a god from the time of Euhemerus down to Herbert Spencer.
From The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome by Carter, Jesse Benedict
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