Apr 19, 2018
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From an article discussing some of the restored fragments of papyrus from Herculaneum:
In this passage the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus is criticizing the Stoic theology, particularly as represented by Chrysippus, whom he quotes extensively. Among other things, Philodemus attributes to Chrysippus the sentiment that "there are no male or female gods, any more than cities or virtues, but being the same they are merely named in masculine or feminine fashion, like Selene or Men.”