... insignificant being before lurking menace in the shadows of wilderness, the tides had turned, light would be shed upon the shadows and he would prevail over all. Where before the gods were a terrifying unpredictable force, now the gods and deities were shaped in the likeness of man. Moreover, the gods won human qualities and characteristics, they were no longer beings revered and honored ... out of fear but because of their human qualities and what transactions might be made between god and sacrificing man. The gods now connected with the ... most important eras in Roman history. Of co...

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