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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

407	Mortals believe gods are born, and have voices and clothes just like mortals [Xenophanes]
	Full Idea: Mortals believe the gods to be created by birth, and to have raiment, voice and body like mortals'.
	From: Xenophanes (fragments/reports [c.530 BCE], B14), quoted by Clement - Miscellanies 5.109.2

408	Ethiopian gods have black hair, and Thracian gods have red hair [Xenophanes]
	Full Idea: Ethiopians have gods with snub noses and black hair, Thracians have gods with grey eyes and red hair.
	From: Xenophanes (fragments/reports [c.530 BCE], B16), quoted by Clement - Miscellanies 7.22.1